Boys

Such a fab retro tin car deserves to be displayed as well as played with. The colours are great and it’s sure to provide plenty of hours of fun. Just pull it back and watch it go… Buy a pair and get them racing!

13 really cool ironon patches to cover up rips or just for fun. Make your own style statement with robots,rockets,stars,a monkey,a guitar and a football,among others.

Trendy teeangers will love these skull and crossbones earbugs,which fit all standard 3.5mm headphone sockets. Two sizes small for children or large for adults. Well,why not? Age 6 + years.

This 3D jigsaw offers plenty of scope for creativity as well as puzzle solving skills. Older children can use the reversible sturdy cardboard shapes and other ecofriendly materials to form a beautiful dragonfly. 7-12 years.

Use these 112 removable pirate alphabet stickers as decorations,to tag personal items or even as a warning to stay out of your room. Each letter features designs by French illustrator Gwen Keraval. Not a toy.

Produce putty that makes a farting sound! Includes mixing container and stick. 8+ years.

Make your bike look like a motorbike and sound like one too. Takes about 5 minutes to fit,with adult supervision,to any bike where the chain stay measures 1217mm. Produces a motorbike sound as you pedal!

Make your own disgusting slime! Includes mixing container and stick. 8+ years.

Make a statement with this set of 12 metal badges featuring boyish phrases and designs. Use them to embellish your rucksack and start a new craze…

A great retro gift that is sure to be a source of loud and explosive delight for tomboys aged 8 to 80! Made from die cast metal with a silver finish, this classic cap bomb includes 96 caps. Refills available.

Remember this? It’s a simple old fashioned game, but it never loses its appeal - and it’ll probably have your youngsters rolling around with laughter. Just remember to save enough breath to score… Such a good price too.

A magnetic table to plot your favourite team’s performance in the league table. 124 pieces covering the 4 main divisions. Write the scores down on the wipe clean strip. Aged 3+

Earth by day, space by night - two globes in one! In daylight see the geographic features of the earth, at night the illuminated map shows 88 constellations. Aged +3

What more could young engineers ask for than nine metres of glow-in-the-dark roller coaster? This super Skyrail set comes with a full instructions manual and 150 pieces of rail and supporting structure, so you can be really imaginative about how the track is configured. Once it’s built, get the marbles rolling and see how fast they can go. Set it up around Daddy while he sleeps! Aged 6+

This funky little alarm clock has jointed arms and legs that you can position any way you want. And his clip hands will hold photos and perhaps reminder notes for you to wake up to. Designs vary slightly. 3+ years.

Watch as hundreds of stars and constellations are projected onto your ceiling and walls with names whilst listening to an exciting audio tour of the sky at night. Theatre includes a halogen bulb, CD and booklet. Requires 5 AAA batteries. Aged 8+

Buzzzzzz! This game is an old favourite that requires a steady hand and lots of patience. But this friendly robot design gives it a distinctly modern twist - a touch of the wire makes his face light up and activates his voice. And there are no batteries required, because it’s wind-up.

There’s nothing sissy about this one! Forget furry and fluffy hot water bottles - this is all boy. It still warms the bed beautifully before he settles in for the night and he may give it a snuggle, but he’ll love the strong style statement made by the knitted cover. Not a toy.

This infra-red remote controlled tarantula with light up eyes will scare anyone as it scurries across any smooth surface. Watch out little sisters! Requires 2 AA and 2 AAA batteries. Aged +6

This futuristic-looking robot has such a simple, solid design. It’s a classic 1950’s toy and is a bit of a collector’s item today. Wind him up; set him down, turn him on and the powerful wind-up motor will make him walk and sparkle. Not a toy. Age 14 years +

Now youngsters can match what they see on the streets to the vehicles in their toy box. This fantastic set of painted wooden cars is designed to match those you can spot around the capital. It includes a London bus and cab, a fire engine, an ambulance, a racing car, a police van and even a trendy Mini. AGE 3+

An old favourite that all boys will love, regardless of the efforts of their PC mothers! This wooden rubber band gun is very good fun. Just load up the five rubber bands that are supplied and you can fire continuously at the target boards that come with the gun. Contains small parts. Aged 7+

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine, this super bird flies up to 50yrds by flapping wings that are powered by an especially strong rubber band - so no batteries are required. It’s simply fantastic, with an unbelievably realistic flight movement. We predict that parents will be fighting their sons and daughters for it!

Now you can build your own kick wire door alarm to keep little sister out - and warn you if your room is actually breached! The kit contains a plastic case and cover housing a base alarm, battery holder with switch and wires installed, a buzzer with wires installed, a selection of metal and plastic pegs, a trigger plate, string and adhesive. Aged 8+

Now you can build your own great gocart. With a simple steering and brake setup,it will provide plenty of fun! And building it is all part of the excitement a great bonding exercise for both children and adults. This kit contains everything you need for the gocart,and you’ll find the tools to construct it in any basic tool box.