Products & equipment

An award winning innovation, The Scrubba™ wash bag is perfect for back-packers, festival goiers and families on holiday. Anne Coates tried it out on her trip to India.

Emily Elias was surprised when her son chose the Darth Vadar pyjamas to try out from Fabric Flavours but he loves them and his mum was impressed too!

If you gave up using a baby alarm when you felt more confident with your baby sleeping in a different room, you might think again with this video baby monitor from MOTOROLA. Gain reassurance that your child is safe and happy sleeping or playing. Keep an eye on a sick child. A perfect investment, writes Anne Coates.

Exclusive to Waitrose is a selection of ready prepared meals by top chef Heston Blumenthal.   Heston has given his special touch to well-known classics and the new Heston from Waitrose range features five main courses and two side dishes. Ruth Campbell tried them on her husband who had yet to be converted to the joys of ready meals.

No home should be without a thermometer – it’s the first thing we should reach for when a member of the family is ill. There’s a wide range on the market but this Aldi thermometer is multifunctional making it a cost-effective purchase.

Anne Coates tried out  the Vango Stone 20 rucsac and has decided it will be her day bag when travelling in India. It's also perfect for school children!

Non-slip grip socks that adjust to fit the shape of each foot from six months to four years – Grippa Socks as the perfect answer to indoor footware and slippery floors, writes Anne Coates.

Anne Coates put the Britax B-AGILE 3 pushchair through its paces on a recent trip to Brighton travelling by bus, train and across the stoney beach. B-AGILE 3 passed with flying colours!

Research by the Hygiene Council reveals that less that 44 per cent of lunchboxes are cleaned and disinfected daily. Cross-contamination can cause food-borne illnesses. Here are some tips and advice for lunchbox hygiene.

This year's collection of Clarks Back To School shoes is even more fashionable than ever. Louise Pollard took daughter Mathilde to the Clarks shop in Bromley to try out their fitting service.

Emily Elias has already seen two children – her daughter and older son – through toilet training so was ideally placed to try out the Tippitoes Boy's Toilet Trainer for her younger son, Sam.

Going to school or nursery your children's clothes and possessions need to be labelled. The Brother Labelling Machine will print as many or as few labels as you need and, of course, you can change the name for each child. So if it's back to school of just starting, Brother P-touch 1080 makes identifying clothing an belongings so much easier.

Olivia Coates tried out the CARES Child Aviation Restraint System when she and Harriet flew to Menorca on holiday.

A functional but fashionable range of swimwear for active toddlers and children aged two to 14, Platypus Australia provides  a UPF 50+ rating which blocks out at least 97.5 per cent of harmful untraviolet radiation. Harriet Coates tried out the Sunshirt SS and Lycra Broadshort.

Gtech AirRAM™ has received the Good Housekeeping Institute endorsement after rigorous testing of this innovative vacuum cleaner that is sucking up success across the UK. Anne Coates put it to the PWT test.

Ella's Kitchen launches new desserts with specified stages to help parents to effortlessly introduce dairy to their babies' diets.  The desserts include fromage frais, yoghurts and rice puddings. Yvette Henlon and her daughter Victoria went along to Kentish Town City Farm to try them out.

Potty training is made a lot easier with the Tippitoes Travel Potty, as Olivia Coates discovered.

Ruth Campbell has already written about the advantages of theBabaSling