National Geographic Kids Magazine in on offer at Amazon Local with a 6 month subscription costing £9, and a renewal offer included of another £9, which is half the annual price. That makes your annual subscription £18 as compared to the regular £28.

• Instill a love of learning and reading with the National Geographic Kids Magazine

I really like the idea of this, actually. When we're at home and after some background noise, I often put animal programs on TV, because they're 'adult' my kids don't sit and watch them, but they do dip into them when something catches their attention, which I really like.

This takes the learning a bit further, with fun - there are stickers, my oldest will love it - and should make for a good hour or so every month. Then you can take the learning further in a way that suits you. I really like that idea!

Subscribers are free to cancel their direct debits at any time without affecting the initial 6 month Amazon subscription.

Thanks to owencutaja at HUKD

The complete Lost series 1 - 6 box set is on sale at Amazon for £33.22 for all six seasons. Now, whether the price is a reflection on the general population's opinion of the show or not, I couldn't say, but it is still a fantastic price for the boxset.

• Loose a lot of hours with Lost

Lost is actually the show responsible for me no longer watching series on TV, but waiting for them to come out as boxsets and then watching them all in one go, mainly over the winter months.  My husband and I, along with most of the rest of the Western world, watched the first few episodes, but the cliff hangers and drama of it were driving me crazy, so we decided to stop watching completely till it was available on DVD. Since then have come and gone two pregnancies, and come to stay two children, and we've kind of forgotten about it, but at this price, it may be worth revisiting.

Of course, there's been much ado about the ending, with some loving and some hating it, and - no spoilers please - I haven't a clue what happens, but that's kind of the point of watching it all.

The way this spring/summer is shaping up, this may be a good way to kill a whole bunch of rainy days and nights.

Thanks to cyberfred at HUKD

You may not be allowed to use your old toilet rolls in nursery schools anymore - health and safety, didn't ya know! - but you can still use them at home, as this here website shows with it's host of toilet paper roll crafts.

My 1st Years are no strangers to PlayPennies. We have in the past reviewed their apron, booties, and mother's day bear, all of which has been loved by reviewers.

Today we will be reviewing their personalised Teddy Bears, which are sold for £14.

My 1st Years has been around as a company since 2010, when they started making personalised baby gifts and clothes that were both stylish and affordable.

There's 36% off the Wooden Pattern Blocks and Puzzles from Toys of Wood. It's reduced from £10.99 to £6.99 for a 60-piece set.

• Build and play, back to basics

There's something great about building blocks and bricks, and when you get the TV switched off for long enough for them to really get into it, it's pretty amazing to watch children play and the imagination they can put into it is astounding.

This set doesn't take up much space, but with 60 colourful wooden geometric shapes packed in a wooden box with sliding wooden lid, it is easy to pack away and for children to take on their travels.

There are 12 suggested patterns are included with the toy. Children can copy these patterns or create their own.

It is sure to stimulate children's creativity and imaginative ability and also encourages them to share and concentrate.

Thanks to thomascorner at HUKD

The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn iPhone Apptivity Case is £9.99 at Amazon, reduced from £13.99, apparently. It's the same price at Argos, so if you want to click and collect you can do that, otherwise have it delivered at home for free.

• Protect your iPhone

I was given one of these when they first came out over a year ago - maybe two now? - but I didn't have an iPhone, so I gave it away. Now I have an iPhone I've often considered getting one because my children love my phone, and it's a constant fight keeping it away from them. It's a great little thing for protecting a really expensive phone.

The durable, rubber case holds the device behind a clear film to protect the screen while the easy-grasp handles are sized just right for baby to hold. The case itself is a toy too, as it has rattle beads on the handles and a mirror on the back.

The case is compatible with iPhone 1G, 3G, 3GS, 4G, 4GS and iPod Touch 2G, 3G and 4G.

They say that it helps improve the child's social and emotional development, hand-eye coordination, visual development and sound awareness. I don't know about all that, but I know it keeps 'em entertained while you're making dinner!

Thanks to nfreitas at HUKD

For my baby's first Christmas, I bought her the Daisy Pull Along Cow from Orange Tree Toys. As it happened, she took her first steps on Christmas day, and within a few weeks was toddling around confidently. For £13.61 Daisy the Cow is a really good buy.

Initially you can remove the rolling wheels which are held on by Velcro loops, and half of the pull string, turning Daisy into a soft toy. Add the two sets of wheels and the other half of the pull chord, and you have yourself a pull along toy. It's really very lovely.

The only thing that annoys me about this pull toy - as with a couple of others we have - is that the chord isn't actually long enough to do much with. You have to add another bit of string to it for my children to be able to hold onto it and have it touch the ground at the same time, which I think is a bit weird.

The other bonus of the removable wooden wheels is that the soft toy part can be washed, which is a huge bonus for a cuddle-slash-pull-along toy.

