Radiators are not child-friendly. Yes, okay, they are more cost-effective than storage heaters. But honestly. Books and Megabloks and Playmobil 1-2-3 all fit perfectly between the radiators and the walls but are a nightmare to rescue. Plus radiators make an appalling noise when they get hit with wooden toys (and we have lots of those, obviously, as they are ‘better’) which is especially grating on a weekend morning. On the upside, in rescuing the Thomas the Tank Engine book with sounds the sounds part ripped off. Every cloud…

I hear you! I’ve spent a lot of time fishing things out from the back of radiators. I once lost my car keys and my Seb had dropped them in his favourite hidey-hole. A wire coat hanger does the trick.
.. and have you noticed just how many creepy looking spidery things are lurking down there too?