Chuggington StackTrack Rescue at Rocky Ridge Mine Playset – Christmas Gift Guide
If you’ve a fan of Chuggington in the house then this set is exactly what you need! The track is made of easy-to-connect parts that are perfect for smal builders (so no constant wails for Mum to come and fix it), and it can apparently be built into 4 different track layouts – though any ingenious child is going to find more options than that. You have to rescue poor old Wilson from the Rocky Ridge Mine, and the set...
Meccano Evolution Tow Truck – Christmas Gift Guide
You just have to love Meccano, don’t you? (I accidentally saw a film recently about the creator of the original Erector Sets as they’re called in the US. It’s an amazing story – and a wonderful Christmas Film. Look out for ‘The Man Who Saved Christmas’ on one of the perpetual Christmas movie channels on at the moment, it’s a lovely story and beautifully filmed) The fact that it is over 100...
Power Rangers Megaforce Dx Gosei Morpher – Christmas Gift Guide
Power rangers. It’s hard to miss them, isn’t it? I feel like they’ve been around for ever – and every few years they change to a new batch. My nephew was the one who introduced me to their joys – he was into the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. BY the time my eldest discovered them, it was Ninja Force. My youngest son loved the DinoThunders. So for any fan of the latest incarnation (Megaforce!), this Gosei...
Such a Cool Mini RC Helicopter with Gyro – Christmas Gift Guide
I’m not sure when it happened, buta few years ago RC helicopters starting appearing in toy shops. Trouble was – they looked cool, but they were horrible to play witha s they were so hard to fly! Now, though, the new models with gyros mean they are perfectly stable in an older child’s hands. And this one from Cobra is fantastic! The Mini RC Helicopter fits in the palm of your hand! It’s a metal alloy frame...
Join In And Play Tatty Puppy! Christmas Gift Guide
So so SWEET! I remember having a similar yapping moving puppy when I was little Though mine was nowhere near as pretty as the adorable Tatty Puppy! First off, my 1981 model was disappointingly hard – all that mechanical goings-on that allowed him to yip and flip a somersault meant that he was NOT for cuddling. But Tatty puppy here? Oh, she’s SO super-soft and cuddle-able! There’s still a motor in the middle, but...
Hama Beads – Brilliant Minecraft Inspired Geek Craft!
I have a sneaky thing to tell you whilst No.1 son is not looking. He has been stealing the 6yr old’s Hama beads. Oh yes he has. He makes her very cross, stealing all her brown and black and green beads. Why on earth is the almost-15yr old stealing her Hama beads? I’ll show you… Genius, no? Doing Big Brother Kind Things and helping Pink create her fabulous squirrels and rabbits, he realised that Hama beads are totally...