Subbuteo Table Football Game
November 9, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 8 years & older, Collectors, Games
Marks & Spencer have made a special edition of the much loved table football game Subbuteo. This version, in retro-look packaging, contains everything you need to play the game and bring on a heavy sense of nostalgia.
A game for 2 players
£29.50 from Marks & Spencer 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
Gogo’s Crazy Bones Power – Series 4
September 17, 2009 by The Toy Detectives
Filed under 4 to 6 years, 6 to 8 years, Features, G, Games, Gogo's Crazy Bones
Gogo’s Crazy Bones Power series 4 are a collectible set of 90 characters and 90 trading cards. In addition to the many popular games played with Gogo’s there is a newly designed game that includes use of the trading cards.
For ages 3 years and older
Foil Pack £1.00 Starter Pack £4.99 from The Entertainer Read more
Bananagrams Unpeeled
February 23, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 6 to 8 years, 8 years & older, B, Bananagrams, Communication, Confidence, Emotional Development, Games, Problem Solving, Reading, Social Development, Thinking
Word games have always been a fun way to exercise the language skills of all ages. However, they are usually considered to be quite a gentle past-time; but not Bananagrams. Bananagrams makes word play fast and furious.
In a banana shaped, banana coloured bag there are 144 letter tiles waiting for you to tip out onto a suitable playing surface. To get the game ready, you or a group of up to eight players turn all the letter tiles face down and each player takes a “bunch” of tiles (amount dependent on the number of players). The remaining letters stay in the middle.
New Nintendo DSi Available for Pre-Order
February 22, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 8 years & older, Games, Nintendo, Toys by Category
Nintendo DSi is set to launch in UK 3rd April. Interest in this latest Nintendo product is expected to be enormous and many retailers are accepting pre-orders.
As technical progress seems to dictate, the DSi will be thinner, lighter and boast a larger screen. However, what makes this device special is the inclusion of two camera lenses, music playing, Internet browsing and downloadable games.
Gogo’s Crazy Bones Explorer – Series 3
February 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under 4 to 6 years, 6 to 8 years, G, Games, Gogo's Crazy Bones, Toys by Category
A third series of the ever-popular Gogo’s Crazy Bones has been launch with another set of 80 differently styled characters to collect. However, 80 characters alone are not the end of completing the collection, each style is available in 5 different colours.
As with previous series, the collector grow their collection by buying the sealed 3 packs (around £1.00); you cannot see the contents until you’ve bought and opened the packet. You’ll also get 3 stickers in the packs, which can be kept in a sticker album (99p).
Gogo’s Crazy Bones Evolution – Series 2
February 21, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 3 to 4 years, 4 to 6 years, 6 to 8 years, G, Games, Gogo's Crazy Bones, Toys by Category
The second series of Gogo’s Crazy Bones are a further set of 80 various styles, each available in 5 different colours.
As with the first series, the main way of growing your collection is by buying the sealed 3 packs (around £1.00), you cannot see the contents until you’ve bought and opened the packet. In the packs you’ll also get 3 stickers which can be kept in a sticker album that is available separately (99p).
Mindflex over Matter
February 17, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under 6 to 8 years, 8 years & older, Games
Mattel is ready to flex minds this Christmas with its new mind reading game, Mindflex. Already introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, show-goers at the New York Toy Fair were able to see this toy in action.
Players wear a headset that apparently reads their mind in order to control a stream of air that makes a ball float in the air. Using a dial the player makes the floating ball move round an obstacle course.
Rubik’s 360: A Little Revolution
February 6, 2009 by John Mc Glinchey
Filed under Games, Problem Solving, R, Rubik's Puzzles, Thinking
Professor Erno Rubik, the Hungarian inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, has new puzzling invention due to go on sale later this year: the Rubik’s 360.
Unveiled by Drummond Park at the 60th Spielwarenmesse (Europe’s largest toy fair that takes place in Nuremberg, Germany), the new puzzle is a set of three spheres, one inside the other, that also contain six balls.
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Piston Cup Race Game
November 30, 2008 by admin
Filed under 3 to 4 years, 4 to 6 years, Communication, Disney Cars, Games, Social Development, Toys by Category
Two players take control of Lightning McQueen and the King in a head-to-head race for the Piston Cup.
As with tradition, race on the sight of the green light. The cars are simply controlled by pressing one of the steering wheels to advance the car along the track.
However, in this race you have to obey the red light as well; make sure you stop, otherwise you’ll be back at the starting line.
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