Gifts for Children

Cat Magic Torch From A Magic Torch Young children will love to help Cat find his farm animal friends in this interactive novelty book. Insert the included ‘magic torch’ between the pages to find Cat’s friends in each nighttime scene and watch children glow with delight!

Pizza Party From Roll the dice and create your slice with the fast-paced Pizza Party game! If you can't resist a slice of pizza then Pizza Party is your plat du jour! Your mouth will be watering as you try and fill your pizza slice card with yummy toppings and ultimately create a complete pizza with all six 'slices'. Speed is the key to playing Pizza Party - and winning. You keep rolling the dice, adding delicious toppings, completing slice cards and shouting 'Mamma Mia' until you have six slices to create a whole pizza bursting with tasty toppings. Pizza Party is the perfect birthday gift, stocking filler or 'just because' present. It's simple to set up, suitable for six years and up and is great for keeping the kids entertained whilst travelling and at home. And it's easy to expand this two player game - simply add more players with more games! To play Pizza Party each player takes five dice and one pizza slice card which they flip simultaneously and roll their five dice. On each slice card there are illustrations of pizza toppings including mushrooms, sausage, prawns, pepperoni, fish and bacon and each dice features illustrations of these six toppings. If, when you roll your dice, the topping on the dice matches a topping on your slice card, pop it on top and then, at top speed, re-roll all of the dice that didn't match. Keep going in this crazy pizza-making manner until you have the correct dice on top of all of the toppings on your slice card and once it's full shout 'Mamma Mia'! 2 players per game, add more players with more games! Suitable for age 6 years and over. Contents 10 Dice 40 Slice Cards Rules

Make a Monocular From National Geographic Build your own monocular and see what else you can see. They'll love it because: The kit is easy to construct and really works. They can use it straight away and take it out and about. They can read about how it works. Explore your world in more detail using your own home-made monocular. Made from pre-cut card pieces, this kit has excellent instructions to follow, and when completed will use a 3X magnification, perfect for taking on nature walks to spot birds and butterflies. Made in association with National Geographic, these kits not only give you a fascinating build, but also a clear explanation of how it works for parents and children to share together. Who Is It For? A simple science kit for someone 6+ who is interested in investigating how things work.

The Champagne Murder From University Games Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. With a Classic Detective Murder Mystery you have everything you need to serve up the perfect murder mystery dinner party. First the invites, you choose which of your friends play which devious suspect and invite them to come along as that character. Then the shopping list, menu suggestions and recipes. Plus of course...a really tasty murder to solve. In The Champagne Murders it's July 1967, the Summer of Love, and London still swings like a pendulum. In the Chelsea home of Lord Michael Jagged, a select group of fashionable young things have spent the weekend drinking champagne and partying. As the guests gather for dinner on Sunday evening, however, they are met not by their host but by Scotland Yard detective Austin McClue, who brings them shocking news: Lord Jagged has been murdered! And they are the principal suspects in the policeman's enquiries! Your task is to help McClue catch the killer. Or to avoid being caught...! This game includes a DVD (or downloadable content is available) with special cameo appearance by Michael Winner. This game is guarantee to be drop dead fun, and that by the end of the evening one (or more) of the suspects, your friends will be caught out as the murderer! This game is for 8 - 10 players and suitable for ages teen and up. Contents Party Planner with rules, recipes, music and decorating tips Character booklets including their roles, background information and a few tasty secrets Place Cards for each character Party invitations with envelops for each character Six secret clues DVD (or downloadable content) with introduction, scene setter, summary of events and solution to the crime

Irritable Vowels From University Games The jumpy bumpy word game where the vowels have a mind of their own! When the Vowel Device settles on a vowel, all players race to create a word. Can you create a word before the vowels go crazy again? After the growing popularity in online word games Irritable Vowels is the perfect way to bring word games home! Be the player with the most cards at the end of the game to win! A great word game for 2 to 6 players ages 8 and up.

