The Rocker from the award winning Triker range is a whole lot of fun on three wheels. If you spent your formative years trying to construct a buggy out of an orange cart and anything round you could find for wheels, you will understand the fun and appeal of the Rocker - a kind of horizontal bike on 3 weeks with unique way to steer.

Jump in the bucket seat, propel yourself using the pedals and use the patented swing steer mechanism to control yourself - you just lean in the direction you want to go in. It doesn't get much more intuitive than that.

The Rocker is suitable for ages 6-16 and costs £179.99 from Hamleys, who made it one of their "toy of the year" last year.

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Ask any little boy what they think the coolest toys are, and there's a good chance they'll say Pokémon. With that in mind, we have created a new section on the website dedicated to Pokemon toys and videogames.

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ToysAndVideoGames.co.uk has created a new mailing list which means we can send you the very best offers, discounts and voucher codes in the run up to Christmas. We won't use your email address for any other purpose and you can unsubscribe at any time. We aim to send about 2-3 messages a week.

To join the list, simple put your email address in the form below and hit the subscribe button. You should receive an email with details of how to confirm your membership within a few minutes. Please add "alerts@toysandvideogames.co.uk" to your safe senders list to ensure you get the emails.

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Are you wondering what toys will be big this year? If you need to buy a present but aren't sure what to get, play it safe and pick one from the Toy Retailers Association's prediction for the top 12 dream toys for Xmas 2007.

The list includes:

• Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old - Hasbro
• Baby Annabell® New V4 - Zapf
• Barbie Girls - Mattel
• Doctor Who Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Changer Mask - Character
• Flytech Dragonfly - Character
• Golden Balls - Vivid
• GR8 Art Bindeez Super Deluxe Studio Centre - Character
• In The Night Garden - Blanket Time Igglepiggle-Hasbro
• Puppy Grows and Knows Your Name - Mattel
• Roary R/C Car - Vivid
• Say What? - Radica
• Transformers Movie Leader: Optimus Prime - Hasbro

We've put together a page that lists these top 12 toys for Xmas, and where you can get them.

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Ben 10 is a cool cartoon from the States, produced by the Cartoon Network. Ben 10 is all about the adventures of Ben Tennyson, who finds a watch like device called Omnitrix in an alien crash landing. When he puts the Omnitrix on, he gains the power to turn himself into a variety of alien lifeforms - each of which has its own special powers.

Ben 10 uses his powers to defeat evil enemies - Go Ben!

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Woolworths has a range of toys available for half the normal price in their clearance sale. Offers remain open whilst stock lasts, and subject to availability.

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Lewis Hamilton's success in Formula One means he has become a sporting idol to millions of racing fans and miniature petrol heads around the world. Expect Lewis Hamilton toys to feature in many a little boys Christmas list this year.

One toy you can snap up at a bargain price is the McLaren Micro Scalextric set featuring Lewis Hamilton and last year's team mate, and former world chamption, Fernando Alonso. Their rivalry was heated, and you can recreate the controversial pairing with this set, which at the time of writing, has been cut at Toys 'R' us by 50% to only £24.99

Micro Scalextric McLaren F1 Set Featuring Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso

Also from Toys 'R' Us is the brilliant McLaren racing rig, which is a model lorry which unpacks to include a model Formula One car, load of other bits and of course, a Lewis Hamilton figurine.
McLaren F1 Racing Rig

If you want a serious model of Lewis' Formula One car, you can check out this top quality 1:43 scale model of his 2008 vehicle. This stunning die cast model shows the beauty of the modern F1 car.
McLaren Mercedes MP4 (Lewis Hamilton 2008 Showcar) in Silver (1:43 scale) Diecast Model Car

Or if you have a couple of boys that like dressing up and are big fans of Lewis Hamilton, have a look at these fun outfits which let the little ones dress up exactly like Lewis Hamilton, complete with sponsor's adverts.

Age 5-7	Age 3-5

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Scalextric is the ever popular slot car racing toy that has delighed kids, and their dad's, for generations. And in 2007, Scalextric celebrates its 50th birthday.

Production of Scalextric toys started in 1957 and they are as relevant today as they were then, with dedicated Transfomers micro sets and official McLaren micro sets featuring Lewis Hamilton available.

Check out Scalextric toys on our new Scalextric page

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Your name is Anne Wood. You've just created the monster hit, teletubbies. What do yo udo next? Retire? No chance. You do it all over again and create another huge success in the form of In the Night Garden.

Check out our new page dedicated to the best In The Night Garden toys and games.

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Top Trumps have been entertaining children for decades, proving to a popular playground game for kids since the 70s. Originally the cards would be themed around subjects like cars, aircraft or dinosaurs, but following a relaunch in 1999 under nre management, the subject diversified to include many more characters familiar to kids.

Current Top Trump sets available through our partners include, Dr Who, Star Wars, Bratz, Simpsons and Transformers.

View available decks of Top Trumps cards

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Toys 'R' Us are running a couple of great promotions on Nintendo products at the moment. The DS is perfect family portable, great to keep the kids entertained during long drives, and the Wii is the fantastic console that makes players a lot more active than traditional consoles.

Buy Nintendo DS Lite Pick "N" Mix Pack Plus 2 Selected NDS Games for £129.99, Save up to £39.98:
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Buy Nintendo Wii Sports Mega Starter Pack Plus 2 Selected Wii Games for £249.99, Save up to £79.98:
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Buy Nintendo Wii Sports Ultimate Pick "N" Mix Pack Plus 2 Selected Wii Games for £279.99, Save up to £79.98
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These fantastic deals end September 27th. Please note that the Nintendo Wii pack plus two of the games must be added to your basket for the saving to work

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Power Rangers are back in fashion as the kids' must have toy. The latest incarnation to be aired in the UK is Mystic Force Power Rangers which is made in New Zealand, but for this article, we thought we'd trace the history of the Power Rangers.

Power Rangers is based on a Japanese show called Super Sentai. The early shows retained a Japanese look but were remade for Western audiences rather than just redubbed originals.

The first group of Power Ranegrs were the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Launched in 1993, they spawned three series (up to 1996) and two movies.

The Power Rangers themselves are a group of humans who have the ability to morph into super heroes dressed in coloured battle suits. The Rangers form a team, each one in a distinct colour and usually led by the Red Ranger.

The series of Power Rangers are as follows:

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
• Power Rangers: Zeo
• Power Rangers: Turbo
• Power Rangers in Space
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
• Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
• Power Rangers: Time Force
• Power Rangers: Wild Force
• Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
• Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
• Power Rangers: S.P.D. (Space Patrol Delta)
• Power Rangers: Mystic Force
• Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive

As you may notice from that list, there's already a successor to Mystic Force called Operation Overdrive, which will be aired in the UK soon.

To get Power Rangers toys, visit our special Power Rangers page.

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We have just launched our sister site - Toysandvideogames.com - for all the best toys and games available stateside.

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We're very excited at ToysAndVideoGames.co.uk by the recent return of Dr Who - the nation's favour family entertainment for a Saturday night. David Tennant reprises his role as the Timelord, joined this series by Martha Jones - played by Freema Agyeman - as his assistant.

An interesting piece of trivia is that Freema previoued appeared in the Doctor Who spin off, Torchwood, where she met a grisly end thanks to the Cybermen.

Thanks to our friends at Toys R Us, we've made sure we have a great selection of Doctor Who toys and games on the site.

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