The Disney movie Big Hero 6 was a huge hit earlier this year, and Big Hero 6 merchandise is sure to be a very popular choice this Christmas. The main characters Baymax and Hiro are incredibly likeable, even loveable, and I'm sure every child would like their own Baymax watching over them.


Suitable for children aged 4 and over, when you lift up the Big Hero 6 Projection Baymax Toy's arm he speaks (using the original film voice) and projects images from the film onto his belly. At 26cm tall, he's big enough to reflect his 'real size' in the movie, but still small enough for a child to hold.

We've reviewed the 3 Transformers Beast Hunters DVD's as they've been released, and just in time for Christmas Hasbro have compiled all 13 of the Season 3 episodes plus the full length Predacons Rising movie into an amazing 5 hour 36 minute DVD box set. That's enough to keep any Transformers fan happy.

This is a fantastic giveaway with two prizes! Miles Kelly publish 80 different books in their '100 Facts Series' and two winners will be able to choose five books each from the range for their children this Christmas. The 100 Facts books have sold over 80 million copies to date, in more than 30 different languages.

To launch this year's Christmas Present Giveaways I have a Children's Christmas DVD. On Angel Wings is a new release from Kaleidoscope films. Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo (the author of War Horse) it retells the Christmas Nativity story as seen through the eyes of a child, Amos.

Voiced by a great cast including Sir Michael Gambon and Juliet Stevenson, Dominic Cooper and Colin McFarlane, On Angel Wings was aired last Christmas on BBC1 for the first time, and from November 2nd this certificate U film is yours to own on DVD and Digital Download.

A little while ago we were sent some Naturelly Jelly Juice to try and it was a much bigger hit than I expected.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans, gluten-free, Kosher and Halal, the Jelly Juice is 70% fruit juice with no added sugar or sweeteners, no artificial flavours or colours. Too good to be tasty? Not at all - we all loved it!


Naturelly's Jelly Juice is exactly what it says it is - a thickened juice that has the consistency of soft jelly. That's quite a novelty for a vegetarian, and jelly is usually a treat for my children too, so there was real competition over who had the last Jelly Juice.

On Tuesday this week I was invited down to London to visit the Headquarters of Guinness World Records to celebrate their birthday. I took my 2 younger children and 1 of my teenagers, and not only did it go well, it was actually Officially Amazing and records were broken!

As Winter draws in we all start spending more time indoors and looking to comfort foods to keep us warm. That's no different just because someone is a vegetarian, and cooking a main protein dish for someone who doesn't eat meat can be a daunting prospect for a carnivore.


We've a split of 4 vegetarians and 4 meat-eaters in our household. After over 30 years as a veggie, more than 20 of those raising my own veggie kids, I've tried and failed with a good few dishes. One dish which has proven consistently popular and makes everyone feel like I've gone to a lot of effort is the Vegetarian Beef Wellington. It's filling and tasty and a perfect veggie option whenever we go to the trouble to cook a joint of meat for the carnivores.

The 100 Facts books from Miles Kelly are bestsellers worldwide, translated into more than 30 languages and with over 80m copies sold so far. Suitable for readers aged around 7+, there are currently 80 different books. From Mummies, Birds, Bears or Armour to Horses, Bodies or Evolution, there really is something to cater to all tastes.


My 7 year old loves facts, he loves to share something interesting and surprise us all with his knowledge. He's interested in new technology and how things work, so I chose him 100 Facts Science and 100 Facts Inventions.

Aquabeads are very small round beads which become sticky once they have been made wet. When they're dry the glue sets and you can keep the creation you've made. The Aquabead Deluxe Set contains over 1200 solid beads. Aquabeads are great for making badges, photo frames and plaques and even 3D models such as boxes.


I'd heard about Aquabeads a long time ago but hadn't got around to trying them, plus the boxes were very pink, so I wasn't sure if my 5 and 7 year old boys would dismiss them as a 'girl thing'. Once you get past the box though, they're not really very pink at all....except for the pink ones.....

At the beginning of October LEGO released their 6th series of Mixels. I love Mixels because they're an entire character in a bag, with loads of special and rare and interesting parts, and they cost only £3 each! REAL pocket money prices.


Mixels are also great for treats, party bags and stockingfillers. Suitable for around age 6+, they're excellent value for the number of bricks and other elements included in the pack, and will fire any child's creativity because they're expected to take them apart and make their own creations.