:00:13. > :00:19.With just a few weeks until Christmas, we are looking at this
:00:19. > :00:23.year's coolest toys and gadgets. Checking out the smartest new
:00:23. > :00:33.console games and we are revealing the gifts you can make without
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:00:48. > :00:52.Hello! Just look at this place. It is packed out like Santa's grotto.
:00:52. > :00:59.Whatever you work it into, we have got something to get you excited.
:00:59. > :01:04.We have got gadgets, puzzles, board games, you may net. You will be
:01:04. > :01:09.telling your mates about what we will show you. One man who loves
:01:09. > :01:14.his toys is Barney but he will be gutted because he is not here. He
:01:14. > :01:19.is busy rehearsing for panto. We have a very special guest presenter
:01:19. > :01:24.of joining us for the Day. I cannot think of anyone better to help us
:01:24. > :01:29.on a show all about gadgets. The Gadget Show presenter and
:01:29. > :01:37.technology fanatic Ortis Deley really knows his stuff when it
:01:37. > :01:41.comes to all things Tech. Light, iPhone, action. He gets to play
:01:41. > :01:48.around with cutting-edge technology, trying out some of the latest hi-
:01:48. > :01:58.tech gear on the market. So, if it is gadgets you are after, he is the
:01:58. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:04.man in the know. Ortis Deley, welcome to Blue Peter! We have got
:02:04. > :02:11.to fire up your engine but you did that all by yourself. Is it that
:02:11. > :02:16.cool? It is the only way to travel! I use it every day to get to work.
:02:16. > :02:20.You into your gadgets and gizmos but have you always been techie?
:02:20. > :02:26.was always into science, physics and chemistry but the only bit of
:02:26. > :02:35.technology I was in two as a kid was the tech -- television. Back in
:02:35. > :02:41.your day it was not fancy I pads. No, it was Abacus is. I cannot wait
:02:41. > :02:45.I have some stuff to show you. There are loads of toys and gadgets
:02:45. > :02:53.which are using technology these days. I want to show you a few
:02:53. > :02:57.examples. This is probably one of the more affordable ones. This is
:02:57. > :03:03.the Annoying Monster. If you attach the right part of him you will get
:03:03. > :03:08.a reward. Are you not a fan of this? When I am in a toy shop I
:03:08. > :03:18.have to press everything that makes a noise. This is clearly annoying
:03:18. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:27.somebody! We have lost the monster! It is only �14. This here is the
:03:27. > :03:31.Fidget. A people have been talking about on the message boards.
:03:31. > :03:41.reacts to touch and sounds. You can have a small conversation with him.
:03:41. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:52.Hello. You are looking good. Fish live in salt water. There you go.
:03:52. > :03:58.�47. If you have got a bit more money at your disposal or perhaps a
:03:58. > :04:03.rich uncle, for �140 you can get your hands on this radio-controlled
:04:03. > :04:09.car from Playmobil but what is special about it is it has a camera
:04:09. > :04:14.on board. You can use it to spy on people. You can sneak up on your
:04:15. > :04:21.brothers and sisters. It uses Wi-Fi to transmit pictures to a screen of
:04:21. > :04:26.your choice. Go and spy on the crew at the back eating sandwiches.
:04:26. > :04:30.they are all working which is good. I have to have an advent calendar
:04:30. > :04:34.every year but this year we have gone for something different. There
:04:34. > :04:39.is no chocolate but it has toys instead. I know Barney Harwood
:04:39. > :04:44.would love it because he is very into Star Wars. I know it is early
:04:44. > :04:50.but I am going to open the first one. You get actual Lego.
:04:50. > :04:56.Brilliant! You will not rot your teeth but you can make something.
:04:56. > :05:00.That is moving without me operating it! The dog has got the remote.
:05:00. > :05:03.There is something we have not mentioned but we know loads of you
:05:03. > :05:13.have games consoles and if you do you are probably hoping for a new
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:05:19. > :05:24.game for Christmas. Here are our The ever-popular FIFA series has
:05:24. > :05:29.released its newest version, FIFA 12. There are new ways of playing
:05:29. > :05:33.on line which means you can be promoted through 10 leaks. The
:05:34. > :05:37.movement of the players and the ball have become even more
:05:37. > :05:46.realistic. You can try to take Manchester City to the Champions
:05:46. > :05:52.League final or even score a goal with Wayne Rooney.
:05:52. > :05:57.Just Dance three is a multi-player game where you can dance and sing
:05:57. > :06:00.like a pop star. You can sing along to tracks by people like Katy Perry
:06:00. > :06:08.and Jessie J. You can learn the routines to perfection and impress
:06:08. > :06:14.all of your friends with your dancing skills.
