Finally a noisy baby toy that isn't incredibly annoying!

Advantages: Robust, bright colours, fun noises
Disadvantages: Animals don't stay in their slots

...seems pretty safe for a young child. It also seems very robust as it is constantly getting bashed and dropped by my son yet it is still working. I imagine this toy was bought from Woolworths originally which is obviously no longer a shopping option. However Argos have taken over the sale of Chad Valley toys and it is currently available from them priced at £14.99....

Clayeree 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley Musical Tractor & Trailer

Six or Half a Dozen Great Either Way!

Advantages: cheap and fun
Disadvantages: none

...Chad Valley - Sorting Eggs???? These Chad Valley sorting eggs is a toy that Jack has had for nearly a year now and it is only recently that he is really getting the full use out of them. Now he is able to use them how they are meant to be played with I thought I would write a quick review on them. The sorting eggs are basically half a dozen (six) eggs which come housed in a egg tray type box. Each egg can be taken apart giving a top and bottom part of the egg. The bottom part of the egg is fixed into the egg tray where as the top half of the egg can be taken away. Inside the egg, there is a different colour and a different shape. The shape is made to stick out on the part of the egg that detaches and this can then be fixed into the shape hole in that remains in the tray On top of each egg there is a picture...

newby2 15.12.2008 · Read review
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I Want A House With A Pink Roof!

Advantages: excellent price, comes with furniture and doll's, good quality for what you pay!
Disadvantages: tiny hinges make assembly a bit faffy.

...of furniture, 30 pieces all together. I ordered it and it arrived a few days later. The Toy My daughters is slightly different to Ciao's picture. It's a 3 story double fronted doll's house for children aged 3+ with a removable pink roof and doors, and a carry handle at the top. The house is made of light coloured MDF and the the front section opens on both sides to reveal a living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Under the removable roof there is a huge attic room. All rooms are undecorated. The doll's house comes with 4 wooden doll's, a mum, dad, boy and girl all dressed in basic but pretty gingham clothing. It also comes with enough furniture to fill each room, including appliances for the kitchen and facilities for the bathroom. These are also made of wood. I bought mine from the Studio catalogue for £39.99 which included...

Rhiana 26.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley Wooden Dolls House

BEEP, BEEP!

Advantages: good price lots of fun
Disadvantages: Daddy plays it too much

...Chad Valley Super Garage I do believe that I get far more excited about Jacks toys than he does himself. When I see something I had as a child I feel I have to get it and my partner is the same. I feel however that we are going to end up with a rather spoil child on our hands! Jacks Nana sent down an Easter card and a £20 note instead of chocolate for him this Easter so we decided to get him yet another toy. This time it was my partners turn to get excited as when we popped in Woolworths we saw this Chad Valley Super Garage, and although it didn't look much like the one he had as a child it was the same sort of thing, we just had to buy it. The original price n this garage was £39.99p although I cannot think who would pay that price for it. It had been reduced down to £24.99 pence and then again to £17.99 pence. I...

newby2 30.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley Super Garage

Balltastic

Advantages: fun
Disadvantages: can be bought cheaper

...Chad Valley Play Balls....... Chad Valley is brand of toys that are made for the company Woolworth's. Woolworth's is a popular store around the country and has been going for a long time. The Chad Valley product range is very large and included in this range is these 100 Play Balls especially designed for children. The Play Balls come held within a plastic carrier container and the 100 balls fit nicely inside (even if it does take a long time to get them al back in the bag!). The price is £4.99 pence, which is about right for this type of product, although I have since seen 100 balls available from Tesco for exactly £4 and the balls themselves are slightly larger in size. The balls come in a variety of colours and they are blue, green, yellow, red and orange. The balls are made of plastic and have the age range of being...

newby2 16.09.2008 · Read review
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Queen of the Valley

Advantages: Interesting, very interesting!
Disadvantages: The most famous tomb is now closed.

