Tag Archives: fun

Take something and make it ten times better – Gridlock, it is the dogs undercarriage of a game

Complete with six of their mighty fine wooden rides and the bumper car you’ll be steering out of traffic the Gridlock game is the only thing you’ll need on your shelf. Out on display it’ll look quite superb, then, grab the cards and start yourself a quest to get out …

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Toy Fair UK kicks off tomorrow

   Although it is a trade show you’ve no need to fear as Toyology and its intrepid bunch of trend spotters and whats hot in 2024 hunters will bring you some of the best in show. In the mean time, here a clip of the show and how it …

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January blues best beaten with a board game – Here’s a few to muse

As the early dark nights persist, rain and wind keeping you indoors, do not despair and don’t reach for a screen. Board Games are scientifically proven to make you smarter, slow down cognitive decline and are not so scientifically proven to make you smile more (but factually correct) and also …

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Up and Down for a century – Big Dipper celebrates 10 years in action

You simple cannot beat the thrill of a rickety ride, the clattering sound of wooden coasters far outstrips the smoothness of any modern white-knuckle ride. Sure the newer ones go faster and higher but these relics really knock you about in your seat, you definitely know you have been on …

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SpyBots – A trio of room protectors

T.R.I.P. is your automaton should you want to use its invisible tripwire alarm to kick off audibly should anyone cross its path. Spotbot is the one-eyed wonder bot that’ll sense movement and then scan around with his bright LED eye and try find who is messing with you. Room Guardian …

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Tubby titans compete for Ursine honour

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 …

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Chess has never been more interesting

    Well, another week and another slinging about of accusations by the leading lights in the game of chess. You could be forgiven for being cynical and thinking that they were both lobbying on behalf of the chess federation to get the game in the news, just saying. Anyways, …

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More is always more when it comes to Bubble blasting

No doubt there is some satisfaction from those sub one-quid plastic tubs with the hard-to-remove plastic dipper to get the bubbles in action BUT, you just can’t dip and dispense your soapy spheres fast enough can you? So, step up a multitude of machines that can do just so, and …

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Pull over for some analogue play

Kids entertainment outfit Spin Master have teamed up with Welcome Break, UK’s leading service station provider, to bring a bit of relief to road-trips. Spin Master games will be set up in various food courts in Welcome Break motorway service areas across the UK for a bit of fun during …

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Outdoor Play to be celebrated with dedicated awards

Back with a bang this year the Outdoor Toy awards will return to wide open spaces and have plenty of kids putting toys through their paces. Toyology and the Kidzcoolit network will be overseeing the media and social coverage. There will be ten toys crowned the must-haves for get-out-and-up-and-active. “We’re …

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