Games & toys

Get inspired with our Build Your Own Cardboard Plane Launcher. The 47-piece kit contains everything you need to slot together and build this incredible launcher. Follow the detailed instructions, press out the pre-cut parts, attach the elastic bands and you’re ready to fly your planes, writes, Lee Cooper-Muir.

Leo Cooper-Muir and his family have loved reviewing Build Your Own toys, what did they make of the BYO STEM-inspired Marble Labyrinth?

Canal Toys Style 4 Ever Fashion Designer Studio was an immediate hit for Christine Mayle's granddaughter.

“Watch vibrant colours and patterns change before your eyes with Build Your Own’s new eco-friendly, STEM-inspired Kaleidoscope!” Is the description from BYO and as Lee Cooper-Muir says, "I loved playing with kaleidoscopes when I was younger so why not make our own?"

Fancy a new game for family game night, that’s fun for all the family? Or maybe a game to play with friends whilst sipping on some grog?  Then Fire in The Hole might be the option for you, says Lee Cooper-Muir

Well, what can we say? Mixing dinosaurs, an eight-year-old and craft… You have a winner with BYO Pteranodon Mini Build Kit, writes Lee Cooper.

A planet-friendly take on the traditional arcade game, this super cool tabletop Pinball Machine provides hours of entertainment. Play alone or challenge your friends and family, who will win? Review by Lee Cooper 

Leapfrog 2-in-1 Touch & Learn Tablet reviewed by Lesley Lodge.

Canal Toys Art Lab Watercolour Studio reviewed by an enthusiastic Cooper-Muir family.

Monopoly Cash Decoder – a new version of the iconic game from Hasbro. Anne Coates readies herself for a family showdown.

The Studio Creator Unicorn Speaker from Canal Toys provides children (and adults) with hours of audio and visual fun. Christine Mayle reviews with her grandchildren.

Living Nature's collection of over 200 toys is the closest you'll ever get to the real thing and are perfect for animal lovers aged one to 100. What's more, the stuffing of our animals is made with recycled plastic, meaning they are 100 per cent eco-friendly. Harriet and Anne Coates were enchanted.

Big Potato has a fabulous range of family games. We took a look at Snakesss and Mean Girls.

Create fragranced bath bombs with So Bomb Factory Aroma. Harriet Coates got creative mixing and designing her own combinations of fragrance and decorations.

Art Lab Pouring Art Studio from Canal Toys is a brilliant way to create some fabulous designs brining out the creative side of children. Harriet Coates loved using it.

As big fans of anything creative at the CM family homestead, there was much excitement when the So Sand Rainbow Cake kit arrived. Ben Cooper-Muir tell us how they got on with the Canal Toys kit.

Christine Mayle and her granddaughter have been having great fun with the Airbrush Plush Unicorn kit, from Canal Toys.

Leapfrog's Choppin’ Fun Pot is a stimulating toy with a number of functions to enhance learning play. It was certainly a hit with Lesley Lodge's granddaughter.