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Interactive Gifts for People Who Like to Play, Build, Move or Explore
Interactive gifts are useful when you want the present to create an activity, not just sit on a shelf. This guide covers games, active play, responsive tech, creative projects, children’s discovery gifts and music-led ideas for people who like pressing buttons, solving problems, making things or joining in.
Tabletop play
Games and puzzles that invite people to sit down, compete, solve something or bring out a familiar challenge.
Gravity Maze Puzzle Game
Gravity maze and logic puzzle games for children, teens and adults who enjoy brain teasers.
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ThinkFun Gravity Maze Game
£27.86
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Thinkfun Gravity Maze Brain Game
£32.90
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3D Gravity Maze Ball Puzzle
£6.79
Magnetic Chess Board
Magnetic chess sets for travel, family games, beginners and portable board play.
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EVERGD Wooden Magnetic Chess Set
£18.99
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Jaques Magnetic Chess Set
£16.99
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BCBESTCHESS Magnetic Travel Set
£21.59
Magnetic Dart Board
Magnetic dart boards for children, family games, parties and safer indoor play.
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Large Kids Dart Board Set
£12.98
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Portable Magnetic Dart Board Set
£9.69
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Magnetic Darts Set for Kids
£9.99
Electronic Dartboard Set
Electronic dartboards and scoring sets for home games, family nights and relaxed competition.
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Ruthless TopScore Dart Scorer
£25.95
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Electronic Dartboard Set
£22.01
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Deluxe Electronic Dart Scorer
£117.95
Party Game
Group games for family nights, parties, Christmas gatherings and easy shared entertainment.
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Skillmatics Guess in 10 Animal Planet
£12.99
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Super Skills Action Game
£23.99
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Guess That Noise Game
£9.99
Kids’ Board Game
Simple board games for children, family play, rainy days, parties and first game-night routines.
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Kids Snakes and Ladders Game
£8.77
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TOMY Pop Up Pirate Game
£6.99
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Mouse Trap Board Game
£22.99
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Active play
More physical gifts for people who want movement, tricks, garden play or something that gets them away from the sofa.
Balance Board
Wobble boards and balance trainers for home fitness, physio-style drills and active desk breaks.
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StrongTek Wooden Balance Board
£31.59
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PROIRON Wobble Balance Board
£29.99
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Yes4All Balance Board Trainer
£68.90
LED Hover Football Toy
An indoor football-style toy for active children, rainy days, and quick bursts of play.
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SULIVES Rechargeable LED Hover Football
£9.99
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Hover Hockey Football Set
£29.98
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Kids Hover Football Set
£23.99
Remote Control Stunt Car
RC stunt cars with flips, lights, rechargeable batteries and fast play for children.
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Tecnock Remote Control Stunt Car
£19.98
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MaxTronic RC Stunt Car
£24.99
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Thedttoy Remote Control Stunt Car
£14.99
Dog Agility Training Kit
Agility kits and obstacle sets for active dogs, garden training and owner-pet play.
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Pet Prime Agility Hurdle
£16.09
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YGORTECH Dog Agility Starter Kit
£79.98
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X XBEN Dog Agility Equipment Set
£59.00
Ride-On Toy
Ride-on cars, trikes and first wheeled toys for toddlers and young children who like active play.
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Sobebear Kids Ride-On Car
£28.99
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Scuttlebug Foldable Ride-On Trike
£21.99
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AIYAPLAY Kids Electric Quad Bike
£49.94
Inflatable Kids Pool
Inflatable pools and water play sets for children, families and summer garden fun.
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Intex Dinoland Play Centre
£58.49
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Inflatable Pool Float Set
£18.99
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Intex Sea Turtle Pool Float
£24.99
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Responsive tech
Tech-led interactive gifts for people who like gadgets that move, react, connect or give them a different way to play.
Interactive Digital Pet Toy
A compact interactive toy for children who enjoy caring games, characters, and digital pets.
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Bitzee Disney Interactive Toy
£24.00
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Punirunes Interactive Digital Toy
£13.60
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Bitzee Interactive Digital Pet
£29.32
Coding Robot for Kids
Coding robots for children who enjoy puzzles, building, tech toys and hands-on learning.
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SIMREX Kids Robot Toy
£36.99
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Code and Go Robot Mouse
£33.95
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Makeblock mBot2 Coding Robot
£169.99
Interactive Pet Feeder
Puzzle feeders and treat toys for dogs that need slower feeding or enrichment play.
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Drone with Camera
Camera drones for beginners, outdoor flying and aerial photo practice.
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GOHAPHE E88 Pro Camera Drone
£30.99
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Holy Stone HS175D Camera Drone
£99.99
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Wipkviey B12 Camera Drone
£108.89
Mini Drone for Beginners
Beginner-friendly mini drones for indoor practice, children, teenagers and first-time flyers.
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Foldable Beginner Drone
£32.78
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S508 Camera Drone
£28.18
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DEERC D70 Mini Drone
£43.15
Virtual Reality Headset
VR headsets for gaming, immersive apps, digital experiences and tech-loving recipients.
