ALERT! ALERT! Asda have taken 25% off all LEGO City toys - so if you're a LEGO City fan you need to get yourself over there ASAP!

• Click HERE for all things LEGO City *

I've written a LOT of LEGO City deals since writing for PlayPennies, and in my head I've built an AWESOME LEGO City.

I've got a harbour with boats, I've got houses, all of the emergency services are covered and the police man keep an eye on the robbers who, occasionally, roam around; I've got forests complete with forest rangers and a wild bear!

There are still a few bits and pieces I don't have though: a LEGO City Garbage Truck (rather necessary for a bustling LEGO City!), a LEGO City Fire Plane - I've got the fire truck and fire station, the fire plane would be a rather awesome addition.

Lucky for my imaginary LEGO City they are both included in this Asda 25% off LEGO City offer; hurrah!

I've just spotted a LEGO City Gold Mine - how awesome would that be to own!  Your very own gold mine!  It would attract tourists to your LEGO City, along with investment too.  Just marvellous.

You can arrange to collect your LEGO City bargains from your local Asda store, or you can part with a couple of extra pounds and have them delivered to your door instead.

Thanks to aboffey at HUKD

Tesco are selling packs of two jersey cot bed sheets for £5.60, the original price was £8.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Tesco Loves Baby jersey cot bed sheets*

I'm sure you know, by now, that I have a bit of a 'thing' for bedding.  Whether it's my own or my children's, I like there to be lots of sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers all neatly ironed and folded in the airing cupboard.

This comes from having learned, during my parenthood years, that you can never have too many spare sets of bedding ready and waiting to be put on the bed at a moment's notice.

There are few things worse than having a child with wet bed sheets and discovering, when you go to get dry ones, that the few you have are all in the wash.  You'll always get through more than you think you will and sheets, particularly lovely soft jersey ones, can be expensive to accumulate.

Tesco to the RESCUE! This pack of two cosy jersey sheets are machine washable, can be tumble dried and are a natural colour so it doesn't matter if you don't know whether you're buying for a blue or pink arrival (or already arrived!)

All the usual Tesco delivery blurb applies - instore collection is free, standard delivery will cost you an additional £3.

Thanks to Jessyca88 at HUKD

Asda are selling this Whack A Mole Mania game for £7.19 rather than its £14.97 full price.

• Click HERE to take a look at Whack A Mole Mania *

Whack A Mike Mania is a new spin on the traditional Whack A Mole game - if it's anything like the original mole smacking game, tons of fun is absolutely guaranteed!

Here's what you need to do: grab a mallet and bash the lever at the base of the play set. With every wallop, moles fly out of the molehill and onto the ground, which you then have to catch with your mallet that has special mole-catching powers.

If you're the first player to fill your mallet with moles, causing your 'mallet' mole marker to reach all the way to the top, you WIN!   There are three different levels of play, so you can adapt it to suit the whole family; awesome!

My youngest son Edward would have loved this a couple of years ago; we used to spend hours playing Whack A Mole at the local soft play place when he was smaller.  Aside from all the giggling it produces, it's a fab game for developing hand eye coordination, along with honing your reflex speed too.

Thanks to taswir1 at HUKD

Get yourself over to Debenhams and you'll be able to pick up a Vtech Smartphone Panda for £7.56.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Vtech Smartphone Panda *

I usually have a lot of respect for Vtech and their toys - in fact, my very first PlayPennies post was a Vtech something or other. I wonder if a Vtech something will be my last too, I write about them often enough, so the chances are good! - but I can't help thinking they've sold their toy souls to the devil with their Smartphone Panda.

Billed as a combination of protective smartphone cover and cuddly friend, the Smartphone Panda is, apparently, the ideal companion for your baby - why on EARTH would you give your smartphone to your baby?

Toddler, I can get - the Doodebuddy app has kept my youngest son amused for many an hour - but BABY?!

The Smartphone Panda also comes with a convenient strap to keep it attached to a pushchair or car seat, and there are six Vtech learning activities (apps to the normal man on the street!) available to download and will teach animals, shapes, body parts and more - because baby's in pushchairs and prams are into that sort of thing.  You can do other things, like create an avatar for your child, make movie clips and take screen shots to show friends and family too. 

Smartphone Panda's original price was £15, now he's £8.50, but with discount code CK43, he's yours (if you like this sort of thing) for £7.56 and delivery is free too.

