Now I think this is hugely unfair! I wish I had been given one of these when I was a kid. Imagine the stories! The drama! The games! Oh man. I’d ignore the classification offered up by Argos, calling this a Boys Keep Out Playden, there’s no reason why girls won’t get as much fun out of this £9.99 deal.

• Click here to introduce your kids to their own secret den from Argos

The play den is easy to assemble and won’t take you long to get up and running for your cowboys/police/criminals. You simply pop it up, insert the rods and away you go! The play den is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

Kids will get hours and hours of active fun and adventure and the product claims to promote physical activity and role-play. Suitable for ages two and over and easy to fold up for storage, this play den is just perfect no matter what size your home.

I will admit to finding the whole “this one is for boys because it’s green and looks masculine” a little tedious. Girls aren’t just interested in the colour pink! I adore the Keep Out sign too. It amuses me so much I may get one for myself for those moments everybody wants a piece of me.

Thank you natsbee at HUKD!

Woolworths are having a sale on many Baby Born items including the gorgeous little Baby Born wedding outfit for only £12! There are tons of extras to choose from and they’re all sitting at a lovely half price.

• Click here to visit Woolworths and see the Baby Born sale

You’ll find the Baby Born Boy city outfit for £11.50, the car for £15, the bath for £15 and the City Tour set for only £11.50. In short, you can probably outfit your child’s Baby Born in almost everything they need for only half of what you’d normally pay.

It’s amazing how much fun kids can have playing with all the different accessories. Actually, I’m usually amazed by how many different accessories there are! I can’t really remember that far back but I don’t think my dolls ever had half these lovely extras.

In fact, I don’t think my baby doll looked half as cute. Mine was quite weird looking and had strange staring eyes. If I could be a kid today I’d love it, I think I buy half my child’s toys for myself actually. So these Baby Born outfits and accessories will make her day and if you don’t have the doll yet then there are several special offers to get one of those too.

Thanks to Pinkprincess on HUKD!

LEGO and DUPLO are a firm favourite for kids of all ages. It’s the one toy that doesn’t make me sigh when my little one asks me “Moooommmeee, please play with me!”. The Lego Shop has tons of great products at a very tasty half price right now.

• Click here to find your half price LEGO or DUPLO bargain from the Lego Shop  

Brick Street Customs has over 1000 pieces, including seven tiny turbo racers and a flatbed transport truck for a mere £17.12, marked down from £34.25. You can also get Bob the Builder themed sets for as little as £6.34. 

There are key chains, t-shirts, magnets, towels, games and even kitchen scales sliced to half price in this sale. You’ll be able to bulk up an existing set or start your first one without breaking the bank. It’s enormous fun to play with, especially when there are so many characters and extras included. 

I adore LEGO, I loved it as a kid and my daughter has a box that she drags out every morning with a pretty smile and a “Let’s build a big tower, Mommy!”. As a parent you will find yourself quietly building stuff and possibly even getting mildly annoyed when your kids take over. Perhaps get a set for yourself then...

Thanks to mckayc at HUKD!

Tired of your old plates? Sick of having nicks and cracks in your plates but can’t afford to splurge on a new set? Well here’s your solution in a wonderfully cheap nutshell - £14.99 for a four person set including dinner plates, side plates and bowls, from Homebase. 

• Click here to enjoy this great deal from Homebase  

Marked down from £29.99 to £14.99 the Lotty Dinner set has an understated black and white pattern set into a tasteful design. You can choose to collect them from your nearest store or to have them delivered to your front door, either way will have you get this set before Christmas. 

It’s certainly one way of stopping your mother-in-law from looking disdainfully at your table settings this year! 

The set is microwave and dishwasher safe. Thank goodness. I loathe washing dishes so at least that box is ticked. Homebase also promises that there are other matching items available to round off your set such as mugs, cups and saucers, bowls and even dining chair cushions.

The entire range is priced fairly well so you can end up co-ordinating your dining room with ease. Certainly it’s a good price for the quality you get.

Thanks to ClarityofMind from HUKD! 

Let’s stick with the mince-pie eating, present loving warmth of Christmas shall we! Here’s a lovely free offer that parents can snap up for their tots, or to send naughty messages to each other. It’s up to you!

• Find Santa and his camcorder right here  

Ok, I just lost half an hour having fun on this website. I’ve made one for my husband, one for my daughter and may just have to make another one for some friends. It honestly doesn’t take that long to do, I just had to watch each and every movie and laugh. 

Simply choose the age of your recipient, whether they have been naughty or nice and add in some personal details and a photo. These make such excellent touches in the movie. I said my hubby was naughty so his photo appeared with a big X through it and Santa looking mournfully at the camera and shaking his head in disappointment. 