There is a little bell or something inside the cow so it has a slight jingle and it is very soft and extremely cuddly and friendly and both my girls have enjoyed it, but it is essentially a soft toy and now that my daughter is walking properly, she's less excited about pulling things behind her. It's a lovely little gift though and I don't regret buying it, and would happily give it to someone else as a gift too. There are a lot of other similar themed pull along toys to choose from too, if cows aren't your thing.

Ocado have a sale on gNappies at the moment, and until June 30th. The red and orange gPants, which normally sell for £14.95 are reduced to £11.21. They are also selling the disposable inserts for £17 for two packs of 32 (medium) or 40 (small).

• Be kind to the environment

gNappies are a one of a kind nappy system in the UK which gives parents the option of reusable or disposable nappy inserts, to go with the reusable gPants.  We've reviewed gNappies on PlayPennies, so you can read all about them.

Regular disposable nappies can take around 500 years to decompose in landfill, we're told, which is why gNappies came up with a disposable insert thats chemical and plastic free, and can biodegrade in your compost in 2- 3 MONTHS. Dirty nappies can be disposed of as you would regular nappies, but you can take comfort in the fact that they will be gone before your baby goes to school, rather than many generations later.

We've used gNappies for newborns, travel, and regular use, and love the ease of them.

Tesco are helping you get the kids outside in the glorious weather that's finally graced our lawns, by taking £30 off the Out There 3-in-1 garden playset.  If you've never ordered from Tesco Direct  before, you can also use the code TDX-9KJ6 to take £10 off a £50 spend, making the play set just £40 - half price, and awesome looking fun.

• Have fun in the sun*

Tesco reckon this self-assembled garden playset should take about 2 hours to put together, and weighs around 18kg.

The set features a swing, see-saw and trampoline for hours of outdoor fun, in the safety of your own garden.

You can jump, bounce and swing, just as you would in the park, but there's coffee on tap!

Made of 70% steel and 30% plastic, this durable playset is built for continuous, everyday use.

Thanks to xposure at HUKD

I'm not sure we're ever going to see a real summer again, but in the hope that we do, here are 10 easy camping dinners to sustain you in the great outdoors.

Oriflame is a Swedish, natural, innovative beauty brand that is sold through consultants and online. It's my favourite of all the bath, beauty and baby skin care products we've reviewed so far this year, and it is a surprisingly affordable product too.

We were sent the Baby Talc, Baby Hair And Body Wash and Baby Moisturising Cream to review, so read on to see how we got on with this still highly unknown brand. 

I'm never sure with the Book People whether anyone actually ever buys things at the rather exorbitant RRP prices, or whether those are just there to con wannabe savvy shoppers into thinking we're grabbing a huge bargain.

That's pretty much the case with the Bedtime Fun for Everyone Collection that's on offer today. They say the RRP on it is £60.50 but their price is £9.99 which is much mire like it! Add the code SIMPLE for free delivery too.

• Get ready for bed time with adventures and connection*

Bedtime Fun for Everyone Collection includes ten wonderful stories to share with your child as they drift off to sleep, including those from Julia Donaldson, Ian Whybrow, Jill Murphy and other well known names.

Including just the right combination of soothing stories and exciting tales, this collection will leave you well prepared when it comes to tucking the little ones in for the night.

Books in this collection are:

Bedtime Billy Bear
Dinosaur Sleepover
Peace at Last
Moon Rabbit
One Ted Falls Out of Bed
Say Goodnight to the Sleepy Animals
Room on the Broom
We Love Bunk Beds
The Shark in the Darkness
Whatever Next!

Thanks to Andywedge at HUKD

There's a Bank Holiday exclusive on at Debenhams at the moment where they're offering 10% off all purchases made by midnight Monday. The best news? It works on already discounted items.

Get a little something extra off at Debenhams

• Discount: 10%
• Expires: Midnight Monday
• Discount Code: MY47

A great example of where to use this is the VTech Pop Up Puppy Camera, which was originally £12. It has been reduced by 20% to £9.60.

Although the small print says it's not available on beauty & fragrance, electricals, experiences, handling and delivery charges, personalised wedding stationery, products from debenhamsplus.com, flowers Fred Perry, Baker by Ted Baker or concessions, it seemed to work just fine here, because it took another 96p off my order, reducing the Pop Up Puppy Camera to £8.64.

Delivery is currently free to all UK addresses, so all in, not a bad price for a fun little gift.

Thanks to cazzap06 at HUKD

How gorgeous is this? Obviously not ideal if you have kids with E-number issues, but wow! This would be so much fun. I think my daughter would love eating this rainbow pasta.

Amazon have blue and green coloured Trunki Tote Bags on offer for £5. They're reduced from £12.99 and have Amazon's standard free delivery option.

• Clean up the Trunki*

I actually just bought one of these, because I love our Trunki and it's been well used, but toys falling out of it is a potential problem when you open a stuffed Trunki and it can be a bit of a pain on a flight - one of those things you didn't really realise was a pain until you found out there was a solution for it. Brilliant.

