’s Hospices UK, fun runs are taking place across the country, with competitors invited to ditch tracksuits in favour of red Santa suits. Fun runs are open to adults and children alike, with walking and jogging permitted for the less fleet of foot

cutter, cut out 12 discs for faces. Use jam to stick them to the cakes. Roll out the untinted icing and stamp out 12 crescent beards. Use cold water to stick to the bottom half of Santa’s face. Cut out moustaches and stick above the beard. Fill a large

1. Jolly, rotund and hardworking, Santa is clearly a man who enjoys the hearty seasonal fare provided by excitable children on Christmas Eve. The evidence of St Nicholas’ sizeable appetite can be seen on Christmas morning when the previous evening

Sophia Elizabeth who’s nine. Sophia says Santa's Delight is a good book for children because it shows them how lucky we are to be with our families at Christmas and that we are protected by those people on duty.3) How will you celebrating Christmas

Pick up the December issue of Junior now for instructions on how to make this cute canine tree decoration by Cath KidstonDownload your Cath Kidston Santa Paws template here!More art and craft on Junior...Four fabulous autumn activities - whatever

Hi, it's me, Joe.Dunno 'bout you but I'm starting to feel decidedly festive, my seasonal happiness fuelled by a recent visit to Santa's Grotto at Selfridges. We started with a leisurely Sunday brunch at Frankie's (no sign of Dettori or MPW, though

Use your templates to cut out the following 1 dog from cream felt 1 ear from cream felt 1 Santa hat band from cream felt 1 dog from brown felt 1 ear from brown felt 1 coat from pink felt 1 coat from blue felt 2 holly leaves from green felt 1 Santa hat

that includes reindeer sleigh rides and a meeting with Santa himself. Each trip also includes a hotel with a Christmas tree and a log fire and there’ll even be elves waiting for you at the airport.Two nights at the Hotel Kieppi for a family of four costs from

North EastBeamish ChristmasNovember 30–February 2Meet Santa in his fireside grotto at Beamish Museum and see the town and pit village arrayed in decorations from the 1900s.Time: 10am–4pm (Tues–Thurs). Cost: £16 (adults), £10 (children

From cool monochrome black and white toys and games to dreamy blue Barbies and bull dog money boxes; we've got emerald green goodies from dinosaurs to caterpillars, bright orange cuddlies and cabs; perky pink presents and red gifts galore, topped off with gorgeous gifts in silver...