Itchy City guide to Bristol. Food, drink, film, music, stage, events, shopping, offers and competitions within Bristol, Great Britain.

10. Portable Kitchen Sink
www.seatosummit.com.au
Time off for the holidays reminds us of summer – days when you feel like you should be out and about playing like you used to (or perhaps still do). And with summer comes one of our favourite things: festivals. Although the grit and grime of festival activities appeals to some, Itchy often wishes, when we're covered head to foot in mud, that we could freshen up once or twice during the days-long experience. So, give the gift of cleanliness to festival-goers and adventurers alike with the remarkably easy to use portable kitchen sink. Even the subtle reminder of summer will make the gift worthwhile. £9.99.

9. Eco Cup
www.gadgets.co.uk
Since the New Year is all about ”going green“ – this stylish and eco-friendly thermos makes for an excellent stocking-filler. Your over-caffeinated mates will be frothing at the mouth at the chance to use this deceiving little contraption. Fashioned after your standard coffee house takeaway cup, the eco cup is complete with an all-white porcelain exterior, silicone sipping cap, and heat-protective sleeve (also made from silicone). Thou shalt never queue at Starbucks again. £9.95.

8. Eatmecrunchy Bowl
www.eatmecrunchy.com
Calling all cereal-lovers (everyone, essentially): you never have to eat soggy cereal ever again. Thanks to the shockingly simple invention of the Eatmecrunchy bowl, cereal and milk are separated by a shelf that covers 70 per cent of the bowl's base, allowing the two to meet in limited quantities. The result: gloriously crunchy cereal. Shelf is removable and bowl is dishwasher-friendly. Brilliant! £4.95 (Set of two £7.95)

7. Gioteck Stage Light
www.gioteck.com
In these dour economic conditions, it's important for us to get creative with festive activities. Rather than go out to an expensive club – why not bring the club home? We'll dress up and invite friends over to enjoy home made cocktails and a dance mix. After clearing some space for our boogying friends we'll switch off the lights and turn on the Giotech Stage Light. Because it's sound-sensitive, the globs of coloured lights will flash along the walls and ceilings in tempo to the music playing. Time to get down. £19.95.

6. Memory Vinyl CDs
www.iwantoneofthose.com
The new and improved (although still hip and retro) way to continue the ”mix tape“ tradition. Long gone are the days when Itchy would spend hours labouring over the perfect mix to put on a clunky little cassette tape (usually to impress the object of our affection with our musical prowess). Nowadas we simply rifle through our digital music libraries, click a button and out comes a slim and shiny CD. Turns out the simplicity of this process has made the gift far less impressive than it used to be. Never fear, these mini vinyl record CD's will keep their hearts aflutter. £6.99

5. Ice Cream Ball
www.icecreamrevolution.com
Itchy isn't really the most impressive person in the kitchen. Things tend to, well, break and/or explode in there and often times the result of our enterprise is inedible. However, this little contraption, the ice cream ball, is something even Itchy can handle. All we have to do is put all of our ice cream ingredients in one end (cookie dough, peanut butter and chocolate – yum!) and ice and rock salt in the other. Shake it around for about 20 minutes (dance session, perhaps?) and voila! A pint of delicious homemade ice cream. £24.95.

4. Echo Bot
www.play.com
Give the gift of childish entertainment with this googly-eyed alien. By using the microphone on the back of his head, you can record any message (up to 10 seconds long), which he will lovingly replay whenever an unsuspecting friend, colleague or family member crosses his path. With his über flexible body, you can hide Echo Bot as he hurls insults/professions of love/random observations to confused passers-by. For under a tenner, Echo Bot is a highly entertaining stocking-filler. £7.95.

3. Mood Duck Radio
www.play.com
Christmas is one of the few times during the year when Itchy can fully indulge without feeling overly guilty about it. One of our favourite things to do during these cold and dank winter days is to soak in a steaming hot bubble bath (wine glass in hand, of course). And who, do you ask, would make the perfect companion in this idyllic and roomy tub? Not our significant other, surely. But the Mood Duck – he phases in and out of groovy colours whilst playing radio tunes. With such a combination, we may never emerge from this bubbly heaven. £9.99

2. PoGo Instant Photo Printer
www.polaroid.com
Itchy is committed to bringing back the printed photo. Looking around our room, we realize there are hardly any actual photos from the recent past littering our desk and walls like they used to. You know why? Because they're all on facebook. Once and for all, we're taking power back into our own hands with the trusty Polaroid instant photo printer. Simply connect it to your digital camera (or mobile phone) and it immediately prints out a photo you can stick to any surface. Problem solved. £39.95.

1. Sega Mega Drive Twin Player Console
www.firebox.com
Itchy recalls those rainy days spent inside whirling Sonic the Hedgehog about tunnels catching rings or funking along to the amazingly 90's game Toe Jam & Earl. Our Sega mega drive, once the epitome of our childish video-gaming years, now sits damaged and collecting dust somewhere in the confines of the attic – never to be used again. To our immense delight, Sega has released a new and improved version of the original: a smaller, more compact twin console with fifteen preloaded games (including Sonic, hurrah!). Christmas really is a time for miracles. £39.95.