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Kids' Holiday Snap of the Year winners revealed

Children from across the country entered Thomas Cook competition as part of its Junior Reporters campaign

Happy young holidaymakers have been travelling the globe this summer and they’ve captured the best and brightest moments of their sunshine break on camera.

Leading travel company Thomas Cook asked tiny travellers and teenage tourists to freeze-frame those magical holiday moments to remember long after the luggage has been unloaded and the souvenirs given to Grandma and Grandad.

It was part of a campaign to showcase its family holidays, with budding reporters putting pen to paper or tapping their keyboards to create their very own travel reviews.

And more than 450 young snappers have shared their favourite moments and most exciting experiences in its Say Cheese Holiday Snap of the Year Competition – and put themselves in the frame to win an iPad mini and some Lollo and Bernie Kids’ Club mascot goodies.

There were two winning entries for each of two age groups – the eights and under, and the nine to 15-year-olds.

The giraffe above was the winning photo in the eight and under category by Christopher Fox (age 7). He said: "Cyprus was the best holiday ever because a greedy giraffe ate leaves from my hand. The kids’ club was great even though we didn’t all talk the same language and I danced at the hotel disco every night."

Below is the winner of the 9-15 category Aaron Gerstel's penguin pic, along with some of the fantastic runners-up snaps.

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