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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 …

A solid combination of those “Big Pressie” purchases from the toy retailer for 2022. Nothing jumps over the £100 mark and there is certainly something here for everyone, even a family game, missing from most retailers top toy picks. Joint Head of Marketing at Smyths Toys, Sinead Byrne tells us …

    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, …

There are a few rights of passage as a parent, teaching cycle riding, turning splashing into some form of swimming, that first LEGO set or Jigsaw, a fairground ride and/or arcade experience and ending up with 1,00’s of tickets (usually enough for a Chupa Chups and, building a Cozy Coupe. …

  Rich in details both inside and out, the 118cm long and 5129 piece set includes the steam engine, features light up bricks and  replica of Platform 9 ¾. The folks at LEGO have shaken the piggy bank and are offering up a pretty decent prize to play, build and …

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 …

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 …

They’re the first actual people to get the BrickHeadz styling, a set with each mini version of Spice Girl, equipped with microphone and stand. Experience that satisfying “click” when two become one. Details that gave these five girls their iconic individual styles are captured in brick, from hairstyles to clothing, …

Am currently enjoying those not-so-balmy temperatures here in Nuremberg with my super-talented co-host Jenny to bring this years digital Spielwarenmesse to life, the best we can of course. We’re interviewing all manner of experts from across the iundustry, hosting thje awards ceremony and more just head over to the Spielwarenmesse …

Last seen in a salmon shaped carry pack which didn’t sit very well on retailer shelves and probably cost a fair few quid to make Happy Salmon has had a makeover. The game is now owned by the wonderfully weird people at Exploding Kittens and has that kind of twist …