I bought this Fireman Sam helmet for my little five year old son at Christmas, he is not particularly into Fireman Sam but loves anything to do with Firemen or police, so this seemed like a good present to buy for him, but was it ???

The helmet is made of an extremely sturdy plastic, it is very solid and will not crack or snap if dropped.
It is a bright banana yellow colour with a small circular Fireman Sam badge on the front.

There is a velcro strap that can be adusted to fit your child, I found this a little rough and after a few uses we stopped using it as it was chaffing my boys neck.

On the top of the helmet there is a small round button, if you press it you will hear Fireman Sam speaking or a clip of the theme tune. The button is easy to find and appealing for little fingers, so after half an hour of hearing Fireman Sam saying he "better stabalise Jupiter" it does get a little tiresome, for the Adults at least. There is a small switch on the underside that can turn the sound function off and believe me after a while you will be using it.

The helmet takes 3 AA batteries, these fit into a little box underneath the helmet, these do come included when you first buy it.

My little boy has loved playing with it, he pretends he is a fireman and rushes to save cats down wells and people trapped in burning houses (usually me being dragged off of the sofa because it is on fire). It has inspired him to use his imagination and think of the things Firemen do when they are at work. As he is not a fireman Sam fan, the sounds and sticker are not an important part of the helmet and he would probably have liked a plain one just as much, but for Sam fans this will really add excitement to their play.

The helmet cost £19.99 from Toys R Us, although you can get it on amazon for £16.99. It is quite expensive and in hindsight I probably could have bought a whole outfit with helmet for that much money, but he has had so much fun with it and continues to play with it so I have to say it was a good buy.