Tag Archives: play

IKEA are looking for a CPO

Chief Play Officer of course. Dream job? Certainly for almost everyone at Toyology Towers but sadly the Swedes are specifically searching for a 4-12 year old. The rest of the words are virtually verbatim from the press release from earlier, you might say that’s a little indolent of us, but …

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Ten irritating board gamer habits and how to spot them

Whilst we’ll be doing Christmas very differently in many ways this year, games will be played and drinks will be drunk and last year 80% of folk sat down with family and friends to play a game. In a market that is set to be worth £9bn by 2023 and …

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A piece of the Roman Empire in your front room

We’re a tad late to this celebration of the biggest EVER LEGO set. At 9,036 pieces we decided to build ours before judgement on the £449.99 price tag. Well folks, it is worth it, made even better if you can get your hands on the LEGO Chariot. Looks amazing on …

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Hogwarts house pride – Show off your shields

Coming up on Jan 1st for you to spend all your Xmas cash giftage are these Hogwarts Crest sets. A range of  Harry Potter 2D tile mosaic wall art sets. Select from Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw — with this 4,249-piece set. Four sets can be combined to make the …

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Get your Hands Full

This here Hands Full piece of kit  is an absolute must have, they’d (*WowWee) not like me comparing it to BopIt but its pretty much that but a bit better.  The challenge is to keep your hands full while you jump, high five, shake, dance, twist and other stuff, this …

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Toys on Prime Time TV tonight so tune in

How To Spend It Well At Christmas It’s been a year like no other and as Christmas approaches, the show returns with a brand new three-part series trying to bring seasonal joy, well for an hour at least from 8:15pm on ITV. Part one of three is the toys, play, …

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Up for some Horror this Halloween?

Ideal Games have upped the ante on Halloween themed gaming this year,  with Nightmare Horror Adventures (16+). Tagline on the box states “Solve the murders, prevent your own” and included in the contents is a “You’re Dead” card which sounds like an ideal opportunity to have a lie down card. …

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Dream Toys 2020 list

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 …

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Worlds’s first crowdsourced puzzle

Puzzle nerds around the world unite, today you have a chance to be part of a global movement to create the very first crowdsourced jigsaw puzzle. The company behind it, Cloudberries, state that the aim of this project is to test the ‘wisdom of the crowd’. The idea is that …

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