Somebody has taken the classic stereoscope and turned it into a piece of plastic tat.

It's especially expensive considering the vendor -Brando usually sells cheap -but neat - plastic tat.

Without them, you'll be wading through clutter, detritus and plastic tat for months, and this goes doubly if you have a baby.

And at $40 the Compass is eminently affordable, especially when compared to the cheap plastic tat available for similar prices.

Brass pizza cutter, £11, hausofhyde.com Liewood Elton maple wood rattle Get in there before the plastic tat descends with this parent-pleasingwooden rattle.