Tag Archives: kidults

The trend towards this behaviour has led to the increase in the Kidult category of toys and games, collectibles and card trading too all on the up. This survey from Hornby backs up why this market accounts for about £1 in every £3 spent on analogue play pursuits, their headline …

Three decades have passed, don’t dwell on that bit too but celebrate these 30 years of Toy Story with the new Robosen line-up of mini-characters. We see little point in grabbing the individual characters when the entire set will set you back a smidge under £200, but before you baulk …

An eclectic bunch of products and people came together, the latter were hand-picked judges with a known passion for this play space and after some serious hand-on time with the array of product on offer have to somehow come up with several stand-out items that we can choose to put …

Big enough to have an on-shelf impact these scaled down bust-esque builds celebrating two of the most iconic Marvel creations are arriving soon. Each is 6.5in x 6.5 in with decent enough detail, price wise they’re £54.99 apiece, we’re thinking a tad on the spendy side but, with Kidults firmly …

Big business this Kidulting thing going on, the numbers from last year are clear and with declining birth rates and an ageing population grown-ups are set to be the battlefield for these evergreen spenders. Theres been news a plenty on some of the ranges on offer specifically catering for these …

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 …

The inaugural Kidult Awards have concluded after an overwhelming response to this unprecedented event which saw almost 100 entries play out for recognition in 11 categories. The celebrity judging panel had to call in assistance to ensure everything was put thoroughly to the test and ensure the inaugural allocation of …

A TERM derided by some, the term adult-collectors, Adultescents, Peter Pans or rejuveniles might be an alternative for those nay-sayers? We’re not omitting the moaners, but Kidults grabs us, and so too it does the same for much of the industry involved in this ever-growing sector. Ubiquity wins and, with …

Star Trek day today, yes, 8th September each year, the first episode aired in 1966 on this rotation of the Earth. We’ve some decent pieces from Bandai hitting the shelves presently. Eight 5” Collectible Figures, a classic Phaser and the most iconic ships in the Starfleet, the U.S.S Enterprise; From …