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Tomy Walkabout Platinum Digital Baby Monitor

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from: Tomy


Pros:
+Locks signal quickly
+Thermometer is useful and reasonbly accurate
+Digital so no interference (our Analog unit was abysmal)
+Good support from Tomy
+Useful to be able to communicate with Mum when she's feeding the sprog & I'm cooking dinner.
+Good sound.
Cons
-The style looks cute and chubby in the shop. But the ergonomics are rubbish. The buttons are way too easy to press. (Including the on button). The belt clip is useless.
-Replacement battery is 3 NiMH AAA cells in a custom pack&plug for an extortionate £13

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Hide and Seek In The Night Garden Puzzle

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from: Hasbro

August 11, 2007
This is a reworking of the classic Kim's game, where you take something away from a selection of objects without the other person seeing and then they have to guess what's changed. Remember that? It's a very simple and easy to use game that encourages observation skills and memory. I played this In The Night Garden version with my nephew and he tried very hard to remember or work out what had changed, which took concentration and memory, both great skills for kids to learn. And he was really pleased with himself when he guessed right! Although it is a rather basic game and isn't something to keep him occupied for hours, it's well made and good for a bit of supervised fun.

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Tomy Choo Choo Loop

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from: Tomy UK Ltd First Order Account


When I first got this, I was initially disappointed at the size. The picture doesn't really give you an idea, and I suppose I was thinking the train itself would be chunky and big. In fact, it's a fair size, but quite dinky. The loop, when setup, is about 12" across and the train is about 3" long.

This is quite entertaining for the kids. Mine got it when she was 9 months old, and she still plays with it, even if it's only for a few minutes at a time.

Praise first - great for teaching them to concentrate (getting the train on the track is difficult for a littl'un), VERY VERY durable (ours has been smashed apart a million times and it always clicks back together again), teaches them ON and OFF (as they get older you can ... Read More:

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LEGO Agents 8630: Mission 3: Gold Hunt

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from: LEGO UK Limited


When I first got this, I was initially disappointed at the size. The picture doesn't really give you an idea, and I suppose I was thinking the train itself would be chunky and big. In fact, it's a fair size, but quite dinky. The loop, when setup, is about 12" across and the train is about 3" long.

This is quite entertaining for the kids. Mine got it when she was 9 months old, and she still plays with it, even if it's only for a few minutes at a time.

Praise first - great for teaching them to concentrate (getting the train on the track is difficult for a littl'un), VERY VERY durable (ours has been smashed apart a million times and it always clicks back together again), teaches them ON and OFF (as they get older you can ... Read More:

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Cars Character Car - Wingo

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from: Mattel UK Limited

June 07, 2006
"this is so much fun" shouts my daughter as she plays with her racing cars, they talk to her she explains what she is doing, crashes them, kisses them, loves them. All of these cars are very well made and none have fallen apart even with a three year olds handling. Wingo however has lost half of his back wing after cracking and splitting meant that it was necessary to remove most of the back wing. All in all a toy well worth the £4.99 i paid.

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Tomy Aqua Draw Mini Mats - Teletubbies

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from: Tomy


If you have never seen aqua-draw, the premise is quite simple. You fill the pens with water, and then as the kiddies draw on the pages, the colours start to appear. Its almost an inverse-painting! As the drawings dry, the colours fade, and back to the beginning.

Great alternative to paint... mess free really. Good if you are out and about. Highly recommend this, and the other aqua draw variants.

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Crayola Bright Supertips (12 Pack)

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from: Crayola


If you have never seen aqua-draw, the premise is quite simple. You fill the pens with water, and then as the kiddies draw on the pages, the colours start to appear. Its almost an inverse-painting! As the drawings dry, the colours fade, and back to the beginning.

Great alternative to paint... mess free really. Good if you are out and about. Highly recommend this, and the other aqua draw variants.

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In The Night Garden - Ninky Nonk Vehicle

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from: Hasbro

July 28, 2007
As some have said before me, you get what you see in the box! It is useless buying something off the net and build an image of what YOU think this toy will be and disappoint yourself when it is delivered to you!!

Yes, it does come apart!! Have you thought that through this toy your kids will develop fine movement and coordination in putting it back together??

My final point is: You get what you pay for. £9 won't get you far in the toy world these days!! So forget characters, opening parts and flashing lights!!! You'd need to dish out more for such things.

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Top Trumps - Specials - WWE Superstars 2

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from: Winning Moves

November 30, 2006
Good Superstars in top trumps. Not all of them but still good ones Better than the first one

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LEGO Star Wars 7661: Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring

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from: LEGO


Lego continue their 30th anniversary releases with this fantastic Jedi Starfighter with detachable hyperdrive ring.
Based on the previous releases of Anakin Skywalker's Starfighter and the two from the Ultimate Space Battle set, the blue Jedi Starfighter has the same design with a few improvements built in. The cockpit assembly is sturdier than the previous issues and the hull has special adaptors to allow it to connect to the hyperdrive ring. Because of this, other Jedi Starfighters cannot dock with the ring which is a shame.
The ring itself measures a full 28cm across and has six engines and two missiles which can be launched with a flick of the finger. The ring itself is a little fiddly to assemble, relying on small Technic parts in the ... Read More: