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Toy safety
By Junior on 26/10/2007 16:55:58
How can you ensure that your children's toys are safe?
for their age, or one that is badly maintained or broken. Other common accidents are caused by tripping over toys. It’s vital to follow age-warning symbols for children under three, because these contain parts that could be a choking hazard. Any other age
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Squishy Silver Cross bear
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 07/03/2011 17:39:10
Make someone happy with this handsome chap
Imagine our delight at receiving this squishable, huggable bear in our offices today. Going by the name of Richmond – a distinguished sort, evidently – he's part of Silver Cross's Classic Gift Collection and can be yours for £25.
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It’s Gonna Get Ugly
By Catherine O’Dolan on 19/04/2010 11:34:41
The story behind Uglydolls from creator David Horvath
Q. Are the Uglydolls a backlash against cutesy styles for children? A. We think the cutesy styles you see ARE the backlash. We see Uglydolls as getting back to what it's all about. To us, Ugly originally meant beautiful
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Dolls through the decades
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/04/2012 17:44:41
We take a look at the changing faces, and forms, of dolls across the years
of Jess Brown, whose beautiful dolls are a chic take of the traditional rag doll.Beloved by children across the centuries, dolls have taken many forms. Here's our gallery charting the changes...
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Time For Tea
By Fiona McKim on 19/07/2011 11:15:16
Host the perfect pretend party with these beautiful tea sets
of these exquisite children's tea sets. Daisy's tea party set £30 by Djeco from Funky Moose
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Brilliant Board Games
By Fiona McKim on 09/12/2011 12:31:48
While away a rainy day with Junior's favourite games to play
Beetle Drive £8.99 by Gibson from Mulberry Bush
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Tablets on Test
By Sophie Westnedge on 07/12/2012 15:32:18
Digital technology comes naturally to children, so it makes sense for them to have their own groovy gadgets. We select the best…
and tablets designed specifically for young children that combine educational games, fun activities – like drawing and colour-matching, and e-books – as well as music players, cameras and videos, all in one neat little gadget.Some tablets are Wi-Fi enabled, so
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Five great garden games
By on 04/05/2012 09:01:07
Head outdoors to enjoy some imaginative fun and games – no theme park required!
. The one of the most cloth strips wins the game.Soaking Snakes Set up a number of sprinklers between a start and finish line and get the children to run from one end to the other without getting sprayed. They can take turns to control the tap.Splash Cards
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The best children's apps of the month
By Fiona McKim on 09/01/2013 15:31:43
The best games, storybook and educational apps for your techno whizz-kid
, including this, looking at what is surely many children’s preferred prehistoric period. A mix of fearsome facts about all things Jurassic is lifted by simple games and imagery for a lively lesson.Where’s Wally Now? Android £3As if he wasn’t difficult enough
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Who the heck is Harry Hastings? Read all about his History Heroes
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 15/04/2011 18:14:49
Could this simple card game spark a learning revolution?
Devised by über-enthusiastic (and aptly-named) history teacher Harry Hastings, History Heroes is a card game that aims to educate, and excite, children about that great institution – the British monarchy. History, exciting? If your memories
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