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Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Edition

Modern Day Banking At It's Best!, 2007-03-01
I bought this at xmas, as a present to all of us. It is soooo much easier, without all the money lying round, of course the man of the house wanted to be the banker! But within minutes was bored of the idea of putting cards in n out of the machine, n giving em back to the right person, as the game moves a lot quicker, seen as there is actually no passing money around the board. We all thoroughly enjoyed playing this version, as I hated monopoly, just because of the setup time, and sorting all the money out, i'd be bored before we started, but this is a lot easier. Highly recommended to any Monopoly fan!

Mould & Paint - Fairy

• WARNING: For ages 5 and up
• Have great fun making fridge magnets & badges with this moulding & painting kit.

Mould and paint something else..., 2008-11-27
...am making it my life's work to deter you from buying these products. We've had 'em all over the years and I still haven't been able to create anything that looks like a fairy for my children to paint. My most recent effort looked like a dried lumpy ball of badly mixed plaster of paris which coincidentally was exactly what it was. If they were to bring out a product called "Mould and Paint Dried Lumpy Ball of Badly Mixed Plaster of Paris", I would have to give it five stars. The paints have lasted a long time but only because we've never had occasion to use them.

At this price, some might describe the product as a "stocking filler". Well, you fill a stocking with plaster of paris and you might end up with something more closely resembling a fairy than I've ever managed to produce. In my experience, "bin filler" is more appropriate.

Gogo's Crazy Bones Evolution Sticker Album

Go Gos Still Going..., 2008-11-17
...in Series 2 'Evolutions' - so named because the original 80 Go Gos have kept their basic shape but changed colour and design in every conceivable way in the second wave or their quest for world domination. Like the first series for my five-year-old son these are the next big thing. A packet of three Go Gos with stickers costs only one pound so they fall very nicely into the pocket money bracket. The figures themselves are small, colourful, durable and bursting with individuality and personality. Eighty to collect (plus different colour combinations) will keep him going.

This new album is a must-have. Again, it costs only one pound from the shops and has comic strips this time and fun statistics about how much the new Go Gos have evolved. It also has 80 new names for them all! Why the five stars for educational value? Well, my son looks at this album all the time and can now easily recognise the numbers from 1-80. He also happily copies out the characters' names so improving his writing skills.

Crayola Creations - Creations Illumination Station

Ben 10 Monster In Line Scooter

Scooter with a secret compartment full of Ben 10 monsters!

Secret compartments containing 9 authentic coloured monsters

Cool Ben 10 graphics

Fully printed footplate

Abec 1 bearings

Easy folding for storage

Rear footbrake 5 Years +
Great to look at but impractical and dangerous, 2008-11-20
We bought this for our son's 5th birthday after he begged us as all his friends had them. It looks great and he loves the monsters but be warned that 1) it is VERY heavy for a young child; 2) it rattles really loudly when you are riding it because of the empty drawer and (most importantly) 3) it CANNOT COPE WITH PAVEMENT BUMPS. My son rode it to school and we had to stop every few yards because the drawer kept springing open every time he went over a slight bump or rise in the pavement. This is because the drawer is very low to the ground and has only a very small catch to hold it in which gets bounced out very easily. This is really dangerous as it kept hitting him on the 'pushing' leg and twice caused him to fall off. And it took us ten times longer to get to school than normal! We have now taped the drawer shut but it is still really annoyingly loud and also impractical because it keeps scraping on the ground if you have dips in the pavement (i.e. for driveways) or a bumpy surface like cobbles or bricks. It turns out all his friends' ones have the same problem so none of them are really using them except around the house. All us mums are rather annoyed at having spent so much for something so useless!

Lamaze - Freddie The Firefly

Fantastic toy, 2008-07-23
I have bought 3 Lamaze toys for my 7 month old daughter and this one is her favourite. It is very colourful, which is typical of the Lamaze range, and has lots of crinkly bits and a button that squeaks. She is entertained for a while biting on the red teething ladybird and also likes chewing on the rings. It is a big toy and hangs well from a play gym or pram. It is a bit difficult to clean but comes up fine with a good scrub with a sponge and hot soapy water. I can't recommend these toys enough, especially Freddie the Firefly.

Regular Tri-ominos

Wonderful toy, 2006-02-21
Buy this for any child who has the slightest interest in maths - like my nephew, whom I bought tri-onimos as a present. He is only 8 and this helps him to think laterally, think ahead, and have a good laugh at the same time.

Much more interesting to play that ordinary dominos, it is a toy for all ages.

Game of Life

Game of Life , classroom toy for wet play!, 2004-10-13
This game is interesting and fun at the same time, it is sort of like monopoly but even better! The game includes daily jobs, houses you can buy and you make a family in your flash new car.
I find it suprisingly long and very entertaining...like real life but just a game!

Jonny age 10

John Adams Golden Coin Maker

• Use this coveted mini factory to make chocolate coins and medals wrapped in golden foil.
• Choose from 19 messages or create your own designs using the blank die and tool.
• Coin messages include Congratulations, Good Luck, Happy Birthday, Smiley Face, Football, and more
• Refill with any leading brand of chocolate buttons and kitchen foil.
• Includes 130gm of quality milk chocolate.

great toy, 2008-04-11
My kids really enjoyed this, it does take a while but its worth the wait, it keeps the kids occupied for a couple of hours. great fun for the kids.

Monopoly Here & Now:The World Edition

Improved Monopoly, 2008-10-23
This is so much better now that you have no money to fiddle around with.
The credit cards are really cool and i dont know how they keep track of your money,but it never gets it wrong. The machine is really simple to use.this is a great buy and i recomend this to every monopoly fan.