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LEGO Technic Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 – More F1

The LEGO announcement that it had entered into a deal with F1 last year has already given us more F1 stuff than we can shake a (gear) stick at. Huge launch in Vegas recently for a range of smaller builds here is the 18+, 1,639 piece set, impressive enough and …

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Battle of the Bakes – Greggs teams with Top Trumps

A Greggs Top Trump deck with 30 cards with menu items scored across five categories Fame Mouthfuls Socials Score Flake Factor Top Trumps Rating The iconic Sausage Roll has been crowned the Top Trump, with a perfect score of 100 Only 10,000 of the limited edition packs will be available, …

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The Kidults – Results are in, winners declared and a few entries achieve “Approved” status

The inaugural Kidult Awards have concluded after an overwhelming response to this unprecedented event which saw almost 100 entries play out for recognition in 11 categories. The celebrity judging panel had to call in assistance to ensure everything was put thoroughly to the test and ensure the inaugural allocation of …

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LEGO does some research – Parents prioritise Kids Xmas lists over their own*

*shocker eh? No, but seriously, beyond the headline that an impressive 97% of parents prioritise Kids Xmas lists over their own is that it is the age of 17 when lists start to get boring, no, still we await the revelations. LEGO and their research also found that half of …

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TikTok funnyman Jack Skipper and Scalextric slap cars with tickets

  Scalextric teamed up with comedian Jack Skipper to prank drivers in the UK’s most ticketed city, Manchester. Drivers nationwide that can prove they have received a parking ticket on Black Friday can also redeem a free Scalextric set, there is a “cop-out” so read on if you’re keen to …

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Iconic LOVE sculpture embraces LEGO form

Celebrating 55 years of the famous Philly statue you can now (well Jan 1st) grab 791 bricks for £70 and, well, one of the most shelf-worthy Danish builds we’ve seen for a while.  The Robert Indiana piece in red, blue and green hues is a premier piece of pop art …

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Dream Toys announce their 2024 list

Billed as the largest independent vote for toys that’ll be top of wish-lists, maybe sell-out, definitely not lead to mass 1980’s Cabbage Patch hysteria the Toy Retailers association told us of its top 20 products. Here are the toys, in no particular order of preference, just alphabetical, the fairest method …

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Thames and Kosmos are going to need a new trophy cabinet

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 …

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Christmas countdown box(es) – 24 windows of wonderment await

Without a doubt this year has seen the biggest variety of advent calendars we think ever offered. From your Food and drink based ones thought to oh-so-many beauty branded ones who knows where to begin. There aren’t so many which are creative really, plenty of variations on a theme, we …

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Toilet humour anyone? Skibidi merch all over the place.

Figures, assorted characters, collectibles, stuff in bags, things in boxes all manner of merch has been unleashed from the Skibidi machine. This Mystery Toilet is at the spendy end, at £50 you get 2 figures, a lanyard, four stickers which is a bit underwhelming but the toilet itself is actually …

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Rampaging around for 70 years – Godzilla unleashed

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 …

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Celebrate sixty years of the M1?

  After far too many years of them turning much of it into smart motorway only for that particular spending to be halted as it was a dangerous, badly thought out and frankly stupid idea the M1 probably runs better than it has for some time. Not like it did …

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All aboard the TrainSylvania Ghost Train to Pluckey

Too many Halloween puns and cliches have already bee attributed to our adventure down to the most haunted village in the UK today, so, we’ll stop ourin the headline. Yes folk, armed with games from Big Potato, Hachette, Thames and Kosmos, Exploding Kittens and a severed hand from Simba Smoby …

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Hello Kitty is a cat, this feline is fifty and having the best year ever.

Born Kitty White in London on Nov. 1, 1974 – Technically it isn’t quite her birthday but nevertheless fans have been celebrating for a few months already now, snapping up all manner of merch before it’s all been bagged by a new legion of fans. The cat has collaborated with …

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