Thanks to xposure at HUKD

At 2.11am on Tuesday just gone, Coleen Rooney gave birth to her second son, Klay Anthony.

I can't say I'm overly fond of the name they've chosen for him (but then who cares?! It's none of my business and if they like it, that's all that matters) and I can't help but wonder whether they've got a Kardashian 'k' thing going on.

All is well with mum and baby; Wayne broke the news on Twitter (such a good conforming celebrity), tweeting:

"Our Beautiful Son Klay Anthony Rooney was born at 2.11am, Weighing 7Ib 11.5 oz. Both Klay and Coleen are fine..... We're all delighted!!"

That was followed by a tweet from Coleen and some snaps for the family album...shared with the Twitterverse, of course.

Klay was born at the Liverpool Women's Hospital, where Coleen had been admitted over the weekend, after revealing that she was past her due date and was having trouble sleeping.

Klay could be baby number two of three or four, if Coleen has her way.  She's also admitted to wanting a large family and said she'd be more than happy being a full-time mum.

If you head over to Red House you'll be able to pick up an Usborne First English Dictionary for £3.99, rather than its full list price of £9.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Usborne First English Dictionary *

I love Usborne books, and I love dictionaries too. I have a bit of a thing for reference books in general, but dictionaries and thesauruses (or is it thesauri?!  Or just thesaurus for singular and plural?!  Perhaps I should look in my dictionary!) really do it for me.

The Usborne First English Dictionary is features pages and pages and pages of lively and funny illustrations that demonstrate the meanings of each word. Those pages contain over 2,500 words and definitions, and suggestions for alternative words too, along with example sentences to show how to use those words in the correct context, and over 700 internet links.

Single item delivery will cost you an additional £2.95, unless something else takes your fancy and your order tips into the £15 free delivery bracket.

Happy looking up words!

If you have a Monster High fan in your family, then get yourself over to Tesco and see whether or not there are some Monster High bits and pieces they'd like - there's currently a 25% discount on selected items.

• Click HERE to see the Monster High bargains *

You have to have children of a certain age to have even the vaguest clue about Monster High.  A quick bit of Googling (what did we do pre-Google?!) will reveal that they are a cast of characters created by toy giant, Mattel.

They are the offspring, or descendants, of various well-known characters from horror stories, such as Dracula, Medusa, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Werewolves and Zombies.

The age guidance is six years plus and as my youngest son is almost seven, I haven't had much exposure to anything Monster High - I'm not sure it's a really a boy thing.  However, I do know it's very popular so the various Monster High items are bound to go out of stock pretty quickly.

You can arrange to collect your Monster High haul from your local Tesco store, or you can pay an extra £3 if you really can't get yourself there, or perhaps just can't be bothered!

Thanks to HankScorpio1976 at HUKD 

If you want to add another Nerf gun to your weaponry arsenal then get yourself over to Amazon - they're selling this Nerf N-Strike Elite Stryfe Blaster for £8.99, rather than £17.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Nerf N-Strike Elite Stryfe Blaster

Nerf guns are FUN! My youngest son loves them and you can always tell where he's been as there's invariably a Nerf dart trail left behind.

He particularly loves having Nerf shoot outs with his sister - she's a member of the Royal Horse Artillery, a crack shot on the rifle range (she'd make an incredibly good sniper!) and when she's on leave, the pair of them spend hours stalking each other around the house and gardens armed with various Nerf blasters.

I don't think Edward has one of these Nerf N-Strike Elite Stryfe Blasters; it's his birthday soon, I wonder if he'd want one?

It's a motorized semi-auto blasting version of the Stryfe blaster - hence being 'elite'.  The acceleration trigger powers up the motor for semi-auto action and the quick reload clip lets you reload fast and fire elite darts up to 75 feet with just one hand - I think he'll want one!

Thanks to youldyboy at HUKD  

Amazon are selling original Connect 4 for £7.19 instead of £9.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at original Connect 4 

Forget all of the other incarnations of Connect 4! Do away with Connect 4 Spin, and CityVille Connect 4 (I think I just made that one up, but there is CityVille Monopoly); get rid of U-Build Connect 4 and Toy Story Connect - you can't beat the original version for epic fun.

I loved playing Connect Four as a kid - I still like playing it now if I'm honest, there's nothing quite like a few quick-fire games with the teenagers - and would always be devestated when I missed a really obvious space I should have blocked, allowing my opponent to win.

