Toy Reviews

September, 2017

  • 11 September

    Charades with words anyone?

    Word Slam 2

    What if you and your friends had a vocabulary of just 105 basic words? That’s the starting point for this deceptively simple-looking game… The words are printed on identical sets of cards, so two teams can search for useful language at the same time. The aim is to race through …

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  • 8 September

    Animals with attitude – Feisty Pets are all Jeckyll and Hyde-like

    Glenda Glitter Poop Unicorn Pro HR

    Introducing you to the Feisty Pets, they’ve been in my life for some time, Glenda Glitterpoop was the first and despite an initial lukewarm response from our resident plush expert I acquired the set. Suckerpunch dog pottymouth cat, Sir growls-a-lot, black-belt Bobby and Karl the snarl completes the line-up of …

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  • 7 September

    Slither.io the sneaky snake-ish style game gets the toy treatment

    slither plush

    One of the success stories of 2017 the game Slither.io has been around since March last year, this massively multiplyer browser game got its app debut more recently and user numbers are off the scale. For those just back from an Outer Mongolian break the game involves a snake-like creature …

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  • 7 September

    BB-9E joins the Astromech line-up in the next Star Wars outing

    BB8 and BB9-E

    Move over BB8 there’s a new kid in town! 2015 saw many of us amazed at the new astromech droid. How is it cuter than R2-D2? How on earth does its head stay on? Two years later, BB8 is commonplace amongst Star Wars merch and just when he was resting …

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  • 4 September

    LEGO City into the Jungle

    lego ej3

    Picking up where last year’s volcano series leaves off, LEGO City’s newest range invites you to explore the jungle, dodge deadly critters and discover lost treasure… Six sets depict everything from temple ruins to a plane wreck, with a variety of new minifigs, animals and vehicles. The ‘Halftrack Mission’  (LEGO …

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  • 2 September

    Star Wars recreated, Cantina included

    R2D2

      Celebrating all things Force Friday last night and getting hand-on with all the new toys, a few interstellar cocktails and mingling with some well-known faces – Thanks John Lewis and Thanks for the awesome video Tiny Ginger Studios.

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August, 2017

  • 31 August

    R2-D2, it is you, It Is You !

    r2d22

    We were treated to a plethora of playthings earlier today at the Disney store in London. Multiple brands unveiled their 2017 homages to Star Wars and we’re of the opinion that this line-up of stuff ahead the Last Jedi release later this year usurps that of the original Force Friday …

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  • 31 August

    Star Wars Force Friday Episode II

    Star Wars Force Friday 2

    Technically it is Force Friday II, the first one happened parsecs ago – well two years to be exact.  It is part marketing ploy to get us all hyped about new kit from the forthcoming film yes but it’ll genuinely give all Star Wars fans plenty to speculate about in …

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  • 30 August

    Air Wars Battle Drones – Flying, fighting fun, fun fun.

    Battle Drones

    Sharpen the spears and fuel the engines! Sky high combat is here and you’re going to want a piece of the action! The Air Wars Battle Drone two pack comes with a ‘one touch, take-off and landing’ stabilised Quad design for both drones, which is exciting enough, but taking a …

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  • 22 August

    Rainbow blanket is essential for your existence

    Ok, big claims indeed but look at it people, a thing of beauty is this rainbow, and is not just for the beach.  It’s a bit sciencey too as it is made of quick-drying microfibre fabric and would brighten up any abode with its presence. So, for twenty quid you can have …

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  • 22 August

    Ten classic British toys celebrated on stamps

    stamps

    Never has there been a better day to bring out the Bic and pen a letter, let today be a non-email day, today is the day to scribe a personal update and send it to a surprised relative – but why today? Well the Royal Mail have launched this most …

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  • 10 August

    Series seeks masters of the brick in new LEGO based show

    lego master 1

    TV formats looking for the best cooks, ballroom dancers, roboteers and even sewing supremos have done the rounds and now we’ve one seeking the very best block builders – LEGO Masters. This four, one –hour long episode series will pit teams against each other to eventually crown them king of …

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  • 10 August

    Drone racing now available to the masses

    Airhogs Drone

    Anyone following the last decade’s rise of flying toys has probably crashed and smashed their share of them. But fear not.  This year Air Hogs have teamed up with the DR1 Drone Racing League (a sport attracting major TV partnership and sponsorships) to bring us this DR1 FPV Race Drone, …

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July, 2017

  • 31 July

    There’s a Unicorn in my bath

    And there could be one in yours very shortly. Not just any unicorn, one that’s offers a soothing glow, activated as soon as its belly hits the H2O. The colour hues through which it cycles represent all of those from the rainbow and a few others that only true unicorn …

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