Tag Archives: fun

LEGO launch their largest (and most spendy) set – The Death Star

Doesn’t actually have the most pieces, that’d be the World Map, but that’s almost 11,000 studs and a vast amount single studs so this one, over 9,000 “proper pieces”, well mostly, snags the title. Its $1,000, will likely sell out as hardcore AFOLS and Star Wars fans trade in those …

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Better than a golden ticket – A Willy Wonka LEGO set based on the original

Over-excited perhaps, but rarely does an item stop us in our tracks as this scrumptious set did. Based on the film released back in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Mr Wonka the scene brought to us is the heart of the Chocolate factory was designed by Italian-based duo, Roberto Ceruti …

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Potty mouths, time to extend your Northern vocabulary

No, no not that “up-north” we’re further than that, our North is the land of ABBA, Vikings and Bjorn Borg. You’ll be making zero solemn promises as you play this new title from the bunch at Bubblegum Stuff, this deck is all about furniture of F-bombs and how well you …

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The game that is always ON – Don’t get got

Billed as “Survival of the sneakiest” the game has been around for a few years, selling out in seconds, and now for 2025 we have multiple vsriants and each one just as good as the original (although we don’t get free plastic card wallets any more). In a nutshell, each pack …

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Ready, set, PUZZLE – Ravensburger event hailed a success

The UK Nationals Jigsaw Puzzle Championship took place in Bradford over the weekend hosting over 350 jigsaw puzzlers for this,  the inaugural UK Nationals jigsaw puzzle championship. The event comprised two different categories; Solos and Pairs, with puzzlers racing to complete an exclusive Ravensburger 500-piece puzzle in each. Emma Quirke …

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Kicking off Q1 with some top Kidult Kit

It’s a bit “broken record” of us to keep harping on about how the Kidult market (which has ben around forever) is now thrust into the limelight, labelled and defined, toy companies and licensors seeing the incredible cash to be had from grown-ups with money that isn’t isolated to be …

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The Entertainer did a decent Xmas advert, follows up with a bit of research into “kid speak”

Worry not GenZ we aren’t about to spill the beans on your speak, we people of a certain age sound simply ridiculous when we even try and use the words Rizz, Slay, Sigma and Lit in any kind of conversation and, well, we don’t even do it for fun anymore …

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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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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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Spooktacular and spirited high jinx – Its our Halloween playlist

Apparently one if five folk pretend not to be indoors at Halloween to avoid the Belsnikeler’s, yes, the German tradition that led to Trick or Treating. This All Hallows Eve pursuit from the Europeans involved kids knocking on doors dressed up and the person at the door had to try …

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