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Buckaroo

• The original saddle stacking game with an even moodier mule.
• The game calls for dexterity and patients, a steady hand and nerve.

Buck - a - roo!, 2007-09-13
We initially could not get our mule to buck, but found that we were being too gentle when putting the blanket in place and the saddle. A bit of brute force was all we needed! Now our mule bucks at each of the levels and is fun for all.
As a child I used to visit family friends who had Buckaroo; we did not have it at home and I loved it, now my two sons are getting the toys I always wanted!

VTech Kidizoom: Multimedia Digital Camera in Blue

Kidizoom, 2008-09-11
I find the kidizoom camera to be a great toy for the children to play with. The features on it are great fun and give the whole family a laugh. It has been dropped many times by my 4 yr old and has proved to be very durable. My two children love taking it everywhere with them, and we get some great photos which the kids have taken, some very interesting, and we all love taking the time as a family to look at them either on the TV or computer. For the price of the camera i believe the quality to be perfectly fine, considering that it is only a child's toy.

VTech Kidizoom: Multimedia Digital Camera Pink

FUN TIMES!!, 2008-10-07
Got this camera for my niece on her birthday, she loved it and takes pictures at any given oppurtunity, she took it on a family holiday and ended up taking the best pictures out of the lot of us.
Real good value for money and with some nifty games and the cool pink colour she loved it.
think i may get one for myself :P

LeapFrog Tag Reading System

Keeps the kids quiet while they learn!, 2008-09-05
This kept my 4 year old quiet for the entire 2 ½ hour journey to my parents last weekend, an absolute feat on it's own. Then you can add to the fact that Tag is teaching her to read too and I'm absolutely thrilled with it. Now she's bugging me to buy her more of the books that go with it.

Bath Bomb Factory

Medical Carrycase

Great value and perfect for little ones, 2008-11-29
This is great value for money. The case and items are sturdy and it contains everything other kids medical cases do. It's not too big or bulky either and is easy to use for little ones. A bargain, my kids love it, although probably best for ages 6 and under?

High School Musical Sing Along Microphone

Tomy Discovery Forget Me Not Photo Album

• First ever "talking photo album" for babies
• Holds up to 8 photos with the unique ability to record a special message for each photo
• Open a page and the messages are played automatically
• 2 cute sound effects when the photo album is shut
• Photo album also stands up so doubles as a photo frame
• Eye catching butterfly shaped design featuring rubber antenna, mirrored front cover and crinkly page tabs
• Requires 2 x AAA batteries (included)

So exciting she couldn't wait till christmas......, 2008-10-12
I bought this for my 5 month old daughter for christmas by then she will be 7 months. I work in childcare and we see daily evidence of the positive effects familiar photos have on babies. This toy combines this with visually stimulating colours, crinkly fabric tabs and a recordable message function. Despite trying to hide it (thought we'd put the photos in before we wrapped it) my daughter spotted it and her response was electric. She reached for the familiar faces and grabbed at the tabs. It is aimed at 6 months plus but it would be fine for younger babies if used under supervision, although it would be ideal if your baby can sit unaided as it is slightly heavy for mini fingers. I highly recommend this toy as it's great fun, educational and a great source of comfort and security for your baby. 10/10

Classic Etch A Sketch - The World's Favourite Drawing Toy

• Move the two knobs to create pictures
• Create curves by manipulating both knobs at once
• Classic drawing toy

Chinese manufacture new models not up to previous standards, 2008-04-01
We bought one of these classic toys for our 7 year old. It was great for a couple of weeks until the vertical movement jammed. We sent off for a new one from the suppliers but it never arrived. Took three follow up phone calls and an extremely irate fax to get any response from the suppliers who finally supplied a new one nine months after the first one broke!

The quality of new models is not as good as the ones I remember when I was a kid. The plastic is not as strong and is more brittle. It can be cracked if dropped. The mechanism is not as good either. The knobs are more difficult to hold because they're smaller (not just because I'm older!) and are not as smooth in use.

As a toy it's still good fun but I felt let down by the poor construction quality and the lack of communication and response from the supplier. Nor did we get any recompense for the postage costs of returning the broken one.

I notice that these are now made in China and you can tell that they are built down to a price instead of up to a specification.

Perfume Lab

Making Perfume, 2008-08-12
I bought this product for my 10 yr old cousin for her Birthday. As soon as she opened the present she couldn't wait to start blending the different scents to make her own Perfume. I was concerened that there didn't seem very much in the kit, especially for the size of the box, however, several scents were made along with slime and pourri. Overall a fantastic product and educational.