Football Director a game for your PC

You can select any one of 320 clubs from football leagues all over Europe plus England and Scotland.

Included are the English Premier, Championship, leagues 1 and 2 plus the Scottish premier division and championship, Other leagues covered are those in Spain, Italy, Holland, France, Germany, Portugal, Austria and Switzerland.

You can buy and sell players, build and train your team and then direct them on match day!

There's an extensive databases of all clubs covered and realistic players. Teams are trainable at squad and individual player levels, it includes the latest vital player stats for the 2013/14 season, there are multiple cup competitions, club and player names are customisable and there are real-time messages from support staff. You'll receive information, back-up and tips from your assistant manager, the coach and other club staff.

You will receive regular updates over the Internet.

For details visit www.excalibur-publishing.com/ep.htm

The game should cost £9.99.

Football Director

You can select any one of 320 clubs from football leagues all over Europe plus England and Scotland.

Included are the English Premier, Championship, leagues 1 and 2 plus the Scottish premier division and championship, Other leagues covered are those in Spain, Italy, Holland, France, Germany, Portugal, Austria and Switzerland.

You can buy and sell players, build and train your team and then direct them on match day!

There's an extensive databases of all clubs covered and realistic players. Teams are trainable at squad and individual player levels, it includes the latest vital player stats for the 2013/14 season, there are multiple cup competitions, club and player names are customisable and there are real-time messages from support staff. You'll receive information, back-up and tips from your assistant manager, the coach and other club staff.

You will receive regular updates over the Internet.

For details visit www.excalibur-publishing.com/ep.htm

The game should cost £9.99.

Saban's Power Rangers make a Christmas visit!

This Christmas get the Power Ranger fan in your family a Zord Builder! It's part of the Power Rangers Megaforce,

Suitable for children aged 4 and over, they can build The Power Rangers Figure Megazord - Gosei Great Megazord.

Who is he? He is the first Megazord employed by the Megaforce Rangers in Power Rangers Megaforce, a combination of the five Mechazords. In effect, he is a 5 Zords Combine.

There are 15 Connections and you can collect and combine.

http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Gosei_Great_Megazord

http://www.powerrangers.com

Get the Omni-Link Omnitrix for Christmas!

The Ben 10 Omni-Link is the latest in the range of Ben 10 gadgets.

It fits on the wrist, comes complete with special DVD, there are special Ben 10 video games, free Ben 10 Omni-Link web games and it features over 30 dedicated voices and sounds! It features a special vibration and light show sequences, too. Expect to pay £29.99.

To find out more about the Ben 10 Omniverse visit www.bandai.com/ben10omniverse.

What every fashionable girl should have for Christmas, the Harumika Style Studio!

The Harumika Style Studio is the perfect storage carry case for all your Harumika fabrics, tools, belts and stickers. It now comes in a fantastic bright hot pink colour!

Display your favourite dress form design in the window and then take your case with you everywhere! Studio contains one made up dress form and a variety of different sized fabrics and funky accessories, too!

It's available now, expect to pay £29.99

(EDITOR: Our tester declared it as “a very good item to have!”)

Visit www.harumika.eu for more details and products.

With Funkin you have the makings of some excellent Christmas cocktails!

Most people have had a truly wonderful cocktail, perhaps the barman at a hotel in Spain produced the perfect Mojito for you and, ever since, you have tried to capture that taste, but to no avail.

So-called cocktail bars that sell you what their menu describes as for example- a Mojito but which has the nasty, bitter taste of supermarket value range spirits with a hint of cheap mouthwash. And which they charge you £10 for a small glass!

And mixing cocktails at home can be a bit of an ordeal. “Just muddle three ice cubes, six grains of sugar and...” Really? Life's too short for that!

What you need is something that will help you produce excellent cocktails time after time. What you need is the Funkin range.

Funkin cocktail mixers are 100% natural and 100% authentic. And they can be mixed in about ten seconds!

And the great thing is that with a high quality lemonade they make really great mocktails so designated drivers, for example, can also have a good time at your next party!

Funkin come in the following varieties: 750ml consisting of Funkin Brazilian, Strawberry Daiquiri and Mojito (EDITOR: My favourite and a silver medal winner, too!) which should cost you £2.99 each.

There's also the 1 litre range of: Brazilian, Strawberry Daiquiri, Mojito, Sour Mix, Cosmopolitan, Strawberry Woo Woo and Margarita. These cost £3.99 each.

There are also some cocktail mixers available in handy single serve 120g pouches, inlcuding Belini, Bramble, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Mojito, Pina Colada, Raspbery Mojito, Strawberry Daiquiri and Strawberry Woo Woo. These cost 99p each.

The full range of Funkin mixers is available at Sainsbury's, Asda, Waitrose, Co-op, Ocada, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Majestic Wines, Harrods, Amazon and at www.funkin.co.uk.

Here's a special Christmas number you might like to try!

Funkin Christmas Daiquiri

50ml Spiced Rum

30ml Funkin Mixed Berry purée

15ml Funkin Pure Pour Lime

10ml Funkin Vanilla Syrup

1 pinch ground cinnamon

Orange peel for garnish

Fill a martini glass with ice and leave to cool the glass. Fill a cocktail shaker with the spiced rum, the Funkin Mixed Berry purée, the Funkin Pure Pour Lime, Funkin Vanilla Syrup and the ground cinnamon and shake to mix up. Pour the mixture into the glass and top with the orange peel garnish. And then serve yourself and your guests with a perfect Funkin Christmas Daiquiri!

An ideal Christmas gift for the young history buffs in your family The Lttle Book of Monarchs

The hardback book the Little Book of Monarchs by Tony Boullemier is jam-packed with interesting historical snippets about the men and women who have ruled England since The time of the Normans right down to the present day.

With some amusing illustrations by Adrian Teal this book takes an entertaining gallop through the 947 years of the various monarchs, kings, queens, empresses and other rulers who have ruled England, some well and wisely, others not so.

Read about Matilda and the 'great Anarchy' the fate of Richard I, how King John caused a war with France, how Richard II died, learn who presided over the 1705 Act of Parliamentary Union, find out about the longest-serving monarch and many other fascinating facts.

The Little Book of Monarchs is a fascinating book of 120 pages and will make at excellent and well-informed stocking filler at a remarkably good price of £7.99.

It's published in hardback by Matador and the ISBN is 9781783060856

Give your children the magic of the rainbow for Christmas

The truly wondrous My Very Own Rainbow from Brainstorm is the perfect way to light up your child’s Christmas.

Everyone loves catching a glimpse of a rainbow and now you can treat your child to a rainbow every day. The enchanting My Very Own Rainbow (RRP £24.99) light projector transforms any room using multi-coloured LEDs to display a rainbow coloured arc on walls and ceilings in a darkened room. It’s perfect for parties and sleepovers and also makes a soothing night light to help your child drift off and have sweet dreams.

The Rainbow comes complete with two modes, one which turns the whole multicoloured light show on at once and the other which fades the rainbow in and out. It also features an auto shut-off mechanism to help preserve battery life. Now that kids grow out of toys earlier and earlier, My Very Own Rainbow will also appeal to kids well into their tween and teen years.

The My Very Own Rainbow can also be brought to life during the day as it comes with a stunning  sunlight rainbow crystal. Simply hang the crystal on a sunny window and watch sunlight make natural rainbows dance around your room.

As well as entertaining children, all Brainstorm toys educate in a fun and engaging way. The projector comes with a fascinating, colourful education booklet about the phenomenon that is rainbows. 

The My Very Own Rainbow is available from Amazon, Hamleys, Harrods and selected Toymaster stores.