I can’t stress enough just how much fun we had reviewing the latest magic trick set from Marvin’s Magic. Freaky Body Illusions entertained us for days as we tried to master the classic tricks and illusions. You can read the full review here. If you have the set and would like to tell us what you think, post a comment here or on the review.

Not only did the kind people at Marvin’s Magic let us play with their fantastic toy, they have given us a full set of the tricks worth £24.95 to give away to a lucky reader - just in time to freak out your friends at Halloween! The competition begins tomorrow - but if you just can’t wait - remember the Remote control helicopter competition is still running for another week! Don’t say we aren’t good to you - good luck!

I remember building forts with blankets and my mum’s clothes pegs in between chairs and under tables, but I really wish they had these when I was wee enough to fit in them! The Cranium Super Fort is so easy to build, children aged 4 and up can safely make their own secret places to hide. The ingenious building system features quick-snap magnetic connectors to fix the flexible foam tubes together, and attach the colourful material panels making it super easy to build and (more importantly for the grown ups) easy to put away. It all fits neatly into the storage bag when play time is over!

Anything your child can imagine, they can build - a pirate ship, a fairy castle, or just a hiding place from little sister! There’s even a few suggestions and instructions included in the box to get the creative juices flowing. There’s now £10 off so for only £29.95 from Prezzybox, I think it’s a small price to pay to keep the furniture intact!

I loved Silly putty when I was younger - I used it for everything from a bouncy ball to making moulds. Now putty has a grown up face in the new stress relief toy from Firebox. Thinking Putty is crazy stuff - you can Shatter it, stretch it, shape it, tear it and bounce it - all in the name of at work stress relief.

It’s a highly addictive little invention available in a range of colours and with a variety of properties - even available as a magnetic toy! The makers claim that Thinking Putty doesn’t react like any other substance known to man, and offer a host of scientific reasons why. Toyhype fans will know, however, that we don’t go in for the reasons behind how a toy works - we just play with it - and we can’t put this stuff down! Check out the video after the break to see just how many things you can do with this crazy stuff.

Available now from Firebox for just £6.95.

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But, they told me he was dead! They said the Aardman Studio’s fire got to him - but no, the mischevious Morph has made yet another comeback. The crazy little Plasticine character that lived in a wooden artbox on the infamous Tony Hart’s desk is now available to buy and build yourself under the name of ‘My Own Morph’.

In this officially licensed product, there are 3 blocks of plasticine, a wizard’s hat, a skateboard, a beard, a comic book and an instructional DVD complete with 15 Morph episodes - which to me makes it even more of a find!

If you’re in my wonderful generation you should remember the slideshow to the Deer Hunter theme, and Morph shaking his fist at Tony. If not then My Own Morph should still appeal to your imagination and creative side.

If you’re ready to tackle the challenge of creating your Own Morph, visit Firebox now for the latest pricing.

Whether you saw it on the Dragon’s Den, at last year’s toy fair or just heard about it on the online rumour mill - the I-Teddy has been big news in the toy industry this year. Now the creators are in the running to win a prestigious business award.

The Startups Awards are designed to raise awareness of the UK’s best start-up businesses. The winners of each category will be announced at the end of this month and stand to win big cash prizes along with the prestige that comes hand-in-hand with these awards.

In case you haven’t seen him before, the I-Teddy allows children to watch cartoons, play music, games more with his built in speakers and on-tummy screen! You can detach the media player so you can even use the player by itself, and he has an SD slot so you can expand the memory and hold even more goodies on this smart teddy play mate. Great for on the move, in the car, bed time or anytime.

Click here to find out more about the i-teddy.