This is a great gift for anyone, personally as I will be going off to uni I'll treasure mine more than ever. It was a Christmas present from my 5 year old brother, he's just started primary school and underneath they have a hidden tiny slip of paper on which he wrote "i love you" with a flower and a stick person. It had taken me a while to realise that was there and when I did it was amazing. It's nice to hide a special message inside for a loved one, especially if you don't see them so much or one of you is going away. It comes in some pretty funky packaging. A cardboard box that resembles a Chinese takeaway and the inside is brightly patterned, and inside the  Read the complete review

I accidentally became a collector of Momiji dolls after a throwaway comment one day while waiting in the queue at Waterstones. As we passed a row of little dolls I mentioned in passing to my goddaughter "Oh, aren't they cute?" She then gave me a Momiji doll for my birthday that year, and for every Christmas and birthday and Mothers Day since she has presented me with a new one. I now have nine! Momiji dolls are made from quite weighty hard resin, they are about 4-5 inches tall, though the height of each different doll varies. They are usually Japanese, sometimes Chinese in style. They used to be packaged in clear plastic packets ...  Read the complete review