Other Toys > Mattel Other Toys > Barbie > 75 GBP to 99 GBP

Advantages: nice design, good remote, children like it
Disadvantages: too many batteries, not so cheap

...owner of substantial number of Brio train collection pieces (rails, bridges, trains, wagons, traffic signs, buildings, animals, trees...). All of them were pretty static unless moved manually. This was his first battery operated vehicle and on top of that it has remote control. I thought that would be a good opportunity to stop him playing with various remote controls for adults. (It was only a thought as there are never enough remotes for boys - ...
...new dimension to the whole Brio set. My son quickly discovered all the options available from the remote so horn was used quite often; lights were on and off all the time. There is a very genuine sound when brakes are applied. It is also possible to go forward and reverse. All this could be done from the remote. On the train itself you can stop and start the engine and adjust A/B channel for communication with the remote. Unfortunately, there is ... Read review

Advantages: Easily folds up, the characters are good.
Disadvantages: Your children will get fed up with it.

I don't really rate this toy as I think that when it is advertised on Tv it looks alot bigger. The furniture that comes with it is quite small and the dining room chairs that are with it can barely fit daddy pig on them. The platforms of the house in which you put the bedroom furniture and the bath in are also thin so you can just about fit the furniture on them. My daughters really struggled to play with this toy as when they tried putting george ...
...falling off. There isn't really much for them to do with the house and they got bored of it very quickly. However they do still play with the actual figures: mummy pig, daddy pig, peppa pig and George. These are a decent size and haven't got small bits that can fall of them . Overal I expected this toy to be better with more to do and bigger in size the only really good thing about it is that the house folds up so is easy to carry and everything ... Read review

Advantages: A good toy
Disadvantages: none

Playmobil whale Now this whales a killer This playmobil whale is usually sold with a fishing boat too but you can buy it as an add on from playmobil at http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-GB-Site/enGB/Search-Show ?q=whale&q+.x=38&q+.y=5.. I could not log in to find the price but when you consider the fishing boat and whale costs about £6.99p it must be cheaper than that. At http://www.latoys.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/playmobil/playmobil-wild-animals ...
...to make a sea scene playmobil make other sea animals to an octopus, turtles, dolphin and mermaid too. Playing with this whale will aid your Childs gross motor skills and inspire their imagination. This is an ideal toy to play with before and after a sea world visit. Thanks for reading about this toy whale I would recommend this and other playmobil toys for your tot as they are good toys well made. They will withstand many, many play hours ... Read review

Advantages: Good bath time fun
Disadvantages: None

...our bathroom. The Tomy Bertie Bath time Squirter is from a range of bath toys based on the Thomas The Tank Engine characters, Bertie is the old fashioned red bus, also in the set are Thomas, James and Percy, 3 of the traditional steam engine characters. Bertie is basically a soft, hollow rubber figure with a small hole where his mouth is, when you put him under the water and squeeze his sides water is sucked in through the small hole, as you squeeze ...
...purchased them, the body of Bertie is very easy to squeeze and always causes delight when he squirts the water back out again, especially if he happens to be aimed at Daddy! Because there are no small parts I would even be happy to let a younger child play with Bertie and his pals, while they may not be able to use the toy for it's squirting purpose they would still be able to hold it, even squeeze it and experience the different feeling and texture ... Read review

Advantages: Hours of fun!!!
Disadvantages: Not self propelled

Bought from Woolworths this Buzz Lightyear is my little boy's personal favourite. He really likes this toy and takes it to nursery every day to show off to his little friends. The bike is about 20cm in length and 10cm in height and looks like a big CHIPS motorbike. I'm sure there's a few folk out there who remember CHIPS. The bike is not self propelled so its not a case of pulling it back and letting it go. It has chunky plastic wheels and the bike ...
...is also very good quality and very hard wearing. The Buzz doesn't have a glass helmet but this doesn't make too much of a difference really. He also stands up fine on his own. His hands are shaped to hold onto the bikes handlebars and he stays on even with the roughest of play. My little boy also has the Spiderman motorbike but this toy is much better quality and can withstand being launched from the top of the stairs to the bottom (the toy that ... Read review