Experiment with different styles and sounds, including samples provided by champion human beatbox MC Zani! You can even play Mixmaster and lay pre-recorded sounds over your beats. Pitch and tempo are adjustable as you’d expect with such a clever gadget.

Infuriatingly addictive, your Mum or your partner will be relieved to hear that the Stylophone Beatbox does have a headphone socket which also doubles up to accommodate speakers! So you can choose to share or not to share, making this the perfect companion on long journeys. Why not entertain other passengers’ on the bus with your fine and funky performances? Oh Yeah!

Oh and don’t worry if you’re not particularly musical, this gadget is so easy to master that you’ll be creating top tunes in no time, it’s even suitable for kids…so rock on!

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Available in 4 different flavours (cola, orange, cherry and blue raspberry), these Giant Gummi Bears are well, giant! Finish the whole lot in one sitting then your dentist is undoubtedly going to have a heart attack. Standing at 24cm tall and weighing in at a tooth decaying 2.3kg, if you’ve ever wondered what 12,600 calories look like in Giant Gummi Bear form, well wonder no more. Surely nobody could finish one of these in one go, could they?

We’ll skip all he bear jokes we could have thrown in here and keep this on track. A must have present for anybody with a sweet tooth, we’re loving the Giant Gummi Bears almost as much as we’re loving our children, and their far tastier too.

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If we were the keepers of the Oxford English dictionary (and we’re not, some smart types in Oxford we guess are), we’d sum the term Addictive up as: Ballz Cubed.

If after reading this review you go on to buy the Ballz Cubed, don’t come back on here and complain that we didn’t warn you. Here let us make this ultimately 110% sports star clear: Ballz Cubed will result in less productivity at work, you will become more popular as everyone will want a play but you may lose your social life as putting it down isn’t easy.

Now that we have the health warnings out of the way, well tell you exactly what Ballz Cubed is. Made of 216 individual magnetic balls, the aim of the puzzle is to function as many cool patterns as you can. Can you form the cube from scratch? Can you master the pyramid? Can you line them up so that you have 216 balls in a row making a kind of magnetic whip (oooeerrr missus)?

It’s somewhat sillily simple, you’ll wonder why you want to keep playing and your boss will hate you for taking them to work. We give you the Ballz Cubed, enjoy!

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Your mother probably told you that copying what people say in order to wind them up isn’t big, and isn’t clever. The Chatimal however repeats whatever it hears back in a very low or extremely high pitched voice, which we have to admit (sorry mum) is very, very funny.

Tipped by the toy experts to be a contender for toy of the year the cute looking Chatimal is simple to use, simply press it’s paw, he’ll listen for up to 30 seconds and then repeat what he’s heard with some hilarity, even if you spoke to him in french! This fury little chap is set to mimic the world… we apologize for the frustration he’s going to cause in advance.

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You might not think that such a simple low tech ball-through-maze game would be able to hold your attention for very long, but this thing is frustratingly addictive and will keep you playing for hours until you become lord of the sphere!

To master the addict-a-ball you must guide your ball through a huge array of challenges, over platforms, through arches, down holes, vertical roll through’s meaning you must twist and turn the ball up to 360 degree’s in order to reach your goal.

There are two versions available, the large has 138 numbered sections you have to work your way through with the travel version still sporting 100 numbered sections to conquer. But be warned, working your way through the labyrinth like structure is no easy task and if your anything like us, you will lose many hours from your day whilst trying to figure it out.

It’s great fun and makes a great present idea for almost anybody and it’s even more fun watching their frustration growing and growing. It will sit their taunting them like a chocolatier in a weight watchers meeting, much to your amusement we’re sure.

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Thankfully we don’t all think like the Japanese and try to make everything smaller otherwise we’d never have been given this delight of a lollipop. Whilst good things may come in small packages, we can happily confirm that great things come in MEGA sized packages!

