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WhitecardboardplayhouseSafe and eco-friendly toys are all the rage this year so we thought we’d point you in the direction of some really great products in the ‘going green’ category. Like anything else that is eco-friendly, these toys are made from natural, safe materials which do not harm the environment. Eco-friendly, or green toys as they are commonly known are not hard to find if you know where to look! Do the planet a big favour and pick up one of these green toys today.

White Cardboard Playhouse – £27 – lulasapphire.com

Renovation and refurbishment are important buying criteria for mini home owners, so thankfully this white playhouse is a blank canvas for creativity. Your mini designers can get to work straight away with stickers, paints, glitter, and an all-important number on the door.

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Air Fork One

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A slight diversion Toyology readers but one well worth the wander. This simple fork based F16 could well be better than those cat like "miaows" you’ve tried to get a percentage of the 5 a day into an unwilling eater. No sign of a price as yet, perhaps this will inspire some to "pimp up" their cutlery? Thanks to Pocket-Lint.

 

Rc_roary New from the Roary the Racing Car range comes this fantastic remote control kit. Kids will love controlling Roary with their very own steering wheel – not a conventional remote control for this kind of toy but is what makes it so brilliant. It’s great for little hands to steer him backwards, forwards, left or right and they will love the sound effects and phrases. It’s a fun first remote controlled car and any kid would be excitable at the prospect of playing with it let alone actually owning one. Get yours from The Toy Shop for around £25.

 

Les_trendiesFor those who don’t speak French the title of this piece is ‘The Latest Trend’. We thought we’d stay within the theme for yet another great find for little girls from the Toy Fair – Les Trendies. These colourful and quirky dolls have long multicoloured stripy legs, brightly coloured hair with funky hairstyles and changeable dresses with cute designs. With their cheeky (and freakishly life-like) faces, and soft bodies they’ll be your little girl’s new best friend.

 

Fly With Mickey

Mmch_planeTake to the skies with everyone’s favourite mouse Mickey in his new two-seater airplane – just like the one in the popular series. Now he can fly high with his favourite pals Donald and Goofy and so can your little Micky Mouse Club House fans. The plane is part of a growing fleet of vehicles – Boat, Fireman’s car and Helicopter – and just like the previous MMCH vehicles your kids will learn colours, numbers and shapes…the only difference is this one has a wind-up propellor. You’ll have to wait untill March to climb aboard and pay a £10 one-time air fair.

 

Tag_reading_system_4Reading has reached a whole new level with this technologically advanced range of reading books. The Tag Reading System from Leapfrog interacts directly with books via an infrared camera so kids can opt to have stories read to them, or press individual words they want read to them as well as providing fun-filled games and activities spread throughout the pages. What’s so great about the Tag Reading System is the books DON’T use annoying fake voice overs which always seem to distort and ruin the character in some sort of way; they use the same voices from the TV shows. Kids will absolutely love bringing their favourite storiues to life. It has a great range of interactive features and will be out later this year – around £39.99.

 

Fun House

HouseGive your little girl her very own home – the Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage to be specific. At the rate the property market is going this is probably the only home she will ever own so why not do it in true girlie style. This unique lightweight two-part fabric cottage complete with real opening doors and curtains will transform your little homemaker into the lady of the house in no time in her world of make-believe. It’s a great place to encourage role play and give dreams the potential to grow. The best thing about this cottage is that you can furnish it with a range of accessories (to be purchased separately) to accompany the kitchen cooker unit already installed. Visit the Early learning Centre get the full list of accessories and to purchase your house of course.

 

Fairy_2Enter the magical world of the fairies with their enchanted wonderland full of exciting features and bright colours to spark the imagination of any little girl. Let young minds wonder when they create their own fairy tale using the enchanted pond with lily pads, toadstools and the rainbow arch leading on to the fairy house complete with trees and swings for their new fairy friends to play on. The fairies even have their own garden and magical woodland full of beautiful butterflies and flowers. The fairy Wonderland is available from the ELC for £35. They also have the Mermaid Wonderworld which is now half price – a great price to simply spark the imaginations of your little one.

 

Move Over Playdoh

Mohdoh_2Kids a bit hyperactive? Fed up of telling them to pipe down? Introducing Mohdoh – the stimulating playdough that uses aromatherapy oils and colour therapy to help your lively child relax and turn their energetic levels down a few notches – basically you get to control your little hyperactive monsters like a puppet…mwooohahaha. We’re only kidding. Mohdoh has been tried and tested by mothers up and down the country who are swearing by the squidgy stuff as a safe and fun way to calm down their excitable children. Even though it’s created with kids in mind, we had a little play around with some and we were genuinely left feeling all happy inside. I think they’re on to something here – maybe they should introduce this to offending adults. You never know it could make the world a better place. For more information or to get your hands on this wonder putty visit mohdoh.com.

 

Pigs in Space

Peppaship
Blast off with this fabulous new
playset complete with Peppa Pig, George Pig and Danny the Dog all
dressed up in their space suits. The Spaceship has three compartments
for the animal astronauts to sit and add to the adventure with a push
of the handle button to hear the spaceship roar and hear one of the
Peppa phrases including ‘Go left little Spaceship’ which combines
with motion sensors to determine the right direction was taken. Out
now for around £20 at the Toyshop.

 

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