John Adams Chocolate Coin Maker

This toy enables you to melt, wrap and stamp your own chocolate coins or medals. It is aimed at children aged 6+ My 8 year old daughter saw this product advertised on television and kept asking for it. I resisted for a while since I imagined that it would be another one of those fancy, over-marketed toys that would only get used once. Eventually I bought it for her and I have to say I have been pleasantly surprised. I paid £14.99 for it from the local Toymaster shop, but it is possible to pay a bit less if you order online. Refill packs of wrapping foil, chocolate and net bags cost around £5.99 but you can easily substitute ordinary kitchen foil and a bag ...  Read the complete review

My son spends a fair bit of his time watching programmes on Nickelodeon. Well lets face it Sponge Bob can be entertaining from time to time. I quite enjoy the peace and quiet actually as it gives me a chance to get a well earned cup of tea and a sit-down for a few minutes in the relative tranquillity of my kitchen. The only issue I have with this channel is that it tends to be inundated with adverts for kiddies toys most of which are a load of old rot in my opinion. We were watching this a few weeks ago and I had promised my son a new toy as he had been given an excellent school report. (I know the pressure on them starts early these days doesn't it). Anyway he was ...  Read the complete review