75 times larger than a standard Chupa Chups Lollipop the Giant Chupa Chups Lollipop is certainly a bit of a mouthful (go on – we dare you to try it – you know you want to!). This ridiculously sized strawberry flavoured lollipop weighs in at a scale breaking 750g, with a 13″ circumference your dentist is going to have issues with you, lots of issues.

The Giant Chupa Chup is the daddy of all lollipops and is be the best piece of over-sized candy we’ve seen since we reported on the Giant Gummy Bear a few months back. A piece of heaven sent to us from the Chupa Chup gods, Willy Wonka eat your heart out, you didn’t have these in your magical Umpa-Lumpa filled factory now did you?

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The closest thing you girls are going to get to our masculine dreams is the Monkey Nail Blower, ready and waiting to blow your nails dry when you need him.

There is probably no cuter way to dry your nails than a little plastic monkey who is always ready and waiting to blast a stream of cool air onto your nails whenever you need him too. We do imagine a real baby monkey sitting on your dressing table and blowing your nails dry might possibly be cuter, but we do think your going to get into a lot of trouble for stealing monkeys.

The Blow Monkey Nail Dryer measures 11cm tall and is small enough to be taken with you on your travels, Requiring two AAA batteries which are provided this is definitely the next best thing to having that real monkey dry your nails for you. It’s extremely cute looking, it’s practical and the girls are just going to love it. that’s why we think it’s a perfect gift idea for any occasion.

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The Tao Digital Photo Keychain allows you to share photos with your friends without having to lug around a photo album, which is handy.

We all love to share our photographs with friends, family and loved ones but previously taking the photo album with you has been the only real option given technology hasn’t given us a handy solution for photographs on the move. This is where the Tao Digital Photo Keychain steps in and takes its well deserved bow, featuring it’s small yet pixel packed 1.5″ digital screen this portable digital photo album fills the gap nicely.

Available in black or red the Tao Digital Photo Keyring has an inbuilt 8mb memory which is enough to hold around 100 photographs. It’s 128×128 pixel screen displays your treasured moments with great clarity and it’s 4 hour battery life (when it’s switched on) means you will never be caught out in that next “do you have a picture of him / her / it?” moment.

Our gifting experts recommend loading the Tao Digital Photo Keyring with a photograph of yourself and giving to your loved one for a truly personalised gift that they will love.

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Thankfully some clever soul decided that earbuds didn’t have to be boring and came up with the Extraordinary Earbuds, which we think are pretty cool indeed.

So you spend hours making yourself look good only to step out of the house with your boring old earbuds? We don’t think so buster! The Extraordinary Earbuds have got you covered with a design to fit any ‘look’ your going for.

The Skull Earbuds complement the rock / punk look like Starsky complements Hutch. The Diamond Earbuds look completely bling with the Duck and Ladybird Earbuds adding a little colour and cuteness to any outfit. The Fly Earbuds complement the … erm .. well they make you look like you have a fly in your ear, but that’s pretty cool too.

Functioning like you’d expect a pair of earbuds to function the Extraordinary Earbuds come with 2 sets of silicone ear tips to fit both children and adults and are compatible with any portable music device with a headphone jack.

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Making long cold walks home at 2am in the morning a thing of the past, the Cash Stash Keychain is a nifty gadget which ensures you always have money for those unexpected emergencies.

Such a simple idea that will undoubtedly help at some point in your life. The Cash Stash Keychain is a waterproof, aircraft grade, aluminium keyring which keeps a bank note safety attached to your keychain.

We love this in concept, it’s a great idea and we in the office all have them now, but we have come across a few downsides which you should be aware of. If your anything like us you’ll have the tendency to realise drunkenly that you actually have another £20 to spend on drinks and finding yourself waking up in a taxi with an IOU stored nicely away in your Cash Stash which the taxi driver won’t accept, is well, slightly embarrassing.

Secondly is the fact that if you have a tendency to lose your keys, it’s even more gutting when you realise you’ve lost 20 quid that was stored away in your Cash Stash too.

