nights at this paradise island costs from £7,390 for a family of four staying in a family villa at the four-star Kandooma Resort, with a beachfront setting.Or take a spring break on the Red Sea at Sharm el-Sheikh. A week at the Iberotel Club Fanara

. The Verandah Resort & Spa is a luxury resort set in 30 acres of palm-fringed shore on Antigua’s north-east coast. It has a children’s restaurant and mini-cinema. Seven nights’ room only with Kuoni Travel costs from £906 per person.Tel: 01306 747002; www.kuoni.co.uk

there was a soggy puddle at his feet and a trail of wet footprints behind him. It was our first morning at Club Med’s La Palmeraie Resort in Marrakech, and Joe had run off to survey the breakfast offerings – and somehow ended up in an ornamental pond

Old Bahama Bay on Grand Bahama Island is a chic resort offering an amazing Family Escape package: three nights costs from US $1,815 (£896) and includes an Ocean View Junior Suite sleeping four, breakfast, transfers, four hours of babysitting, and a

Children can follow in the footsteps of Captain Jack Sparrow on the island of St Lucia with a stay at Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa. Aside from the luxe resort’s activities and children’s club, one of the highlights of the trip is setting sail aboard

The resort spreads across 20 acres of crystal-clear lagoons in the ecological enclave of Mayakobá. Indigenous materials have been used and the suites are set on small islands surrounded by mangroves. There’s a spa, golf course, three pools, diving

Prices start at £513 per night for a three-bedroom villa at Karma Kandara, including a private pool, garden and complimentary children’s club and babysitting services.For more details, visit www.karmaresorts.com

Luxury Asian hotel group Shangri-La has introduced a new series of children’s activities at its resort hotels. For example, at the Rasa Sentosa in Singapore, children can learn juggling, yoga, rock climbing and flying trapeze; at the Tanjung Aru

Swap your ski jacket for waterskis with a stay at Beachcomber’s Shandrani Resort & Spa in Mauritius. Winner of the Junior Design Award 2011 for Best International Hotel, it’s an ideal option for active families because of its huge range of land

The Seychelles is a must-have holiday, children will love the islands, beaches, palm forests and unusual animals. An 11-night Batfish Island Holiday, combining guesthouses on Praslin, La Digue and Mahé costs from just £1,893 per person, including flights (Heathrow), transfers, ca...