In the same range you can buy a postal set complete with post box, post bag, postcards, a stamper and stamps; a grocery set with its own food stand, shopping bag and fruit and vegetables: and an ice cream set perfect for serving up delicious sundaes using the scoop.
A Swap Top Workbench is designed in bold red, yellow and silver, and just like the kitchen, it is an attractive and functional desk and chair that will look good in any child’s room. Opened out into its playtime mode, there are tools, a vice and drill, and a saw, hammer and spanner to complete the play experience.
Bedtime buddies that glow are an ideal gift for children who are nervous of the dark and these 15cm tall Lumilove Nightlights I found are available in a variety of cute characters which change colour constantly, from red and orange, to pink and green. There’s Bamboo the Panda, Cherry the Kitten, Lily the Elephant, Wabbit the Rabbit and Wouaf the Puppy. Each animal light is soft and malleable with moving legs so they can sit or stand at your child’s bedside.
The award-winning iCoaster from Mega Brands retails at £79.99 for ages six-plus and offers boys and girls an impressive and hi-tech multi-sensory joyride. It is fast and exciting and when the Sound FX Music Studio is turned on, children can create their own mix of tunes and effects.
Towers can be assembled and sensors placed along the track and the gadgety toy recently won the SMart Play category of the Science Museum’s SMart Toy Awards 2008.