Whenever we go on a day out, there is usually a gift shop selling little novelty toys at pocket money prices. I can usually persuade the kids to get an ice cream rather than a toy these days as they know these toys are pretty short lived, but they managed to con my sister into buying these on one trip out, and also got them as a stocking filler present from their grandma last year. The cost of these is usually between £1.50 and £2 depending on where you see them. Gift shops can be more expensive as they know that they have a captive audience. The toys are usually reptiles in green plastic, but you can also get more vivid shades like the orange one ...  Read the complete review

My son recently went to a party where one of his party bag gifts was a Tobar Animal Tongue Rollers. I had never heard of Tobar Animal Tongue Rollers before, but my son was completely smitten with it as soon as he received it. As I've said, I didn't buy this myself, but I have seen that it is possible to buy this product on Amazon for £1.50, which I think is a pretty good price really.....although a little expensive to be putting in 20 party bags! The Tobar Animal Tongue Rollers that my son has is a little cute turtle that is made of a rubbery material which is quite soft and squidgey - and very squeezable. It is quite a small toy but it's a nice size toy for a ...  Read the complete review

I have always encouraged my son to help with jobs around the house simply because he enjoys helping out with the odd thing but also because I think it is a great way to instil some responsibility in them. When I lived at home I literally did nothing for my Mum because I was never encouraged to do so as she was a house wife but I want my son to grow up helping out and feel it is something he will then take on when he moves out as well. I give my son a couple of pounds pocket money every couple of weeks which is separate to the money I pop in his bank each month as I think it is important for a child to actually see money they receive sometimes and think of ways to ...  Read the complete review

Well another essential item that my kids had to have from Hawkins Bazaar, this time while out shopping with their auntie. Hawkins Bazaar is a store full of novelty things with plenty of pocket money priced toys. The Animal Tongue Roller was bought from there for about £1.50 a while ago. There's not alot to them really, they just pull tongues. These brightly coloured animals are palm sized, made of rubber and squeezy with an inflatable curled up red tongue. There are a few 'animals' to choose from and the length varies depending but only by a couple of centimetres. We had the frog and he's 7cm long, but they also had others such as snails, frogs, lizards, ...  Read the complete review