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clipped topiary-style Christmas tree beard and camouflage combat gear), at the helm as his Operations Manager, overseeing a vast team of eager elves at Santa HQ. And forget the romance of jingling sleighbells, the 21st-century mode of transport is more

's their third year), Deer Shed Festival exudes relaxed charms and is most definitely geared up for family enjoyment with a mix of music, arts and delicious locally sourced foods, plus a wide range of family workshops with junk modeling, frolics on an artificial

. Turn it into a game, singing and dancing while you work like Mary Poppins, and your children will be surprisingly happy to help.2 Let’s decorateThe different spring festivals each have their own symbols, which you can use to decorate your home. Green

’s antiquities. Hotels are geared up for year-round travel, with heated pools and indoor facilities if the days turn cool. Stay either at the chic Almyra in Paphos, a baby-friendly hotel that can provide all your baby equipment on arrival (www

-friendly bars and cafés, such as The Anchor Inn which serves good food and has outside seating for views of the harbour.  Most young children love farmyard animals and at Brickfields Farm everything is geared towards keeping little minds occupied. While Sarah