Make the kids’ summer holidays go with a bang – play together like orangutans | Helen Pilcher

With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health benefits for humans of all ages The school summer holidays are upon us. Cue the annual expectation that parents will conjure up six weeks of affordable, memory-making fun while holding down a job and hanging on to their sanity. Baking, picnics and den building may be wholesome, but they also involve spending time with your children. By day four, the den starts to look less like ...

By Helen Pilcher