Recent Articles in Games & toys

Save our friends cuddly toys
Jan 28, 2011

If you're looking for a soft toy with a difference, this superb ethical range of large toys is ideal. We tried out the Giant Panda for size but there are 20 to choose from and each one is, sadly, an endangered species.

Apples to Apples
Dec 18, 2010

A real party game as up to ten players can compete in this quickwitted family game – Apple to Apples from Mattel.

Mindflex™ from Mattel
Dec 10, 2010

A great family game to concentrate the mind (and calm down the Christmas excitement), Mattel's Mindflex is in a class of its own.

Play That Tune
Dec 6, 2010

Louise Pollard and her family got their feet on the keyboard to Play that Tune.

Building Blocks Technics from HABA
Dec 4, 2010

With HABA's new Building Blocks Technics even physics can be fun, says Georgina Collins whose son, Sandy, took up the creative challenge.

Scrabble® Trickster from Mattel
Dec 2, 2010

Ever been frustrated by a Scrabble champion who seems to be plugged into a dictionary and always knows how to make the maximum points for a Z or an X? Then, writes Anne Coates, Scrabble® Trickster is for you.

Buzz Lightyear Star Command Laptop from VTech
Dec 1, 2010

A new computerised game from VTech means that young children can practise their literacy and numeracy skills without being aware that they aren't just playing games as the Toy Story character calls out the instructions on the Buzz Lightyear Star Command Laptop.

English Quest™
Nov 27, 2010

A fan of family board games, Anne Coates recommends English Quest™ game for long winter evenings.

Beat the Parents from Imagination Games
Nov 23, 2010

Louise Pollard and her family tried out Imagination Games' family board game Beat the Parents and, true to the title, the kids won!

My Little BABY born®
Nov 19, 2010

My little BABY born® is the little sister of BABY born® from Zapf Creations and is perfect for the little arms and attentions of an infant aged one plus.

Tonka Garage Mod Machines
Nov 5, 2010

David Collins and his son, Sandy, had a rare "boys day out" leaving baby Betty at home with Mum, to attend the launch of a new range of Tonka toy cars at Santa Pod raceway, the home of UK drag racing (the self titled “fastest and loudest motorsport on earth”).

Tippitoes Ziggy Rocker Walker
Nov 3, 2010

As soon as a baby can sit unaided, you can consider a babywalker. Harriet Coates has had great fun in the Ziggy Rocker Walker from Tippitoes.