Don’t just stick to the same pattern of gingerbread men – personalise your family in all shapes and sizes. Makes four to sixIngredients350g (12oz) plain flour1 tsp bicarbonate of soda100g (31/2oz) butter, straight from fridge, cut into 1cm cubes2

Esprit Holidays's brochure offers weeks in Switzerland, France and Austria, with Esprit Nurseries for babies and toddlers and Esprit Alpies Clubs (ages three to six, and seven to 11 years) – ideal when parents want to tackle a more extreme sport.Tel: 0871 310 1000. 

For fabulous family bonding experiences, try some of these inspired options:- The Adventure Company Work at an orphanage in Vietnam for 17 days from £1,599 per adult; £1,449 per child. Tel: 0845 450 5316.- Global Vision International Work

Do you believe in being third time lucky? Well, when it came to finding the perfect family home, that was certainly the case for Matt and Keely Paice. After the birth of their daughter Afiya, they had moved from a minimalist loft apartment in Covent

tent or tipi to a ready-erected family tent with your own shower and toilet facilities. Cool festival fashion and Hunter wellies are still de rigueur, as are the must-have Peltor Kid ear defenders – à la the Apple of Gwynnie’s eye – to protect your

Exodus has launched a new Family Adventures brochure featuring everything from visiting an orang-utan sanctuary in Borneo 
to climbing sand dunes in Namibia.There’s something for every age group – and there are holidays for single-parent families

You might wonder how you can find the ideal resort for all the family – after all, if you have a toddler who wants to make snowballs all day and a partner who is looking forward to full days of black-run skiing, it is quite a demand. But the reality

Now that the 21st century is well and truly upon us, it is perhaps pertinent to consider what we’re creating for the next generation. Literally. After all, the products we buy today are likely to be passed on to our children and – if we get it right – our children’s children. So ...

Dignity barnMore Swallows And Amazons than iPad and Xbox, Crabtree & Crabtree has put together a selection of cottages and activities in the Scottish borders to ensure a traditional and creative family holiday.Think marshmallows around a campfire

Center ParcsThere’s never a dull moment at Center Parcs villages in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Whinefell Forest in Cumbria and Longleat Forest in Wiltshire.Families can enjoy nature walks and aerial adventures