:06:14. > :06:17.With the London 2012 Olympics only eight months away, even Sonic and
:06:17. > :06:21.Mario are getting in on the sporting excitement and they have
:06:22. > :06:26.brought along plenty of pals as well. If you can play along with
:06:26. > :06:36.your friends and family in 20 Olympic events including rowing,
:06:36. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:50.athletics, football and Go on! Yes, Dilip! -- do it! It is
:06:50. > :06:54.the taking part that counts. Moving on. It is not just about computer
:06:54. > :07:00.games at Christmas because you can get toys which means you learn a
:07:00. > :07:05.new skill as well. When I was younger, I had a Paul Daniels Magic
:07:05. > :07:10.set. Your Dad's will know who he is. It is like the magic sets you can
:07:11. > :07:16.get now. The idea is you learn a few tricks, you perform at your
:07:16. > :07:19.friends and family. It is a very good gift all round. I never quite
:07:19. > :07:24.perfected my tricks as a youngster so this is my chance to redeem
:07:24. > :07:29.myself. Are you going to perform a trick now? I am going to make our
:07:29. > :07:37.next guest magically appear. Why are you laughing? I am not! Brace
:07:37. > :07:47.yourself! Waving a wand. Magic phrase, come on, magically appear,
:07:47. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:58.abracadabra! What can I say? Very well done. Hello. This is then and
:07:58. > :08:02.he is a real magician. He will be showing us a trick later on. -- Ben
:08:02. > :08:08.Proos. Not only is he a member of the prestigious Magic Circle, but
:08:08. > :08:12.earlier this year he was named Young magician of the aged just 16.
:08:12. > :08:19.Congratulations. How did you get into it? I saw someone performing
:08:19. > :08:24.tricks at school and I got in spite. Can anybody be a magician? Yes, you
:08:24. > :08:31.have to have the confidence and the determination. The confidence to
:08:31. > :08:39.perform and the drive to practise the tricks? Yes. Would you name a
:08:39. > :08:45.card, any card. The five of hearts. Inside my DEC should be one of the
:08:45. > :08:53.wrong way round in the middle. Somewhere in the middle. We are
:08:53. > :08:58.looking for the five of hearts. is! I chose a different one in
:08:58. > :09:03.rehearsal and he got that one right as well. We will move on to a more
:09:03. > :09:09.light-hearted trip. Inside my back pocket I have some rope. There are
:09:09. > :09:15.three pieces. A long one there for you and a little one for you. And a
:09:15. > :09:22.little one for me. Three pieces of rope. The idea of the trick is this.
:09:22. > :09:30.Take the ends of the little and the long and pull. All three become the
:09:30. > :09:36.same size. When I said watch his hands closely, you did not have to
:09:36. > :09:42.do it that close! People think it is easier to do the trick with two.
:09:42. > :09:47.I think it is easier with one. That loop is there at the end is there.
:09:47. > :09:55.Their I know scissors or glue. loop of rape is not much use. If we
:09:55. > :10:04.take the ends, the trick is based on static electricity. There is no
:10:04. > :10:09.rope in his pocket. But the ends jumper back into the pockets. You
:10:09. > :10:12.can see the ends travel down the rope. They will link in the middle
:10:12. > :10:21.like that. The hardest bit is the middle because you have to twist it
:10:21. > :10:26.and pull. It gets confusing now. If you want to get back to where we
:10:26. > :10:32.started, you have to take it so we have two. If you remember, Helen,
:10:32. > :10:40.we had three. Three equal lengths of rope. No, you had a short,
:10:40. > :10:48.middle and long. Correct. That is what we have. One short, one long
:10:48. > :10:54.and one medium. That was amazing. Thank you very much. Now, Christmas
:10:54. > :10:58.means big bucks for shops. �620 million is spent in the run-up to
:10:58. > :11:02.Christmas. This Monday was mega Monday, the biggest online shopping
:11:02. > :11:08.day of the year. You do not have to spend money to buy gifts and show
:11:08. > :11:11.your family how much you love them. You can make gifts. I'm going to
:11:11. > :11:21.introduce you to these magnets. They will cost hardly any money at
:11:21. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:34.all and they will make a great gift. All you need is a special piece of
:11:34. > :11:38.magnetic paper. It is magnetic on one side and white on the other.
