Recent Articles in Games & toys

Toys - the dream dozen for children
Oct 16, 2008

The  Toy Retailers Association have predicted that these 12 toys and games will be the most sought after this Christmas!

JCB Wooden Backhoe Loader
Jul 31, 2008

Alex Bell was reminded of her own childhood when her son Toby received the wooden JCB for testing!

Matching Patches from Flutterbies
Jul 22, 2008

Alex Bell reports on a new variation on a classic game, Matching Patches, from Flutterbies, a new online toy shop.

Swingball
Jul 8, 2008

Sue O'Neill had her family test out Swingball from Woolworths and was pleasantly surprised by the new harmony in her garden!

Wooden floor puzzles from Just Jigsaws in the spotlight
Jun 12, 2008

In this digital age the humble jigsaw is still a winner as Alex Bell and Harriot Elliot discovered with their respective three year-olds, Toby and Joseph.

Rubik's Cube is on the web - and ten lucky readers can win a cube!
May 1, 2008

The coolest cube in the world (12 million sold worldwide last year!) has got a whole new website: www.rubiks.com and PWT has teamed up with Drumond Park to offer ten Rubik's Cubes as prizes.

Giggling Elmo's Hot Tomato Game
Dec 13, 2007

Alex Bell and Toby  have great fun getting to grips with a  giggling tomato!

Don't Tickle Elmo Game - Seseme Street
Dec 3, 2007

PWT member Harriet Elliot's son Joseph tried out the Don't Tickle Elmo Game from Seseme Street

Zapf Creation presents Learning CHOU CHOU and Mummy Make Me Better CHOU CHOU
Dec 1, 2007

Zapf Creation introduces two new cuddly CHOU CHOU  dolls one of which - Learning CHOU CHOU - has been "adopted" by Katherine Maddox-Lyon's children.

Felt Friends from the Great Little Trading Company (GLTC)
Nov 30, 2007

PWT review panelist Sian Minett  comments on GLTC's Felt Friends activity sewing set, tried and tested by Tabitha

Dreamworks' Shrek the Third game by Activision
Nov 28, 2007

Dreamworks' Shrek films have captured the imagination of a generation  of children - and parents - and the interactive adventures of Shrek the Third from Activision have become a great hit in PWT member Katherine Maddox-Lyons' household.

Logiman Agent - the toy that responds to sound
Nov 16, 2007

PWT panel member Sian Minett's six year-old son, James, gets to grips with Logiman Agent - a futuristic law enforcer!