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  Wobbally Party Game, 2008-11-15
This is a good quality, well designed toy with an ingenious design and self levelling mechanism. Slightly smaller than I thought - it's only 18cm high but for the price it is still value for money and makes a lovely looking gift. A more interesting present than Lego or Jenga for an individual or family.
I think it's best suited to older children 8+ as it's more difficult than it looks to successfully send a ball flying into the centre of the wobbly tower. My younger children also got frustrated with the time it took to rebuild the tower - 7 levels, counting out 14 balls each and 98 in total. There also seems to be a hide and seek element to this game as you hunt for 2 or 3 missing balls each time. Keeping an eye on 98 marbles isn't easy.
You have to play the game on a hard flat surface which means the balls bounce everywhere when the levels crash down. Playing it on a hard table means the balls gain maximum bounce to all 4 corners of the room. The game doesn't play as smoothly as you'd expect. A lot of the time more than one ball falls out and partial collapses are common. Trying to hit the balls nearer the bottom of the tower seems to help the game last longer.
It is fun and worth a try, especially if you like Jenga. There is no game quite like it on the market and I think anyone would be pleased to recieve it as a novelty gift. I don't think this will be played very often at our house because of the hassle factor of building it versus relatively short game play time but it's a game to try it out on all your friends and relatives if only to giggle at the look of concentration and performance anxiety on their faces.
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Hasbro
A frantic marble grabbing action game. All the hippos are hungry and want to gobble up as many of the balls as possible ! Take it in turns to release a ball then press the hippos tail and gobble them up. The hippo with the most balls wins ! For 2-4 players. 3 Years +
Fun and learning, 2005-11-25
We have had this game for 5 years now - and, as a family, we still play it on a regular basis. It's great fun and can be used to teach counting to begin with - but be imaginative, buy some coloured marbles and each colour has a different point value to teach addition and multiplication. But above all - it is FUN, FUN, FUN!
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Tomy
The Numbers Strategy Game that's never the same! The fast-paced game of tile manipulation that challenges each player's wit against the other. The object of the game is to be the first player to go Rummikub by using all tiles in Runs or Groups and accumulating the highest score. One of the world's most compulsive family games, like all the best it's easy to learn and a challenge to master! An opportunity for parents and older children to bond and improve co-ordination and mathematics skills. You can't beat this game for playability and value for money. I thoroughly recommend it - Managing Director
Brilliantly simple, simply brilliant, 2005-10-04
My daughter started playing this when she was 6 and a year later she is now learning the finer points of the game. She enjoys it just as much as her grandfather does. A great, non-gimmicky game.
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Learning Curve
- Lamaze toys grow with babies and are enjoyed in new ways as the months go by
- Every Lamaze Play & Grow toy helps baby to develop new skills
- See: Bright contrasting colours and patterns stimulate vision
- Hear: Rattles, squeaks and crinkles develop auditory senses
- Touch: Different textures to grip and grab refine motor skills
Amazing!, 2008-08-01
I bought this toy for our little boy when he was about 7 weeks old. He was transfixed by it immediately! There's something about the tummy of the giraffe that has kept him amused for hours and now that he is aware of the rest of the toy he can be entertained for quite a while - either hanging it from his baby gym, his bouncy chair of just playing with him with it. The colours are bright and the feet give a different sensation/ sound. I would highly recommend this toy! Money well-spent.
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Our Price: £3.25
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LEGO
Excellent advent calendar, 2008-11-07
Another great Xmas advent calendar from lego. Its not the cheapest advent calendar out there but you do get quite a few mini-figs in this one making it good value for money from a elgo buyers perspective.
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Our Price: £29.95
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Tomy
Bath time fun is guaranteed with Thomas and Friends Bath Island, which features Thomas and Bulstrode. Thomas Bath Island can be firmly secured to the side of the bath with the suction cups. Launch Thomas down the ramp, pour water into the water tower to make the wheel spin and create bath time bubbles from the chimney of the house. 2 Years +
Makes bathtime fun, 2008-06-29
My little boy is 2 and loves this in the bath. Putting things down the slide and using a jug to pour water in the top and making the wheel go round.
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LeapFrog
The Tag Reader is a touch-and-talk reading device that brings stories to life like never before. As children touch the Tag Reader to the pages of specially printed Tag storybooks, a small camera in the tip 'reads' the pages, enabling children to hear their favourite characters speak, listen to pictures sing and hear the words on the page spoken aloud. Incorporated throughout the Tag books are fun and rewarding reading activities and games, which introduce a variety of reading skills such as word building, reading comprehension, vocabulary and more. In addition children can unlock extra content online in the form of printable activities and certificates via a dedicated website. 4 - 8 Years
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.
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List Price: £39.99
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Hasbro
The world famous property trading board game. Move around the board buying and selling properties, building houses and hotels as you go. It's all about dealing in bug money and getting rich quick - until you own it all ! For 2-8 players. 8 Years +
Timeless Classic, 2007-08-31
Monopoly is the best-selling board game in the world. In the game, players roll the dice and may land on properties. If so they may buy them. If another player lands on already owned property they must pay rent to the owner. Rent can be increased by building houses and hotels. Sometimes players will pay taxes, receive rewards and even be sent to jail. The aim of the game is to bankrupt your opponents. The game is excellent fun for older children and adults alike. It has a good balance between luck and strategy. An absoulte must-have for every family.
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Magic Box
A great place to store your favourite Gogo's! Carry your bag with you wherever you go and you are always ready for a game of Gogo's Crazy Bones! Gogo's Evolution Bags includes 1 packet containing 3 Gogo's! Please note: Colours vary.
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Our Price: £1.50
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Zeon
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Our Price: £1.99
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