David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 6, 2009, 10:01 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The My 1st Talking JCB range from Golden Bear has been extended with three more loveable characters. Racing to join in the fun with existing characters Joey JCB, Larry Loadal...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 6, 2009, 8:40 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Sweeping stylishly into the UK are the Moxie Girlz dolls from MGA Entertainment. The brand motto is ‘Be True! Be You!’ and the Moxie Girlz embody that with their funky outfits...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 6, 2009, 5:36 am
Approx. price: £109.99 Age range: 2–6 years ToyTalk Awards Winner: Ride-ons Website: www.kiddimoto.co.uk by David Smith Kiddimoto’s line of balance bikes encourages children ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 6, 2009, 3:00 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Dogs chase cats, cats chase mice, and mice love cheese – that’s the natural order of things as we all know it. With the Pet Chase Pullalong from Fiesta Crafts, the plush anima...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 5, 2009, 4:53 am
Approx. price: £4.99–£16.99 Age range: 4+ ToyTalk Awards Winner: Construction Toys Website: www.playmais.com by David Smith PlayMais is an innovative construction system from ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 5, 2009, 3:06 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Risk is back, and this time it’s personal. Risk: Balance of Power takes the classic battle game up a notch, as you now take on your opponent in a one-on-one struggle for control...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 4, 2009, 4:46 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The bright and eye-catching Discovery Magical Melody Maker from Tomy allows young children to manoeuvre chunky musical-instrument shaped pieces to create different melodies. ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 4, 2009, 4:00 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Pizza Fraction Bingo is a delicious-looking visual way for children to get to grips with the tricky concept of fractions, from Learning Resources. The set is priced around £...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 3, 2009, 4:52 am
Approx. price: £59.99 Age range: 8+ ToyTalk Awards Winner: Outdoor Toys Website: www.razorextreme.co.uk by David Smith Razor is already an established name in the scooter world, ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 3, 2009, 4:12 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The most popular of the Teletubbies features in a new game from Tomy. Po’s Matching Game is priced around £17.99 and suitable for toddlers aged 18 months and up. The elect...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Nov 2, 2009, 2:10 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Young girls with a flair for fashion can now design their own line of clothing, with Harumika, the new Japanese arts and crafts concept from Bandai. Girls can re-create a f...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 30, 2009, 8:08 am
by David Smith The winners in the ToyTalk Awards 2009 have just been announced. Winner’s and Highly Commended badges were awarded in 15 different categories, covering a broad cross-section of the in...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 30, 2009, 4:30 am
by Eleanor de Bruin VTech’s Bounce and Ride Giraffe is head and shoulders above many ride-on toys when it comes to attempting to keep your toddler entertained (well, it is a giraffe). Children age...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 30, 2009, 3:00 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Foamfetti is a versatile new modelling material from Learning Resources which is easy to work with and suitable for children aged five upwards. The brightly-coloured malleabl...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 29, 2009, 9:15 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The Chuckle Brothers have always been able to make us laugh at the simplest things, and the silly pranks in this Box of Jokes & Gags from Drummond Park are no exception. The box ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 29, 2009, 4:40 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Children aged between three and seven can now read a storybook totally independently, with VTech’s Bugsby Reading System. The interactive game comes with a chunky magic sensor ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 28, 2009, 7:31 pm
by Eleanor de Bruin The new LeapFrog Zippity Learning System proves that being in front of a television screen doesn’t mean that children can’t get plenty of exercise. Using the interactive bopp...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 28, 2009, 5:19 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The easiest way to teach young children about colours, is to point to something real as you name a colour. However once we’ve got past ‘blue like the sky’ and ‘green like ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 28, 2009, 5:15 am
by David Smith You can now practise your power-sliding without putting the family car in peril with the new Power-Sliding GTR from Wow! Stuff. This bright red Nissan GTR is only a twentieth the size o...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 27, 2009, 4:15 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Advent Calendars are a great way to help you count down to Christmas, but the problem is that once you’ve opened the door for that day, you’re usually left with nothing to do ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 26, 2009, 5:27 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The new Sing and Slide Nursery Book from VTech has fun features that should keep babies aged six months upwards interested for longer than many ordinary books. Based on the p...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 26, 2009, 4:17 am
by David Smith Decorating your dolls house just got a lot easier thanks to the arrival of Le Toy Van’s Sugar Plum Furniture line. There are six sets in all, allowing you to fit out a dining ro...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 23, 2009, 4:20 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Everyone knows that babies love to bounce, but in days gone by they used to have to make do with a parent’s knee. Now VTech has created a friendly turtle to do the job for you...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 22, 2009, 4:43 am
by David Smith Le Toy Van’s Honeybake range, which includes an Oven and Hob, a Baking Set and a Breakfast Set, has ventured into rather more exotic territory with the addition of the Wok Set. The s...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 22, 2009, 3:37 am
