Recent Articles in Games & toys

Ratuki
Apr 20, 2011

This fast and furious family card game, Ratuki from Hasbro, is perfect to play at home or to pack and take on holiday.

Egg Bods have landed from Planet Egg just in time for Easter!
Mar 29, 2011

Mix and match bodies in the shape of eggs with attitude – Egg Bods are here and were voted the pocket money toy of these year. Georgina Collins introduced them to Sandy aged four and – with close supervision! – Betty aged one.

Tomy Aquadoodle
Mar 11, 2011

Harriet Elliott was so delighted with Tomy's Aquadoodle mat, she's buying another to use for son Hal's third birthday party!

Save our friends cuddly toys
Jan 28, 2011

If you're looking for a soft toy with a difference, this superb ethical range of large toys is ideal. We tried out the Giant Panda for size but there are 20 to choose from and each one is, sadly, an endangered species.

Apples to Apples
Dec 18, 2010

A real party game as up to ten players can compete in this quickwitted family game – Apple to Apples from Mattel.

Mindflex™ from Mattel
Dec 10, 2010

A great family game to concentrate the mind (and calm down the Christmas excitement), Mattel's Mindflex is in a class of its own.

Play That Tune
Dec 6, 2010

Louise Pollard and her family got their feet on the keyboard to Play that Tune.

Building Blocks Technics from HABA
Dec 4, 2010

With HABA's new Building Blocks Technics even physics can be fun, says Georgina Collins whose son, Sandy, took up the creative challenge.

Scrabble® Trickster from Mattel
Dec 2, 2010

Ever been frustrated by a Scrabble champion who seems to be plugged into a dictionary and always knows how to make the maximum points for a Z or an X? Then, writes Anne Coates, Scrabble® Trickster is for you.

Buzz Lightyear Star Command Laptop from VTech
Dec 1, 2010

A new computerised game from VTech means that young children can practise their literacy and numeracy skills without being aware that they aren't just playing games as the Toy Story character calls out the instructions on the Buzz Lightyear Star Command Laptop.

English Quest™
Nov 27, 2010

A fan of family board games, Anne Coates recommends English Quest™ game for long winter evenings.

Beat the Parents from Imagination Games
Nov 23, 2010

Louise Pollard and her family tried out Imagination Games' family board game Beat the Parents and, true to the title, the kids won!