Toys for children aged 8 to 12

Cella Sticker Machine
Manufacturer Tomy
Age From six years
Price £14.99
iVillage star rating ****
Buy online www.amazon.co.uk

Manufacturer says Brilliant new sticker making machine. No mess fun instant stickers at the twist of a lever. Comes with 4 metres of adhesive tape. Pre-made sticker sheets included.

We say Great present for artistic children. Doodles can be turned into neat stickers that are repositionable and do not leave sticky marks. Anything from sweet wrappers to concert tickets can be given a sticky backing although we found pictures of favourite footballers cut out of the newspaper were difficult to reposition without tearing. Refill cartridges cost £5.99.

Nitro Battlers R/C
Manufacturer Radica
Age From eight years
Price £39.99
iVillage star rating *****
Buy online www.amazon.co.uk

Manufacturer says Build 'em, race 'em, crash 'em - race and crash opponents in the included dome track. Kids assemble and add their favorite decals to the RC cars. The nitro button gives the driver a huge burst of speed! Each set includes 2 customizable chassis with 4 sets interchangeable body parts, decals and track.

We say This was a favourite with testers, girls and boys. Younger testers (aged three) loved simply racing cars around and around the dome. Older children had more control and played the game of trying to dislodge parts from the opponent's car, or send the entire car over the edge. Noisy but brilliant as a car racing game when you are short of space.

Girl Crush Air Brush Nails
Manufacturer FEVA
Age From eight years
Price £14.99
iVillage star rating ****
Buy online www.argos.co.uk

Manufacturer says All you need to create stunning and funky nails. With air-brush mechanism for that professional look. Includes plastic stick-on nails, 4 colour pens for air brush colouring, stickers, gems and glitter.

We say Our testers had hours of entertainment decorating stick on nails. Using coloured pens in the airbrush tool and stencils on the nails created less mess than our mum testers feared and gave a better effect than hand painting. Order refill packs from Feva tel 01493 669732.