chandigarh too many cooks spoil the broth but the bansals are an exception for them cooking together during vacations is a means to bond for the sector 37based family it is not just their daughter riya who has summer vacations instead it is holiday time for the entire family and they make the best use of it by indulging into some of their alltime favourite hobbies with cooking on the top of the list the three of us are fond of cooking and vacations are the time for us to experiment new dishes said rekha bansal who is busy giving cooking tips to her daughter i love to watch my mother cook and this time i told her to teach me how to make round chapattis says riya starting their day by jogging the bansals make their breakfast together playing games or watching films in the afternoon and also try new things for lunch and dinner talking about the importance of spending time together riyas father ajay a manager with an advertisement agency said for us vacations have never been about remembering what you did but about building close family ties our parents also did the same thing taking a vacation together is an ideal way to strengthen family relationships outside of the daily routine and responsibilities remembering her childhood rekha says when we were young our grandparents used to tell us different stories during bedtime and i think it is our responsibility to pass on these stories to our children as they were not for just mere entertainment but are a great way to learn about life and relationships