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Energetic kids will find lots of climbing and sliding action on this super-sized climber. They can take on multiple rock walls for climbing and see for miles from the huge lookout platform. Two slides accommodate kids of different ages. The larger speed slide is 6-1/2 feet long and the smaller one reverses to form an ‘easy up’ ladder. A cool crawl tunnel doubles as an ‘escape hatch’ for secret missions, and a large fort under the climber is a fun hideout. Just-for-fun steering wheel is great for pretend adventures.

Don't wanna miss a thing? You won't with the Topfield! This hard disk-based video recorder/twin Freeview receiver in one lets you record two channels simultaneously and store your favourite shows so you can watch them whenever you like. You can even pause/rewind live TV and record entire series at the touch of a button. Social lives? Who needs 'em? Was £239.95, now £219.95

An innovative playhouse with an ‘around the town’ theme offers endless interactive role-play activities. Four different themed walls will inspire creative and imaginative play.Schoolhouse/Fire station wall comes with a table, chalkboard, and open-and-close door with mail slot, plus a moulded-in bell and alphabet.Sports wall features a sports ball and basketball hoop, a soccer/hockey net and targets for ball tossing and game playing.Gas Station wall includes a gas pump, phone, crawl-through tunnel and special moulded-in details.Grocery store/bank wall has a neat drive-up window with see-through shutters, an ATM machine, shelves inside for play food and realistic moulded-in details.

Don't wanna miss a thing? You won't with the Topfield! This hard disk-based video recorder/twin Freeview receiver in one lets you record two channels simultaneously and store your favourite shows so you can watch them whenever you like. You can even pause/rewind live TV and record entire series at the touch of a button. Social lives? Who needs 'em? Was £239.95, now £219.95

Dogs and cats are old hat, so why not go completely prehistoric in the pet department with a stunningly hi-tech baby dinosaur? Pleo is a completely autonomous, all-seeing, all-doing robotic creature that develops its own personality according to the way it is nurtured. Totally Jurassic!