The Tote Bag fits inside one half of the Trunki so you could have clothes and books in one half and all the toys packed into the tote on the other side. Perfect.

Alternatively you can clip it around the car seat in front of children and get them - at least try to get them - to keep their car toys tidy. It's also useful if you need to have toys in the car and when you're traveling. It's a lot easier to take a bag into Granny's house than to fish around under the drivers seat for something to entertain the smalls.

A most useful looking product. Can't wait to try it out!

Thanks to tasmir1 at HUKD

Our local children's centre has some amazing toys, and they've inspired many of our toy purchases over the last year or so, and this Noah's Ark from Orange Tree Toys* was one of them. Actually the children's centre's one was huge, and this is just a small version for £11.25.

The set is made up of 18 pieces, including Noah and Naamah (his wife), seven pairs of animals, the ship itself and a ramp to get onto the ship.

The seven pairs of animals are identical zebras, giraffes, elephants, bears, and crocodiles, then two monkeys with their arms in different positions and a male and female  lion. Noah and his wife are clearly different genders too. The hull of the ship opens for putting the animals in, and there's a small amount of space on deck.

Actually I find the size of the ship very frustrating. It could do with being a few millimetres wider so that when the ship is 'floating' you could put the ramp on it. At the moment, you just have to leave the ramp behind. Also, it's just big enough for all but two of the animals, so when it comes to storage, you can fill all the animals inside lying flat, bar two. It would have been ideal to be able to store the animals inside, but alas.

Another minor annoyance is that Noah and Naamah have faces printed on both sides of them. It would have been better to have a head of hair on one side and a face on the other.

Quality wise, however, they are really good. My daughter bangs Noah against the ark while he is 'building' it and so far no paint has chipped or wood chipped either. It's one of the cheaper Noah's Ark sets on the market and if you're not too worried about the details above, it's a pretty good buy, and my daughter loves the animals and loves pretending a flood is coming.

Initially this looks like a BOGOF offer, but it actually isn't. It's buy one of any of the toys, and get the SNAP game free. This game is worth £5.25 at Ocado, or £5.99 at Amazon. Seems like a great opportunity to stack up on some small gifts for parties, secret santas and so on, especially if you read on and see some of the ways you can benefit from it.

• Double up your snap

So you get the Snap game regardless of what you buy, so while you could get the most expensive toy, the Orchard Toys Giant Road for  £13.95 - it's £13.95 and up at Amazon - you could also buy the cheapest option, the Little Tractor Jigsaw for £4.95, and get both free. Two Orchard Toys for under £5 is not bad!

It's been so helpful to me to have a stack of toys in the cupboard, ready to go for the myriad of first birthdays we've had this year - seriously 2012 was a really high birth year in our area!

While the snap itself is probably more for older age groups, the cards are great for memory games for younger children too. My little one certainly loved play match and memory with her cards!

These will top up the cupboard nicely and should see us through the rest of the year.

Thanks to adslis at HUKD

Tesco have reduced the Airflow Bouncy Castle from £125 to £56.25. If you're a first time online shopper, you can also use the voucher code below to get another £10 off purchases over £50 (so you can use it for anything, not just this bouncy castle), bringing your total to £46.25.

Bounce about in the sunshine*

• Discount: £10
• Minimum Spend: £50
• Valid For: First time customers
• Discount Code: TDX-9KJ6

We've just recently bought a much, much smaller bouncy castle than this for our teensy little garden, which is just as well or I'd be tempted to put this up in the living room! My girls love jumping castles and anything that gets them active works well for me.

The bonus of this castle is that it comes with a pump for blowing up - no manual blowing, bonus. It continuously inflates and will continue to do so even if small pinholes occur in the castle.  There's a net around it so kids wont fall out, although there is a hole in one of the sides.

Maximum user weight for the Airflow Bouncy Castle is 68kg.
Thanks to pimpson at HUKD

Where have the days of leisurely lunches gone? I miss them, and am grateful they'll be back some day soon! In the meantime, here are 10 Restaurant Waiting Games For Kids. 

Did you know there was a Wallace And Gromit Board Game? Nope, me neither! And then, suddenly Amazon and Argos both had it on sale for £11.99. But Amazon being Amazon, that's no longer available and it's now over £20, so Argos has become your best choice, especially if you're local and can click and collect.

• Have fun and frustration with the Wallace and Gromit Board Game*

>Wallace & Gromit's Fleeced!: Sheep Rustling Game is a board game where players work their way around the streets seeking out fugitive sheep. Rustling them from their hideouts or from other players and herd them in long lines safely back home. But beware! Sheep rustling's a 'gambol'! The more sheep you rustle - the more other rustling rascals will have their greedy eyes on your flock.

The game is apparently beautifully crafted game piece's featuring your favourite characters.

It's for 2 - 6 players, aged 8 and over, and according to reviewers it is "Hours of fun and laughter", and "we haven't laughed so much in ages". That sounds great, doesn't it! Who doesn't enjoy a good laugh.