Saturday, September 26, 2009

New Orchard Games at kidEstore.co.uk

Orchard Games really do pack in a lot of learning yet are great fun for kids. We also love the fact that they are also made from recycled cardboard making them environmentally friendly. We have added a number of new Orchard lines to our range.

We love map jigsaws and the latest one in our range is the Orchard Toys Great Britain and Ireland Map and Poster which has 150 pieces and a 1 metre tall poster to help children learn the geography of the UK & Ireland.

Orchard Great Britain & Ireland Map Jigsaw Puzzle

The Orchard Toys Fairy Cottage Floor Puzzle jigsaw is a 15 piece puzzle showing a toadstool cottage,fairies and their mischievous friends. The puzzle also includes a game with two play pieces and links with the national curriculum to support early learning goals in communication, language and literacy.Orchard Games Fairy Cottage Jigsaw Puzzle

Budding Postman Pat’s will love Post the Most from Orchard is a fun posting game for all the family. The object is to rush around the islands delivering all of your post and getting back to the post office avoiding the rickety bridge and the flock of sheep.

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Orchard Toys One Banana, Two Banana is a fun game where you collect bananas to move forwards but a banana skin can block you or even send you right back to the beginning.One Banana Two Banana from Orchard Games

Lucky Ducky by Orchard is a charming game that develops early addition and subtraction skills, pattern and colour matching plus communication skills.

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Fruit Frenzy from Orchard is great for introducing kids to fruit and healthy eating. Collect 5 matching fruits to win but watch out for the ‘Fruit Frenzy’ card as then it’s everyone for themselves.Orchard Games Fruit Frenzy

Orchard’s Tutan Loot’Em is a cool collecting game with a historic twist. Collect ancient artefacts but beware of other players looting your treasures.

Tutan Loot'Em from Orchard Games

All of these Orchard Games can be found in the Fun Games section of the kidEstore educational toy store.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

New Automoblox Wooden Car Hotness at kidEstore.co.uk

Automoblox are the  coolest wooden cars with added educational goodness. We have got our hands on the latest cool new Automoblox Mini models.

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The new Automoblox Mini S9R is a muscular saloon car with front and side spoilers, low profile tyres, a rear fin and other styling details.

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The Automoblox Mini C9R is an out and out sports coupe with full body kits and low profile tyres.

The pink Automoblox Mini C9R brings the fantastic girly pink version of the C9 Coupe to the Automoblox Mini range.

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All of the Automoblox Minis come in a compact package so all of that hotness fits in the palm of your hand. All of the cars can be split down and the connectors are compatible with other Automoblox Minis so you can build you own creations.

All Automoblox Minis are priced £8.95 at the kidEstore educational toy shop where you can see the whole Automoblox Wooden Car range.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

New Cambridge Brainbox electronics kits at kidEstore.co.uk

Cambridge Brainbox manufacture a great range of electronic kits with a cool easy to use press-stud system for making the contacts. Kind of like the kits around when I was a kid but much easier to use and no pesky wire to lose or stab yourself with.

The range has recently been refreshed and we now have a full range including the Cambridge Brainbox Cars and Boats kit, the Cambridge Brainbox Primary electronics kit, the Cambridge Brainbox Primary Plus kit, and the Cambridge Brainbox Sensors and Alarms.

We have also added two new kits to the range. The Cambridge Brainbox Secondary Electronics Kit covers the unit 7J (Electrical Circuits) of Key Stage 3 of the national curriculum with over 500 experiments. Key experiments include building an AM radio, switching on lights when darkness falls and building a rain sensor. The kit also includes a digital multimeter for measuring resistance, current and voltage.

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The Cambridge Brainbox Explorer Electronics Kit super sizes the Cambridge Brainbox range with over 60 components supporting over 1200 experiments that enhance the understanding of Key Stages 3 and 4. Highlights include build your own FM and AM radio, find out how to control lamps, use switches, use light emitting diodes, series and parallel circuits, find out about AND, OR, NAND and NOR gates, build a flying fan, produce electronic sirens, music, space war sounds, build a vibration sensor, rain detector, light operated circuits, burglar alarm circuits, build a voice recorder, learn about transistors, resistance,capacitors, conductors and insulators…

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All Cambridge Brainbox electronic kits can be purchased in the technology toys section of the kidEstore educational toy store.

Groovy Girls Collection at kidEstore.co.uk

Groovy Girls are a great doll for girls that have a more wholesome feel than other ranges such as Barbie or Bratz. At kidEstore.co.uk we love the soft huggable feel to them and the very different feel of all of the dolls in the range – each one is beautiful and very individual. No matter what your tastes you are bound to find one to love.

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The range is very collectable and we have placed our entire range on this Groovy Girls collection page.

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You can buy your Groovy Girl Now at the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Supermag Tryron in stock at kidEstore.co.uk

The new Tryron range from Supermag is now in stock at kidEstore.co.uk. The new magnetic construction set is a great alternative to Geomag which is no longer manufactured.

The Tryron Supermag Green range includes Tryron Supermag 35 pieces, Tryron Supermag 46 pieces, and Tryron Supermag 72 pieces.

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Primarily aimed at girls are the Tryron Supermag Pastel (or Pink) range includes Tryron Supermag 35 Piece Pastel, Tryron Supermag 46 Piece Pastel, and Tryron Supermag 72 Piece Pastel.

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Tryron Supermag Wheels and Pieces adds wheels and other pieces to the basic Tryron Supermag pieces to extend the kind of models that can be built. The range includes Tryron Supermag Wheels and Pieces 35 pieces, Tryron Supermag Wheels and Pieces 46 pieces, and Tryron Supermag Wheels and Pieces 72 pieces.

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The entire Supermag Tryron range is available from kidEstore.co.uk.

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Can Project Runway get you to the next New York Fashion Week

At kidEstore.co.uk we can tell when the catwalk season is in full flow when all eyes are on New York for their Fashion Week. All the glitz and glamour of the catwalk shows are going to inspire more youngsters to aim for a career in fashion design. But how can you get started on the fashion career path? There is no doubt it takes a lot of hard work to get to the top but a good dose of talent is required. There are a number of fashion design creative toys that help children to practice their art in a fashion design oriented environment.

Fashion Angels have always had a great range of fashion design kits and their new Fashion Angels Project Runway range ties in to the hit TV series in the states, now also showing in the UK.

Project Runway Design Sketchbook

The Project Runway Design Runway Collection includes 4 12 inch paper dolls plus fabric, patterns,sequins, ribbon, glitter and more to get you creating hundreds of great looks. Suitable from age 8 and priced £19.95.

The Project Runway Design Sketch Book is pre-printed with models and includes a design guide so you can create fabulous your own fashion range.

Project Runway Make Up Artist Set contains everything you need to create great make up looks. 21 colour make up artist palette, 4 make up applicators, sketch sheets, 8 coloured pencils and a design guide. Great for aspiring make up artists.

Project Runway Makeup Artist

Project Runway Postcard Design Set – Hollywood and http://www.kidestore.co.uk/project-runway-postcard-design-set-hollywood-p-761.html are sets of 24 pre-printed postcards and 12 coloured pencils for you to create your own styles before posting the cards back to your friends whilst on your travels. Suitable from age 8 priced £7.95.

The Fashion Angels Project Runway range is available from the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store. We can’t promise you will get a career as a top fashion designer but you will have fun trying!