Liv Dolls
November 8, 2009 by The Toy Detectives
Filed under 4 to 6 years, 6 to 8 years, Dolls, L, Liv
Liv Dolls are a range fashion dolls new to this year, each of which comes with 2 style-able wigs and a unique online code so you can log on and follow your own doll’s world online, via an internet website.
£19.99 from Amazon 
For ages 5 years and older Read more
Lego Games Race 3000
October 26, 2009 by The Toy Detectives
Filed under 6 to 8 years, 8 years & older, Communication, Games, L, Lego, Social Development
Lego Race 3000 is a game for 2 to 4 players. Players build the actual game board using the familiar interlocking bricks and race by making use of shortcuts, overtaking, avoiding oil slicks and the use of turbo boost.
For ages 7 years and older
£12.37 from Amazon
LeapFrog Learn & Groove Activity Station
September 16, 2009 by The Toy Detectives
Filed under 6 to 12 months, Baby, Birth to 6 months, Confidence, Creativity, Exploration & Discovery, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, L, LeapFrog, Learning
Learn & Groove Activity Station, by LeapFrog, is an interactive activity centre that rewards every movement with upbeat music, fun sounds, lights and dance beats.
For ages 4 months to walking • 3 x AA batteries required
£79.99 from Amazon 
Summer Hill House
September 4, 2009 by The Toy Detectives
Filed under 3 to 4 years, 4 to 6 years, Collectibles, Communication, Confidence, Cooperation, Imagination, L, Le Toy Van
This is the kind of dolls’ house that could be from every little girls’ dreams. It is available exclusively from Great Little Trading Company and has been cleverly designed to be easily accessed by little hands. It features a staircase, an attic and a front door that is magnetically held closed.
For ages 3 years and older • Assembly required
£95.00 exclusive to GLTC Read more
Cozy Coupe: 30th Anniversary Edition
May 4, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 1 to 2 years, 2 to 3 years, 3 to 4 years, 4 to 6 years, Confidence, Emotional Development, Gross Motor Skills, L, Little Tikes, Motor Skills, Outdoor, Physical Development
A special birthday is being celebrated by Little Tikes, it’s the 30th anniversary of the ever popular Cozy Coupe.
Rather than settle for a sponge cake covered in decorative and (more importantly) tasty icing, Little Tikes have launched the Cozy Coupe 30th Anniversary Edition.
As with updated versions of classic cars, such as the Beetle and the Mini, the new Cozy Coupe has a noticeably different look. Not so much as a designers face lift but more accurately – a face; formed with giant eyes and a broad, all teeth showing, cheek-to-cheek smile. Read more
Digging Deep With Lego Power Miners
January 31, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 6 to 8 years, 8 years & older, Construction, Features, L, Lego
Deep underground the race is on to gather-up crystals. However, this not an endeavor to acquire material wealth but a mission to save the Earth.
A geologist called Brains, famous in among Lego-kind, has been studying a species of rock monsters who thrive by feeding upon the crystal embedded in deep rocks.
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