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Mattel adds to diverse Barbie line-up

As Mattel continue to strive towards a complete range of dolls kids can directly relate to the iconic Barbie brand has unveiled a new doll in its collection that represents children with Down Syndrome. The new Barbie with Down Syndrome has been widely praised by disability rights advocates, who see …

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And they’re off – It’s Grand National Day

Marking the 178th time the horses have gathered for this, the most famous of horse races, at 5:15 40 horse will take on the 4 miles and a bit over 30 jumps to be taken before heading into the elbow for the winning dash to the post. We’re no huge …

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Scrabble Day today – It’s the 75th Anniversary too

The original and best, in our humble opinion at least, word game, Scrabble is 75 (ish) today. It is definitely International Scrabble Day and 75 years since its creations so lets celebrate all on one day shall we? You can find all the history of the game over on its …

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Playmobil Ferrari enters the showroom

A Ferrari SF90 Stradale from Playmobil joins the growing range of iconic vehicles in playform to further create the need to remove books and family photos from your shelves and make way for their motors. It is a sleek looker on the outside and has decent detail on the inside …

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These spin us right round baby round round – The Spirograph range expands

The original colouring-in set, Spirograph, is in ship-shape with the continued expansion of their range and manages to appeal to kids and kidults in equal measure. The prices of the sets range between £12 and £25 so an ideal gift or a rainy day purchase. The definitive Spirograph toy was …

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Disney and LEGO – The perfect couple?

So, Disney are celebrating 100 years in the business in 2023, from their weird looking predecessor to Mickey in the form of Oswald the rabbit to a plethora of big screen hits, they can do little wrong, right? Here’s their 18 Minifigs, plenty more to talk about from their new …

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We’re at it again – Outdoor Toy Awards, It’s year SIX, and we’re better than ever

Along with our mates over at the Kidzcoolit network we will be generating plenty of noise over broadcast, print and online media and social coverage aplenty. Ten toys will get a winning gong for number one slot in their category, the very most must have for get-out, get-up and get-active …

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See Bowie’s Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes over his Golden Years

The Victoria and Albert Museum have bagged more than 80,000 items that span six decades of the cultural icon’s career. All will be available to view through the creation of The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, opening in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. From instruments owned …

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Stones sign up Beatles legend after 60 years

Sir Paul McCartney is collaborating with the Rolling Stones on their new album, the secret recording happened in LA recently where he apparently features on one of the songs. Sure they had their rivalry in the 60’s but there’s a ton of mutual respect from each side these days as …

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Food shortages – Salad lovers first to feel the strain

We had some issues with eggs last year, then its was “fowl” play for the run into Xmas with birds for the table so expensive one chap found it cheaper to actually fly to Turkey rather than buy one. This new food issue is a little different as there’s a …

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