Recent Articles in Games & toys

Tinga Tinga Tales – Water Hole Play Set
Sep 9, 2011

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.

HappyHopperz®
Sep 2, 2011

Bring a smile to a child's face with a HappyHopperz®. Harriet Coates' reindeer is a perfect companion.

Dino Bite from Drumond Park
Aug 23, 2011

When she first saw this game, Anne Coates immediately thought of Sandy who is dinosaur mad! But it's only for the brave, writes his mother Georgina Collins of Drumond Park's Dino Bite.

PlayPlax from Portobello Games
Jul 28, 2011

Alex Bell had played with PlayPlax at friends' houses when she was a child but never owned it herself. So she was doubly delighted to try out the revived game – with the help of her children Toby and Pippa, of course!

Little Sprites from WowWee
Jul 19, 2011

Elaine Denne and her seven year old daughter, Lauren, review the lastest toy from WowWee – Prisma and Lite Wand.

AirHedz from Bluw Toys
Jul 12, 2011

Inflatable costumes for kids? We asked three young testers – Hal, Toby and Rosamund – to try Airhedz out. They loved them and the parents' verdict? Hilarious!

Baby Annabell Time-to-Sleep from Zapf Creation
May 28, 2011

Zapf Creation has come up with another winner in the baby doll market: Baby Annabell Time-to-Sleep who was an instant hit with Harriet Coates. 

Winnie the Pooh Jumbo puzzle
May 5, 2011

Get ready for the latest Winnie the Pooh feature film with a brand new range of puzzles from Jumbo. Using iconic new imagery from the upcoming movie, these puzzles are ideal for all new or classic fans of the much-loved Disney character.  Alex Bell tried one out with three year-old Pippa ably assisted by older brother Toby!

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
Apr 26, 2011

Disney Interactive Software has just launched its brand new video game: LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. Brian O'Neill took his son and a friend to the launch event to try out the game.

Ratuki
Apr 20, 2011

This fast and furious family card game, Ratuki from Hasbro, is perfect to play at home or to pack and take on holiday.

Egg Bods have landed from Planet Egg just in time for Easter!
Mar 29, 2011

Mix and match bodies in the shape of eggs with attitude – Egg Bods are here and were voted the pocket money toy of these year. Georgina Collins introduced them to Sandy aged four and – with close supervision! – Betty aged one.

Tomy Aquadoodle
Mar 11, 2011

Harriet Elliott was so delighted with Tomy's Aquadoodle mat, she's buying another to use for son Hal's third birthday party!