for a family of four costs from $11,158, including all meals and activities. Another great ranch to visit is Elkin Creek in British Colombia and you'll find lots more exciting holiday ideas in Junior's Guide to Exciting Ranches.

The North BayScarborough's vast golden sands pull in the crowds. The North Bay is home to a village of eye-catching beach huts painted brightly in red, yellow, orange, green and blue. It’s also home to luxury apartment development The Sands...Image: Tony Bartholomew

http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/This sun-filled corner of Britain has a deliciously laid-back vibe, ideal for family getaways at any time of year. Crowds flock here in summer, with trendy teens clad in wetsuits clambering to join the cool dude

Peaches, though not grown in the UK are always best when they have travelled the least distance. Buy up the spoils of the early autumn glut from the south of France now and make this intensely sweet and sticky jam that your child will adore.Makes 3 small jarsIngredients8 ripe pea...

inter-connecting rooms, meet sealions from kayaks, snorkel around reefs and spot marine iguanas from the comfort of a hammock.3-night family packages from £795 per person based on a family of four, including two full day excursions, a guided visit

Man and a family of rampant werewolves, there's also touching moments to melt your heart (which has to be better than a stake in the heart, no?).See the trailer for Hotel Transylvania here, and check out Paranorman and Frankenweenie.For more ideas

Hi. It's me, Joe.How was your jubilee? Hope you were rockin' regally. I had a grand old time at Luton Hoo, a posh stately hotel – with a rather funny name (Made me think of this joke: Knock, knock. Who's there.  Luton. Luton who? Luton Hoo. Luton who? Luton Hoo... It could go on ...

Monika’s Prawn & Courgette CouscousThis ten-minute supper from corner-shop ingredients results in a steaming, fragrant bowl of couscous. You could replace the prawns with any cooked protein: cubed tofu, or even simply a couple of handfuls of pumpkin seeds.Feeds 4 adults, or hungr...

This is a Japanese childhood favourite: its sweet stickiness will tempt the fussiest of eaters. It has a certain amount of salt and sugar in it, which is reduced here by using a low-salt variety of soy sauce, and a natural sugar such as agave nectar or honey. Serve with white ric...

restaurant to healthy versions of children’s favourites at the Tree House Café and light lunches with exotic fruit cocktails at the trendy XANA Beach Club. We can almost taste that martini already…Luxury family holidays at the Angsana Laguna Phuket start from