One toy that the kids have been hankering after for a long time has been the Mr Potato Head as familiar from my own childhood and still ever popular thanks to Disney's Toy Story trilogy of films. Still made by Play school, there are now many variations on the theme. You can buy Mr and Mrs Potato head together in a duo pack, ones that look like other film characters like Spiderman or Optimus Prime, or you can stick to the original format. For someone older, I think the recognisable parodies of other characters are pretty cool if the gift recipient has a favourite franchise, and I can imagine that these are popular with older teens and people in their 20s and 30s who ...  Read the complete review

I remember a time - many years ago, when 'Mr. Potato Head' required a real potato - a humane use for the humble spud which didn't involve boiling or frying! No longer is this the case however, and the modern day version of the old-skool action figure comes complete with a 'fake potato' body. If you've never heard of Mr. Potato Head before, he's basically a plastic potato featuring a number of small holes, into which you can add all manner of facial features, body parts and accessories - ears, eyes, noses, feet, hats, even stethoscopes and sheriff badges - you name it, Mr. Potato has probably had it pushed into his torso at some point! - - - - - - - - - ...  Read the complete review

I think it is so important for children to have lots of different opportunities to play when they are growing up and so I made sure that my son didn't just have electronic toys to play with as I wanted him to learn to use his imagination. One present that he received from one of my friends as a Christmas present when he was two and a half was the Mr Potato Head silly suitcase and this product is being sold and still going strong now and so I thought that I would review it. The Mr Potato Head silly suitcase comes in a plastic case which is made from a clear plastic so you can see the contents inside straight away. It has a carry handle too and so you can ...  Read the complete review

As I child I always wanted one of these so for my daughter this Christmas I had to get her one. I picked the silly suitcase as it looked like hours of fun. On opening the suitcase I was surprised at actually how many pieces there were. There are different shoes, noses, arms, eyes lips and different whole outfits that you can create with the matching hats and even a shirt. You can even create a Police Man. My daughter is only one but she is able to change all of the pieces as they are really easy to select and change at random. All of the pieces are a good size and it is easy to find the matching parts. The only negative to this ...  Read the complete review