Toys & Games

Expert tips on choosing the best toys for toddlers to teens

By Joanne Mallon, Nov 30, 2010

It can be tough enough buying toys for your own child, let alone other people's. Elaine Whiteman is the Toys and Books ...

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ParentDish reviews: Disney Wii games, Monopoly Streets & Giraffe cookbook

By Joanne Mallon, Nov 22, 2010

It's Christmas shopping time, and here's our latest round-up of reviews of products all the family will love Latest ...

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Parentdish review: Kinect

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Nov 11, 2010

By Jacob Hirschkorn, age 7 'I was very excited about going to the launch of the Xbox 360 Kinect launch, because I thought ...

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Games parents want too

By Catherine Cooper, Oct 31, 2010

What are you buying for your children for Christmas? And how many of those presents are things which you secretly (or not ...

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What's New This Week: Peppa Pig, Garfield, Lego and spies

By Joanne Mallon, Oct 18, 2010

Here's our weekly roundup of the best new stuff for families. If you're looking for ideas or gifts, we've got the best on ...

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What's New This Week: Old favourites reborn

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 16, 2010

Hello and welcome to our regular weekly roundup of what's new for families - and this week, it's all about the oldies, ...

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GoGo Hamsters - They're back, and this time they've brought reinforcements

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 3, 2010

They were the toy sensation of last Christmas - parents hunted for hours and paid over the odds for battery-powered ...

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The teddy bear that thinks it's an ice cream

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 3, 2010

High street cuddly toy maker Build-A-Bear Workshop has launched a range of ice-cream scented bears. Priced at ...

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Summer video games roundup

By Joanne Mallon, Jul 19, 2010

The school summer holidays are starting and unfortunately so is the bad weather. In an ideal world our children would be ...

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Does Your Child Need A Business Card?

By Joanne Mallon, Jul 12, 2010

Remember the olden days, when you wanted a friend to come round for tea – your mum would speak to their mum, and ...

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ParentDish gets a look at the latest Toy Story toys

By Emma Cossey, Jul 7, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, ParentDish got the chance to check out the new Toy Story 3 movie and have a good browse at all the ...

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Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 video game. ParentView

By Joanne Mallon, Jul 4, 2010

You won't be surprised to hear that despite only being released a few days ago, Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 is already at ...

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