We've had quite a lot of new stuff in recently, for boys, girls, toddlers, older kids and even adults. Below are some of the highlights. Our family's personal favourites are the Sunprint kit, the Stegosaurus wood kit (great value) and Yikers.
Bed Time Buddies $59.95
These are great little remote controlled night lights with multiple function settings including the ability to dim or brighten the light, cycle through a range of colours or set your choice of static colour, sleep setting to dim the light and automatically turn off after one hour.
Etched in strong acrylic and will not break or shatter if dropped. Light is light by LED’s so it is safe to leave on as it will never emit heat and will always remain cool to touch. LED’s last for approximately 100 000 hours. Powered by transformer so there is no need to change batteries or recharge after use.
They come in a range of models for boys and girls including cars, rockets, dinosaurs, animals and this little fairy.
Soda Can Robug ($23.95)
Turn any empty pop can into a robot bug with a new kit from 4M Kidz Labs. Don't believe us? Check out this video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRKSbcrIorw
Stegosaurus Wood Kit ($7.95)
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST VALUE ITEM IN THE SHOP!! YES IT IS REALLY $7.95!!!
Easy to Build 30cm high Wooden Skeleton of a Stegosaurus. It takes less than 30 minutes to construct. Comprehensive and easily to read Instructions are included.
Stegosaurus means 'Roof Lizard'. Despite its size, the Stegosaurus' brain was only the size of a dog's. There is some debate as to whether the plates were for defence for defence or temperature control, whether the tail spikes were for display or weapon.
You can even let your imagination run wild and paint the wooden pieces prior to construction.
Spaceman Glow Light Mobile $34.95
What an ideal addition to a Space themed nursery! Liven up any space with this funky Spaceman and rocket ship mobile. Great for boys, who dream of becoming an astronaught. Multi changing LED Bulb Colours – All the colours of the spectrum!
Colour changing LED bulbs emit NO Heat ever no matter how long their left on! LED’s are extremely gentle on delicate eyes Fun 1.5cm thick Acrylic shapes will never shatter or smash CE and Australian standards tested for absolute safety
Yikerz $34.95
Winner of a Mensa (the high IQ society) Select award, this is one of our current favourite games and comes complete with its own sound effects. Play it head to head, in teams or solo; great for travel; for children and adults or for the family; the mat can be adjusted to cater for different skill levels.
The idea is simple - you place special magnets on triangular pieces of mouse-pad-like material, trying to stay out of the magnetic field of the other magnets. The object is to get rid of all of your magnets first, but beware! If you cause magnets to stick together, or if you push any off the edge, you have to pick those up. The noise the magnets make when they click together adds to the fun!
Check out the official video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dlLOryWM4
NanoBlocks (from $14.95)
Lego's coolest older brother just got better.
New in to Australia are an Elephant, a new electric guitar, and a pair of Clown Fish. We've also got new in a keyboard and rabbit along with the old favourites such as the Koala, the Meercats, Giant Panda, Space Station, Eiffel Tower and Easter Island.
For those of you that don't know, Nanoblocks are tiny construction blocks from Japan. Because they are so small, they allow a much greater level of detail than you can get with Lego. They come in various levels of difficulty but even the hardest can be done in under an hour. They are a great gift for kids from about 9/10 up and adults.
Over in Japan, as well as buying sets, you can buy generic nanoblock pieces and design your own creations. That is exactly what Christopher Tan has done and you can check his Blog here:
http://chrisnanoblock.tumblr.com/
He's done characters from Star Wars, Dispicable Me, the Simpsons, Sesame Street, a Leica camera and my favourite - Steve Jobs. Enjoy.
Unfortunately we dont have Spongebob. This is a Chris Tan creation.
Girls Lego (from $9.99)
We got a great range of new girls Lego in mid-March. At the time of writing (April 1st) we are almost out of stock of most of the range but we will have it all back in again in early April.
The photo shows Mia's Puppy House:
It’s almost time for the Heartlake Dog Show and Mia is getting her puppy groomed and ready. Use the soap, spray bottle and tub to help Mia give her puppy a bath! Brush its hair on the grooming table and dress it up with a pretty bow. Head out to the puppy parade and win a first prize ribbon to hang on the puppy’s house! All of the LEGO® Friends will be so proud to watch her compete! Includes Mia mini-doll figure and puppy.
Includes Mia mini-doll figure and puppy Charlie
Features grooming table, tub, puppy house and apple tree
Accessories include a plate, bone, bows, prizes, spray bottle, soap and brushes
Wash and feed the puppy!
Brush the puppy and place the bow in its fur!
Win a prize ribbon and hang it on the puppy’s house!
LEGO® Friends pieces are fully compatible with all LEGO bricks
Peter Rabbit Series (from $13.95)
For the younger ones, we've now got in a gorgeous range of Peter Rabbit melamine dinnerware.
Aladine Kit Story - Fairy Tale ($26.95)
The Aladine Kit Story series give you everthing you need to make your own story book plus quality accessories you can keep and use for future craft projects.
This Fairy Tale Castle kit includes 18 templated pages with a castle related theme, 6 quality pencils, 3 ink pad colours plus 15 fairycastle related stamps. All ink is non toxic and 100% washable for peace of mind.
