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Big business this Kidulting thing going on, the numbers from last year are clear and with declining birth rates and an ageing population grown-ups are set to be the battlefield for these evergreen spenders. Theres been news a plenty on some of the ranges on offer specifically catering for these …

It’s a bit “broken record” of us to keep harping on about how the Kidult market (which has ben around forever) is now thrust into the limelight, labelled and defined, toy companies and licensors seeing the incredible cash to be had from grown-ups with money that isn’t isolated to be …

  Delighted to see this, the Sunflowers set, right up there detail wise to the Stary Starry Night set. reated in close collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the brick-built painting captures the iconic brushstrokes of Van Gogh’s masterpiece. A 2615-piece sets you up to learn more about …

A hugely successful month of awards for Thames and Kosmos UK. Fresh from seven Toy of the Year nominations and Gecko Run being chosen as one of Time Magazines best Inventions of 2024, they’ve also won big at this year’s Blog On awards, with 14 trophies for the cabinet. Family …

Jada’s near two-foot atomic breathing stomping RC machine On this day in 1954 Godzilla premiered in Japan, created with bamboo sticks and wire as a frame for the interior of the suit and added metal mesh and coats of latex with coats of molten rubber and carved indentations and strips …

There is a die-cast drop on Mattel Creations and you need to get over there and see it the moment you’ve read the rest of this. A new product line from two iconic brands brings F1 racing to 1:64 scale, we’re told it is for kids and adults alike, we …

Following the claims from Joanne McNally on her investigative podcast “Did Furbys spy on us” – Part one of a look into so called Furby Phobia inevitably leading into some other toy based conspiracy theory content creation by an idea barren BBC podcast commissioning department. Are Tamagotchis taking over our …

It is an Ultimate Collector Series model, packed with intricate details and plenty minifigures to tempt you to part with over four hundred of your hard-earned. Features on-board include the ability to fold down the sides and lift off the sails and top deck to admire the detail packed interior …

McLaren Formula 1 Team driver Lando Norris completed a lap around Silverstone (5.891km) in this life-size car made up of 342,817 LEGO Technic elements and an electric motor; the first big build the LEGO Group has ever made capable of steering and driving an entire lap of a racetrack The 1:1 scale …

A TERM derided by some, the term adult-collectors, Adultescents, Peter Pans or rejuveniles might be an alternative for those nay-sayers? We’re not omitting the moaners, but Kidults grabs us, and so too it does the same for much of the industry involved in this ever-growing sector. Ubiquity wins and, with …