Louise Pollard – with the help of son Joe – reviews the latest game in the Horrible Science series from Galt Toys: Really Rotten Experiments – a little boy's ideal pastime!
A mini-trampoline for toddlers, the Bubble Bouncer from TP Toys offers active fun indoors or outside the home. Harriet Coates put it to the test – tentatively at first.
Micro Scooters are fun and get children out of doors and exercising. Are adults up for that challenge? Georgina Collins' son Sandy on his Micro Scooter challenged his dad on a Micro Sprite to a race. The result turned into a fun family experience with even Georgina overcoming her fear of two wheels!
This is a great game for everyone "who always have to have the last word" as it says on the Word for Word box from Gibsons. Toby Bell challenged Anne Coates to a match.
The latest in Zapf Creation's BABY born® range is a little boy ready to be potty trained. Harriet Coates who is beginning her own relationship with a potty, was enchanted by her new baby.
Gibsons offer a range of excellent puzzles and games. The My World range is for children from pre-school to Key Stage 1. Harriet Coates (nearly two) and Pippa Bell (just four) have had great fun with My World My Jobs and My World My Body.
If you already own a Micro Scooter you can convert it to a "ride-on" toy or a Mini Micro with two new attachments. Or you can buy the complete set and delight the toddler in your life, as Anne Coates discovered.
Chocolate Advent Calendars are a bit passé and if you have small children you don't want them to get the taste! So a great alternative is the Playmobil Advent Calendar which creates a scene day by day.
Hazel Bothma was initially sceptical as to how much her daughter, Frida< would enjoy playing with Lexa, one of the latest dolls in the Moxie Girlz range. She needn't have worried – four year old Frida loved her new Mozie Girl!
In the Night Garden has been enchanting pre-schoolers since it first arrived in 2007. For this Christmas a sweet new Good Night Friends Upsy Daisy and Igglepiggle have been launched by Playskool. Alex Bell and daughter Pippa went along to the launch event.
A game designed to teach colour, number and letter recognition, Red Rover from Fisher-Price, sadly failed to capture Harriet Elliott's children's imagination.
The boys in Harriet Elliott's family loved this latest game from Jumbo. But with at least one Fireman Sam-obsessed son, Fireman Sam Spin & Rescue was bound to be a success!
Bandai now has a brand new range of Tinga Tinga Tales™ toys for the pre-school market. We had the Water Hole Play Set but there are so many more to choose from, write Anne Coates.
