RECONNECT WITH YOUR KIDS

THE sand is no place for the fiddly counters in a conventional Connect Four, but this jumbo inflatable version of the classic children’s game, with tennis ball-sized coloured balls that pop into the contraption, makes playing in the dunes a doddle. My fiercely competitive children can’t wait to start playing. It can take more than 15 minutes to blow up and dismantle the frame, however. Giant inflatable ‘Four In A Row’, £13, argos.co.uk