Sophie La Giraffe

Sophie La Giraffe

Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by Jill.

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For nearly 50 years, one toy has been consistently popular in France, and that’s Sophie La Giraffe. Since her creation in 1961, the Sophie the Giraffe teething toy has wowed over 10 million babies (and parents!) with her natural beauty and charm. These days in France 6 out of 10 newborn babies are given [...]

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Competition Winners!

Competition Winners!

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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Congratulations to the winners of our latest competitions. The Spread Heads, courtesy of Black Lab Inc, are already famous in the US, but they aren’t available in the UK yet which means the lucky winners will be among the first over here to have them! The winners are Richard Hawes and Kathy Williams – Congratulations guys, you’ve each won your very own Spread Head.

As for everyone else who entered, don’t worry – we’ll be launching our next competition next week – so you’ll have another chance to win then.

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Retro Nintendo Mini Gameboy Games

Retro Nintendo Mini Gameboy Games

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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In keeping with my retro toys theme this week, I bring you the Gameboy Mini Classics from Nintendo. Hailing from the days when your ‘portable’ game player required a separate hold-all to carry the thing, my gameboy helped me pass time on many boring car journeys. These little gems are far more portable, and while the graphics will never rival those of the latest mobile gaming devices, you can while away the hours with a choice of three classic games!

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Madballs are back!

Madballs are back!

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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My brother used to torment me with these hideously scary toys when we were little, and now they’re back to terrorise another generation of little sisters! Firebox bring you Madballs.

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More pets without mess – Hamsters

More pets without mess – Hamsters

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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At Toy Hype we’re a big fan of cute pets that don’t make a mess and these new Hamsters from Character-Online fit perfectly into our ideal petting zoo. We’ve already written about two different messfree puppies – Biscuits and Wrex, but for those who prefer smaller, cuddly pets we bring you the Go Go Hamsters.

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Wan!  Ah ha ha… The count is back!

Wan! Ah ha ha… The count is back!

Posted on 16. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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Everyone loves the Count from Seasame Street, the vampire who loves to count! He’ll count anything and everything no matter how big or small, or how much it annoys the other muppets!

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Spreadheads Competition Reminder – 2 weeks to go!

Spreadheads Competition Reminder – 2 weeks to go!

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Jill.

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Just 2 weeks left to enter our exclusive Spread Heads competition. We have two Spread Heads to give away – one each of Mustard Marvin and Ketchup Charlie. These crazy inventions are not available in the UK shops yet so be one of the first to own them.
To win one of these amazing prizes, [...]

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