Why Only on Christmas Day When There's 364 Other Days in the Year? (experience Day Gifts)

Contemporary society generally views family as a haven from the world, supplying absolute fulfilment. The family is considered to encourage intimacy, love and trust - a place where warmth, tenderness and understanding can be expected from a loving mother, and protection from the world can be expected from the father. To many, the ideal of personal or family fulfilment has replaced protection as the major role of the family. The family now supplies what is vitally needed, but missing, from other social arrangements. Why, then, is it only on Christmas Day that we come together as a family, when there are three hundred and sixty four other days of the year to experience as a family? Family Experience Day Gifts treat the whole family to a fun day out!

Ranging from the VERY exciting to the way-out, and even to Father/Son, Mother/Daughter experience days, there's a Family Experience Day activity to suit every taste and pocket. Among the more unusual Gifts suggestions, how about learning to handle a parrot? These beautiful birds are bright and intelligent and you can learn not to be afraid of them, as well as learn all about these fascinating creatures. Feel the fantastic thrill of free-fall with SCAD Diving – IF you're brave enough that is! Not for the faint-hearted. Or watch amazing dolphins on the beautiful North East coast of Scotland. For an adrenaline-fuelled aerobatics flight, take to the skies and enjoy aerobatics in a Bulldog Experience, or enjoy a great day out for the whole family at a Wildlife Park.

Think you could be the next big thing? Find out at the Kids Recording Studio - it could just be your stepping-stone to the stars! Get those wetsuits on and go surfing, then hop into a kayak and paddle off into the big blue. It's a just waiting for you to enjoy as a family. But the ultimate thrill must be if you've ever fancied yourself as the next James Bond! Spy Academy Gift Pack is just the thing, or, if semi-automatic sniper rifle excites you, then the Spy Games Gift Pack is the gift for you!

Ever fancied driving a real double decker bus? Well, now you can! Take us up on the Young Drivers Digger Challenge and take the mighty earthmovers for a race! It's great fun! Hang on for an adrenaline pumping thrill-seeking ride in a Powerboat Zapcat Blast, or challenge the others in a Junior Rally Driving Gift Box – its a fantastic junior rally experience for kids – and best of all – you don't need any driving experience! While we're on the subject of driving, think you can negotiate a tank course while firing 40mm paint rounds? Of course you can, there's just so much to see and do on Family Experience Days! Think horse riding excursions, and we'll show you how to make friends on the Cowboy Adventure for Kids, the best Wild West experience for would be 'Cowkids'.

If getting dirty is not your thing, we can suggest getting a Personal Caricature done. It's a fantastically fun gift, a personal caricature to keep forever – in colour, or black and white, and someone with a great sense of humour will love this! Or discover your painting skills at a professional artist's studio with a Watercolour Painting for Two Course. Very different to ordinary run-of-the-mill stuff for families, isn't it?

Have you got a new baby brother or sister in the house? Surprise your dad with a beautiful photograph of mom with her newborn – a touching Family Experience Day gift that will last a lifetime and capture that moment for you all forever. Did we mention pampering yet? No? Well, not only do we have Makeover Photo shoot opportunities available for mother and daughter, there's also a City Slicker Makeover, because we don't think that its just ladies who need looking after in life! Then capture that moment of you all looking just perfect in a Photographic Portrait Gift Pack, a very personal moment for you to have and keep forever. There's even a Child's Fun Photo shoot, where the lucky child enjoys a fantastic array of magical treats! Troublesome teenager in the house? Relax as dedicated experts create the perfect look for them with a Teen Makeover Photo shoot. They will never be the same again!

Family Experience Days are designed to bring you all together in the spirit of fun, no what matter what kind of activities you enjoy. Consider this: Cathedrals Express Steam Train takes you on a stream train journey through the picturesque countryside, while a London Hotel and Theatre Break for Two allows you to spend a night in a four-star luxury hotel and see a top West End show. There's even an Ultimate Summer Concert for Two, where you get to enjoy a spectacular evening of fine music. Truly a night to remember! We'll teach you to cook – Indian style, where you can learn to whip a culinary frenzy in your own kitchen! And so to bed: mom, record your Child's Favourite Bedtime Story - you'll never miss a crucial episode again!