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AN ABSOLUTE blast was had once again at the awards, plenty of fun in the sun, lots of energy expended and to show our gratitude everyone involved had themselves an outdoor to take home. Now in its sixth year, the Outdoor Toy Awards remain the only dedicated event and the …

Not one to show-off or nothing, but I did work very hard to get these pieces in the papers last week so I’m sticking a memory of them right here.  We’re all savvy to the fact print has been in steady decline but, there’s no better feeling than flicking through …

Plenty of playthings, entertainment exceeding expectations, great to see some toys back on the Tellybox as there’s a real lack of TV shows with them featured this year. The show had a real mix of brands and products and is well worth a watch, HERE are some of the best …

Fans of the Office rejoice. No need to celebrate your (likely) favourite comedy import from over the pond with a poxy T-Shirt or questionable construction set, oh no, thank the Firebox for this Jello stapler. Yes, in a recreation of one of the best office pranks we know (plastering someones …

  The Shuffle brand from the house of Cartamundi have created this line of iconic card games based on iconic films of yesteryear. They send us a bunch to celebrate their launch and packed the box with a random selection of items along with the game which did rather intrigue …

Children can step up for a penalty shootout with Hamley Bear ahead of the Euros Championship between 11th June – 11th July, take part in the Hamley’s Wizarding World tournament, a sports day with Frozen 2, sporty puppet shows, story times, quizzes and join the Hamley’s entertainment team singing and dancing to …

A trampoline like no other, those elevated sides create a trampoline park experience – Amazing bit of kit.   This is an electronic version of hide and seek. One player hides it, the others find it then have to solve a “SIMON” style puzzle to stop the clock. Our kids …

LEGO have shouted out a new set based on the Daily Bugle Building from the Spiderman series, this iconic newspaper building is complete with both J. Jonah Jameson’s and Peter Parker’s offices. It is a 3,772 set and is kitted out across three floors. For Marvel and Spiderman fans, this …

F.R.I.E.N.D.S fans will likely go into a frenzy, well we didn’t mind the Central Perk set, sadly it fell off the shelf and we have yet to reconstruct it, but the detail was fab and this one looks even more iconic. A 2,048-piece set with both Monica and Rachel’s, and …

  The Elecrow team are devoted in open source hardware industry and have a huge penchant for coding kits aimed at getting kids into this important industry at an early age. WE’ve sen coding “plays” a plenty, some superb, some highly questionable in what they teach (if anything rather than …