Christmas

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It’s nice to involve your pet in the festive giving – so sew their name into a stocking and have a gander at these wonderful gifts for pets. They’re all available online and will be delivered right to your door, so there’ll be more time to walk your dog or teach your parrot to sing!
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We take a look at the best stocking fillers in the online market this Christmas. The key to a good stocking filler is that it should be small, ready to use and not too delicate or heavy. They should also be cheap. It’s a bit risky to put a diamond ring in a stocking, so [...]

What would Christmas be without the odd silly gift or stocking filler? This Telescopic Back Scratcher is just that: a perfect stocking filler.
It serves no really useful purpose, other than in those odd instances when you really need to scratch your back!
Its telescopic, so it can reach any itch, no matter how out-of-the-way it is, [...]

The Meccano Spykee Robot is the ultimate wi-fi idea. It appears to have capabilities similar to bomb disposal robots – it can be remotely controlled (even over the internet!) and has a camera, microphone and motors enabling you to talk to people and even stroke the dog from a thousand miles away!
Many of you may [...]

The “Ultimate” Elmo toy, Elmo Live has been widely tipped as this year’s sell out toy for kids under 10.
Every year we have a must-have kiddies toy which goes wild – can’t remember any? The words Buzz Lightyear, Iggle Piggle and Nintendo Wii might jog your memory!
The Elmo Live, made by Fisher Price, is an [...]

Indiana Jones always used to be a Christmas classic to while away those after dinner hours. Imagine the scene: you’re stuffed full of turkey yet still piling choccies on board to a background noise of booby traps, dust and dastardly deeds.
This year has seen Mr Ford return as the world’s most daring archaeologist (well, at [...]

A real dog is for life, not just for Christmas, but with Fur Real Friends Biscuit My Lovin’ Pup, you get to switch him off when you’ve finished playing!
Hasbro have released one of those toys that kids can immediately fall in love with in the shape of Biscuit, their FurReal friend – My Lovin’ Pup.
This [...]

Here’s a piece of news you might not have known already: approximately 4 LEGO sets are sold every second! Star Wars Clone Wars LEGO, as one of the latest sets, not to mention the buzz which is growing about this new set, is expected to be one of the Top Ten selling toys in this [...]

In The Night Garden provided us with one of last year’s cute Christmas sensations, in the form of Iggle Piggle (or, rather, the Iggle Piggle Dancing Plush doll). This year, big things are expected of Upsy Daisy and her Chase and Play Bed.
If you thought Iggle Piggle, with his little lightbulb and red blanket combo [...]

Dr Who has seen something of a revival in the past few years and, with David Tennant now firmly installed as the enigmatic timelord, that trend looks set to stay around for at least a little while. There will be a Dr Who Christmas special to watch as always, and what better way for the [...]