Did you know that the red and yellow counters, used to create diagonal, vertical or horizontal rows of four are actually called 'kwods'?  I wonder why? Although not enough to go away and Google it - perhaps later, if I remember; I'll let you know.

Express Connect 4 is always fun to play too - the rules are simple: you have no time to think and plot your strategy, you must just place your kwod straight after your opponent has placed theirs.  Quick, fun and guaranteed to get the adrenalin going, if you're as competitive as me!

Thanks to thomascomer at HUKD

If you've been reading the competitions for a while then you'll know that I'm not fussed about iPads, mini or otherwise, so you're on your own when it comes to entering competitions for them.

Up for grabs this time is a 16GB iPad with wifi (I thought they all came with wifi, shows how much I know!) and you just need to like the Globehunters Facebook page, answer the following three questions, and enter your details before 31 July to be in with a chance of winning it.

Q1: Name 2 of the 3 Featured Destinations on the Globehunters Flight Page

Answer: New York and Bangkok

Q2: Name 2 city Break Hotels featured on the Globehunters website
Globehunters City Breaks Page

Answer: Arabian Courtyard and Circus Circus

Q3: All Globehunters flights and holidays are fully protected by which organisation

Answer: ATOL

River Island's been around for ages! I remember when they first opened (that gives away my age somewhat!) and I loved shopping for clothes in there. I still like the occasional rummage around their racks and rails, and I could easily spend £100 in there.

If you fancy the idea of having £100 to spend in River Island too, then enter this competition.

The answer to the question is: 87 and you need to submit your entry before 7 June.

So YOU can have the iPad and I'll have these Jimmy Choos, okay?!

They're worth £360 and I WANT them! I will never have too many pairs of shoes, it's just not possible, and I'd rather win a pair of JCs than pay for them - I'm sure you would too.

The answer to the question is: Shoes (what else?!) and entries have to be in before 14 August 2013.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to pjj1805 and billc at HUKD

If you're in the market for a kid's character backpack, then you need to get yourself over to Tesco - they have a few, starting from £3, up for grabs at the moment.

• Click HERE to take a look at the kids backpacks*

Back packs are handy things to have around the house and I came to the realisation, many years ago, that one is just not enough.

My youngest has a back pack for his swimming kit, a back pack that he likes to keep his Skylanders in and a back pack for carrying general 'stuff' around with him when he goes out.

I can't stop myself from teasing him about having 'man-bags' at the age of almost seven, but he doesn't care - man-bags are COOL, and I know nothing! 

What is very cool is that he carries his own things around; my niece, by the way, also has a REAL 'thing' for all things 'bag' - whether they be backpacks or otherwise, she won't be seen out without one; she's only just turned five.

There are a few different character designs available for you to choose from: Thomas and Friends, Disney Princess, Disney Princess Fairies, Disney Cars, Fireman Sam, and even a couple of plain ones, if none of the character ones take your fancy.

Obviously, the cheapest way to get your hands on your backpack is to pop into your local Tesco store and collect it, that doesn't cost anything.  Otherwise you're looking at an additional £3 for home delivery, and then your backpack bargain won't be such a bargain any more.

Thanks to samzam at HUKD 

Rochelle and Marvin Humes have welcomed a baby daughter into the world and named her Alaia-Mai - Alaia means joyful, and Mai translates as ocean or elegance in Chinese

She was born yesterday morning and was clearly in no rush to arrive, as her arrival date was supposed to be Friday 10 May! No wonder it felt as though Rochelle had been preggars for ages.

Like all self-respecting socially-networked celebs, Marvin revealed the news on his Twitter page.  He's been very forthcoming and gushy about his impending fatherhood, since Rochelle tweeted the news back in November, saying things like:

"I’m feeling massive excitement. I’m definitely ready for it, it’s not anything that scares me. Rochelle is the most beautiful pregnant lady," not that he's biased, of course.  "We are both at a great point in our lives and we are in a relationship in where we both feel comfortable to extend our love. It's amazing, incredible and we can’t wait."

Rochelle's tweeted a fair bit too; by far my favourite tweet from her, though, was when she put a stop to the rumours that she'd gone into labour, writing, "Heard on Twitter that I'm in labour. Thanks for letting me know guys hahahahaha..I hope this is what it feels like cos I'm chillin!"

So that's two Saturdays babies now, and a third one on the way too - Frankie Sanford has recently announced that she's expecting too.  Three down and two to go then!

