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The Monster High Scaryoke microphone has been reduced from £19.99 to £5.70 at Amazon. That’s a pretty huge saving of £14.29 and you get free delivery included too.

• Click here to get scary with Amazon

You can sing, or scream, along to your favourite songs using the Monster High Scaryoke microphone. It features an original Monster High recording along with cool and spooky sound effects which make it into quite an awesome toy.

You also get lights for the scariest performance and it has an MP3 player line-in jack that connects to most MP3 players should you wish to sing along with other tunes. The three batteries needed, AAA, are included in the price and the microphone is best for kids over the age of three.

I am not sure why anyone would pay nearly £20 for this toy, though. It hardly seems worth it and looks like the kind of thing that would get used once or twice and then disappear to a dusty place and never get used again.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD!

The National Geographic space mobile is down from £29.99 to £7.50 on Amazon at the moment. It comes with their free super saver delivery and you are saving £22.49 off this fun toy.

• Click here to get mobile with Amazon

The National Geographic space mobile brings the history of space exploration to life in your bedroom. The mobile is wonderfully detailed and offers a lovely visual introduction to space flight, which can only be cool, right?

The remote control allows you to light up Earth and start the spaceships orbiting and the National Geographic space mobile also includes models of famous craft such as the space shuttle, international space station and the Apollo Command.

The mobile has eight vehicles, 360 degree rotation, auto shut off, light up planet and needs you to give it four AA and two AAA batteries to make it work, and these are not included in the price. I would not have paid nearly £30 for this, but for under a tenner, it’s a great deal.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD!

Half Cost is selling the Sing-a-ma-jigs toys for £5.99 online but with the voucher code below you can get it delivered for £9.39 all inclusive. They are very cute and are extremely entertaining when you put more than one together and they harmonise.

• Click here to get singing with Half Cost

You press the tummy of your chosen Sing-a-ma-jig to make him sing and you can control the tempo one note at a time. These toys really love singing together and the style you get may vary from that you see on the site.

The toys are ideal for children over the age of three and the batteries you need to keep yours going are already included in the price. At the moment there are over 30 of these in stock so you should be fine nabbing one for yourself or your kids.

Half Cost is also offering three for two on kids gifts so you can buy three of these and only pay for two. And, to get even more off, use the code FF15. Happy shopping!

Thanks to goonertilliedie at HUKD!

Argos are selling this Splash Blast Inflatable Lagoon Slide and Paddling Pool for just £99, instead of its full £299.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Splash Blast Inflatable Lagoon Slide and Paddling Pool

I'll be honest with you, I umm'd and ahhh'd as to whether or not to write this deal...

1. It's not cheap - but if you have a water fanatic with a birthday in the middle of summer it could make a fabulous birthday pressie and be the center piece for a paddling pool party
2. If you live in a drought area (still) with a hosepipe bans in full force (still) then it's going to take you a very long time to fill its 522 litre capacity with buckets and
3. Is it just a shocking waste of water?

Thanks to prettyprincess at HUKD

I was going to write about the Charmed by Accurist ladies watches as a 5pm review because I have one and absolutely adore it - however, a couple of deals have popped up that are quite simply too good to run the risk of missing out on if Amazon start putting the price up.

The usual (and genuine) retail price for the Spring Blossom and Cherry Blossom Charmed by Accurist ladies watches are £110, Amazon are currently selling them for £27.50!

• Click HERE to take a look at the Spring Blossom Charmed by Accurist ladies watch
• Click HERE to take a look at the Cherry Blossom Charmed by Accurist ladies watch
  

If you're a fan of Pandora bracelets then you may just fall in love with this Spring Blossom Charmed by Accurist ladies watch - think Pandora, or Camillia and others, combined with a very unobtrusive watch face.

I love elegant bracelet watches and I also love Pandora bracelets, but I didn't want to wear something on each wrist so when I stumbled across the Charmed by Accurist watches (on a British Airways flight of all places) I knew it was the perfect compromise.

The Spring Blossom Charmed by Accurist watch comes with four round glass bead charms - two very pretty pale pink and two slightly darker - and four silver coloured metal heart-shaped beads with inset crystals.  The watch face is mother of pearl and has a crystal set at 12 o'clock.

The ends of the bracelet unscrew so you can add more beads and charms if you want to (it's compatible with all the main charm and bead brands) and has a lobster claw fastening.

There are a couple of things you should know about all the Charmed by Accurist watches

1. They're not waterproof and
2. They are REALLY tricky to do up on your own - however, with a bit of practice and finding the best way for you this does get easier.

If you're looking for a watch that's different and pretty, or a present for a special lady in your life, then really do go and take a look at the Charmed by Accurist watches - there are lots of different styles and most have discounts on them at the moment too, although not as low as the two Blossom watches.