The kiddy ones are just adorable. I wish I’d had these as a child – imagine getting a personal message from Santa?! Where he has your photo and knows what you want for Christmas! It’s just a lot of fabulous free fun that you have to try out today.

Thanks to mrlee from HUKD!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Having a huge Christmas party with friends and family flocking to your front door? Why not turn your kids into mini Santas? Let them greet your guests and watch everyone melt at the utter cuteness, for only a pound.

• Click here to get your Santa suit for £1 at Poundland

The set comes with a jacket and trousers and is available in three sizes: small, medium and large. I’m not entirely sure how big the large size is but perhaps even your anguished teen could be persuaded to enter into the holiday spirit?

I know that it says it’s a boy’s Santa suit but there’s no reason your little girl couldn’t wear them! They’d probably appreciate the extra warmth as we look at the possibility of a white Christmas this year.  If that does happen we’ll all be outside making snowmen and having fights. 

Although I’m not sure I could throw a snowball at a mini Santa. It seems wrong somehow...

Grab yourself this stupendous bargain from Poundland, get it in a size slightly too big so it lasts for a couple of years, and laugh all the way to the bank. Merrry Christmas!!!

Thanks to flixthebix on HUKD!

We’ve had the adorable Hello Kitty deal from Argos and now it’s the boys' turn! Here we have the "Arr!" pirate duvet set from the popular Peppa Pig series at a mere £6.65.

• Click here to see this superb deal from Amazon

This piratetastic single duvet cover with matching pillowcase has been marked down from £17.75 to a mere £6.65 and that includes free delivery! Woo! This is such a bargain you can snap it up as a present or just as another set for those days when you haven’t quite caught up with the laundry. 

Pirates also seem to be all the rage this year. My daughter came home from nursery last week brandishing a cutlass and an eyepatch. The latter was adorable until she walked into the table. So I’ve been putting up with being held for ransom and made to walk the plank for a couple of weeks now, she gave me a heart attack yelling “Arrr!” and jumping on me at 6am this morning.

So I think I’ll be investing in one of these for her too. Why not? It’s not like you can have too many duvet sets and these are certainly a stupendous price for a branded product.

Thank you amibees from HUKD!

Calling all mums with tiny tots here’s a bargain for you to enjoy this wintery Christmas season! An adorable Winnie the Pooh activity centre that will keep your baby entertained for yours.

• Flutter on over to your deal here

When you’re really busy and simply HAVE to get the dishes done, the vacuuming finished and the house tidied then this could well be a lifesaver for those of you with babies over the age of six months. It can be so difficult just to get the basics of home life sorted when an adorable little life demands so much of your time.

Now you can enjoy guilt-free space to yourself, or cleaning the house (I know which I prefer), while your baby spends hours enjoying Winnie the Pooh. The toy has seven fun activities for them to choose from including flapping wings, spinning balls, sounds and movements.

Marked down from £21.99 this much fun for a tenner is fabulous value! 

Baby can flap Tigger and the sun, roll the beads or stare happily at themselves in the mirror. I had a very similar toy for my daughter when she was this age and remember the joy of being able to sink back into the sofa with a cup of tea that hadn’t already gone cold. Bliss.

Thank you andywedge from HUKD!

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Fancy getting fit after all that yummy Christmas food, or wearing something comfy in the cold winter weather? This sale is a huge bargain with tons of clothes marked down from as much as £35 right down to £5 each! And it starts today!

• Visit Ellie Gray for some financially friendly fashion

Nab yourself anything from velour drawstring pants to shorts to joggers to jackets and tees in this huge warehouse sale. There are pages and pages of choices on the site and every item is a fiver.

I’ve had to ask my husband to hide my debit card just in case I go mad with bargain frenzy. There are so many lush items here that you can kit out your entire sports wardrobe for 2010 and 2011 and still have new clothes left over for 2012.

No matter what your budget you’ll be able to fill someone’s stocking with a lovely outfit. How about craftily leaving the website open on your hubby’s computer so he gets a big hint on what to get for your stocking instead. 

I particularly like the double-stripe pants and basic zip jacket mixed with one of the stylish tees on offer. Perfect for going on a run or working out in your lounge. Go on, enjoy some guilt-free shopping, mums need treats too you know.

Thanks to lucerysmum on HUKD!

This fully functioning, detailed replica of the famous Back to the Future DeLorean is a steal at half its usual sale price from Argos.

• Time travel on over to Amazon right now.

This absolutely brilliant toy is ideal for Dad and for the kids. An exact and perfect recreation of the car that took Michael J. Fox throughout time in three brilliant movies. I watched them again the other day and had forgotten how much fun they were, especially the bad 80s clothes and hair!

