Well we all had a first play around.
Only tried Dreamdeck and First Contact but I have to say it's FAR better than I ever expected to be honest!
Missus said she didn't want to have a go, but did in the end - she likes it, but said she prefers the one that she can see her hands in! She also finds the cable irritating - may have to look at a solution for that.
I limited the kids time on it for now.
I need to do some reorganisation of my desk and filing cabinet etc, to get the play area bigger.
Thanks for all the input folks!