However, we do believe the benefits of the Cash Stash outweigh the negatives and if you just don’t get too drunk (ahem), all will be well. A stylish and practical gift idea for almost everyone.

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Even without a purpose we found the NeoCube Alpha completely impossible to put down, so head our warning, this little puzzle is extremely addictive.

Composed of 216 individual high-energy rare-earth magnets (and who doesn’t love magnets), the NeoCube Alpha allows you to create literally hundreds of shapes and patterns.

We kicked things off by trying to create a cube, which isn’t as simple as it first appears. The pyramid was good fun to construct and then the girls in the office started making jewellery and … well we lost interest from there on in, but we’re told they look “fab!”

It maybe utterly pointless, but as pringles have taught us, once you pop, you just can’t stop.

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It turns out a Waboba is a ball, but not just any ball oh no. This isn’t a ball you just kick or throw. The Waboba Ball Pro bounces on water… somewhat like Jesus we’re told.

So OK, maybe Jesus bounced on the water, maybe he didn’t, but we think you get the idea. The Waboba Ball Pro bounces off the water like a fat man on a a space hopper – it makes no sense but it’s great fun.

Simply this years must have beach accessory, the Waboba Balls are made of polyurethane and have a Lycra coating which allows them to bounce off the water at great speed once you have perfected the technique. The Waboba ball pro succeeds the Waboba ball extreme and bounces much higher, further and faster than its predecessor.

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Long before we had The Tweenies, The Thimbles or The Teletubbies on television, we had a little man known as Morph to entertain us and if you don’t know already, he’s brilliant!

Back in 1977 Morph was born and instantly became a massive star. Emerging from artist Tony Hart’s wooden pencil box and speaking complete gobbledygook (you follow, right?), Morph won us over with his charm and not forgetting his ability to morph into almost anything!

The Make Your Own Morph Set comes complete with DVD, presented by Morph creator Peter Lord, showing you how to create your own Morph figure in simple steps using the provided Morph coloured Plasticine.

Complete with accessories, Morph comes along with a fake beard, a cricket bat and a wizard’s hat so you can truly recreate those special childhood moments. The Plasticine doesn’t dry out so Morph can be remodeled time and time again and if your lacking inspiration, the DVD comes complete with 15 classic Morph episodes to get the creative juices flowing.

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“In 50 meters I’m going to put on my most annoying voice and say ‘Is your short cut really faster when we get stuck in traffic like this, well, is it darling?” – If this sounds familiar, your going to love this!

We’re not entirely sure why we love this so much, if we wanted to be bossed around on a long car journey to the point of deliberately driving into a tree, we’d simply take the missus along with us. However the Sat Nag almost delivers a sense of nostalgia, taking us back to remember those stressful car journeys where the wife simply feels she knows much better than we do, what utter joy!

Put quite simply, its brilliant. Press the button on the front and a beautifully recorded woman’s voice will deliver one of many patronising Sat Nav type remarks, such as:

“I know you’re a man, but it’s been 35 minutes now, so can you please admit you’re lost and ask someone the way”.

“In 100 metres turn left. No right, err, no left. Sorry, I never can tell my left from my right”.

“In 100 meters I’m going to talk to you in that special voice, which should let you know you’ve upset me in some way that is bound to be your fault”.

We probably love this so much because they are so precise, we’ve all been there and we’re in no doubt we’ll be there again. The sat nag really will get you no where fast, but we figure if you press the button everytime wifey is giving you an earful, maybe she’ll get the hint.

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Some things in life are inevitable, it will always rain when you don’t have an umbrella, you’ll always wait 45 minutes for a bus – then two will turn up together, and bubble wrap just has to be popped, no human being alive can resist the temptation of bubble wrap.

Usually we only receive bubble wrap on those rare occasions when we receive a carefully wrapped parcel in the post or somebody else does and you nick it from them. Now though, you can get your bubble wrap fix 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

The Poptastic bubble wrap keyring delivers a deeply satisfying popping sound every time you press it, it never runs out and best of all, you can take it with you anywhere you go. Pure Genius!

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