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We all love a novelty present and this year’s sure-fire winner is Kuchi-Paku – we can’t stop laughing at it. Just plug in your MP3 player and watch him bounce around to the music. Or, even funnier, plug him into your phone and he’ll lip synch to whoever calls – a chat with your mum will never be the same again. Choose from a lion, penguin or polar bear.

We all love a novelty present and this year’s sure-fire winner is Kuchi-Paku – we can’t stop laughing at it. Just plug in your MP3 player and watch him bounce around to the music. Or, even funnier, plug him into your phone and he’ll lip synch to whoever calls – a chat with your mum will never be the same again. Choose from a lion, penguin or polar bear. £38.99 firebox.com

IT’S A STICK-UP Big on Christmas spirit but short on space? Don’t worry about a real tree – just get this repositionable sticker instead. Not only is it big, bold and bright, it won’t drop needles all over the carpet and you don’t have to find a recycling centre to deal with it in the New Year. Come to think of it, we want one of these as well as our ‘normal’ tree. We won’t tell the children where we’ve put it and they can play ‘Hunt the Tree’! £34, spincollective.co.uk

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Baublicious One of the loveliest things about being a mum is creating family traditions, and Christmas is the perfect time to do it. We love the idea of buying your baby a new bauble for the tree every year – over time you’ll build up a box of cherished decorations that you can hand on to your baby when they’re all grown up and starting a family of their own. This personalised My First Christmas bauble is the perfect way to get your collection up and running. £12,mothercare.com traditions, and Christmas is the idea of buying your baby a new bauble for the tree every year – over time you’ll build up a box of cherished decorations that you can hand on to your baby when they’re all grown up and starting they’re all grown up and starting they’re all grown up and starting a family of their own. This your collection up and running. £12,mothercare.com Go crackers Christmas lunch just wouldn’t be the same without everyone wearing daft paper hats and groaning at bad jokes. But the gifts in crackers often leave a lot to be desired. This year, add some excitement to the proceedings with these Racing Reindeer – each cracker contains Rudolph or one of his pals; just wind them up and see whose gets from one end of the dining table to the other. Cracking! £19.99,lakeland.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS MEMORIESEveryChristmasisspecial,butsadly,asthedayissohecticit’softeneasyto forget what happened and even who was there. Save those precious memories in this beautiful yearbook that has space for a picture, a description of the day, who was with you and even room for a little comment from everyone. And it lasts for 25 years! Great for us mums, but it’ll also be such fun for the kids to look back at when they’re a bit older. £22,2littleboys.co.uk

£22,2littleboys.co.uk

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DID YOU KNOW? THANKS TO OLIVER CROMWELL, IT’S TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL TO EAT MINCE PIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN ENGLAND. YOU’RE ALRIGHT IF YOU LIVE IN SCOTLAND OR WALES, HOWEVER, SO TUCK IN!

TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL TO EAT MINCE PIES ON CHRISTMAS TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL TO EAT MINCE PIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN ENGLAND. YOU’RE ALRIGHT IF YOU LIVE IN SCOTLAND DAY IN ENGLAND. YOU’RE ALRIGHT IF YOU LIVE IN SCOTLAND

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When is a play mat not a play mat? When it’s also a playpen, a ball pool, a baby nest and a sofa. That’s what you get with this very versatile creation. Depending how you fold it, it will last your little one for years. And let’s face it, at this time of year when you have lots of unexpected guests turning up, a snug space for someone small to sit is always a bonus. £76, minene.co.uk

Christmas Countdown

The countdown to Christmas is almost as exciting as the event itself. So make it special – why settle for a cardboard Advent calendar from a corner shop, where all your little ones can look forward to each morning is a piece of dodgy chocolate? Instead, start your own tradition with a gorgeous reusable one that you can fill with your own choice of treats. You could give it a different theme every year or just fill it with special things tailored to you child’s taste. And every year you’ll get a warm glow when you see their eyes light up as you take it out of the loft. £45, johnlewis.co.uk gurgle.com 19