The Book People are selling this Doctor Who: Who-ology, in hardback, for £3.59 when it's recommended list price is £12.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Doctor Who: Who-Ology *

I love Doctor Who - although, I have to confess that I still haven't warmed to Matt Smith.  After all the episodes he's played the Doctor for now, I'm guessing I never will - BRING BACK DAVID TENNANT!

This Doctor Who: Who-ology is a must for any Doc fan and reveals all sorts of facts and trivia about everyone's favourite Time Lord, such as: Who are the members of the Doctor's family? What are the 20 best ways to define a Dalek? What are the galactic coordinates for Gallifrey?

Then there are the ins and outs of the Tardis to discover, and a complete listing of all the scary monters and bad guys that the Doctor has defended planets from, for the last 50 years.

You'll need to use a couple of codes: one, to bring the price down from £3.99, to £3.59 and another to bag yourself free delivery - they are MAYWEL and TENWIN - don't forget them, otherwise you'll end up paying more than you need to!

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD

Amazon are selling bags of pink Mega Bloks Buildable Bags for £9.50, including free delivery - the usual price is £14.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the pink Mega Bloks

From experience, and I have plenty, I can promise that this bag of Mega Bloks classic building blocks will be played with over and over and over again, for years and years and years to come - if you could work out how the cost per play, I'm sure they'd work out to be one of the best value toys you can buy.

The bag contains 60 Mega Blok pieces in bright purple and pink, they come in PVC-free packaging (if that's important to you) and are compatible with all the other Mega Bloks First Builders blocks, so you can easily extend your collection.

They're ideal for little ones aged one year and older, and if anything like all of my children, they'll spend many happy hours building towers and other kinds of Mega Blok creations.

Here are a couple of reviews for you to consider:

"Building blocks aren't just for boys, my little girl loves them! (She's 17 months) Brilliant for hand eye coordination, counting and learning colours :-)" 

"Although this does suggest 1-5 years of age I have these for my six month old. She absolutely loves playing with them and knocking over the towers that I build. The bag is great too, it means you can tidy these away where they'll stay clean and out of the way.

Great for learning about colours, a very durable multi use sort of product. Perfect size for small hands to grasp. It's also great if you have friends round with slightly older children. Brilliant way of entertaining quite a wide age range."

Thanks to thomascomer at HUKD

My step-daughter has discovered Glastonbury, she's also discovered the price of tickets and that she can't afford one - let alone all the other costs that would be incurred for her to get there.

The only way for her to go would be to win tickets to go. Personally, I can't think of anything I'd like to do less; actually, that's a lie - there are plenty of things I'd like to do less, let's just say 'going to Glasto' isn't one of the things on my bucket list.

If it's on yours then enter this competition to win one of 25 pairs Glastonbury tickets that are going begging - you just need to hand over your details before 25 May to be in with a chance.

Fancy a trip to Japan? A friend of mine has recently returned to the UK after living in Japan for five or so years - he says it's an amazing place, if not a little weird and quirky in places.

And if you're a MotoGP fan too, then this competition will really appeal to you, because there is hotel to race track transfer and return travel. VIP hospitality at the MotoGP race circuit, including food and drinks for qualifying and race day.

Escorted access to the Pit garage, paddock and hospitality and return transfers are also included, as well as optional day excursions to Mount Fuji and Yamaha Motor Museum - properly AWESOME! 

Just register, log in, and enter your details before 1 November.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to telephone100 and andywedge at HUKD

Home Bargains are selling this Little Tikes TotSports Drive & Putt Golf Set for just under half price - £8.99 instead of £16.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Little Tikes TotSports Drive & Putt Golf Set *

You cannot know just how tricky it is to play golf, until you start to learn.  It's ridiculously hard BUT, is also ridiculously addictive - hit a good ball once and you'll want to do it again and again and again.  The thing is, hit one good ball and the next 10 could be shocking! 

This Little Tikes TotSports Drive & Putt Golf Set has a removable flag, it can be placed anywhere, and has a moveable tee which will allows your child(ren) to drive the ball right to the pin.

Two-way putting presents players with a variety of surfaces to practice their short game and improve each time they play - if you want to be a GREAT golfer, you must practice and perfect your short game.

Playing with the Little Tikes TotSports Drive & Putt Golf Set will help to build co-ordination, enhance social skills and promote active play.

