Toy Reviews

February, 2016

January, 2016

  • 29 January

    Say hello to Tall, Curvy and Petite Barbie’s

    barbie

    Barbie hasn’t had a makeover on this scale for 57 years. After unrelenting requests Mattel has created a trio of new body shapes that better represent the population. In addition to the reformed plastic shapes we’re also getting a total of seven different skin tones, 22 eye colours, 24 different hairdo’s/hues. …

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  • 8 January

    Viva Las Vegas, Baby!

    Fisher Price Caterpillar

    Every brand with a cabled product or one that takes a battery has been in Las Vegas this week at the smorgasbord of tech-ness that is CES. Whilst we’ll never bore of the multiple picture opportunities with badly dressed celebrity lookalikes, watching over-exuberant Americans whooping and a hollering at roulette …

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December, 2015

  • 7 December

    Most sensational

    muppets

    Created by the folk at Bradford Exchange in Blighty this Muppet Themed cuckoo clock has been selling out in the USofA faster than they can churn them out. So much demand in fact that here in the UK we’re not even being offered them for purchase as yet, so, you’ll …

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November, 2015

  • 18 November

    Fire Brigades 150th birthday bash

    playmobil

      London Fire Brigade celebrates its 150th anniversary this year and have partnered with Playmobil. This stop-motion video is all about teaching kids about fire safety and highlighting some of the services that fire fighters provide and will be used in schools as part of the Fire Brigades education program. There simply …

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  • 8 November

    Final Countdown

    lego2

    Worry not, Rachel Riley isn’t about to leave the small screen, we’re bringing you the lowdown on advent calendars, ones we’ve previewed, it felt as though we were bringing bad luck on ourselves – the things we do! Right, so there are obviously a fair few out there, prices ranging vastly …

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