Although there's a big kid inside me, I don't tend to visit toy shops often these days. However,…read moreChristmas does offer the perfect excuse to pop in to browse for gifts for little ones. I had to find a gift for my god-daughter and the Entertainer seemed a good choice to begin my search. The shop is medium sized but has a fairly good selection of toys organised into age groups. In the end, I couldn't decide on a particular gift and settled on a giftcard, which she should be able to spend at their branch in Southampton. Incidentally, the Entertainer chain doesn't open on Sundays as the owner is a devout Christian

The Entertainer is quite a large toy shop just near Wimbledon tube station. It has a wide range of…read moretoys for ages up to around 13 years and the shelves are always packed out. It's a good place to start looking for a gift for those little ones in your life. You're bound to find something in here. They have scooters, barbies, action heroes, figurines, drawing books, cuddly toys, games-the list goes on and on. The prices are pretty good as well and the staff are always on hand to help.

On all of our travels we try to seek out a BAB. This one just happened to be right on our way to…read morethe London Eye so we stopped in! London had been on my bucket list since I was young. My family heritage is English with my great grandfather coming from England to the US. So of course I have to have a BAB of my travel. My daughter and I each made a bear. I made Jack the Ripper and of course kept his name as Jack. Love this bear since it had the flag as the feet. The staff was just so friendly and welcoming. Even told stories to my daughter as she was making her bear. Highly recommend.

Everywhere we travel we try to find a Build a bear. Lo and behold there is one next to the London…read moreEye! Shop is small, but organized and clean. The employees were cheerful and helpful and interacted with our daughter and other children very well. My wife and daughter both picked out bears and the girl manning the stuffing cart did a great job getting everything together and ring up. No pressure to add other items we didnt want...just cheerful interaction until we left into the gray, cold and gloomy day outside. If you're in London and want to get a Union Jack bear...come on by!

So what are you going to discover at the Discovery Shop which sells novelty toys?…read more You're going to find out if you aceept being a big kid or whether you justtify remote control flying helicopters as an executive stress relieving toy You're going to find out if you're any good at flying said remote control helicopters. The new twin rotor helicopters are easier to control but still take a bit of practice to fly You're going to find out how long before you find those little toy cats/dogs/etc which move then yap really irritating You're going to be mesmerised by the new versions of lava lamps and other similar de-stressing items which drip oil etc in interesting patterns You're going to covet a supersoaker watergun and one which fires foam discs if you're a bloke You're going to have fun wandering here, espceially if you're short of gift ideas

Loads of cheap stuff here, particularly Bollywood dvds if you're into that sort of thing. I got the…read moreToxic Avenger here and a Seann William Scott heist movie which was rubbish. Toxie however is great and should be viewed by all fans of comedy. Beware the large bags of sweets and chocolates, they're not good value for money. Best Buy? Packs of small batteries for watches and cameras, a pound for about thirty, whereas separately they charge what, £4? Something like that?

So you have got Disney Land, Genie Land, Money Land and now.. Pound Land! I love this place. Yes!…read moreEverything here is a pound. It is incredible the things that I can get with a whole pound. It is not just 'a pound' in Pound Land but it is 'a whole pound'. From toiletries, to stationery, software, handmade items, pet care items, plus many more. You will find it here and will leave with a big smile on your face. New stocks come in every week so keep your eyes peeled because you never know what valuables you could rake in at the price of one pound.

The shop was filled with toys and games. I got a nose pencil sharpener, a giant pencil, fart…read moresweets, pens etc. There are stocking fillers, puppets, games, smiffys toys, stationary, teddies, london things like snowglobes, mouthspray etc, most jokes or tricks, The prices were good, also the girl at the till was kind, talked about christmas. all my friends admired what i had bought there.

Willow is somewhere between a toyshop and a gift shop, more aimed at the inner child than just…read morechildren. For standard gifts that do not break the bank it does well and has an extra mystery where you never quite know what you will find inside. It could be just what you are looking for, equally it could be disappointingly tacky. On the whole however, Willow is a nice shop but aimed slightly more towards the customer who still receives pocket money.