It doesn't look like you can collect your Little Tikes TotSports Drive & Putt Golf Set from your local Home Bargains, which is a bit of a shame, but their delivery charges aren't massive - it'll only be up to £2.99 - so it's not such a huge train smash.

Happy driving and putting!

Argos are selling this Turbo Swingball set with a third off the original price - £11.29 as opposed to £16.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at Turbo Swingball *

My enduring memories of swingball...?  I wasn't destined to be the next Maria Sharapova!  I hated playing swingball then, and you won't catch me playing swingball now.

The only upside of it, that I can see, is you don't have to go hunting for tennis balls in the bushes, or knocking on your neighbour's door to ask if you can have your balls back please.

I'm sure you all know how swingball works - the ball is attached to a metal pole, that you stab into the ground, and then you bash it round and round the pole with your opponent.  The pole is height adjustable and it comes with two bats...and obviously the ball, on the string.

You can arrange to collect your Turbo Swingball set from your local Argos store, or you can pay them a few extra pounds and they'll deliver it to you.

Thanks to RCUK at HUKD

Seriously, Bin Weevils?!! Who on earth decided that Bin Weevils would make GREAT toys for kids and managed to persuade some top toy execs that it was a winning idea?!

I've not come across them before (or if I have, I've managed to erase them from my memory!), I can't say they appeal very much, and I can guarantee that my youngest son probably loves them - I'll have to ask him.

However, if you know all about them and are in the market for some, then you need to head over to Amazon - you'll be able to bag yourself some Bin Weevil bargains.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Bin Weevil bargains 

There are  three Bin Weevils up for grabs for a decent price - talking plush ones, for £4.05 instead of £14.99.  Apparently, having asked my good friend Google, the whole Bin Weevil things came about from a short on Nikelodeon (where else!) and spawned an entire culture all of its own.

You can create your own Bin Weevil online, interact with other Bin Weevils, play games and chat.  It sounds a bit like Moshi Monsters to me, only more disgusting sounding!  They're certainly not my cup of tea, but if they're yours - well, your child's, at least - then good luck to you!

Thanks to Netto1 at HUKD

There have been a few Celebaby bits and pieces I've been meaning to tell you about - none of them are earth shattering news, but they've all made me smile one way or another, and for various reasons.

So, as we know, David Tennant and Georgia Moffatt are expecting their second baby together; well, I had to laugh at speculation in the press that the couple might have been giving clues as to the gender of baby number two, based on what they were wearing!

David was wearing a BOY LONDON t-shirt and Georia was wearing a navy BLUE maternity dress, when they paid a visit to an Early Learning Centre store. WELL, that must mean they're expecting a little boy then! I mean, surely they didn't just grab something out of the wardrobe to wear that day.  DAFT!

Britney Spears has recently revealed she'd like to add a little girl to her family of two boys, with her new man. She also mentioned that she wouldn't be surprised if they don't follow in her showbiz footsteps, saying, "They do like attention, so I think they would probably be a little good in the limelight. We're taking baby steps at this point as far as agencies and stuff like that goes, but they're little comedians, so we'll see."

Frankie Sanford (one of the Saturdays, in case you didn't know) still hasn't had her baby yet - it feels like her pregnancy has gone on FOREVER. And did you see the picture in various newspapers of Kim Kardashian's very swollen feet, bulging out of a pair of clear shoes?  It was quite gross, and enough to put you off your lunch!

Tesco are selling this Moomba Lion and Friends baby gym for half price - £24.35 instead of £48.75.  Just to give you a quick comparison, Amazon are currently selling it for £39 and say the rrp is £65 - look!

• Click HERE to take a look at the Moomba Lion and Friends baby gym *

I have to say, I really like the look of this Moomba Lion and Friends baby gym - I've bought three different ones in my time, written about plenty more, and I know when one 'talks' to me...this one does.

It looks different with it's not quite so in-your-face bright colours like the majority of other baby gyms have.  Its mat looks suedey soft (I'm sure suedey isn't a real word, but for the purposes of this post, I'm making it one!) and the Moomba lion cushion can be removed.

It has the usual four corner play arch with the obligatory dangling toys, one of which is always a mirror, and its suitable from birth.

All three of my children spent plenty of their early months laying underneath a baby gym, they loved it and I'd recommend one to anyone who's expecting a baby or already has a little one.

You can arrange to collect your Moomba Lion and Friends baby gym, for free, from your local Tesco store, or you can lob them an extra £3 and have them deliver it to you instead.

Thanks to Khio77 at HUKD