The kit can be used over and over again as templated pages can be downloaded from the Aladine website.
Presented in a handy tub, great for storage and a perfect gift.
Made by Aladine - France's premier brand in stamps.
Suitable from: 6 years +
Janod Truck With Crane $47.95
From France's favourite wooden toy manufacturer, this is a super sturdy truck in the Janod DIY range. This lorry has a magnetic crane at the rear, great for picking up and moving magnetic wooden blocks which are included as its cargo. Also cleverly attached to truck as cargo are screwdriver and spanner to adjust all the pieces on the truck. Rubber wheels give a smooth ride and pull along cord allows for additional control.
Quack Construction ($19.95)
A great easy connect construction system for little hands. Let's them really use their imaginations to create fun little models.
Wow Cupcake Chloe ($32.95)
Hi, I’m Chloe, and I’ve just finished a morning baking the best cakes and buns in town! I’m now off to deliver them in my awesome, pink, flowery trike so all of WOW Town can enjoy the sweet flavours that I cook up in my bakery each morning.
My best friends are Mario’s Pizzeria and Whiz-Around Amy and we love to hang out in my bakery enjoying my perfectly baked cakes. My spinning ingredient sorter is operated by a removable, giant cupcake and my swinging cupboard door opens up to show you all of my baking secrets.
Contents:
Cupcake bakery with spinning ingredient sorter operated by a giant cupcake
Cupcake bike with automatic spinning top
Removable figure called Chloe and 2 removable giant cupcake
For girls aged 18 months - 5 years.
Discoveroo Car Racing Set ($31.95)
Discoveroo are a newly established Australian wooden toy manufacturer. Discoveroo products are designed to encourage more Creative Play. They stir up the imagination but the outcomes are not predetermined. This leaves the child to explore the possibilities and develop their mind.
Their products are always Natural and Simple. For young children, seeing how a toy works is an important part of understanding the world. The natural materials stimulate the senses in a way that processed materials cannot.
This racing set including 3 cars, wooden track, petrol pump, start and finish gates and 5 pylons. Made from plantation Linden and Tea wood.
Die Spiegelburg Das Raketen-Renner ($12.95)
Four rockets have a race around the planets but you have to watch your power in order to get as far as possible. But watch out! As soon as the rockets are in a certain order, you have to fire the turbo charger. Who will be the first to reach the reach the end of the universe?
Cool Times Tables Exercises ($9.95)
Children will love working in this exciting new activity
book. It is filled with activities that will entice children
to dive into the challenges, puzzles and tests, without
even realising that they are actually learning their
Times Tables. 88 pages of stimulating colouring in puzzles,
follow the dots etc.
Jitterbug Electronic Kit ($14.95)
This electronic science kit offers the perfect way to learn about electronics. All components clip together easily and quickly via press studs, perfect for little hands and fingers to arrange components together. When assembled, this ladybird vibrates around the room - perfect for 8+
Janod Triangle Pyramid ($27.95)
The Janod Triangle Stacking Pyramid is one of the nicest stacking / nesting cube sets that we have come across. This fun and challenging stacking educational toy for toddlers gives fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination a workout as they attempt to stack the 10 triangle shaped boxes on top of one another without tumbling them over. The boxes can also be nested inside of each other or pieced together in a pattern on the floor.
Each box is made from durable laminated cardboard and beautifully illustrated with animals of the world. The set comes attractively presented in a cube shape storage box with carry handle, ready for gift giving.
Make Your Own Balloons ($4.95)
Create your own balloons from the magic polyacertate. Just squeeze a small amount of goo from the tube, put it on the narrow end of the pipe and start blowing! You'll have your own Magic Balloon in no time. For the expert Magic Balloon blowers, can you make a balloon inside a balloon??
Sunprint Kit ($13.95)
Our favourite new craft. Sunprints encourage an interest in the photographic process using only sun, water, and a bit of imagination. Place a fern, flower, or other object on the special paper and set it in the sun briefly. Then rinse the paper in water and watch as a beautiful long-lasting image appears.
My First Infra Red Car ($26.95)
Infra Red Remote Control Car for little drivers, bright and colourful, with large buttons. Infrared control, flashing lights and moving parts make driving fun. Age 2-6.
Top Trumps Dinosaurs ($12.95)
Full of beautiful, realistic and dramatic illustrations, Gigatosaurus, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus and Triceratops all feature. If you don't know your Archaeopteryx from your Euoplocephalus you need this Top Trumps pack now! Great for trips.
These were all the rage in the UK when we were kids. Each pack of Top Trumps is based on a theme, such as cars, aircraft or in this case dinosaurs. Each card in the pack shows a list of numerical data about the item. For example, in this pack, each card shows a different type of dinosaur, and the stats include its intelligence, its weight, its length, and its age.
All the cards are dealt among the players. There must be at least two players, and at least one card for each player. The starting player selects a category from his or her topmost card and reads out its value. Each other player then reads out the value of the same category from their cards. The best (usually the largest) value wins the "trick", and the winner takes all the cards of the trick and places them at the bottom of his or her pile. That player then looks at their new topmost card, and chooses the category for the next round.