This radio controlled Back to the Future car requires three AA batteries and the handset needs one 9v battery, all of these come included in the price. It’s ideally suited to older kids of eight years and older because of small parts so don’t get it for your toddler. 

I’m willing to bet there will be many really happy boys on Christmas day when they pull this beauty out of their stockings. Let’s face it, not only are the movies cool but the car itself has such an interesting history.

It was originally manufactured in Northern Ireland for the Americans and about 9000 were only ever made. There are still some in existence, mostly owned by collectors and loved by car fanatics.

Everyone knows kids love Christmas but pets love playtime too, so why not make sure your furry friends get a visit from Santa Paws this year, too?

• Click here to shop online @ Pets At Home

What pampered pooch wouldn’t love unwrapping this Talking Turkey (£5.99) or  this Reindeer Long Legs (£4.99)?

No self-respecting kitten should be without this crinkly Santa’s Pants play tunnel (£7.99) this Christmas.

And don’t forget the little ones this Christmas - small furries will enjoy sleeping off their Christmas lunch in the adorable Hamster Snowman Bed (£2.49).

Bunnies and Guinea Pigs will adore being snuggled up on Christmas Eve in a brand new Christmas Pudding Bed (£12.99). The icing and holly decoration are removable, making this bed not only perfect for Christmas but a great place for your pet to get their head down all year round.

According to new research from the charity Send a Cow, Christmas shoppers across the UK are set to waste thousands of pounds this year as a whopping 70% of the nation will wake up to gifts they don’t want or need.

With only 17 shopping days to go until Christmas, findings from new Send a Cow research include:

• 60% of the people in Britain want an ethical gift but 66% of people forget to ask
• People love buying and receiving ethical gifts because it gives something long
  lasting and practical to a worthwhile charity and avoids unnecessary waste
• 59% of shoppers would buy an ethical gift for a family, friend or colleagues
• People expect to receive an average of 7 presents this Christmas
• At least one present under the tree will be something people don’t need
• 62% of people would happily give up a present for an ethical gift

So why not visit the Send a Cow giftsite here and join the thousands of other savvy shoppers choosing ethical gifts this year. Send a Cow helps farmers in Africa to grow enough food to feed their families, sell produce, and develop small businesses that last. The company provides training, livestock, seeds and ongoing support, as well as helping families to make the most of the land and resources that they already have.

You can do everything from donate a goat or plant some fruit trees in the name of your gift recipient, and every gift gets passed on so that an estimated ten people in Africa benefit from every single gift you give.

If you’re a UK tax payer you can also make your gift grow instantly by 28%. For every £1 you spend, Send a Cow gets an extra 28p from the Inland Revenue. All you need to do is tick the Gift Aid confirmation box during the ordering process. You can order gifts right up until Christmas Day.

In the season of goodwill, this seems like a a pretty decent deal all round.

When it comes to stocking fillers, I don’t think satsumas really cut it anymore.

I’m determined to sneak a couple in with my sons’ assorted booty this Christmas Eve, mostly for tradition’s sake, but I don’t expect they’ll be overwhelmed with gratitude.

So where do you go for affordable stocking fillers that won’t break the bank but don’t compromise on quality either?

Look no further than the Great Little Trading Co. Established 11 years ago, they've won the Best Children’s Catalogue award at the UK’s mail order industry awards three years in a row. They specialise in sourcing useful, unusual children's toys, treats and even furniture from around the UK and further afield, and pride themselves on excellent customer service and speedy, reliable delivery. Best of all, they have a range of little gifts and games that make perfect stocking fillers, and each one’s a bargain at under £10:

• Check them out here.

My 4 year old is especially fond of the Pop to the Shops game, which he first encountered at school where they use it as a fun way of getting to grips with numeracy. Personally I love the funky paint brushes and want a blackboard name plaque of my own. There's even an interactive section on the website for kids to enjoy.

So why not slip something educational, fun and affordable into this year's stockings? Along with the sneaky satsuma, of course.

Cards, calendars, wall prints and so much more are available at Photobox with 10% off or 3 for 2 special offers. These make stunning gifts all year round!

• Net yourself some beautiful items right here.

I love this site. You can spend hours creating really unusual gifts or making memoirs for yourself. I adore the wall prints that I’ve used for photos of my kids. Good quality and very easy to create they make excellent keepsakes.

If you’ve got a ton of photos lurking on your desktop I can’t recommend the photobooks enough. Thanks to digital cameras we’ve all got folders and folders of photos that we rarely get a chance to use or look at, so this is a fab solution.

You can tailor these in so many ways and it’s such a fun task. Grandparents will adore one of these packed with photos of their grandchildren from birth to today. They look lovely and colours can match your home, theme or idea.

