Toys & Games

Top toys for Christmas 2011

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 29, 2011

It may still be flaming June (oh, OK, wet, cold, interspersed with shoulder-scorch June), but the high street stores are already getting with the Christmas spirit and compiling their predictions for the best selling toys for the festive season.

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Test Tube Aliens return!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 22, 2011

Test Tube Aliens return, apparently. I must have been out of the loop first time round, as I had never heard of them, and ...

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Best apps for young children

By Tara King, Mar 20, 2011

Any parent with an iPhone wonders how they ever survived without one. Not only is it possible to streamline your life on ...

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Royal wedding play set from Happyland

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Feb 4, 2011

We couldn't help but smile at the sight of this super-cute Royal Wedding set from Early Learning Centre's Happyland range. ...

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Review: uDraw GameTablet for Wii

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 2, 2011

My son has a bit of an obsession with the Wii, but his games of choice usually involve leaping around the room, brandishing ...

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Toy Fair 2011: Best new toys

By Joanne Mallon, Jan 30, 2011

Whilst most of us are still recovering from the toyfest that was Christmas, the toy business is already making plans for the ...

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The Perfect Toy: How far would you go for that special present from Santa?

By Tamsin Oxford, Dec 23, 2010

Ever since July my child has been asking for Bullseye from Toy Story, and ever since then I've told her to wait and see what ...

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Get a body like David Beckham with EA Sports Active2: ParentDish review

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 14, 2010

I wonder how many boxes of Quality Street the Beckhams get through at Christmas? I bet our family could beat them on that ...

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The X Factor Wii game: ParentDish review

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 14, 2010

So what to do on Saturday nights now that Matt Cardle has been crowned King of The X Factor? Well, you could start by ...

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Doctor Who games for Nintendo DS and Wii - ParentDish review

By Joanne Mallon, Dec 2, 2010

Never mind a white Christmas, it's going to be a Doctor Who Christmas, as it's just been confirmed that the latest episode ...

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