be a particularly hard time for drivers when it comes to avoiding alcohol.

However, with a bit of imagination, non-alcoholic drinks can be just as exciting as the real McCoy and will ensure that those holding the car keys can still enjoy a special tipple or two over the festive period.

Here are a few recipe ideas below: Cranberry Bomber 1 carton cranberry juice 1 carton orange juice 2 tbsp grenadine 1 tsp honey Cola Pour the cranberry juice, orange juice and grenadine over ice and fill to the top with cola. Stir and add honey. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

Dutch Treat 2 cups of milk 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp cinnamon Place all ingredients in the blender and whiz on medium speed until well blended. Pour and serve.

End Wrench Orange juice Tonic water Ice Mix equal amounts of orange juice and tonic water and pour over ice.

Extraordinarily simple, but tastes remarkably like a screwdriver.

Fruitloops 3 parts pineapple juice 1 part orange juice 1 part cranberry juice 1 splash grenadine t10 Stir all ingredients together and serve over ice. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.

Good Morning To You My Love 1 orange 1 lime 1 apple 1 dash orange juice 1 dash apple juice 1 dash whipping cream or milk Ice Mix all ingredients in a blender with ice. Serve in a small bowl garnished with strawberries or grapes and a straw.

Innocent Passion 1 carton passion fruit juice Dash of cranberry juice Dash of lemon juice Club Soda Mix all the juices in a highball glass filled with ice and top up with soda.

Stir well and garnish with a cherry and a long straw.

Mauritius Dream 1 chopped lime 1 tsp cane sugar 1 tsp ginger 1 glass crushed ice 1 glass fresh apple juice Chop the lime and transfer to a glass. Stir in the cane sugar and ginger before adding the crushed ice. Fill up with apple juice.

Thai Coffee 6 tbsp fine ground whole, rich coffee beans 1 tsp ground coriander 4-5 ground cardamon pods (whole green) Sugar Whipping cream Ice Place the coffee and spices in the filter cone of your coffee maker. Brew coffee as usual, let it cool. In a tall glass, dissolve one or two teaspoons of sugar in an ounce of the coffee. Add 5-6 ice cubes and pour the rest of the coffee to within about an inch of the top of the glass. Rest a spoon on top of the glass and slowly pour whipping cream into the spoon. This will make the cream float on top of the coffee rather than dispersing into it right away.

Punch Punch is a party favourite, but while you're going mad tipping every spirit you can lay your hands on into the bowl, why not mix a separate fruit punch for those who have to keep off the alcohol? We've got a fantastic recipe below: The Punchbowl Serves: 16 or more Preparation time: 30 minutes 1 carton pineapple juice, frozen 1 carton orange juice, frozen 1 carton cranberry juice, frozen 2 cups lemonade, frozen 2 1 cups ice cold water 2 cups strawberries 1 banana 1 bottle club soda 1 bottle ginger ale 2 bottles lemonade Drinks for safe drivers From Page 28 All frozen items are to be partially thawed. Use as much lemonade or equal amounts of other soft drinks to make the punch to your taste.

1. Using a blender, blend the juices a little at a time, pouring into a large punchbowl or other large container. Blend the banana and strawberries only until coarse blended, not pureed. Mix the ice water in the punch bowl with other ingredients and stir.

2. Just before serving, add the soda, ginger ale and enough lemonade to suit your taste. Stir gently to mix all juices from the sediment on bottom of bowl.

Serve as it is, or over ice.

Notes: You may wish to make an ice ring to float in the punch for a decorative touch. Using a ring mould, freeze a shallow layer of water and put fruits in a pattern on top of ice, pour a thin layer of water over and re-freeze. Repeat these steps until you have built up the ice ring and made several layers of fruit designs. Free the ring from the mould and place in bowl just before serving. Use juice instead of water for ice ring if you wish.