Toy
time again!
It's
back! Yes, another Stocking Fillers feature to lend a few suggestions
to your Christmas shopping list. Our last one went down pretty well,
so hopefully by now you've bought all those, right? Right? Well
here's some more baby! Merry Christmas... now buy more things!
Frozen
52 piece Art Set
We
know, if it isn't Star Wars themed this year, it'll probably have
Elsa and Anna stuck on it. As sick as you might be with this film
(it's been out for two years now!) there's no denying Frozen's
ongoing popularity with kids, and if popping the sisters' faces on
something gets kids creating, so what? That's our opinion of this
huge art set from Lloyd's Pharmacy, which contains... yeah, you
guessed it... 52 separate art and drawing bits.
Set
within a handy folding case with carry handle, the set includes the
usual felt tips and crayons, but also paints, a sponge, sharpener and
ruler, and also a colour-your-own sticker sheet. Perfect for arty
kids, or those who seem like they'd like to give it a go... so long
as it is Disney endorsed. We all know kids like that.
£4.99
Playmobil
Devil & Angel
Either
we've just not been paying enough attention lately, or Playmobil
really has recently upped the randomness. First we had a glowing
ghost for our Halloween feature, then a couple of ninjas in the
previous toy feature, and now... yep, an angle and devil, just
hanging around. As you do.
The
great thing about this double figure set is that it'll set you back
less than £3. In relation to everyone else in the toy industry, that
is truly noteworthy and incredible value. And if your kids aren't too
bothered about playing with Christian mythos characters, fret not...
buy this set for yourself, place one figure on one shoulder, and the
another on your other shoulder, then walk about seeming to listen to
each of them. If you see someone you don't like, just make a big show
of listening to the devil, then wickedly smile and point at them.
They'll soon back away.
As
ever, these are well made toys from Playmobil, each with their own
accessory and unique style, weighing in at a low price.
£2.99
Star
Wars 10 inch Yoda Soft Toy
See,
told you... Star Wars. Actually, just like last time, we have a Star
Wars product (or two) in each of our Stocking Fillers features this
year, and for more than obvious reasons. As your excitement for the
forthcoming release of The Force Awakens builds, why not harken back
to the glory days of Star Wars by popping this cuddly Yoda on your
back and going for jog around a swamp?
This
plush Yoda is just ten inches tall, soft all over, and comes in his
classic Jedi robes. Perfect for kids of all ages (even those in their
thirties – hint hint), this is a soft present that children will
actually want to open. Because come on... soft presents usually mean
clothes, or worst still, a reindeer-crowded jumper knitted by your
Auntie Dorothy. Auntie Dorothy couldn't knit Yoda. He'd knit her,
with his awesome Jedi mind powers. Weird.
£16.99
(other characters available as well)
Visit
www.borngifted.co.uk
i-Que
For
those looking to spend a bit more this Chrimbo, why not splash out on
a new friend for your kids. But before you pick up that Chinese
adoption booklet, we're actually talking about the new interactive
robotic toy, i-Que. This ro-bro can connect to an Android or iOS
device and be controlled to perform a series of fun tasks, actions,
and movements, and thanks to speech-recognition technology from the
people who designed Apple's Siri, you can chat to it.
This
is seriously good fun, and remarkably well done. The
speech-recognition works pretty seamlessly, with i-Que able to
understand even young children whose language and pronunciation has
yet to be perfected. It can also chuck the odd quiz at you, asking
questions on an array of subjects. Again, it always seemed to
understand our (often incorrect) answers. Great for kids of all ages,
but those older than six will really get a lot out of interacting
with i-Que.
£64.99
Visit
http://ique-robot.co.uk