Toys

So your little one’s birthday is coming up but you are at a loss for ideas on what to get him/her? Well, if the kid is still young enough to settle happily for a plush toy, how about these Cuddly Pandas?

These Cuddly Pandas are just too cute for words. We’ve only just managed to photograph them - it was an absolute nightmare distracting our designer so we could steal them back and move them to the studio. And who can blame her? Those big soppy eyes, cute furry panda faces and fur coats that are softer than soft (we’re talking about the toy, not the designer) make them almost impossible to put down. Well, if you’re lucky enough to bring them home you won’t have to. You could quite easily fall asleep on them, face squashed against their plush ears. Patch The Panda and Little Patch are sold separately, and, while it would be a shame to split them up, we’re sure you’ll take good care of them.

Patch the Panda is going for £29.99, while Little Patch the Panda has a smaller price tag of £14.99. At least you don’t have to pick up after their poop.

For those of you who haven’t checked your calendars lately, this Saturday is the Fourth of July, that patriotic American holiday celebrated with fireworks. I’m sure most people in the U.S.A. know where they are going to spend their evenings that day, but Sega Toys Japan has figured out a way to put fireworks indoors.

This device is known as the Uchiagehanabi, and I have no idea what that translates to. It can projects the images of fireworks on the wall and the ceiling.

Some of the firework images are 1.5 meters wide, and it they have all the proper sound effects including the booms and dramatic suspense. They also have fifty-five patterns of various sizes and colors, and creative ways of making unique displays. Hopefully, you can make some very spectacular grand finales.

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This next product is for those who had those Stephen J. Channel TV-action dreams in the early eighties. I’m talking about The A-Team, The Greatest American Hero, even 21 Jump Street. The Silverlit Heli-Mission SWAT truck is a fully functioning RC car with a bonus inside.

Not only is this SWAT truck feature bells and whistles of sirens, but the roof opens up to reveal a helicopter inside. There is a launch platform that rises, and the chopper takes to the air!

One can only assume that the helicopter is as remote controlled as the truck itself. However, if you notice the YouTube clip after the jump, there doesn’t appear to be any footage of the helicopter landing back in the SWAT truck. You should definitely watch the clip anyway, for the music alone. You got to love those 80s action flick music.

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Forget about the yellow rubber duckie that most people bring with them to the bathtub - the Yellow Submarine Radio requires no imagination on your part as it feeds your ears with news and the latest songs from the local airwaves, and doubles up as a bath time toy for you to fool around with when the going gets boring. This is one of the coolest waterproof gadgets around, measuring 6″ long while featuring an On/Off switch, an AM/FM selection button in the rear, a propeller tuning dial and a rubber sealed battery compartment that is powered by a trio of AAA batteries. The Yellow Submarine Radio is currently going for $24.95 a pop.

Star Wars fans will definitely find the following 3D Star Wars Starfighter Kites something worth purchasing, especially for those who live in the northern hemisphere where summer’s here, which means spending plenty of time outdoors with family and friends to enjoy the nice, warm sun before the chill of autumn and winter sets in.

Each ship is presented in all the kite detail that kites can provide. You can choose from either Luke’s X-Wing, Vader’s Tie Fighter, or Han’s Millennium Falcon (hey, he won it fair and square). Imagine the peaceful, floaty dogfights as Darth chases Luke in the trench of a cloudy-made Death Star, with Han zipping in and taking Darth down. Just like the movies, but a lot more relaxing. We love it, the Alderaanians loved it, and so will you.

Imagine having kite fights with these, where fierce battles are not decided by turbo lasers but the sheer sharpness of crushed glass pasted across the entire length of the kite’s line. The 3D Star Wars Starfighter Kites will retail for $39.99 each.

I’m sure most of you have seen action-film director McG’s take on Warner Brothers popular franchise with Terminator: Salvation. I’m sure you just love the scene where Christian Bale is attacked by a whole fleet of helicopters that look like terminator heads.

Oh, you don’t remember that scene? Me neither. Well, if you want to act out your own version, feel free to purchase many Bladez Terminator Salvation Flying Skulls.

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Kids absolutely love making a din, and if your house has kids and it is too quiet for comfort, you can bet your bottom dollar that they’re up to something. Why not get the GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab to augment their latent musical abilities? This device helps them learn more about sound and electronics without coming across as boring, offering up to 59 projects in total. The GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab will enable your little one to learn how to build various devices like a rhythmic sound generator, a digital voice recorder, an electronic parrot, a voice alarm and a voice changer among others.

All the components for these projects are permanently installed on the GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab; all your little ones will have to do is connect them in the proper sequence using the connection wires. The project guide will not only show them the order of the wires, but also explain how the different electronic parts (transistor, capacitor, resistor, etc) are actually working. Your kids will start with the GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab and learn so much they will quickly ease into a career designing layered sound effects for Skywalker Sound. Trust us.

Sounds (no pun intended) like $49.99 well spent, this!

Folks who have had given the Rubik’s Cube a go will know just what a frustrating experience it was, but the satisfaction you get from solving it sure beats just about anything else (OK, maybe not but you get the idea). Here’s an updated version to help you end up with frazzled hair - the Rubik’s Mirror Blocks Cube that has different sizes to solve, so if you think having a good personal time includes going mad, be my guest to fork out $19.99 for this.