Toy Reviews

May, 2022

  • 30 May

    Uniting the Nation with Royal Top Trumps

      There are 30 moments across Her Majesty The Queen’s life on these Top Trump cards. Births to marriages and pets to residences. This limited edition pack are full of iconic moments from across the Queen’s life all in a cassette style case, great bit of memorabilia, and, only a …

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  • 20 May

    Grab your Giza Geeza (and of course girls) – LEGO Architecture

      Called the Great Pyramid of Giza this set, yet another fabulous extension to the so called 18+ range (well my younger kids can very well cope with the build, perhaps not the price) is almost with us. Looks pretty decent, its going to be £130 and has plenty of …

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  • 19 May

    This Groovy Glob is the best stress ball yet

    Its been a big hit on TikTok, well, why wouldn’t it be – You can smush it, pull it and squeeze it comes in a trio of colours and costs a fiver or so. Grab some, grab all the colours and get onto the NeeDoh trend we think is going …

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  • 12 May

    Shrunken from six foot five to three inch high – RuPaul by Fisher Price arrives

    Put some toy in your walk people –  Fisher-Price unveiled the Little People Collector RuPaul figure set. The beloved toy brand shrunk down the 6-foot-5-inch drag icon into 3-inch toy figurines that “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans and their kids can have for their own playroom or mantle. Available in the …

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  • 12 May

    Engage brick mode – LEGO and Transformers roll-out

    No words, images only, we’re busy getting on the waitlist right now – Set 10302 LEGO Optimus Prime RRP: £149.99 Pieces: 1,508 Measures: Truck Mode: Measures over 5.5 in. (15 cm) high, 27 in. (10.5 cm) long and 4.5 in. (12 cm) wide. Robot Mode: In robot mode, the model …

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  • 11 May

    NFT’s for good causes set to shake up the market

    The NFT (Non-Fungible Token) market heated up, has had its detractors but we’re thinking now is the time to be taking a look. The endless printing of fiat currency, tax-payer backed governmental borrowing and the success of cryptocurrency coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, have left traditional investment markets appearing risky …

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April, 2022

  • 8 April

    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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  • 1 April

    Sonic 2 arrives on the big screen – celebrate in bricks

    Today, the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film launches in cinemas, and we thought it would be the perfect time to share info on the new LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone! A Sonic the Hedgehog minifigure, Dr. Eggman, Moto Bug and Crabmeat figures. The set includes decent features from …

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  • 1 April

    New card game from LADbible tests your mimicking skills

    LADbible have launched  launched its first-ever card game, First Impressions. Based on LADbible’s First Impressions YouTube series, the game gets people together to do their best (and worst!) impressions of global celebrities, film characters and more. From James Bond to Kim Kardashian, First Impressions wants you to show off your talents …

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February, 2022

  • 22 February

    Happy Two’s day

    It is the 22-2-22 a very rare occurrence of a date being both a palindrome and an ambigram, read it forwards, backwards and upside down – The next one will be March 3rd 2033 and of course today happens to be my Gran’s 92nd birthday too. Here’s some games from …

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  • 13 February

    Tell you what we want, what we really REALLY want – Spice girls getting the LEGO treatment

    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, …

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  • 4 February

    Tune into toys – Spielwarenmesse has its very own channel

    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 …

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January, 2022

  • 31 January

    Happy new Chinese year with a “Gong hay fat choy”

    Wishing you all the very best Tiger New Year folks – So many ways to say it, only one way for us though at Toyology Towers;  

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  • 20 January

    Playmobil are killing it in the Kidult aisle

    After their A-Team, USS Enterprise and DB5 delivery in 2021 we thought the German outfit might hold fire for a few months this year before attacking our wallets once more, oh how very wrong we were. First up it is one of the most iconic cars of all time, top …

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  • 18 January

    LEGO goes global

    Designed as part of the LEGO Ideas platform, French based LEGO fan, Guillaume Roussel, created the concept for the LEGO Ideas platform – The Globe is inspired by the tales of Jules Verne. This 2585-piece set is a realistic, customisable vintage brick built earth globe with printed names of the …

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