If you want some different gifts this year I think that those using personal photos are really special. So get started right now and who knows, you might be drinking your New Year coffee out of a mug with your children grinning at you with every sip.

The ultimate gift for the boys in your life, be they big or small, the Air Hogs Storm Launcher is the coolest remote control gadget around.

• Drive on over here to get yours for a fabulous £20!

While this particular Air Hogs product is from 2006 it’s been marked down from as much as £99 to a mere £20.

This remote controlled device can go over all kinds of terrain. It’s not a boat, a car or a plane, it’s all three! You can drive it over water, snow, stone, gravel and anything else you can think of. Boys will love it as they try and they’ll spend hours looking for something to challenge the Storm Launcher.

The Storm launcherhas a wide range of controls making handling intuitive and exciting. It’s received excellent reviews across the web so you know that it will deliver on its promise.

If the reactions of the boys I know are anything to go by then you’re in for some fighting as they all want to take a turn. It’s a good thing that this has been marked down so significantly then, you can go and get one for each of them!

Heads up people!  Any parents who’ve not yet managed to scoop their very own Go Go Hamsters now is your final chance. The Christmas rush has decimated stocks across the UK.

• Click here to visit Toys R Us.

This is hot, hot news. Toys R Us stores are taking delivery tonight. Yes, TONIGHT. Tomorrow stores will have stock of these extremely popular toys but you are limited to only two per customer.

Now all parents in the know are aware of exactly how huge a phenomenon these toys have become. Designed to look, feel and play just like the real thing, kids everywhere are begging for them. They’re soft, squeaky and full of action.

Parents also love them because they don’t leave a mess, they don’t smell, they don’t wee on the furniture or get stuck under the floorboards and, they don’t die. They are, in short, a great buy.

Get to Toys R Us EARLY tomorrow morning folks so you can be sure to land this amazing deal.

Go Go Hamsters come in four different flavours; Chunk, Num Nums, Pipsqueak and Mr Squiggles. You can even get some amazing accessories to go with dozens of add-on sets.

Save a whopping £9 on this bargain DVD on Amazon featuring all of Disney’s well-loved characters in a bumper Christmas special.

• Grab this superb stocking filler right here!

From grandparents to toddlers, there are few who can resist the magic of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and all the whacky characters of Disney.

They’ve ushered in several eras, made us laugh, made us cry and, in this DVD. they bring Christmas straight into your living room.

The DVD is wonderfully cheap, although this does not include postage, and consists of several different stories, each with a different set of Disney characters. It's a bargain stocking stuffer!

The kids Huey, Louie and Dewey learn a valuable lesson about having too much of a good thing and Goofy will bring tears to your eyes when he teaches his son the meaning of Christmas.

It’s just a lovely DVD. My daughter was given a copy a two years ago and every year, as Christmas approaches, she asks if it’s time for the movie with the “duck in it”.

She’s not such a fan of mice...

Grab this magic bargain buster in Amazon’s impressive sale, you honestly won’t regret it. Try it with eggnog...

It’s the 40^th anniversary of the first manned Apollo moon landing and this stunning rocket has been launched by the Early Learning Center to celebrate the occasion!

• Get this limited edition blue Lift Off Rocket by clicking here!

You are paying half the usual £35 with this brilliantly priced toy, and just in time for Christmas too. Boys and girls will love playing around with the included characters and pressing the buttons to see the engines light up and hear the rockets roar.

There are three compartments for the astronauts and their pet to live and there are even living quarters they can play in! This toy has been designed to encourage imagination and fine motor skills in children.

Of course, you can’t have a rocket going on an interstellar adventure with meeting some of the otherworldly inhabitants, can you? Included with the set is an alien. He even brings his own crater with him.

It’s the scientific version of a flying doll’s house and I don’t think there are many kids that will be able to resist it.

The price you see here is definitely worth every penny although if you order online you’re going to still have to pay for your postage and packaging on top of that.

There are few children who aren’t crazy about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends from Sodor so this buy from Debenhams is a real find.

Marked down from £15 to £7.50, you’re making a great saving when you get this bumper puzzle set.

• Click here to buy the Thomas & Friends bumper puzzle pack from Debenhams

Puzzles are great. You can be assured that your little one will spend hours doing them over and over again, learning vital motor skills at the same time. And mommy gets to have a few minutes with a cup of tea and a book too...

My daughter adores Thomas so the idea of getting her ten puzzles of Thomas and his friends for so cheap is fantastic. Puzzles can be quite expensive and you often only get one ten piece puzzle for this great price. Here you get six puzzles cut into 49 pieces and four cut into 20 pieces.

These are perfect for kids aged three and up, although I must admit kids younger than that will enjoy the puzzles too. Just make sure they don’t eat the pieces!