UNICORN CRAZE COMES TO A SHAKY CONCLUSION

THE 50th title in the internationally bestselling That’s Not My... series of books is out this week and the latest is all about a unicorn.

A sparkly, touchyfeely book, it features a magical unicorn to talk about, and a little white mouse to spot on every page.

Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the textured patches.

Published by Usborne, it’s £6.99. Other titles in the award-winning series include: That’s Not My Bunny and That’s Not My Piglet.

Unicorns seem to be hot property at the moment. These mythical ambassadors of cuteness are magically massive on Instagram with unicorn milkshakes provingprovin the latest craze.c

Maxwell’s in Covent Garden, home of the monstrously large Freakshake, had to employ three full-timefu staff to copec with the demand for Unicorn Freakshakes, colourful creations topped with whipped cream, unicorn hair candy floss, candy love hearts, rainbow ribbons and even its own marshmallow unicorn horn.

If you’re not visiting London this summer, fear not... you can create your own.

INGREDIENTS

¼ pint of milk 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream About 8 strawberries Squirty Cream (You can use more or different fruit and ice cream to suit your tastes) As many rainbow coloured sugary sweets as you can get your hands on

METHOD

USING a blender or liquidiser, blend the milk, ice cream and strawberries until they are thick and smooth.

Pour into a glass and top with a great big swirl of cream.

Decorate it with a magic mix of brightly coloured sweets creating unicorn horns, fluffy clouds and candy cotton hair.