These 2+ toys make an interesting addition to the repertoire. Ranging from a build-and-play plane (£19.99 on Amazon) to a variety of smaller creatures like the Ladybird and Caterpillar, these kits will sustain the Christmas Day pleasure of unwrapping/unpacking and creating something out of nothing just a little longer.

A lovely quality book with a range of Christmas-themed activities that should fill a few rainy afternoons, and I think it’s always nice to keep Christmas craft projects to use as decorations in future years. Just make sure you have time to sit down with your child to provide help, because it will be needed.

A fabric covered photo album with six ‘frames’ to hold photos capturing the highlights of your baby’s first Christmas: Christmas morning, presents, family, dinner etc. The album is held closed by a velcro ribbon and each frame has a plastic insert to protect your photos and keep all your memories safe and sound.

This set of 12 Horrid Henry stories is read with real humour and verve by Miranda Richardson, and Flea could easily follow the story when we were in the car. The humour is pretty broad and generally involves Henry destroying things, which caused Flea to make a noise I’ve never really heard before – but I think it might have been a bona fide “chuckle”. She loves Horrid Henry and now desires nothing more than a set of Horrid Henry stories and a pyjama set for Christmas.

Three excellent additions to the children’s TV stable, theses DVDs mean that you need never again be at the mercy of the CBeebies schedule. Each title is well over an hour long and – with extras – represents great value for money.

This is a simple card game that if played enough will probably teach children the basic facts about countries of the world. In our house, it will probably get most play in the run-up to exams, as it’s not really great for playing with children of different ages. Still, if you’re looking for a nice quality game that’s more educational than snap this is probably the one for you.

I can imagine this Reindeer Poo in a box being a real fun novelty Christmas gift for kids and adults alike. The price is reasonable and the profits made from it’s sale help to Support the Natural History Museum and it’s fantastic research into conserving the biodiversity of our planet.

My Perfect Christmas is beautiful personalised book. It made us feel warm, fuzzy, and festive inside. We all enjoyed the pictures, the story and the sentiment behind the book. To receive in time for Christmas, order before 14th December.