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From an initial long list selection of 72 toys the Toy Retailers association have picked the 12 they think will fly off the shelves, with a little nudge from being on this list of course. The dozen are: The organisation do give over £20k of toys to charity so big …

Starting out in the 70’s with the original Mr Armstrong this brand did have a mini-break, we’re glad they did, this new line-up of stretchy characters is about the best yet. Reiterations of Boba Fett, Jabba, Darth and Stormtroopers have us reaching for the wallets. The lardy green sand dune …

On this day in 1922 some nosey Victorians with shovels/trowels/little else uncovered the tomb of the very most Egyptian of Egyptians King Tut, Tutankhamun that is, the most famous mummy ever. So, to mark this day here is a game (obvs) to celebrate this centenary of the dig by the …

Heard Boy George is off to the next Celeb Jungle gathering, this should be fun. Here’s more fun, Jungle Celebrity Get me out of here game played similarly to our Pizza, Cat, Taco etc etc game. It is a 2-8 player game, lasts about ten minutes, very post-pub party play …

Press its finger for a soft red glow, and to hear iconic movie phrases which of course include “E.T. Phone Home.” Jan Jauregui, manager of product design at Mattel says, “We went through dozens of sketches and stylisations because we wanted to make sure that we captured E.T.’s sweet, child-like …

A decent enough mix of toys, all sub £100, from pretend play, top franchises like Star Wars, tech-led educational toys and some under £20 all unveiled by Kimberly Walsh at some super-secretive event.  Squishmallows Tally the Grey Cat, £8.99 Pictionary Air Star Wars Family Drawing Game, £19.99 Learning Resources MathLink …

Pong is the simple game from 1972. Mini-brains were first produced in 2013, to study microcephaly (a genetic disorder where the brain is too small, and have since been used for research into brain development). So, they’ve been plugged into and had interaction with an external environment – in this …

Not ones to usually get excited with model rail news, we’ve been known to be a tad skittish in the past and, when we visit Nuremberg’s epic toy fair marvel and make mischief of the epic offerings to the amount of stuff on offer. From dedicated makers of signalling systems …

They call it Fat Bear Week, an annual event in Alaska where they search, record and award the fattest bear in the land with the honourable title of “Ultimate Ursine”. So popular is this competition it has of late spun out a search for junior chonky bear, a cutesy version …

The LEGO Ideas Table Football set is up on pre-order and the 2,339 piece set was designed by 16 year-old Hungarian fan Donát Fehérvári. Like many recent larger Lego sets, it’s pretty pricy, the rather Premier League transfer fee will be £242, will the fact that it is designed to be …