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  Slip into your pink shoes and be ready to do do anything. The inevitable Barbie Monopoly has arrived, and, it isn’t too bad. Six Barbie-inspired tokens in signature pink and you get to travel the board and buy locations in the Barbie dream world – and eventually build your own DreamHouse! …

As Mattel continue to strive towards a complete range of dolls kids can directly relate to the iconic Barbie brand has unveiled a new doll in its collection that represents children with Down Syndrome. The new Barbie with Down Syndrome has been widely praised by disability rights advocates, who see …

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 …

This range of diverse Barbie fashionista dolls are about to arrive in the UK (Thursday 18th) and we’re thinking of camping up overnight to snag them fist. We have a Barbie doll with behind-the-ear hearing aid, Ken doll with vitiligo, a new Fashionista doll with prosthetic leg and a wheelchair …

Of course you do, Mattel know it too, this infamous scene from the first Jurassic adventure features the uptight lawyer Gennaro – Grab yours HERE, it went on release just now. In full, the scene, from the folks at Jurassic Park Wiki : “Gennaro starts reciting the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer …

It is 40 years since Steve Wonder wrote this for Ken’s 20th – Today the youthful looking turns 60, he hasn’t aged a day. Plastic surgery is a wonderful thing, that and being Barbies boyfriend appear good for the complexion. Anyways, we were privileged to be asked to tell the …

The Top 12 Toys for Christmas were revealed today, this list selected by a panel of retailers and industry experts, the list is independent of toy manufacturers and makers. We’re told that there are rising concerns from retailers about being able to meet demand in the lead up to Christmas …

We have LEGO Lamborghini, a pooping Flamingo, a dancing unicorn and an animatronic doll of ‘The Child’ from Disney’s The Mandalorian (aka Baby Yoda). Yes, it is probably the most eclectic collection we’ve seen assembled by the UK’s leading toy retailer and we love it. Some research they conducted* revealed …

Kids can create their own customisable characters again and again with the Creatable World Deluxe Character Kit Creatable World is the perfect purchase for imaginative kids as they can create their very own looks. Each one of the £35(ish) sets includes a doll, a wig to transform the hairstyle and …

A 60 year old doll brand the Hot Wheels franchise gave Mattel some better than expected earnings announced earlier – revenue fell less than some feared over Xmas and with some tough cost cutting efforts underway the toy makers overall earnings were pretty upbeat and saw the stocks climb up …