Happy being charmed!

Amazon are selling this 4-in-1 Octonauts jigsaw puzzle for £3.73, rather than its full £5.99 price.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Octonauts jigsaw puzzle

You won't have to have been a PlayPennies reader for long to have realised I'm a big fan of jigsaw puzzles - I write about them pretty often and, I know, wax lyrical about them every time.  They deserve such praise though - in a children's toy world full of battery-eating, light-flashing, bell-whistling toys the humble jigsaw puzzle still reigns supreme as far as I'm concerned.

Where else are you going to find a toy so cheap, that doesn't insult the senses with their constant noise, or the wallet with constant battery replacement and offers all the development of pattern recognition, problem solving, sorting and fine motor skills, along with the incredible sense of satisfaction when that last piece fits into place?

Just in case you don't know anything about the Octonauts who star in the pictures of this 4-in-1 puzzle, here's a quick lesson for you...

The Octonauts is a TV series on cBeebies and features an eight member gang of deep sea explorers.

Captain Barnacles is a polar bear and the leader of the Octonauts crew, Kwazzi Kitten has a mysterious pirate past, Peso Penguin is the Octonauts medic and then there’s Daschi Dog, Shellington Sea Otter, Tweak Bunny – the engineer – Professor Inkling Octopus and Tunip the Vegimal.

The four puzzles have 12, 16, 20 and 24 piece puzzles and all measure 19 x 14cm.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

Use this Marks & Spencer Food to Go promotional code to get £5 off your order when you spend £30 or more on food. The offer can only be used once per customer, and not in conjunction with any other offer that requires a code. I had discounted items in my shopping bag and it worked just fine.

Click here to use your M&S promotional code

• Discount: £5
• Minimum spend: £30
• Applies to: food to go
• Promotional code: SAVE5FTO
• Expires: 31st July 2012

To use this code you need to go through checkout. There  are two opportunities to enter a promotional code before you confirm your order. Once entered it will appear automatically on your order if it is accepted.

It can be easy to do a big shop at Marks & Spencer. I like the quality of the food. In my shopping bag to test this code I selected a range of tasty treats from their Diamond Jubilee selection.

The whole lot came to £31.99, with delivery free as I was collecting instore. The offer took £5 off that, making it £26.99.

Thanks to aScottishBloke at HUKD!

Argos have the perfect summer item on sale: a Splash Blast inflatable Lagoon Slide and Paddling Pool. They’re selling it for £99.99 instead of £299.99, which seems like a whopping bargain to me!

• Slip slide around the garden

Assuming your garden is bigger than mine, of course! I fear this fun summer time equipment would take up the whole space.  The Inflatable Lagoon Slide and Paddling Pool has an individual user weight limit of 54kg on the slide and a combined user weight limit of 68kg.

There are two reviews on the product and the first says that while this is an expensive item, their children between 3 and 12 really enjoy it.  They would “recommend it to others if you can afford the initial outlay as you will reap your rewards in seeing the enjoyment on the children’s faces”.

Both reviews say that the product is easy to set up, which helps.

You will need a pump and an electric supply to inflate it and a hose to keep the slide slippery.

Thanks to prettyprincess at HUKD

Argos are selling this Vtech Hello Kitty play mat cube for £24.99, its usual price is a rather expensive £59.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Vtech Hello Kitty play mat cube

This Vtech Hello Kitty play mat cube has so many features it's going to bust my word limit if I tell you about them all!

If you're looking for a play mat that's going to grow with your baby through their early developmental stages, then you've just found it.  From birth the Vtech Hello Kitty play mat cube can be used as a normal play mat - folded out flat with lots of things for baby to look at and under, along with dangling toys to reach for and grab.  When they get older, it can be folded up into a soft activity cube for them to play with and explore.

You can arrange to collect your Vtech Hello Kitty play mat cube for free in-store (providing your nearest Argos stores have stock), otherwise you'll need to pay an additional £5.95 for next day home delivery - c'mon Argos give us a cheaper standard delivery option (Tesco finally did!).

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

Home Bargains are selling either of these pink or blue Foogo Thermos Sippy Cups for just £1.99, rather than their £13.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Foogo Thermos Sippy Cup

It's a sad state of summer affairs when I think a deal on a thermos FLASK might me more appropriate than thermos sippy cups for keeping drinks cool *sigh*

Perhaps these Foogo Thermos Sippy Cups have been reduced so much because of yesterday's prediction from the weather men that the next four weeks, at least, are going to feel more like November than the end of May/first two weeks of June!

Still, I'm optimistic that summer WILL arrive and that parents of little ones will be wanting to keep drinks cool when out and about - the Foogo Thermos Sippy Cup will do just that, keeping its contents cool for up to six hours.