:11:38. > :11:48.This will help you make your pasteurised and magnets. You can
:11:48. > :11:52.buy it from a superstore or online. -- your personalised magnet. You
:11:52. > :11:58.can leave messages, put them on fridges. You could do photos of
:11:58. > :12:06.your friends and families. I know you love One Direction. You could
:12:06. > :12:10.do them! All you have to do is print them on to the magnetic paper
:12:10. > :12:15.and then cut to around them. goes into the printer like normal
:12:15. > :12:25.paper, even though it is thicker. I am going to cut up the Super Europe
:12:25. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:30.because he is nice and muscly! The best thing is if you give a gift
:12:30. > :12:36.that is personalised, so I'll probably going to give my mum some
:12:36. > :12:40.of Barney the dog, and it is better because it is specially for them,
:12:40. > :12:49.not just something bought in a shop. Yes. It shows you have thought
:12:49. > :12:55.about them. There Hugo. We will put the Mermaid there. You can spend a
:12:55. > :13:01.lovely afternoon doing this as well. And there's Barney's head on there!
:13:01. > :13:06.The simplest, easiest, loveliest Christmas present. You could make
:13:07. > :13:12.me a mermaid and Barney into a Santa. You can do whatever you like.
:13:12. > :13:17.It is a lovely idea for a present and a great activity. Buying a set
:13:17. > :13:27.like this could cost you �20 but this is a fraction. You hardly have
:13:27. > :13:32.If you want to make magnets like ours with Blue Peter pets on them,
:13:32. > :13:36.they are on the website. Just go there and print them out. The
:13:37. > :13:40.instructions are there as well. we have a tip for you on how to
:13:40. > :13:46.save money on wrapping your presence as well. We will have that
:13:46. > :13:51.later on. Christmas shopping can be very stressful, with everybody -
:13:51. > :14:00.and a round. But we have decided that not all the best Christmas
:14:00. > :14:06.presents come under the tree. -- bit everybody is running around.
:14:06. > :14:10.Now we have Aaron Craze, and he and his two daughters, Molly and Leah,
:14:10. > :14:17.decided they wanted to spend more quality time together. That is the
:14:17. > :14:22.best present of all. Hello, I am Aaron Craze. Come in
:14:22. > :14:28.and meet the family. This is my daughter Leah and my other daughter,
:14:28. > :14:31.Molly unable stop her as a very busy dad, being in the kitchen and
:14:31. > :14:37.presenting Junior Bake off, it is very important for me to spend
:14:37. > :14:43.quality time with my daughters. We are making something called the
:14:43. > :14:49.tombola of time. It is rarely simple. This is how it works. You
:14:49. > :14:55.get some paper and pens. We sit down as a family. We pick four
:14:55. > :15:05.activities each. We write them down and put them into the tombola. We
:15:05. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:28.pick one every month and do the I am writing down a little extra
:15:28. > :15:38.thing for them here. It is the Pottery Cafe. They don't know that
:15:38. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:44.so it is a bit of a surprise. I will take them there. We have got
:15:44. > :15:48.all activities tucked away safely in the old tombola. And seen as you
:15:48. > :15:57.are being created today, I have got a head start and I have organised
:15:57. > :16:02.something for today. The pottery cafe. Hey! I have bought the girls
:16:02. > :16:10.to a pottery cafe and I want to see something created. There is loads
:16:10. > :16:20.to choose from. Have you made a decision? Yes. Let's get cracking!
:16:20. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:30.Though we don't want to crack them! I don't know about the girls, but I
:16:30. > :16:34.am having a great time! Your one looks good! As it is nearly
:16:34. > :16:41.Christmas, it is quite bowled and I did not want to do something
:16:41. > :16:49.outside. -- it is quite cold. This is fun. As you can see, they have
:16:49. > :16:55.thoroughly enjoyed today. And I have as well. Looking good. We have
:16:55. > :16:59.had lots of fun. We have got to spend time together, which is quite
:16:59. > :17:05.difficult sometimes because I am always working in the kitchen and
:17:05. > :17:13.that. But today, it was nice. Just me and the girls, sat doing
:17:13. > :17:18.painting, having a chinwag. A good day. Buy one, get one free! I think
:17:18. > :17:24.you have done a great job. We have had loads of fun and it has been a
:17:24. > :17:30.fantastic afternoon. I cannot wait to pick out the next activity.
:17:30. > :17:34.If you decide to have a timbale of time, I reckon you should write out
:17:34. > :17:40.your suggestion five or 10 times and then you will get to do what
:17:40. > :17:46.you want to do! That is cheating! Think of the members of your family.