Buying Time From Univercsity Games The game where you can buy yourself some time...but it will cost you! Unlike any other board game, Buying Time is the game where you decide how much time you and your team need to answer the questions, but how much are you willing bet to earn more money! Use the clever money counter to insert your money, the money converts to time. But how much time do you really need for your team mates to answer all the questions on the card? With a variety of card levels, and a mix of acted and verbal charades, how will you decide how much to bet? The time ticks away, but players don’t want to overspend on easy cards or waste too much money on hard cards. A smart thinking, guessing game for the most competitive board game players!

5-Letter Wordlet From Univercity Games Think of a five letter word … any letters in the right place? Or is it a correct letter in the wrong place? We all love a word guessing game and now with 5-Letter Wordlet, this hugely popular single player online trend, can now being brought into the home and played in competition with family and friends on games nights! The objective of the game is to be the first player to correctly guess 5 secret words. Perfect for 2 to 4 players, the youngest player begins as Word Master and selects the secret word card at random, the other players then write down their first word guess. The Word Master then uses the blue and green Answer Cards to indicate any letters that are in the correct place or any letters that are correct but not in the right place. Play continues until a player guesses the word correctly to win the card. The multi-player word strategy game, 5-Letter Wordlet makes great entertainment for all the family, as they test the grey matter and race to guess the word! It offers all the fun and puzzling challenge of the popular word guessing games, with the additional benefits of face to face interaction, inter-game competition and the comradery that playing board games brings. Suitable for 2 – 4 players, age 8 years and over. Contents 90 Blue and Green Answer Chips 200 Secret Word Cards 3 Guessing Boards 3 Dry Erase Markers

The Hare & The Hedgehog By Axel Scheffler's Fairy Tales A brilliant twist on the much-loved story of The Hare and the Tortoise, masterfully brought to life by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo and Zog. When Hare teases Hedgehog about his little legs, Hedgehog is so upset he challenges the long-legged hare to a race. But Hedgehog has got little legs and can't possibly beat Hare, especially in all his fancy running gear... Together with his wife, can Hedgehog come up with a plan to beat the snooty hare, and prove that hedgehogs are cleverest of all? A well-known children's fairy tale story illustrated by the one and only award-winning superstar, Axel Scheffler Hardback pocket-size format is perfect for little hands Part of a new series of fairy tale stories illustrated by Axel Scheffler, published by Scholastic - Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs are out now! Watch out for Puss in Boots, which is publishing simultaneously! Translated by Alison Green, author of bestselling picture book Kind A guaranteed classic, to sit on children's bookshelves and be cherished for years to come

Cubby the Bear From Bunnies By the Beach Cubby is a bit chubby around the middle and more huggable with more to love. Super soft chocolate fur body with matching velour accents and sweet embroidered face make this teddy bear the sweetest of all the forest friends. Cubby the Bear is a favorite woodland friend of everyone in Camp Cricket, and sure to be a beloved friend to your little one as well. Features: 14” tall Embroidered features Safe for all ages 100% polyester This stuffed animal is surface wash only.

Bruce, the Moose Bunnies by the Bay Bruce is a big snuggly moose. Bunnies by the Bay's Camp Cricket friend is a wonderful gift for all ages. Embroidered face Surface spot clean Size: 16" (20" from the tip of his antlers to the tip of his toes)

Harey Bunny From Bunnies By The Bay Harey the bunny rabbit is not only one of the best pals of many of the woodland critters around Cricket Island...he's a sweet snuggly favorite in The Little Red Shop! Embroidered face Long velour lined ears Size: 11" (7" seated) Surface Wash Only 100% Polyester Harey is such a sweet friend. You can find him in Bunnies by the Bay's Camp Cricket Board Book (pictured, but sold separately) along with Foxy, Cubby, and Bruce. He also pairs beautifully with the Bun Bun a Lovey Storybook. (All sold separately)

Camp Cricet had back book Bunnies By the Bay Never judge a book by its cover; Bunnies by the Bay teaches an important lesson about friendship in this sweet Camp Cricket book. Transporting us to the forest with beautiful illustrations, it tells the tale of woodland characters Bruce the Moose, Foxy the Fox, Roxy the Raccoon, Cubby the Bear and Harey the Bunny Rabbit. We think it makes a thoughtful gift for new-borns and toddlers alike. Bunnies by the Bay Camp Cricket book 20 pages