Many companies that make products for children very carefully look at their logos and change them to suit the audience. This is true of many kids products but the real question that needs to be asked is, are they doing it to make the logo design easier for children or because they know they will get sales as children will recognise the brand.
So many companies adopt this method of havign a simple logo but is there for brand recognition or anything else. Click to read more …
Why is it that many people d not buy plastic model kits anymore, well lets have a deeper look into it and find out.
The Putting Together
These kits will always come with the right instructions and simple steps to build them, people just cannot be bothered to take the time into doing it. Most of these types of models are glued together using a plastic solvent based adhesive. Click to read more …
A trampoline is something that many, many adults will simply not go out there and try because they are too scared to remember the days where they had a bit of fun. But in fact 8ft trampoline can be a really great way to get all of that stress from work and things off the mind.
On top of all of this is can be great exercise and is something that surprisingly doesn’t get too boring if you are tying to do 30 minutes or more a day. Click to read more …
It is no secret that old toys in the right condition can be worth a fortune. Most of us abused our toys and did really worry too much about their future value, but some people did, and were very careful with theirs. You might say that toys are made to be played with, but with news that vintage toys prices are reaching record levels, its hard not to wish you kept a few aside just to look at. Click to read more …
There are many different kinds of toys and games out in time for Christmas but this year it would seem that the games on Xbox 360 need a look into, simply because there are so many.
These are just some of the games you should look into getting before Christmas.
Modern Warfare 2
This game has been named as the best game of the decade when it really isnt and in my opinion does not deserve this title at all. Click to read more …
Men found an interest in boys toys ever since they started getting more disposable time, thanks to better technology ironically. Men tend to get up to mischief if they haven’t got something to keep them occupied, and gadgets do this job beautifully, although they can sometimes cause more mischief to occur. Here are 3 of the latest and greatest boys toys to hit the market, and any men reading will likely want to get their hands on them straight away. Click to read more …
Originally dolls houses were actually aimed more at the grownups than children! It was a hobby of affluent people in society to collect “baby houses” as they were known back in the late 17th and 18th centuries.
They were often made to actually fit inside a cabinet. Click to read more …
James May – Scalextric @ Brooklands
Will our children reflect on the toys and computer games that they have today with the same enthusiasm that James May exhibits for Plasticene, Meccano and Scalextric?
In the TV series ‘James May’s Toy Stories’ we see Mr May revisiting many of the classic toys that he enjoyed as a child. They’ve concocted a series in which Mr May builds a full-size plastic Spitfire plane, a full size house from Lego bricks, a full size bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool canal built entirely from Meccano and a 3 mile replica of the Brooklands banked racing circuit built entirely from Scalextric. Click to read more …
Building a LEGO House (feat. James May)
Will our children reflect on the toys and computer games that they have today with the same enthusiasm that James May exhibits for Plasticene, Meccano and Scalextric?
In the TV series ‘James May’s Toy Stories’ we see Mr May revisiting many of the classic toys that he enjoyed as a child. They’ve concocted a series in which Mr May builds a full-size plastic Spitfire plane, a full size house from Lego bricks, a full size bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool canal built entirely from Meccano and a 3 mile replica of the Brooklands banked racing circuit built entirely from Scalextric. Click to read more …
I may sound like a very old person, but toys these days are not the standard they once were. It didn’t seem that long ago that you could keep the same toy from the age of five until you were fifteen. You could drop your wooden toy car from the top of a multi-story car park and the most damage it would receive would be a few minor scratches to the paint work. Click to read more …
