As winter draws in and the weather gets colder we are all on the lookout for nifty ways to stay warm whilst on the move and this is where the Mini Hottie Hand Warmer really comes into its own. Cold hands can be left with the Eskimos with up to 45 minutes of heat is delivered within seconds by simply squeezing on the disc which floats around inside this special formula. And the best thing? Well it’s reusable meaning you can use it to get heat on the move time and again.

Ideal As: Stocking Fillers, Christmas Gifts, Mothers Day Presents

To celebrate the match made in heaven partnership, Firebox have launched a range of 100% cotton Lego Star Wars T-Shirts, all officially licensed by Lucusfilm and emblazoned with an iconic Star Wars character, each given the legendary Lego treatment. Wearing a Lego star Wars T-shirt does make you slightly geeky we’re arfraid to have to tell you, but more adults today buy Lego Star wars than children and this says a lot about the cult statur that this partnership has achieved.

Ideal As: Birthday Gifts, Fathers Day Presents, Gifts For Him.

Just what are Chatimals? Imagine for a moment if you will an experiment involving a hamster, a parrot and a truck load of helium… well you won’t be too far wrong. If when you were young (or even now your older…) you ever played that little game where you somewhat frustratingly repeat exactly what someone says to you continuously, then we would like to introduce you to your new best friend. The Chatimal is tipped by the toy experts to be a contender for toy of the year.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Children’s Toys, Stocking Fillers.

If Peter Pan has taught us anything, it’s that you have to believe in fairies otherwise their magical powers fade away and their little lights go out… So we ask you, do you believe in fairies? We know you’ll answer yes as you don’t want to kill off Tinkerbell now do you, but even the most sceptical of you will be believing after you lay your eyes on the Flitter Fairies. As if by magic your Flitter Fairies will take to the air in a very magical fashion giving a very sweet illusion of them flying around you under their own control.

Ideal As: Gifts For Her, Birthday Presents For Girls, Xmas Gift Ideas

Dave The Monkey literally interacts with the people around him through the clever use of a remote control that you can keep hidden away in your hand out of sight, making Dave look like a very clever Monkey indeed. He has a gesture, an emotion or a sound for every occasion and you can literally make it look like he is communicating with the people around him. He laughs, he cries, he sleeps, he nods his head and so much more, Dave literally takes on a personality of his own.

Ideal As: Gifts For Children, Christmas Gifts, Xmas Presents

Your beautiful little butterfly remains still until you tap the top of the jar or make a noise where it suddenly bursts into life, fluttering around inside the jar in a most realistic fashion. It’s the stop, start motion that you’ll know all so well if you have ever done this as a child that really makes you start to wonder if they are mailing out real butterfly’s inside jars! The magic happens through the use of some fine wire attached to the metal lid which contains two AA batteries.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Unusual Gifts, Mothers Day Gifts

It’s simple to manage; all you need is the USB Tape Express connected to your computer, pop your cassette in and let the software do the rest. Burn your precious sounds onto CD and transfer them to your MP3 player or iTunes. The USB Tape Express is compatible with most audio tapes, including C60, C120 and chrome. Neat and compact you could totally re-live your youth by using it as a portable cassette player, just get some massive headphones and a pair of hi-tops for true retro style! People won’t laugh, honest!

Ideal As: Birthday Gifts, Gadgets, Christmas Gifts.

The My Scratch Map is a travellers dream as it allows you to scratch off all the places you’ve been to thanks to the gold foil layer that makes up the image of the world. Been to the Bahamas? Scratch it off and hang your map somewhere people will see, it’s a great little conversation starter. The map itself measures approximately 53cm (H) x 89cm (W) and is of very good quality. You simply scratch off the foil layer using the edge of a coin like you would a scratch card to reveal the gorgeous detail underneath.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Christmas Gifts, Anniversary Gifts

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, it’s all pleasure and pain! 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! Pitch and tempo are adjustable as you’d expect with such a clever gadget.

Ideal As: 21st Birthday Gifts, Musical Gifts, Toys & Games

Big Trak was at it’s time, the height of toy technology. This 6 wheeled retro beast has an integrated 23 button keypad which allows you to program where the Big Trak will venture. Forward 10 lengths, turn right, forward 5 lengths, turn left… With a memory that can remember up to 16 individual commands and a loop mode to repeat your actions over and over again, can you even imagine how excited we were? Made from the same moulds as the original model the Big Trak is a magnificent gift for all retro toys fans.

Ideal As: Gifts For Him, Fathers Day Presents, Xmas Gifts For Men

If we wanted to keep this product really simplistic, we’d simply tell you that the Musucbags are sleeping bags that have arms and legs. We wouldn’t tell you that the wearing the Musucbag you can withstand temperatures of -13°C, we wouldn’t tell you that the suit lining is made from soft-touch nylon and padded with uprated Polyester Hollow Fibre Bonded filling (fancy eh?) and we certainly wouldn’t tell you that in comparison to the Selk bag which you may have heard of, this is the Ferrari of wearable sleeping bags.

Ideal As: Outdoor Gifts, Birthday Presents, Christmas Gifts

If you have ever wanted to reenact some of your favourite star wars jedi movie moments yet had just a little too much self respect to go and actually buy yourself the costume to wear around the house, this is what you have been looking for. Reenact away safe in the knowledge that if anybody witnesses, you retort “just got out of the bath, with you in a moment…” heh heh heh. “When 900 years old, you reach… Look as good, you will not.”, frankly Yoda should have bought himself this bathrobe and look good he would have.

Ideal As: Gifts For Him, Fathers Day Presents, Xmas Gifts For Men

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 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.

Ideal As: Birthday Presents, Stocking Fillers, Xmas Gifts

The T3 Solar Robot harnesses the awesome power that is the sun, meaning no batteries or chip fat are required. Once you’ve figured out how to put it together it will burst into life and roar across your desktop whilst you scream at the top of your lungs “it’s aliiiivvveee!!!”, at least that’s what happened in our office anyway.The perfect gift for that kid or big kid that keeps taking things apart to see how they work and educates an Eco friendly message, what more could you ask for?

Ideal As: Christmas Present Ideas, Boys Toys, Gifts For Men

These wafer-thin, touch-sensitive guitars contain some pretty fancy ActiveGraphicsTM electronics so you can crank out chords and riffs with ease or play along to a number of preloaded, fully licensed tracks without any of that elusive talent malarkey, feigning musical competence has never been easier! The freestyle mode is briliant, but not for the untalented as it allows you to strum away to your hearts content and almost acts as a real guitar would with fantastic sound quality thanks to the built in speaker.

Ideal As: Gifts For Men, Birthday Gifts, Christmas Gifts