Not only will drinks stay cooler for longer but laboratory tests undertaken at Cornell University reveal that the Foogo Thermos Sippy Cups inhibit the growth of bacteria too; lovely, cool drinks and peace of mind.

If you have a Home Bargains near you you can collect your Foogo Thermos Sippy Cup(s) for free in-store, otherwise you'll need to pay a little extra (no more than £2.95) for home delivery.

Happy sipping cold drinks!

Argos are selling this Chad Valley Knight's Castle and Foam Sword play set for half price, £9.99 instead of £19.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Chad Valley Knight's Castle and Foam Sword play set

It's amused me, greatly, that someone felt the need to make it clear that the sword included in the Chad Valley Knight's Castle and Foam Sword play set is indeed a FOAM sword - you can imagine the board meeting discussion can't you...

"I really think we need to make it clear the sword is foam.  You know, just in case someone misunderstands, expects to receive a real sword and then complains in the comments!"  The same concerns clearly didn't extend to the Knight's Castle element - so just to clarify, you're not getting a REAL castle either *grin*

What you'll get is a play tent castle that features a fold down door and peep through windows, along with a foam sword for slaying (presumably) pretend dragons.  It's suitable for indoor and outdoor use, and wannabe knights aged three years or older.

You can arrange to collect your Chad Valley Knight's Castle and Foam Sword play set in-store for free (if your nearest Argos shops have stock) or you can pay £5.95 for next day home delivery.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

Use this Dorothy Perkins promotional code to get 25% off items both online and instore. It works on sale items too. To use this code instore, click HERE for the printable voucher. I only tested it on a sale item online - no idea if it works for that instore.

Click here to use your  Dorothy Perkins promotional code

• Discount: 25%
• Promotional code: DPVIPD
• Expires: 20th May, 2012

To use this code, go to the Shopping Bag page and enter it in the Promotional Code box. After you click on the Verify button, it will be applied to your order.

I love shopping at Dorothy Perkins. Sure, they're not the most exciting range but they do have lovely clothes. But I always manage to find one perfect thing there! In the past I've found my perfect pair of evening shoes, and my perfect pair of jeans. Most recently I found a summer frock that fits perfectly and looks great. Now all I need is some summer! Dorothy Perkins do ranges for short people and tall people too.

Thanks to Thelma32 at HUKD!

You know those things that are so over the top unnecessary, but so cute you just have to have them? Well, this is one of those things: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Egg Cup and Spoon. Argos are selling the set for £14.99, which is a 25% saving on the original £19.99.

• Have breakfast with Pooh and Tigger

This does look like a really cute set – although it doesn’t say what it’s made of. I did think it runs the risk of being plastic and tacky, when it came down to it, but there’s one review and according to that, it’s as gorgeous as it looks.

Tigger stands ready with the spoon while Pooh sits on a tree trunk and hangs on tightly to the silver plated egg cup.

It also comes in a gift box, so it would make a lovely Christening or birthday present.

The Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Spoon and Egg Cup is not available for home delivery, but there were still one or two available in all the postcodes I tried.

Right, so, if you fancy doing something a little bit fun and different over the next few weeks, then this deal should really make you happy. If you book for a family of four to go to Legoland and you stay one night at the Hilton in Basingstoke, you pay £131 in total which is a whopping saving.

• Click here to get to Legoland

To find the deal what you need to do is go with the large blue welcome box that has 1 Day + 1 Day Free on it, choose your date and how many family members are going, and then select Search Hotels. You will then be given a range of options at a range of prices.

The hotel prices vary from place to place and the Hilton Basingstoke does have a few days where it doesn’t have any spaces, but there is enough variety to net you a really good deal regardless. The one day free deal with Legoland certainly helps and you can book quite far in advance.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

Toys R Us have reduced the price on this truly awesome outdoor toy by half. Originally on sale for £99.99, this Sizzlin’ Cool Meadow Cottage is down to £49.99. A great saving on a very pretty little outdoor fun house.

• Click here to get some fun at Toys R Us

The recommended age for the Sizzlin’ Cool Meadow Cottage (is it just me who thinks the name is a contradiction in terms?) is two years and up and you will have to spend another 1p to get free delivery which I think is extremely annoying.

This brightly coloured playhouse has a working front door that’s a half split and windows on either side. There is nothing inside the house so you’d have to furnish it yourself, and it does need self assembly when it is delivered flat placked.

The play house is dominant yellow in colour with green and red trim and a red roof, and it looks fairly robust if extremely plasticky. A good save off the original price though.

Thanks to ickleminx at HUKD!

The price of the Vilac Pocket Kite is not a huge discount off the original, but it is enough to make it a tasty saving and a low price deal. Originally it was on sale for £5.99 but you are saving £1.20 off this price and getting free delivery too.

