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Christmas and New Year: A Festive Family Guide

Whether you started shopping back in the January sales or are a throw-in-together-at-the-last-minute sort of parent, our Christmas guide should make this festive season a breeze. Sit back, relax and read our tips on ensuring peace and goodwill come to all family members in your home over the festive season.

girl and baby brother in santa hats

Expert Seasonal Advice
'How do I answer the question, "Is Father Christmas real?"'
'My child's birthday is at Christmas...'
'We're not religious. Should our children be in the nativity play?'
'My kids want too much for Christmas!'
'How do I cope with Christmas after my partner's death?'
'Need tips on surviving the first Christmas with step-family'
'How do I get my teen to revise over the Christmas holidays?'
'Is it OK to go on holiday before Christmas term ends?'

Festive Food
Turkey - buying and cooking
Christmas lunch and food allergies
WI Christmas Cake recipe
Christmas lunch timetable
Gluten and dairy-free Mince Pies recipe
Gluten and dairy-free Christmas Cake
Christmas lunch for vegetarians

Christmas Features
Avoiding accidents this Christmas
Fire Safety at Christmas
Seasonal Safety: Parties & Drinking
Christmas With Kids: Tips 1-6
Christmas With Kids: Tips 7-12
Christmas With Kids: Tips 13-18
Christmas With Kids: Tips 19-24
When Christmas starts too soon
Festive Flashpoints Part 1
Festive Flashpoints Part 2
6 of the best: Christmas games
Christmas jokes for the kids
Santa Claus jokes
Christmas traditions around the world

Members' Tips
Creative Christmas tips for kids
Presents: giving, receiving and opening
Christmas gift ideas for teachers
Christmas covered - readers' tips
Your Christmas traditions

New Year
10 resolutions for you and your family
 
christmas pantomime guide

Christmas Competitions
Enter our festive free-for-all and you could win a spa day for two, a children's room makeover, an all-terrain buggy and many more fabulous prizes. Click here to take part.

PLUS: Click here to take part in our annual End Of Year Quiz and you could win a copy of the Time Out Guide To Family Breaks in Britain.


Things to do
UK and Ireland pantomime guide
Best Santa's Grotto guide
The best ice rinks in Britain

Talk!
Click here to chat with other parents about Christmas-related issues here in our Talk! section.

Present Planner
christmas present ideasFrom toddlers to teens and babysitters to teachers, our present guide offers tips for the trickiest gifts this Christmas. Click here to start.