Children & Toys

Stop what you’re doing – do not pass go and do not collect £200. From Saturday 3 September, if you’ve any old Monopoly money lying around, you can bag a totally free Monopoly Electronic board game (norm £20) until Friday 9 September, while stocks last. To get it, just advance to a Smyths Toys Superstore (find your...

Finding discounts on art supplies is rare, but there’s a crafty way to bag a free £5 to spend at Hobbycraft tomorrow.   The first 100 people through the doors of each of the 81 Hobbycraft stores around the country on Saturday 2 April will get a free £5 voucher. This can be used on any item...

You probably heard about the stampede last week as a range of £1 Frozen merchandise put the Poundworld tills in meltdown, selling out in minutes. We’ve blagged some inside info for MoneySavers – by the end of this week, there’ll be EVEN MORE Frozen items up for grabs in pound shops. Here’s how to make sure you’re not left out...

Now’s the time to get the top toys before the Christmas rush begins and prices inflate. Argos and Boots have a 3for2 sale which includes most of these toys. I’m sure you’ve seen chaotic news footage in the past; hundreds of people pushing and shoving in toy-stores to get their hands on a Cabbage Patch Doll or...

One Direction are the biggest boy band in the world — their following is so huge their loyal fans have become known as ‘Directioners’. If you know a Directioner or are one yourself, and want to make them happy this festive season, 1D items are a sure bet. I noticed on a recent visit to my local...

Have you just bought shoes for your child and they’ve have had a sudden growth spurt? Well, if you bought them from Clarks you’re in luck – it’ll replace your tot’s first shoes if they grow out of them within six weeks. After talking to parents in the office and asking around on Twitter, I discovered it...

People generally assume they’re difficult to get, but kids can easily blag themselves a free Blue Peter badge to get free entry to over 200 UK attractions.

School uniforms ain’t cheap, so I’ve blagged 5,000 codes to get 15% off all Tesco schoolwear to be used by Sunday 24 August. And Tesco offers a free embroidery service too… Thanks to my mum, after five years of secondary school, it became pretty clear to me that uniforms are “bloody expensive”. We’d go to a small...

Poundworld is currently selling a £20ish singing Justin Bieber doll, £5 Star Trek figurines and a £4.50 Super Mario model – each for just £1. Can you find ‘em? It may be mid-August, but I’m proud to say I recently bought my first present for Christmas 2014. It’s never too early to start – and if you...

I had a sneak preview from Hamleys of what’s likely to be hot this Christmas – here are the top 10 “I want, I want, I want” toys, plus my tips on how to buy them for as little as possible. OK, hold onto your reindeer antlers. I’m talking about Christmas – in July. I’ve just come...