• Click here to get flying with Amazon

The Vilac Pocket Kite is small enough to fit, clearly from the name, in your pocket and it can be taken out and instantly flown in the air in seconds. It offers plenty of spontaneous kiting fun so you will never again hit the beach/park/open space and go, “Darn, we should have brought the kite…”

The Vilac Pocket Kite is vibrantly coloured and looks fabulous, there are plenty of bows and bobs on the streamer that flies out behind it and it looks a bit like a flying tent really. It is pretty detailed and the concept is great, not bad for under £5 at all.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD!

Arrrr this looks like a good deal if you have a young pirate fan in your family - this Paint Your Own Treasure Chest kit is currently on sale over at Amazon for £6.99 instead of £14.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Paint Your Own Treasure Chest kit

There's something rather magical about treasure chests isn't there!  That whole 'X marks the spot' on a treasure map, following the clues and digging up a treasure chest full of spoils is right out of The Goonies (one of the best kid's films ever made by the way) and who hasn't dreamt of stumbling across untold riches; if you say you haven't, I won't believe you.

Your little pirate can paint their own treasure chest and store all their special things in; they can draw their own treasure map and play treasure hunt games with you and their friends.

The Paint Your Own Treasure Chest comes with all the following bits and pieces and isn't suitable for little ones under three years of age:

• One wooden treasure chest (11 cms in length)
• One strip of paint pots
• A paint brush
• Some gem stones
• A blank treasure map and
• Two pirate figurines

I suppose you could also use this Paint Your Own Treasure Chest kit to try and instill early habits of putting things away - ARRRRRR me hearties, I know it's optimistic but you never know!

Happy treasure chest painting!

I have a rather sneaky feeling that Amazon are going to mess around with the price of this Bob the Builder trike and tool box with tools - don't ask my why, call it my 6th Amazon sense if you will, but at the moment it's £28.48 instead of £34.99.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Bob the Builder trike

My youngest son was a huge fan of Bob the Builder when he was little, he also loved JCBs and had a ride-on JCB digger for his birthday one year.  If this Bob the Builder trike with its tool box and tools had been an option, I think he would have been very torn between the two as that tool box makes adds that extra little something 'ordinary'.

A bit of self assembly is required - some reviewers have said this can take a while, although I don't see why as there aren't that many bits to it.  The handle bars are adjustable between 50 and 53cm and the seat height is at 30cm.

The took box sits between the back wheels and contains six plastic tools and is all suitable for little Bob the Builder fans aged two years and over.

Thanks to johndgrat at HUKD

The complete Oxford Reading Tree 'Read At Home' book collection is back in stock with The Book People and is up for grabs this time for £25, rather than the full list price of £243.91.

• Click HERE to take a look at the Read At Home book collection

If you've missed the previous offers for this Oxford Reading Tree 'Read At Home' book collection then I really urge you not to wait too long this time, it always goes out of stock fairly quickly and whilst it will come back into stock at some point, there's no telling when or what the price will be (it has been cheaper than £25 before now).

It's ever so easy to forget what a huge task learning to read actually is; it's just something we take for granted once we can do it without having to think about it and the Oxford University Press are one of the leading book publishers for books that help speed this process along for your child.

The collection has 31 books with six stories for each of the five levels of reading.  It comes with an easy-to-use handbook that will help YOU to help YOU to learn how make reading fun your child and make sure you both have fun learning together.

Progressing step-by-step through levels one to five your child will learn through repetition of words and sentence patterns and be well on their way to enjoying reading for the rest of their lives.  If your little one is already at school then the characters in the books may well be familiar to them because this reading collection has been written so you can help support the reading work your child is doing in the classroom.

Your Read At Home book collection order should qualify for free home delivery, as it's £25, but if for some reason it doesn't, add this free delivery code - 2012CHAT - to your basket.

Thanks to sooofee at HUKD

Use this The Body Shop online promotional code to get 40% off your order and free delivery. The code doesn't work on sale items or those that are already discounted.

Click here to use your The Body Shop promotional code

• Discount: 40% and free delivery
• Promotional code: MAY40
• Expires: 22nd May 2012

To use the code, go to the Shopping Basket page and enter it in the promotional code box. It will be applied to your order automatically. There are some restrictions. You can only use it once and it can't be used with other promotional codes or offers. This includes deals such as the 25% off all bath and body products.

Standard delivery is normally £2.99, although it is free if you spend more than £20. I think I'd be pushing it a bit though if I tried to spend as much as £50 at The Body Shop. Although around Christmas time I often do. And here's a great idea - putting together a gift basket yourself as an end of year gift for a teacher. Works out much cheaper.

Thanks to opicaopicaopica at HUKD!