Christmas gift guide from Home and Garden Gifts!
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Thursday 16 October 2008 6:49 PM
With ten weeks and counting until Christmas, it’s the perfect time for parents the world over to start panicking. But have no fear, we’ve put together some gift ideas for you to help you on your way to buying the perfect presents. While the usual kids toys adverts are doing the rounds on television at the moment, it might save you some money and the perennial return of duplicated gifts by thinking of unique and personalised gift ideas. At Home and Garden Gifts, we have a huge range of personalised and thoughtful gifts for your partner, kids and friends that are guaranteed to impress on Christmas day. Our friends in the know have suggested that you might have a bit of trouble escaping the following brands and names in the run up to Christmas, and might even struggle to get hold of that High School Musical 3 soundtrack CD. Predictions for the biggest sellers in Christmas 2008: 1. High School Musical 3 2. Doctor Who 3. Ben 10 4. Bakugan 5. Thomas the Tank 6. Star Wars Clones 7. Bratz 8. Scooby Doo 9. Indiana Jones You might also want to watch out for the following if you’re looking for something a bit different: 1. Ginger Fox DVD Games 2. Gadgets (expected to be big news this Christmas, with over 500 on Home and Garden Gifts alone!) With over 10,000 products on our website, Home and Garden Gifts has all the quirky, special gift ideas you could ever need. Just think, with just a few clicks, you could find your dream gift! Knowing your kids and their friends, you’ll have your own ideas about which toys will be popular this Christmas. Recent predictions by toy manufacturers suggest you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the following: BABY born® with Magic Potty (RRP £33.99) from Zapf Creation® Bakugan™ Starter Pack (RRP £12.99) from Spinmaster Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix (RRP £15.99) from Bandai Catcha Beast (RRP £19.99) from Bandai Cupcake Maker (RRP £29.99) from Character Elmo Live (RRP £59.99) from Mattel FurReal Biscuit My Lovin’ Pup (RRP £149.99) from Hasbro High School Musical 3 Musical Dance Mat (RRP £22.99) from Vivid Imaginations In The Night Garden Upsy Daisy and Her Chase and Play Bed (RRP £34.99) from Hasbro My Life (RRP £49.99) from Flair Leisure Products Rescue Pals Swim To Me Puppy (RRP £29.99) from MGA Entertainment Ltd Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer (RRP £29.99) from Hasbro With a list like that, it’s easy to see scores of parents being driven up the wall with various musical and noisy toys and gifts, so be sure to get all those batteries in to avoid disappointment on Christmas day (or not, if you fancy a quiet Christmas!) If you’ve got little ladies, we’ve also heard these toys will be hot property: BABY born® with Magic Potty RRP £33.99 Barbie Princess Liana Singing Doll RRP £21.99 Bratz™ Girlz Really Rock Dolls RRP £19.99 Camp Rock Gift Pack RRP £24.74 CHOU CHOU My First Tooth RRP £34.99 FurReal Biscuit My Loving Pup RRP £149.99 High School Musical Sing Together Dolls RRP £22.99 I Love Ponies Honey, My Baby Pony RRP £39.99 Littlest Pet Shop Tail Waggin’ Fitness Club RRP £39.99 Littlest Pet Shop VIPs RRP £12.99 Rescue Pals Swim To Me Puppy RRP £29.99 Sylvanian Families Old Hollow Oak Tree house RRP £74.99 As any parent knows, boys will be boys, so the usual wish list compiled from what they’ve seen on television and in the cinemas over the last few months. Some suggestions to start you off: Air Hogs® Zero Gravity™ Micro Radio Controlled Vehicle RRP £29.99 Bakugan™ Starter Pack RRP £12.99 Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix RRP £15.99 Cars Walking’ Talking McQueen RRP £44.99 Clone Wars AT-TE Vehicle RRP £99.99 Gormiti Island of Gorm Play set RRP £29.99 Indiana Jones Hat & Whip Set RRP £24.99 Power Rangers Overdrive Tracker RRP £13.99 