The Berg Moov has been selected by Kate Street in the Independent 50 Best Christmas Toys for 2009.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Blurt board game is noisy family fun with an educational twist
Blurt is a noisy word board game where players race to move their piece all the way around the board. Each turn the actual definition of a word found in a children's dictionary is read out. The first player to blurt out the word that fits the definition gets to move forward the number of spaces rolled on a die. There is no penalty for guessing incorrectly, so things tend to get a bit raucous!
If a player lands on certain spaces or the same space as an opponent, a "one-on-one" blurt contest is held just between those two players with the victor getting to stay on the spot and the loser having to move back to where the trailing player started.
The board game Blurt is a firm favourite of all those who try it and is available from the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store in the kids games section.
Blurt board game is suitable from age 7.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Engino Construction Set Arrives at kidEstore.co.uk
The Engino construction sets have now arrived in the construction sets category at kidEstore.co.uk.
Engino is a cool new building system.that combines the best features of Lego and K’Nex in a single system. The pieces can be used Lego type bricks and connected together to make solid blocks. Alternatively the pieces can be joined towards the ends to build open framework constructions in the K’Nex style. The best of both worlds in a single set!
We have four different Engino sets to suit a range of budgets.
The Engino 10 Model Engineering Set the Engino 20 Model Engineering Set and the Engino 30 Model Set are priced from £24.95 to £44.95 and the Engino 5 Model Engineering Set is perfect for those that just want a taster at £12.95. All Engino engineering sets except for the 5 model set contain a 3V motor to bring those models to life.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Ingenious, Blokus and Qwirkle named in the 50 Best Board Games by The Independent
The Independent has a great section called ‘The 50 Best …’ and the3y recently named a few of our favourite games in the 50 Best Board Games.
Ingenious can be played by two, three or four players, with additional rules provided for solo and four-player partnership play. Each player has a rack of six randomly-chosen tiles which are concealed from the other players. The board is also made up of a number of hexagons, with the two outermost rings reserved for three- and four-player games respectively. The rules state that the youngest player takes the first turn, although where multiple games are played it is common practice for the first turn to rotate clockwise around the board in subsequent games.
Qwirkle is played by giving each player 6 tiles. On the first players turn 3 things can be done. The player can place a tile on the board and then draw again (to retain six tiles). The player can also add two or more tiles to the board, all of these tiles must share at least 1 attribute however (colour, or shape), they must be played in 1 line although they do not need to touch. After playing tiles, a player draws back up to 6 tiles. Or, a player can trade in 1 or more of his or her tiles and pass their turn.
Blokus is a great strategy game where each player takes it in turn to lay down pieces on the board connected to their existing pieces. The object is to occupy as much space as possible and lay out all of your won pieces whilst preventing your opponent from laying out all of theirs. Fiendishly simple!
You can buy these and many other board games are available at kidEstore.co.uk.
One Banana, Two Banana featured in Independent 50 Best Board Games
One Banana, Two Banana from Orchard Toys is a really fun game that helps children learn about numbers. Parents will love it too – after all who can resist a board game that combines bananas and monkeys?
As with all Orchard Toys it is made from recycled cardboard to reduce the impact on the environment.
You can find the game with loads of other fun games from Orchard Toys at the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Fashion Angels Project Runway Bling By Numbers
For girls that like their fashion with a bit of bling we have the Fashion Angels Project Runway Bling By Numbers sets. Easier than painting by number and far more glam darling.
Each pre-printed canvas comes with gems, glitter paints, sequins, glitter dust and easy to follow instructions.
Bling By Number Canvas Wall Art – Dream
Bling By Number Canvas Wall Art - Hello Beautiful
Fashion Angels Project Runway Bling By Number Canvas Wall Art – Love
Bling By Number Canvas Wall Art - Simply Fabulous
Haynes Manual Car Jigsaws
We have two great new jigsaws to add to the range at kidEstore.co.uk. Haynes are THE reference for car maintenance and they have added a number of toys to their range including these two jigsaws of classic car cutaway drawings.
The first is the Haynes Manual VW Transport jigsaw – the classic surfer dude transport.
The Haynes Classic British Sports Cars Jigsaw features a number of classic British sports cars including an E-Type Jaguar, Triumph TR5, MGB Roadster and Triumph Stag.
Each jigsaw comes in a great aluminium presentation tin. Puzzle size is 33x48cms.
They are suitable from age 8and cost £9.95
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Strawberry House Dolls House
We have a new dolls house at kidEstore.co.uk. The Strawberry House Dolls House is a beautiful wooden dolls house in lovely strawberry colours. It comes with 17 pieces of furniture. The house includes working window shutters with cutaway heart styling, a velux window and a curved roof that lifts off for access to the attic space.
Suitable from age 2 it is available at the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store.
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Childrens’ Christmas Gifts - Presents for Boys UK
In our Childrens Christmas Presents UK guide we have now added some specific pages for Christmas Presents for boys.
In order to give a good overview of our range we have designed specific pages for distinct age range to make it easier to find what you are looking for.
