Building and constructing are one of my son’s favourite pastimes. If he is not virtually building in Minecraft, then he is building houses out of his other construction toys. I believe by giving him the right toys will help to nurture him his imaginationand creativity.

Recently, I got in touch with the Anker group who are the designers and suppliers of kids activity brand – Kids Create. Their products are relatively new but they can be found in national retailers, independents and web-based companies.

Lottie has newly launched the Muddy Puddles doll! This cute little girl is all dressed up ready to play in the muddy puddles! As a Lottie ambassador, Ms C was so happy to receive this new exciting Muddy Puddles Lottie doll! Some of you may already know that the Lottie dolls are portrayed with no make-up and a childlike body shape for a return to good old-fashioned creative and imaginative play.

Happy Easter, everyone! Hope you all had a great Easter weekend! If you have been active on social media, you might have seen me tweet and Instagram the latest Skylanders Easter characters which are exclusive at Smyths! If you have not seen them, no worries, let me explain. This springtime, you can get your hands on the fully playable, pocket-sized Skylanders Minis toys, Power Punch Pet-Vac and Eggsellent Weeruptor.

Did you know that Disney Tsum Tsum has made its way to Disney Stores across the UK? This is following phenomenal success in Japan, with the launch of a range of stackable and collectible soft toys featuring favourite Disney characters from Mickey and Minnie Mouse to Dumbo, Donald Duck, Frozen characters and many more.

Disney Tsum Tsum (pronounced ‘Soom Soom’) means “stack stack” in Japanese, and stems from the Japanese Zen art of stone stacking. The soft toys are designed to be stacked big and high, the soft and cuddly toys are available in small (RRP £3), medium (RRP £10) and large sizes (RRP £20), allowing each individual to build a collection of their most adored Disney characters.

Stargazer is a new Lottie doll launched last month to coincide with the eclipse. As a Lottie ambassador, we are so happy to show you this exciting Stargazer Lottie doll! Some of you may already know that the Lottie dolls are portrayed with no make-up and a childlike body shape for a return to good old-fashioned creative and imaginative play.

The new Stargazer doll is to get children, especially girls to show interest in astronomy. We have received the Special Edition Gold Collection Stargazer Lottie doll which retails at RRP £19.99 on Lottie’s website. This is a collaboration with the European Space Agency. Stargazer Lottie was the recent recipient of the esteemed ‘Little Scientist Award’ award from Space.com.

This Easter, instead of getting chocolate eggs for your children or yourself, why not take a look at these egg-citing Hatch ‘N’ Heroes new range from Bandai!

Hatching your eggs into awesome characters from Disney’s much loved movies heroes like the brand new Big Hero 6 Baymax, classic Toy Story characters Woody and Buzz, fishy friends Nemo and Dory from Finding Nemo and Frozen’s ever-popular Olaf. They will be available in March at ToysRus, Tesco, Smyths Toys superstores and Toymaster at £5.99 each.

Want to build your own American-style racing truck with electric motor without using glue or making a mess? Interplay have this brilliant Technokits Racing Truck that has it all! This kit is suitable for ages 8 years old and above. My 7 year old son is slightly young but with adult help, he did it in no time!

Scooby Doo and his friends always find themselves solving mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through a series of antics and missteps. Now Scooby is going to investigate suspicious goings on in the Mystery Mansion. Beware as there are plenty of secret traps hidden in the mansion!

Little Live Pets have added new adorable additions to their range! Let me introduce you to the Owl families. They are the Nightstar family (blue in colour), the Graceling family (white and purple in colour) and the Heartwing family (pink in colour). The other Little Live Pets ranges are the birds and butterflies from which we have reviewed the Angelic Angela bird. They are suitable for ages 5 and onwards.

Recently through Toyella, a multi-award winning toy retailer, I found these fascinating magnetic wooden blocks called Tegu. Both my children are fascinated with constructing things and making different type of models so this is really ideal for them. Tegu is taking constructing traditional buildings to a new level of fun and excitement! With its embedded invisible magnets inside the hardwood blocks, building can be so engaging and delightful.

The new Zelfs series 4 have landed. There are over 18 new characters: Petal, Cupie, Billy, Sugar Bunny, Chi, Pandela, Galexia, Smoothie, Cindy-Moo, Oceana, Cyril, Sketalia, Stardust, Flare, Flittabell, Ooma, Polly Roger and Roberta. Also there is a limited edition Cleocat to collect. They are available to buy from Character Online and other good stores.

Palace Pets have launched four new Disney characters from Character Online. They are called the Glitzy Glitter Friends. There are four to collect: Petit, Treasure, Pumpkin and Beauty.