Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Archive for the ‘toy reviews’ Category

Surfs Up for Barbie Riviera the colour changing barbie doll that reacts to warm water. Barbie and Teresa dolls dive, snorkel and play with the dophins!

Both dolls and dolphins make a splash with cool colour-change features in warm water, and there’s gear galore for any underwater adventure!

The barbie colour changing doll is available at online toy shops for around £19.99.


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March - 19 - 2009

You wont believe your eyes when you see the magical eye ball illusions with the new exciting range from Marvins magic.

Perform amazing innovative illusions from hypnotic eyes, growing and shrinking head, multiplying and floating eyeballs. Aimed at children over 8 and adults, magical eye balls are great family fun and a perfect for those starting out in magic.

Following the success of the Freaky body illusion is the ‘freaky finger illusion’ that includes unbelievable digit dexterity and magical finger tricks.

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These will retail for around £10 and £15 and will be available from august this year.


February - 26 - 2009

There’s not many Radio controlled boats out there on the market but this Heng Long Atlantic Yacht RC Boat is a winner when it comes to speed and value for money.

The Atlantic Yacht is a full function Replica Electric Ready To Run RC boat. This large RC boat is the real deal and perfect for rivers, lakes, large ponds and pools and the power is awesome -generated by a size 380 racing motor that can power the boat to speeds of 25-35km/h.

The boat looks great and is fully built, ready to use out of the box. The 2ch controller has a range of about 200m and the boat will run for about 10 minutes of each charge

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This RC boat comes with a detailed exterior and comes fully loaded and Ready to Run (RTR). This is a true RC boat that includes all the accessories you need including a pistol grip radio, rechargeable battery, charger and 8 AA batteries.

The Atlantic RC Boat Yacht can bought online and is priced at around £34.99

Browse here for more Toys like this.

February - 24 - 2009

Another great baby invention to hit the market recently is the Baby Station - a practical baby seat and play station  for parents that allows your baby to play in a safe and secure environment.

The product has been well thought out designed and gives the independence babies need by supporting your baby in the sitting position, with an integrated protecting harness that can be adjusted to fit  babies from 4  to 18 months old.

Baby can now sit comfortably with the appropiate support and play safe with their toys without having to worry about them crawling off into the unknown. No more having to prop baby up  with cushions and hope that they don’t fall.

Babystation’s play base has also been cleverly  designed to allow the attaching of high chair or suction cup toys. The padded mat, cushion and fabrics can be conveniently removed and are machine washable.

Babystation also helps young babies that can’t sit unaided to develop movement when reaching for toys,  and allows them to build strength and practise their sitting skills.

The BabyStation chair is one of those things that Mums just can’t do without and comes in pink, blue and beige colours.

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Babystation can be purchased from major online toy and baby stores and is priced at around £49.95.

February - 22 - 2009

Are your children pestering you non stop about having a pet guinea pig or rabbit? And you just know that the novelty will wear off after a few weeks and you’ll end up cleaning the mess and having to look after it when they get bored. Well here is the answer, the mega-intelligent, alarmingly realistic computerised guinea pig.

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It replicates the look, feel, sounds and actions of a real guineapig, and he’s just as adorably temperamental. If you don’t play with him he becomes lonely and scared and he’ll sneak off to a dark place. But stroke him and he’ll become ultra-responsive and come running when you call.

Althoughyou can’t take Gupi for walks without them finding some small hole in a fence and disappearing through it, never to be seen again but instead you have a loyal pet, who’ll follow you around when you hold out the carrot. Gupi also uses this for food so you can  give him a quick charge and he’s on his way again.

Gupi does however exhibit the moods of a standard pet, running over when you call him if he’s happy, or running away from sounds when he’s scared. Introduce him to another Gupi and they’ll gradually adapt to each other, become friends interacting merrily as they go. Gupi is one of those toys that you just wont be able to stop playing with.

So in short Gupi is the perfect furry Toy Pet.

February - 20 - 2009

Following the success of Igglepiggle and his blanket comes a brand new addition to the In The Night Garden toy range with Sleepy Igglepiggle.

Destined to be a bedtime favourite with parents and children alike, the soft and cuddly Sleepy Igglepiggle plush allows children to recreate the opening sequence from In the Night Garden with their very own Igglepiggle.

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Rub Igglepiggle’s hand and a lullaby plays as Igglepiggle’s eyes slowly close. But be sure to concentrate - if you stop before he is sound asleep, Igglepiggle’s eyes will open and he will squeak in surprise!

Sleepy Igglepiggle also comes with a bonus In the Night Garden DVD, featuring 2 full-length In the Night Garden episodes to really set the scene for some sleepytime fun.

Sleepy Igglepiggle will be available in all good toy stores from July 2009 at £39.99.

Shop here for a wider selection of ITNG toys

February - 17 - 2009

Meccano’s new Micro Kits are what they say on the box – compact and made up of approx 30 pieces and can be assembled in around half an hour. Great meccano fun!

There are four separate vehicles available separately to make  including the Bi-Plane, Helicopter, Racer and F1 designs, or collect all four and combine them to create your own original meccano vehicle.

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These Meccano kits are put together with an Allen Key. The spacing between holes is the same as Vintage Meccano, but the metal rods are narrower, leading to a more compact result.

Suitable for children aged eight and above.

Meccano’s Micro Kits are priced around £3.99 each.

February - 17 - 2009

Aquaplay Toys are an award-winning toy of Swedish quality design which are great Water Play fun and learning for Children which allow kids to explore the magic of water.

Can water rise? Can water move? Can water carry? How do I move water?

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The AquaPlay canal systems allows you to start with a small or a large set and add canal sections and play stations as required.

Plus, there’s a wide selection of AquaPlay accessories – like boats, a water pump, a lifting bridge – to create even more water

adventures. There’s even a fold-and-go feature with some of the sets so kids can take their AquaPlay sets anywhere.

The award-winning AquaPlay system is contructed from sturdy, non-toxic, recyclable plastic and with a three-year warranty, you know it’s built to last.

Aquaplay’s range of Canal Systems design allow systems to be extended by using additional parts inlcuding T-Sections, curves and features like Harbour stations, bridges, locks and playstations that allow kids to play at the same time.

Other Aquaplay accessories include the  funny boats and puppets that inspire the children to creative Fantasy game and role playing.

Prices range from £29.99 RRP for the Aquaplay Lock and Harbour World or the AquaPlay Circle with Harbour & Marina Set at a respectable £49.99 RRP. A larger Aquaplay Lock Harbour Marina Deluxe Set is priced at around £59.95.

The Aquaplay range of toys are available at Toys Games Gifts online.

February - 17 - 2009