TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry
Recently arriving on-shelf the new crafting craze, one which we think should rival Loombands is Pom Pom Wow. Anyone who remembers the painstaking process of creating these with wool and cardboard back in the day will marvel at the three steps it takes to unleash these minature wonders. Stick it on …
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May, 2016
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25 May
Very BIG and very bouncy
We’ve been lucky enough to experience the extra mile that the organisers of Camp Bestival go to in creating about the best family festival on planet Earth – Surpassed themselves this time they have. Together with Something Creatives they’ve only gone and actually built the words biggest bouncy castle, enough …
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19 May
Big Ben (and adjoining building) in Brick
What a time to be alive…Driverless cars, missions to Mars, medical advances, new LEGO sets – The latter we’re focusing on today, set number 10253 has been announced today. The latest addition to the Creator Expert range this 4,000 plus piece build is a stunner, the tower standing 60cm upon …
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18 May
Exploding Kittens – The meowing box from @firebox
Courtesy of @MorningFamily_ and Firebox https://vine.co/v/i0Pa6uuTJFI
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17 May
PJ Masks – More superb merchandise incoming
After the big splash made by the PJ Masks toys and games at New York Toy Fair I was keen to get more news on how soon these products would be appearing at retail. I’m asked almost daily by families on YouTube and social media who have children pestering daily …
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16 May
Colouring 2.0
We’ve been doing it the same way for thousands of years, from early cave dweller etchings getting primitive hues to the recent resurgence in colouring-in with all manner of grown-up books (Game of Thrones a firm favourite at Toyology Towers) to fill in with new fancy felt tip pen sets. A …
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11 May
Olympic mascots get bricked
Olympic mascots for Rio, Vinicius and his Paralympic pal Tom, have been released as official LEGO sets for the games this summer. The duo, whilst having similarity in style with the popular Mixels range, are pretty decent incarnations. Each is 197 pieces in total and likely to be highly sought …
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10 May
Bounce – A brilliant brain bending game
Every now and then games pop along that we get a tad carried away with and forget to share the news with “the rest of the class” – The new Bounce ranges of cards fall firmly into this category and tick all the boxes for fun amongst kids or as …
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4 May
Danish brick getting a grilling
Intrepid explorer, author, broadcaster and one time LEGO ambassador has taken the trouble to try and point something out that no-one else seemingly knew. Speaking to head teachers at the annual conference of the Boarding Schools’ Association in Manchester he stated LEGO ‘has ruined the world’. He also claimed it …
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2 May
Minifigure Mania
From Simpsons characters to Superheroes, Monsters to Magicians, the blind bag series of Minifigs has just entered series 16 and this latest line-up could be about our favourite gathering yet (apart from the classic 80’s spacemen, they’ll always top our list). This Disney collaboration has our favourite characters all bagged up …
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April, 2016
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22 April
Vive Le animación
We’ve debated quite heatedly over our headline for the Stikbots, we know they deserve something stand-out and special and, well, we’ve decided you’re going to just have to like it. So Stikbots aren’t quite a revolution in the animation industry but as a gateway product for kids to get really …
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8 April
Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Fun Fun fun Fun Fun
In the blue corner (also available in red) is the contender for the title of largest bounciest and overly-adjective laden Wicked Mega Bounce XL. Weighing in with a shopping 80cm diameter this sphere is inflated with the included foot-pump (phew) and easily deflated when not in use. We can, after …
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March, 2016
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29 March
ANKI App gets an update
You’ll likely be aware that we’re huge fans of the A.I. driven app controlled racing system by the name of Anki Overdrive. We’ve put a fair few miles in over the past few months and often had one major frustration with the set-up. Each time you wanted to begin a …
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21 March
Clash of the Superhero Titans is upon us
Possibly the biggest film event of 2016 so far Batman versus Superman : Dawn of Justice pits the caped crusader against the man of steel with his pants still on the outside in a film that many thought couldn’t/wouldn’t or shouldn’t happen. Well its about here and whatever the reviewers …
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February, 2016
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24 February
For fans of Formula One
Would Fernando Alonso really consider quitting his £75mn a year contract at McLaren Honda, bookies had him at 3-1 to walk before the new season ends. Its practice time in Barcelona and the first race of the F1 season is on the 20th March. Bernie Ecclestone, the granddaddy of the …
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