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Spare yourself the shopping trip. Who doesn’t love a gift made with love?

Today’s queues may be digital, but the fight to secure that must-have present and avoid small, disappointed faces is timeless. Tom Howells looks at the toys topping recent (and less recent) Christmas wish lists

This easy, stylish decoration is quick to achieve, and you can adapt the sugarpaste colour and sprinkles to your taste. Once iced, the decorating takes just minutes.

Warm, spicy and special, gingerbread is a favourite festive treat. Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas ballet The Nutcracker features an army of gingerbread men. And gingerbread houses, which originated i

THE MUCH-LOVED knitting needle brand, addi, has a remarkable history. Not only has it been manufacturing crafting tools in the same German town since 1829, but it has been run by successive generation