The Robo alive brand has thus far brought us various water-activated realistic fish and turtles too, splendid bath time fun and we’ve taken a handful on holiday too and been amused by our antics beside the hotel pool. Two new creatures in the form of the Slithering Snake and Lurking …

Cricket in a bag The Ashes are upon us, no avoiding it in the news, time to embrace the willow, wicket and seam (sic) interested for a few weeks. Load yourself up with some cricketing terms and not be stumped as the banter gets lively as we give the Australians …

“Too many Star Wars toys out there there are” as one little green man whose name rhymes with soda never ever said. Hard to disagree with these wise words though is it not? We’ve championed a few, and, ahead of the pre-xmas release of the new film, have a few …

  Since eyeing this new innovation from Bladez Toys earlier this year we’ve been eager to get our hands on a starter set, well worth the wait. Inside is a Hot Wheels track compatible car, mini drone and these can be put together to create a win-propelled racing machine. The …

Described as a clever, multi-player game of skill for all ages, we’re head-slamming our foreheads that we never came up with a £25 set of nesting boxes and some bouncy balls, rebranded it, and sold it as this – Box and Balls. Don’t get us wrong, we like it, like …

We saw the Xmas cards up in the aisles before the Halloween stuff went on sale this year, retailers are gagging to get us in the festive spirit earlier than ever before! Don’t be all bah humbug though, Xmas divert season has also kicked off early, contenders are looking good …

The newly opened LEGO House in Billund and Airbnb have teamed up to bring one family the ultimate brick based sleepover. You’ll be welcomed by Jamie, a master builder, treated to some top-secret LEGO tips and tricks and then some lunch served by two robot waiters.   The doors will …

It has been rather remiss of us to forget #uksausageweek, we’re already two days into this event organized by the team @meatmanagement, a magazine to which we don’t subscribe which is why we’re late to join this week long event to salute the sausage. Whatever your dietary requirements you can …

Granted a Royal Charter in 1281 to hold a weekly market and annual fair the town of Stevenage again made the record books at the weekend. Competitors from the four corners attempted a multitude of Rubik cube based disciplines including solve the cube in under 10 seconds, use your feet and completing …

The moment is almost upon us, Stranger Things 2 gets aired tomorrow on Netflix and, well, the streets will be empty. Ideal timing for our goggle-boxes this new series if the perfect way to kick off your Halloween season and, if you’ve not seen the first series, binge watch that. …