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Reaper and Shadow – R/C car’s with a bit of “pew-pew”

We’ve seen cars equipped with lasers before but they were APP controlled and left us a bit, well very, disappointed. A proper R/C unit has to have a dedicated controlled, in our humble opinion, this latest set-up from character has just that. May we introduce you to Shadow and Reaper. …

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Monkey business

We do love a game of “all the 8’s, 88” Doctors orders (number 9) and the politically incorrect Legs 11, this particular play we uncovered this weekend will make you also bananas about BINGO. Cards of impeccable illustration, 64 types of Monkey to take your mammal knowledge to the next …

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Well overdue – Hasbro get into the recycling groove

As an industry we’ve likely been big culprits when it comes to plastic tat. We’re not in the “single use” category but most certainly need initiatives such as this one from Hasbro. Many toy outfits have staked their intentions to create fully recyclable toys and games over the coming years, …

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Lets gets quizzy-cal, quizzy-cal

Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide is set to host a virtual pub quiz on 26 June at 19:00. The quiz promises an hour of fun and fundraising in support of ToyAid. ToyAid is raising money across the toy and entertainment industry for smaller charities alongside the Emergency Appeal from Global’s …

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head-to-head word game anyone?

  Bananagrams, that tile based word game where you don’t take turns has spawned an offspring – Bananagrams Duel. Duel is a tasty word game snack for those on the go, a two-player word game and race to build your own word grid using letter cubes. Bananagrams Duel includes some …

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Story box just gets better

  The kids audio story delivery device, aka tonies have added the Playtime and Action Songs 2 Tonie to its collection of stories and songs along with an enchanting Creative-Tonie Fairy. Interactive storytelling is a space that these people really own and it is all done with no screens, we are rather big …

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Fun and games for nine decades – Fisher-Price plays on

  You’ve likely never heard of a place called East Aurora, New York,but it is home to the toy company who have brought us some of the most iconic playthings of the past century. Fisher-Price celebrates 90 years of making play today – Creators of the Chatter Telephone,Corn Popper and …

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Start with the corners – LEGO have a new jigsaw line

It’s a 1,000 piece play, would it take longer to finish than a 1,000 piece LEGO set? Around £20 and there’s a minifig one and a couple of other colourful sets too – This is the one we’d hang on the wall once done though.  

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Beatles branded Hornby train

Since their first clockwork train in 1920 the train makers have created all manner of carriages and engines. They recently raised over £150k with a special set dedicated to the NHS and Captain Tom of raising over £30mn fame. We stumbled across this unit which was created to celebrate the …

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