We have pages for UK Christmas Presents for Boys aged 3, 4 or 5 and for UK Christmas Presents for Boys aged 5 6 7 8 9 or 10.
We hope this helps make it easier for you to choose your Xmas gifts for kids.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Haynes Internal Combustion Engine Model
We owe a lot to the internal combustion engine and it will continue to be important for many years. Children that want to get a bit of a better understanding can now look to the same place their fathers have for many years – Haynes.
The Haynes Internal Combustion Engine Model allows kids to build a fully working model of an internal combustion engine driven by an electrical compressor with engine noise generator and illuminated spark plugs.
A great fun model to build and highly educational the kit contains over 100 pieces and all the tools required for assembly. The assembly instructions even look like a real Haynes manual. Being of a substantial size the kit is not a fiddly little thing that will be frustrating to build.
Available from the kidEstore.co.uk educational store in the Science and Discovery Toys section priced £27.95.
Project Runway Dress Making and Draping Set
Another item from the fantastic Project Runway range is the Fashion Angels Project Runway Dress Making & Draping Set consists of a 31cm dress form mannequin, fabric, patterns, pins & pincushion, needles, thread,tape measure, dressmaker pencil, sequins, beads, fasteners, iron on backing, sketch pad and instructions.
Available kidEstore.co.uk priced £24.95.
Project Runway Fashion Design Drawing Mannequin
Project Runway is huge in the states and just taking off in the UK. It extends the Fashion Angels line into an older age range by having more serious packaging and more complex contents. At kidEstore.co.uk we like the creative and artistic development their whole range encourages.
The Fashion Angels Project Runway Fashion Design & Figure Drawing Set consists of a 12” mannequin that can be posed to help draw realistic figures. Also includedare12coloured pencils, 3 drawing pencils, news print pad, sketch pad, eraser, sharpening pad, tortillon and instructions.
Available kidEstore.co.uk priced £24.95.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Quiddler is the card game for word lovers
There is nothing to match a card game for convenience, especially for travelling or when waiting for food in a restaurant. Quiddler squeezes all of the fun of a game like Scrabble into a simple pack of cards.
The standard game is for 2-8 players and consists of 8 quick rounds, with players being dealt 3 cards each in the first round up to 10in the last. The object is to replace cards in your hand with a view to spelling a work containing all of the letters.Other players then have one last go to try and spell as many valid words as possible with their remaining cards. The value of Any cards not used in a word are subtracted from their score, the letters are given a value similar to Scrabble values.
Simple early on but much more challenging with more cards, Quiddler will keep kids and adults alike busy for ages.
Quiddler is available from the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store in the Brain Teasers section.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Christmas Presents For Children Guide
Over the next few days we are putting together an easy to browse guide to Children’s Christmas Presents. We will post updated as each section is complete so keep watching!
Sunday, November 01, 2009
French Knitting and Pom-Pom maker from Djeco
We love the cookie French style of toys from Djeco and are happy to add some new craft toys from them to our range.
The Red French Knitting Ceramic Doll and Lilac French Knitting Ceramic Doll are beautiful ceramic dolls with a fancy crown that incorporates the French Knitting pins and a golden sceptre hook. They come with instructions and a selection of wool skeins.
The Djeco Pom-Pom Maker comes with 3 balls of wool, 4 unique tool pieces and simple instructions to get you up and making pom-poms in no time.
A great range of Djeco toys are available from the kidestore.co.uk educational toy store.
Totem from Kidsonroof at kidEstore.co.uk
We love toys that tick lots of boxes at kidestore.co.uk and the Totem Range from Kidsonroof do just that. They are a series of beautifully decorated 3d models which are made from recycled paper and are completely biodegradable.
The Kidsonroof Totem City has 130 pieces printed with swords, dragons, sectret symbols and textures. There are instructions for 4 models included in the pack but you can make a nearly limitless set of models from the contents.
The Kidsonroof Totem Dragonfly is a beautiful dragonfly with iridescent patterns. 
The Kidsonroof Totem Nature set is printed with flowers, coins, animals and other nature prints. Plans for four models included but you are free to go off-piste and create whatever you desire.
The Kidsonroof Totem Spider is a super-scary spider model for lovers of arachnids, which is most small boys!
Environmentally friendly,educational and gorgeous – everything we look for in toys at the kidEstore.co.uk educational toy store .
Funky New Fropper comes to kidEstore.co.uk
Fropper is the cool new bouncy ride on toy for kids from 18 months to 3 years of age.
The front caster wheels make the Fropper super-manoeuvrable and great fun for kids who will love powering this around the house.
With a cool space age design the Fropper looks groovy and the special seat mechanism allows super comfortable bouncing as you cruise around.
When you are done the Fropper folds down to a fraction of its normal size for convenient storage and the seat incorporates a handle for carrying.
The Fropper comes in two colour combinations. The Pink and Purple Fropper and the Red and Green Fropper. Choose your vehicle and Frop around the clock!
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