THE ORIGINAL EGG Back in 2016, those heady days pre-pandemic, the year we voted for BREXIT but hadn’t any idea WTF might happen, all pailing into insignificance as Trump got himself an American presidency and, the original Hatchimals was, well, hatched. Selling over 14 million units this cardboard egg pecking …
Read More »Spinmaster’s smashing new collectable line hatches! – There be Dragons in the USA!
Blind-bag and collectable toys continue to go from strength to strength. The newest iteration comes from the company that brought us Hatchimals and Flush Force (I think we’re supposed to forget that one) and this there’s 72 brand new dragons to collect! Dragamonz is currently a US exclusive toy line …
Read More »Toyologist’s Top 10 Toys for Christmas 2018
The time has come! Here are my top 10 toys for this Christmas! (in no particular order, of course) Boxer- Spinmaster This rambunctious robo has wowed reviewers around the world with his endearing personality and impressive array of features. If you’re in the market for an AI buddy, Boxer is …
Read More »Spinmaster’s Boxer: What’s in the box? Friendship, hurray!
The toy industry’s ‘Robotic Buddy’ chapter is long and varied. From Tekska through Furby and all the way to 2017’s Cozmo there has been a focus on interactivity, games and forming ‘real’ personal bonds. This year marks the next stage in that story with Spinmaster’s Boxer rolling to the forefront. …
Read More »Top toys for Christmas 2017 – In cinematic format
We’ve seen, over the course of the past few months, top toy lists aplenty. Instead of having a moan about the contents of these lists or indeed congratulating certain elements within them the Toyology team decided to bunker down and debate creating our own TopToys for Christmas list. And so, …
Read More »Just when you thought it was safe….
this new frantic n fast Shark Mania game from Spinmaster is well worth some of that precious space in your under-cupboard collection of rainy day plays
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