Christmas gifts

We've scoured the web for tons of gift-inspiration for you. Enjoy this selection of toys, clothes and personalised gifts for the under fives.

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Toys

Farm activity cube

By Vertbaudet
Age from 6 months
Price £11.99
Buy www.vertbaudet.co.uk

What it is With the little pig, cow, hen and donkey, baby's senses will be stimulated by lots of fun sounds: rustling paper, squeeks, etc. In ultra-soft, machine washable towelling.

Why we like it A chunky, ultra-soft activity toy that just shouts to be played with. No need to wrap it as it comes in a small gift box

Baby whoozit

By Manhattan Toy company
Age from 3 months
Price £8.99
Buy www.babyworld.co.uk

What it is This soft velour Baby Whoozit toy features bright colours and high-contrast patterns, rattles, squeakers, a mirror and crinkle paper for maximum visual, tactile and auditory stimulation.

Why we like it It takes babies a while to discover all the many features of the Baby Whoozit, there's just so much to discover! It attaches to most buggies, car seats, carriers and cot sides - so it's an ideal toy to keep your baby amused wherever you go.

Tomy Discovery Dome

By Tomy
Age from 12 months
Price around £39.99
Buy www.babyworld.co.uk and all good nursery shops

What it is This toy takes play gyms and activity tables to a new level! It's a portable playhouse filled with activities especially designed to develop hand-eye coordination and introduce colours, shapes and numbers through play creating a world that kids will love to explore.

Why we like it Its versatility - it's several toys rolled into one so offers your child zillions of hours of fun. We also like its portability - it folds flat in seconds - so good to take to Granny's but also easy to store.

Play-doh for budding chefs

By Hasbro
Age from 12 months
Price around £12.99
Buy www.hasbro.co.uk

What it is The Play-Doh Meal Makin' Kitchen contains everything for the under fives to play at cooking and baking safely using Play-Doh as the main ingredient. Just the right size for small hands, the kit contains a cooker, frying pan, toaster, cooking tools and preparation table together with lots of food moulds and clever ways of creating toppings. There are also pots and pots of Play-Doh and 10 recipe cards.

Why we like it Anything that introduces tots to preparing and enjoying food is a good idea. Role play toys are also wonderful for imaginative play. Just stand in the next room and listen while your little ones act out The Dinner ladies!

Bubble DVD and console game

By Bright Things
Age from 2 years
Price around £60 includes 1 game, extra games £17
Buy Available from most good toy shops

What it is Bubble is a DVD games console designed for pre-school children. The games are based on television favourites such as Noddy, the Fimbles and the Tweenies and aim to get children learning about numbers, words and music. The console is a wireless device that links up to your TV and DVD.

Why we like it An interactive leap forward this toy provides real edutainment so it's better than just simply watching TV. The makers have involved a barrow-load of educationalists to produce this DVD - so this is a right little learner!

Brio Pram Toy

By Brio
Age from 6 months
Price around £6
Buy www.toys-express.co.uk

What it is The toy features a rabbit with a gentle bell sound and rustling ears, an unbreakable baby mirror and a carrot. Can be hung on a pram using the child friendly plastic clips.

Why we like it A traditional pram toy at a great price. We like the mirror as babies are fascinated by themselves, the quirky looking carrot is great too!

Huggybuggy mini vehicle pack

By Huggybuggy
Age from 6 months
Price £9.75 for pack of two
Buy www.babyworld.co.uk

What it is Multi-award winning vehicles are made from natural, flocked foam rubber which makes them squeezable, soft and fuzzy!

Why we like it There are so many reasons! They develop colour recognition and provide visual stimulation; they feel great to little fingers and are soft spongy, strong and incredibly durable; they're made from a renewable resource, not plastics or chemicals, they're completely safe and non-toxic. They're also almost completely biodegradable!

Laugh & Learn Musical Learning Chair

By Fisher Price
Age From 1 year
Price £29.99
Buy www.argos.co.uk

What it is Baby's magical musical chair packed with activities. A clock to teach numbers and counting, a lamp teaches colours and opposites and an activity. book teaches animals. When baby sits on the chair, music and fun sound effects are activated.

Why we like it A brilliant toy cum piece of furniture for teaching children to sit down and learn long before their first day at school!

Mookie Trike

By Mookie
Age from 10 months
Price £39.99
Buy www.babyworld.co.uk

What it is An innovative, thoughtfully designed tricycle from Mookie that grows with your child and includes safety features that means it's suitable from 10 months. Starting with the harness frame in place and the fold-down footrests for little legs, your baby is secure and comfortable. You push and steer the trike using the removable control handle - the pedals are disengaged. As your baby grows, remove the harness frame and use the just the seat belt, and eventually, no seat belt at all! As they learn to pedal, you can stop steering, engage the pedals remove the parent handle altogether.

Why we like it Zander and Finn our Chief product testers have tested this toy relentlessly, so we know everything about it and can, hand-on-heart, highly recommend it! Read their full review here

Imagine Sounds Interactive Playhouse

By Little Tikes
Age from 18 months
Price £179.95
Buy www.johnlewis.com

What it is An interactive playhouse with electronic sensors that magically trigger different sounds and voices to invite play and stimulate make-believe in every corner of this charming house. An electronic ringing phone and doorbell deliver more than twenty different sounds and voices.

Why we like it Once you've decided to invest in a playhouse why not push the boat out and go for the top-of-the-range? This one will certainly make the neighbours jealous and we reckon your child may prefer to live here!

Learning Through Play Rocking Snake

By Boots
Age from 18 months
Price £27.00
Buy www.boots.co.uk

What it is A rocking ride on this fun & colourful snake!

Why we like it Very sensual and soft to touch, toddlers immediately grab the crown to hold onto. It's quite low to the ground and the wooden base makes it sturdy to ride.

Stick-a-word

By Stick-a-word
Age from 9 months
Price £9.99
Buy www.babyworld.co.uk

What it is A handy collection of 55 stickable words to encourage your child's word and number recognition. Cleanable removable and re-stickable.

Why we like it Re-stickable, fun and easy to use. We like the idea of your toddler trying to put one on the cat, Daddy and any other objects he's learnt how to say!

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