Jewel Moulds

Possibly the most blinged-out lolly moulds in town, pop one of these rings on and join the ranks of the rich and famous. Seriously, though, they're modestly sized so good for children, or for greedy guts who can happily scoff more than one.

£9.99, minimakers.co.uk

2. Jungle Animals Moulds

Cute, or trendy, depending on your intentions, you could fill these tropical moulds with juice, or you could fill them with rum, sugar, lime, a sprig of mint and a pineapple twist for your very own – grown-up – mojito lolly.

The schoolboy had planted the seeds in a pot at his family’s home in the town of Usk, in May, but due to some building work at the house over the summer, Tasker then moved the seedlings to a friend’s vegetable patch in the village of Llandogo in the Wye Valley.

“I watered the seeds once every couple of weeks and we surrounded the patch with manure and compost,” he said.