Star Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer RRP £29.99 Transformers Animated Roll out Command Optimus Prime RRP £44.99 Wall E Transforming Robot RRP £14.99 WWE RAW Arena Play set RRP £49.99 Check out our selection of Toys and games for even more gifts ideas for kids of all ages. If you have presents to buy for babies and toddlers this Christmas you’ll already know that buying the perfect gift is a difficult balancing act, especially if you haven’t been watching Cbeebies for the last year! With this in mind, roll on part three of our Christmas gift guide 2008! Anything television-related is probably a safe bet. All kids these days have access to specialist kids TV programmes at least some of the time. Here’s our list of the latest and greatest television spin-off gifts: Bob the Builder Interactive Construction Site RRP £49.99 Dance With Me Tele tubby RRP £34.99 Elmo Live! RRP £59.99 In The Night Garden Upsy Daisy and Her Chase and Play Bed RRP £34.99 KidiZoom Multimedia Digital Camera RRP £49.99 Mr Tickle Stretch & Giggle RRP £29.99 Peppa Pig’s Spaceship RRP £19.99 Playskool Kota the Triceratops RRP £299.99 Recycling Truck RRP £19.99 Roary the Racing Car Silver Hatch Workshop Play set RRP £49.99 Tag Reading System RRP £39.99 Take Along Thomas Morgan’s Mine Electronic Play set! RRP £34.99 If you’re still stuck and in need of some serious inspiration, head to our baby and toys sections to find more brilliant gifts for the kids. Family gifts and games are a real treat at Christmas, particularly if it’s the one time of year that you’re all together for some family fun. With some new innovations and television spin-offs, and new editions of some old favourites, choose your evening entertainment from the list below: 20Q Hand Held RRP £10.99 Bop It Extreme 2 RRP £19.99 Cluedo RRP £14.99 Disney Princess Magic Mirror Game RRP £14.99 High School Musical 2 DVD Board Game RRP £24.99 In The Night Garden Play Path RRP £29.99 Kids Are All Right Electronic Game RRP £19.99 Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition RRP £24.99 Pictureka! RRP £19.99 Quack-Shot RRP £14.99 Rubik’s Cube RRP £9.99 Scrabble 60th Anniversary Edition RRP £27.49 If your kids like a more solitary challenge, check out the latest range of robots, gadgets and interactive games to keep those idle thumbs occupied: Bladestar Character RRP £39.99 Catcha Beast! i RRP £19.99 Guitar Rock Star RRP £14.99 Hannah Montana My Secret Pillow RRP £19.99 High School Musical 3 Musical Dance Mat RRP £22.99 IM-ME RRP £54.99 iTeddy RRP £49.99 My Life RRP £49.99 My Meebas l RRP £16.99 Pleo RRP £249.99 Spykee The Spy Robot RRP £199.99 Woogies RRP £14.99 If the noise and frenzy caused by the noise gets a bit much, you could always engage the creative, handy side of your kids with a creative craft game or set. Kids are never happier than when they’re making something, especially if it’s messy, so take your pick: Bindeez 3D Super Studio RRP £19.99 Crayola Creations Illumination Station RRP £19.99 Cupcake Maker RRP £29.99 Etch a Sketch RRP £14.99 Golden Coin Maker RRP £14.97 High School Musical puzzle ball® RRP £9.99 LEGO Star Wars V19 Torrent RRP £49.99 Magnext 360° Magna Case RRP £49.99 Martian Matter Alien Maker Hasbro RRP £17.99 Moon Sand™ Adventure Island RRP £24.99 Puzzle Extra Assorted RRP £14.99 Rainbow Aqua Draw RRP £24.99 If you'd like even more dazzling Christmas gift ideas for your family, try our toys and gifts sections. This Christmas, there are some big and small brand manufacturers to look out for: • Bandai • Zapf Creation • Character • Mattel • Hasbro • MGA Entertainment Ltd • VTech • Leapfrog • TOMY • Meccano • Ravens burger • Lego • Megabrands • Spinmaster • Vivid Imaginations • Flair Leisure Products • RC2 • Drumond Park • Jumbo • John Adams We would like to that the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association for their information.
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