...Day 1 in Egypt, site number 2 (and it is only 09:30), so let's do away with the babble and launch right in.... ~What's this place all about then?~ The Valley of the Queens is the burial site for the Queens & children of the Pharaohs of the 18th, 19th & 20th dynasties (1550 - 1070BC). It is said that there are about 70 (some claim as many as 85) different burial sites in the area. Probably the most famous tomb here is that of Queen Nefertari*, which is the largest and most spectacular in the valley. Unfortunately, this tomb is now no longer open, we were told by our guide that a couple of years ago there was some rain in the valley, which caused some damage to Nefertari's tomb. The Egyptian Government went about restoring the damage, and spent roughly a cool million on it. To recuperate the funds they opened the tomb, but...

tazzywazzy 06.02.2007 · Read review
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Ted E Bear

Advantages: Soft, cuddly and long lasting
Disadvantages: Only available from Woolworths

...As I sit surrounded by mountains of children's toys, each one staring blankly at me waiting patiently to be played with, there is one face that stands out amongst the rest, the oldest and perhaps most loved of all my little boys toys. When we found out we were expecting Christopher 4 years ago my then fiancée, now husband, wanted to buy him his first teddy bear, one that he could keep forever and remember fond times with, working at Woolworths gave him the perfect opportunity to find a suitable bear and he chose the adorable Chad Valley My First Bear in powder blue. My First Bear- Chad Valley is a toy range only found in Woolworths stores and so the bear is unique to those stores. Coming in baby pink or powder blue (at the time of purchase) the bear has wonderfully soft "fur", soft and silky like the gentlest lambs wool the plush...

piggypine 19.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley My First Bear

Water fun for your children

Advantages: good size
Disadvantages: takes a lot of puff to blow it up

...I was in woolies buying the play balls that I intended to put into a paddling pool for my grandchildren to use as a ball pool; I was also on the look out for a pool to put them in. I spotted this colorful paddling junior pool a Chad valley product. I thought it would be good we could use it both as a pool to put the balls in or as the intended use a paddling pool. It is sale time in Woolworths so this was reduced from £12.99 to £9.99. I thought that a fair price to pay for a paddling pool so I bought it there and then. I f you order it on line there is a 4.99 delivery charge. Website address below: http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/fredhopper/index.jsp?op=search Chad valley have been making toys since 1860. Originally the factory in the valley of the river Chad. This brand is now Woolworth?s toy brand. This pool is a blow up one...

mumsymary 16.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley Junior Pool

Meanwhile, down on the farm!

Advantages: wooden, sturdy, no batteries
Disadvantages: none!

...Chad Valley is a brand of toy made by Woolworths. They tend to have a reputation of being good quality and durable and the Funtime farm is no exception. My daughters received this farm from their grandparents for Christmas after a little guidance from me! I had noticed it on the shelves in Woolworths, but had already bought enough presents from us, so I was quite happy when Granny asked for a suggestion! The first thing that struck me about the farm is that it is wooden. So many toys we buy these days are plastic, and although there is nothing wrong with this, there is something quaintly old fashioned about wooden toys. Therefore, I thought this was quite appropriate for a toy as traditional as a farm set. Children, of course, have been creating and playing with farms for years and I am really pleased that my girls have...

kingfisher111 04.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Chad Valley Wooden Funtime Farm

Getting Back To Traditional Games In A Modern Way

Advantages: Great fun for kids from 3 to 93 (or older)
Disadvantages: The big slide doesn't come apart easily so can't be put back in the box

...***Background*** Chad Valley have been designing different toys since 1860 and you can still find a good range at Woolworths today. Everything from soft toys to games are included in the range and this is one of the games that my daughter decided to buy her 5 year old brother for Christmas this year. Snakes and Ladders can be dated back to India in the 16th Century and then it became popular in the Victorian era in the UK. There have been many different versions of the game throughout the years and I used to love playing it when I was small as the concept is easy for a pre-schooler to understand. Of course it is still just as much fun to play nowadays and it can get pretty competitive in our house. ***What's In The Box*** When you open the box you will find only a few things in here. First of all there are four...

belfin 18.02.2008 · Read review
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