by David Smith If you can’t get enough of LEGO’s minifigures, you may be interested in the new LEGO Charity Calendar 2010, which features those loveable little characters in a variety of scenes. ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 21, 2009, 4:26 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Snap-happy children aged five and upwards can now get their hands on their very own camera. The VTech Kidizoom Pro follows on from the award-winning Kidizoom, and works just like ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 20, 2009, 8:02 am
by David Smith The latest incarnation of Magic Box International’s Gogo’s is proving every bit as popular as the first three waves. The Power Gogo’s range, produced in conjunction with Pr...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 20, 2009, 4:51 am
by David Smith The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is dedicated to preserving the memory of planes like the Spitfire, the Hurricane and the Lancaster bomber, by keeping original planes airworthy. ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 20, 2009, 3:46 am
by David Smith The busy vehicles in WOW’s construction range have a new friend to call on. Mix ’n’ Fix Mike is a cement mixer with a difference – you can actually see inside his rotating drum ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 19, 2009, 7:02 am
Any LEGO Star Wars fan would delighted to find Dorling Kindersley’s LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary under the tree on Christmas morning. Packed with details on the huge LEGO Star Wars r...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 19, 2009, 6:44 am
by David Smith The arms race in LEGO’s Bionicle world rages on, with five new battle vehicles now available. Leading the charge is the Skopio XV-1. Able to move either on four legs or as a trac...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 19, 2009, 4:15 am
by David Smith LeapFrog’s new Scribble & Write helps youngsters from the age of three to develop their writing skills with a variety of games and exercises. At the heart of the system is a retr...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 16, 2009, 4:56 am
by David Smith Cast your mind back to January (or simply click this link) and you’ll remember how a little girl called Aine won the Argos ‘Toy of the Future’ competition. Aine’s creation,...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 16, 2009, 3:11 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Not this galaxy, you understand, but one far, far away... For Star Wars fans who have ever dreamed about being Captain Rex, the hero of the Clone Army, Hasbro has produced this au...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 15, 2009, 6:05 am
by David Smith For 60 years now, amateur sleuths have been attempting to solve a murder mystery in the classic board game Cluedo. Finally, it seems, the experts from Scotland Yard have been called in...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 15, 2009, 5:30 am
by David Smith New to LEGO’s Creator line is this Fiery Legend kit, which can be constructed in three different ways – a red dragon, an oriental dragon and an ogre warrior. A Power Function l...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 13, 2009, 7:25 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Some of life’s biggest questions will probably never be answered, like ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg?’. Luckily this Chicken and Egg game from Tactic is looking ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 13, 2009, 5:56 am
by David Smith Genetic engineering reaches the toy world in the form of Manhattan Toy’s Kreechers Klub – cuddly pillows with a decidedly mixed heritage. Created by University of Minnesota pro...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 13, 2009, 4:41 am
by Eleanor de Bruin It is said that we spend the first few years of a child’s life teaching them to walk and talk, and the next few years telling them to sit down and be quiet. There is certainly n...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 12, 2009, 8:11 am
by David Smith R2-D2, the plucky little Astromech droid from the Star Wars saga, is now available in a pint-sized version. This six-inch Artoo from Hasbro is ready, willing and able to follow your com...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 9, 2009, 5:46 am
by David Smith There aren’t many advantages to the nights drawing in, but being able to see the sparks from re:creation’s new Razor Spark Scooter is definitely one of them. Looking like a reg...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 9, 2009, 4:54 am
by Eleanor de Bruin This Great Steam Engine from BRIO is a classic train from a classic company. BRIO has been making wooden toys since 1908 and selling their trains in Europe since 1956. The de...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 9, 2009, 4:23 am
by David Smith The new Wand Remote Control is everything a remote control should be. Rather than tiring you out with endless button presses, the Wand does the job with a simple magical wave. Tur...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 9, 2009, 4:05 am
by David Smith Three new cars have rolled into Manhattan Toy’s Automoblox showroom. For children aged three and up, these minis are cute and chunky at just 10cm long. As well as working as conv...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 8, 2009, 5:45 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Let’s face it – we’d all love to buy a Porsche, but for most of us this sleek and highly-detailed model Porsche from Scalextric is about as close as we’re going to get. ...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 8, 2009, 5:24 am
by Eleanor de Bruin For younger fans of the Kid K’Nex range from Tomy, there are four new sets hitting the shelves. Children aged three upwards can create a variety of racing vehicles usin...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 8, 2009, 2:31 am
by Eleanor de Bruin The Transformers RPMs Devastator Showdown Track Set, priced around £39.99, is the perfect setting to re-enact the climactic movie battle between the Autobots and Constructicon De...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 7, 2009, 4:43 am
by David Smith Tomy’s K’Nex range has expanded with the launch of four new sets. First up is the Dinosaur 20+ Model Building Set. As the name would suggest, this comes with instructions for b...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 6, 2009, 11:40 am
by Eleanor de Bruin Just when we thought he’d gone to ground, Roland Rat is back by popular demand. Roland has over 25 years’ experience in showbiz, having made more than 400 TV shows which...
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David S. posted an article on ToyTalk - Oct 6, 2009, 6:35 am
by Eleanor de Bruin In theory, a 22-piece puzzle should be fairly easy to solve, and that’s why these Muddle Puzzles from Fiesta Crafts are suitable for age six upwards. In practice however, e...
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