After what feels like a hormonally-imbalanced couple of months, in which spring couldn’t decide between sunny and inviting or windy and resentful, it looks like we have finally got some blue skies ahead. In the lead up to summer, you can look forward to unpacking the barbeque grill, slapping on some sunscreen and dusting off your flip flops and sunhats with no shame. Hopefully, some of the warmer weather-themed gizmos below might come into use.

Snow Cone Slushy Maker Gift Set
At £27.99, this snazzy Snow Cone Slushy Maker is the perfect sweet treat to cool off with on a sunny morning. Crush the ice by filling up the shaver bowl on top with ice cubes, then replacing the lid and pressing down to grate the ice into the paper cone.

With just a dollop of fruit juice or syrup, and plenty of ice, the little gizmo crushes it up into a tasty slushy. Aside from slushies, you can also have some fun making more crushed ice for adult recipes like cocktails. This cute, retro-style gadget will be more appreciated when you want to cool off at the end of a long day, or kick-start your weekend.

Available from Lakeland with a removable cone holder, spare cones, straws and recipes.

Ion Tailgater Go
When you decide to do some self-tanning in the back garden, you can enjoy yourself even more with some outdoor music for just £49.97. The Ion Tailgater Go is a lightweight model and easily portable, with a Bluetooth speaker, 20-watt tailgater and USB port with which to charge your smartphone. Enjoy up to 50 hours – if you can handle it – of playback time as you enjoy the build-up to summer. Simply connect your device using Bluetooth to start streaming.

With quality sound and a convenient model that isn’t too hefty, the Ion Tailgater Go is a practical speaker for the outdoors. What makes it even more useful is its water resistance feature, meaning that if our unreliable British weather does turn on us again, you don’t have to worry about your speaker getting damaged.

Sphero Mini
Who knew that the latest gizmos could be so cute? This little guy is promising to be one of the most creative inventions of modern tech, as a robotic ball which can be controlled with facial expressions. Download the Sphero Mini app to get started and show off this little guy to friends and family. The Sphero Mini is a super cool gadget which will be sure to impress, as you show off the ‘Face Drive’ feature by controlling the robot’s move-ments by tilting your head, raising your eyebrows and opening your mouth. The Sphero Mini has a 45 minute-battery life, LED lights and is compatible with iOS and Android. It can also be customised with different interchangeable shells if you fancy sprucing it up. At £49.99, this child-friendly robot will be fun for everyone.