When rain stops play outside, why not set up a sporting arena in the comfort of your living room? Kinect Sports Season Two features six new sports – tennis, golf, American football, baseball, skiing and darts – that can be played either individually or in teams. With three levels...

Paddington and popped in a decorative frame for posterity.The classic RW Alley illustrations are animated to bring the story to vivide life, along with a variety of background animation and sound to bring the classic tale into a fully interactive retelling

There’s plenty of opportunity to hone those number and counting skills with this app, by Appracadabra, but it’s the playful illustrations and animation that make it truly memorable – and yes, those cheeky dogs who cock a leg to pee, and deposit a twirly-whirly poop cause great am...

The brand-new website www.ralphlauren.co.uk is due to launch on October 14, and you can discover all the latest clothes by US designer Ralph Lauren for boys and girls – and buy them online! There's also an ingenious interactive storybook featuring

Gaining mastery over a hand-held console control can be tricky for young children (and for some adults too). The beauty of the XBox 360 Kinect is that all you need is your hand or voice to activate the sensor and you’re away. Lurking inside the neat, sleek black Kinect unit is so...

Retaining the charm and simplicity of Dear Zoo, the classic lift-the-flap book by Rod Campbell that makes it into the Top Ten of our Top 100 Children's Books of All Time, modern toddlers now get to tap to lift instead! A succession of creatures noisily come to life (beware: some ...

1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly has sold 22 million copies.Carl...

11. Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1981, this wonderful boardbook appeals rather like The Very Hungry Caterpillar – you simply can’t beat a hole in the page for toddler enjoyment. In Peepo!, a baby glimpses his small domestic world through a l...

Mini Figures who stand to attention behind the reception. Stay in one of three types of themed bedroom – Pirate, Kingdom or Adventure – all with interactive challenges to keep children mesmerised for hours on end, not to mention a box of Lego to play

The highly interactive nature of this sweet retelling of the classic tale, from Nosy Crow, makes it a winner. Telling the well-loved classic tale of the rags-to-riches romance of a young girl, Cinderella, who is forced into a life of drudgery by her