:17:46. > :17:50.You say that but when you see what they want... A good way of making
:17:50. > :18:00.sure families spend time together at Christmas is to get the board
:18:00. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:15.games out. This is Operation but My family will not play with me any
:18:15. > :18:21.more because they say I cheap! of people are paid to come up with
:18:21. > :18:28.new board game ideas. Scott is a board games inventor, so most
:18:28. > :18:34.people's dream is his reality. Scott, I am a 10-year-old and I am
:18:34. > :18:37.a board games inventor. After a long day at school... When most
:18:37. > :18:44.children are getting home and spending the evening relaxing, I am
:18:44. > :18:49.busy running my own business. A few years ago, when I was seven, I was
:18:49. > :18:55.ill and away from school. Rather than being bored at home, I kept
:18:55. > :19:00.myself occupied and was created. I decided to design my very own board
:19:00. > :19:05.game. I never thought in a million years that my game would be made
:19:05. > :19:11.into a proper product selling in the shops. The first thing to make
:19:11. > :19:17.a board game is you need a prototype. That is a rough model of
:19:17. > :19:23.whatever it is you are making. It shows you what it will look like.
:19:23. > :19:30.We started with an Advent calendar. But it was flimsy and not stable
:19:30. > :19:36.enough. We then moved on to a border like this. But the openings
:19:36. > :19:46.were far too small to get the sweets in. We upgrade it to look
:19:46. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:50.like this. The idea is, you start here at the opening time and moved
:19:51. > :19:57.along all the way to the finish, here. A year ago, I received the
:19:57. > :20:01.first batch and they have been sold in shops all over the country.
:20:01. > :20:06.Including one of the most famous department stores in the world. At
:20:07. > :20:13.Harrods in London. It was really exciting when I got the chance to
:20:13. > :20:23.have my game professionally made. They also sell my game at the local
:20:23. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:27.shopping centre. Let's have a look. This is my game up on the shelves.
:20:27. > :20:34.It feels amazing to have my game surrounded by all these different
:20:34. > :20:44.toys. They also sell masks, key rings, mouse mats, and each of them
:20:44. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:57.is related to a character. A The first thing I do when I come
:20:57. > :21:01.home from school is I come to my mum's office to see if anybody has
:21:01. > :21:07.bought a game. Along with selling my game in the shops, were also set
:21:07. > :21:13.up my own website to sell the Games. When an order comes in, I need to
:21:13. > :21:18.prepare the package and get it to the customer through the post. When
:21:18. > :21:25.it is safely packaged up, I take it to the Post Office. It has been so
:21:25. > :21:30.exciting to design my own game and see it in the shops. I am Scott's
:21:30. > :21:36.mum. The viewers have asked questions. How difficult is it to
:21:36. > :21:40.make a gain? It is not hard but to get it sold in the shops, it takes
:21:40. > :21:45.quite a long time. How has your life changed since you invented the
:21:45. > :21:50.game? I have met lots of famous people and gone to lots of places,
:21:50. > :21:54.like Chicago. It has been amazing. What advice would you give to
:21:55. > :22:00.people who would like to design or invent their own game? Think of
:22:00. > :22:05.your favourite toy or game and think of how you could improve it.
:22:05. > :22:11.I herd you have enjoyed finding out about my life been a board game
:22:11. > :22:16.designer. -- I hope. That is a pretty cool job. We have shown you
:22:17. > :22:22.have to save money on presence, but what about the wrapping paper? --
:22:22. > :22:27.on presents. Have a look at these. They look great and pretty tempting,
:22:27. > :22:33.but if you have a closer look, you will see that all of these gifts
:22:33. > :22:40.have been wrapped in recycled newspapers and magazines. Even the
:22:40. > :22:45.decorations, the love of flowers, have been made out of these papers.
:22:45. > :22:48.-- the little flowers. And we have put on some glitter. All the
:22:48. > :22:56.instructions are on the blue Peter website and it is great for the
:22:56. > :23:02.environment and saving money. -- the blue Peter website. Just one
:23:02. > :23:07.thing more to show you before we go. This takes a remote control and
:23:07. > :23:14.sent it into the air. It is a helium balloon, but using the
:23:14. > :23:19.control, I can send it up into the air and make its nose bit. That is
:23:19. > :23:25.pretty cool. You can have loads of fun with that. You can have a go in
:23:25. > :23:32.a minute, dog! Thank you for coming in to be a guest presenters. It has
:23:32. > :23:35.been an absolute pleasure! Only 17 years in the making. Next week,
:23:35. > :23:39.Barney will be getting into the Christmas spirit with a host of
:23:39. > :23:45.celebrities. And we will have a number one chart-topper in the