Get the balance right

New from Hasbro is a talking turtle game for children aged three upwards.

Topsy Turtle is priced around £14.99, and gives verbal instructions telling players which colour of block to put under his bright plastic feet. The winner is the first person who manages to get all of their blocks under the turtle’s toes.

The more blocks that are placed, the taller the worried little fellow gets, and anyone who topples him has to reluctantly claim all of the blocks that he was perched on at the time.

Two to four preschoolers can enjoy the battery-powered turtle together.