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Meta Quest 3S Headset
£289.00
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DESTEK V5 Phone VR Headset
£54.99
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DESTEK V5 White VR Headset
£20.69
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Creative building
Hands-on projects for people who like making, experimenting, drawing, modelling or shaping the gift themselves.
3D Pen Art Kit
A hands-on kit for drawing, building, and experimenting with colourful 3D pen projects.
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Essentials 3D Pen Set
£39.99
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SCRIB3D P1 3D Printing Pen
£35.99
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PIKA3D Super 3D Printing Pen
£38.99
Digital Drawing Tablet
Graphics tablets for digital drawing, design practice, illustration, editing and creative computer work.
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GAOMON S620 Graphics Tablet
£29.99
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XP-PEN Star G640 Drawing Tablet
£25.49
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UGEE M708 Graphics Tablet
£37.98
DIY Slime Making Kit
A colourful craft kit for hands-on slime experiments, sensory play, and rainy-day creativity.
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YOPINSAND DIY Slime Kit
£15.29
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ESSENSON DIY Slime Kit
£14.98
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GirlZone Butter Slime Bakery Kit
£16.90
Kinetic Sand Playset
Kinetic sand sets for sensory play, construction themes, pretend food and rainy-day activities.
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Crystal Growing Kit
Crystal growing kits for children who enjoy experiments, crafts and hands-on science.
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Galt Creepy Crystals Kit
£8.99
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4M Crystal Growing Kit
£10.99
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National Geographic Crystal Craft Kit
£42.18
STEM Activity Kit
STEM kits for children who like robots, construction, science projects and learning by making.
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Educational Building STEM Kit
£28.99
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Yerloa STEM Robot Kit
£24.99
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Japace Science Experiments Kit
£32.22
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Younger discovery
Interactive ideas for children who learn through touching, sorting, watching, listening and trying things for themselves.
Activity Cube
Multi-activity toys for toddlers and young children who like exploring, sorting and moving pieces.
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Unicorn Busy Board Activity Cube
£7.99
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Warmiehomy Wooden Activity Cube
£15.99
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Wooden Activity Cube
£25.99
Alphabet and Number Learning Toy
Playful counting, letter and number toys for children who are starting to recognise patterns and words.
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Numberblocks Number Ten Toy
£24.99
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Numberblocks MathLink Cubes Set
£15.59
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Baby Shark Alphabet and Number Toy
£64.54
Interactive Baby Play Mat
Baby play mats and tummy-time toys for early sensory play and floor time.
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BabaBub Tummy Time Water Mat
£5.99
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Jestilo Tummy Time Water Mat
£7.49
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Vanplay Baby Play Gym Mat
£35.99
Interactive Bubble Machine
Bubble machines for children, gardens, birthdays, parties and outdoor play.
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Kid Odyssey LED Bubble Machine
£14.78
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Rechargeable Rotating Bubble Machine
£25.26
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Betheaces Bubble Machine
£14.99
Interactive Dinosaur Toy
Remote-control and transforming dinosaur toys for children who like noisy prehistoric play.
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TEMI Remote Control Dinosaur
£26.99
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Aooess RC Dinosaur Toy
£21.99
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Transforming Dinosaur Car Toy
£13.99
Colourful Sensory Toy
Colourful toys, blocks and sensory play ideas for younger children and playful learning.
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LEGO Classic Creative Suitcase
£14.00
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Galt Rainbow Lab Kit
£15.99
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Mushroom Pegboard Puzzle Toy
£9.99
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Music and performance
Gifts for singing, playing, rhythm and performance, especially when the fun comes from joining in rather than watching.
Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone
Wireless microphones for karaoke nights, family singalongs, parties and playful music gifts.
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TONOR Wireless Microphone
£29.99
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LEKATO Wireless Microphone Pair
£68.99
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Wowstar Wireless Karaoke Microphone
£14.99
Portable Karaoke Machine
Portable karaoke speakers and microphone sets for parties, family nights and people who are not shy about a singalong.
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JYX Portable Karaoke Speaker
£90.00
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Voice-Changing Karaoke Speaker
£29.99
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LED Karaoke Speaker Set
£44.38
Electronic Drum Kit
Electronic drum kits and pads for beginners, children and quieter music practice.
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Electronic Keyboard Piano
Beginner keyboard piano sets for music lessons, home practice and first instruments.
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MUSTAR Light-Up Keyboard Piano Set
£99.99
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61 Key Beginner Keyboard Piano
£79.99
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RockJam 61 Key Keyboard Kit
£156.47
Musical Instrument for Kids
Child-friendly music toys and first instruments for rhythm, pretend play and creative noise.
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Fisher-Price Rockin Record Player
£49.99
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Wooden Kids Drum Kit
£25.59
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Musical Light-Up Dinosaur Toy
£11.39
Ukulele
Ukuleles and starter accessories for beginners, creative children and casual music learners.
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How To Play Ukulele Book
£8.94
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DIY Soprano Ukulele Kit
£6.69
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Blue Soprano Ukulele
£21.95
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