My Brilliant Weekend

Activity Gifts, purveyor of thrills, spills and all kinds of wild fun, has been in touch to ask us to let you know about a host of new experiences they’ve got on the books for Christmas. And here they are:

• Garden design and makeover - Help a loved one create the garden of their dreams with the guidance of the professionals, or go the whole hog and transform their garden into paradise with this one-day attack. Prices from £165.
• Tank Mania - this fantastic experience lets you get behind the wheel of some serious military vehicles - and you don’t even need a driving licence to take part. Costs £130.
• Jewellery-making workshop - learn how to create your own bespoke jewellery in this fabulous day-long workshop. Costs £125.
• Indian cookery demonstration Enjoy a fantastic cooking demonstration at an award winning Indian restaurant in central London followed by a three-course lunch. Costs £50 per person.
• Fly with a fighter pilot - Fly with a fighter pilot in an ex-military aircraft. Learn about the effects of controls - turning, climbing and descending, then tackle e a variety of aerobatic moves. Costs £235.