Week of Fun in Looe

The Jubilee week is here and Looe is already busy this morning with the beach starting to fill up when I walked past at 10am.

All along the streets, outside every shop and on every boat are flags, bunting and balloons and looks like everyone is making an effort to support the Queen's Jubilee and bring some fun to Looe.

There are tasting events along the Quay all weekend where you can sample local produce and test your taste buds and if I get a chance I will be in the queue.

Our window has a selection of beautiful wooden toys to celebrate this week with a set of 8 Soldier Skittles in a Bag, a painted red and blue London Bus, our popular London in a Bag, which features  famous landmarks including 10 Downing Street, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and many more, a Coronation Scot Railway Board game to test your skills and many other ideas and games in our Looe and Totnes shops.

As I write this the street is becoming busy outside and I know many people will be having parties and barbecue's over the coming few days so I can say is have a great time and hopefully the weather stays fine and dry.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Totnes Events

If you're one of the lucky people who have 4 days off for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend and haven't already made plans then here are a few things going on in Totnes to celebrate this special occasion.

Saturday June 2nd 2012

Street party at Totnes Conservative Club, Station Road 2pm

Picnic in the Park, Longmarsh - Festival event 1.00pm-6.00pm. Fairground rides, dancing, music, bbq, stalls Adults £2.00 Children free (under 16).

Sunday June 3rd 2012

Screening of the Royal Flotilla in London - In the Ballroom, at the Royal seven stars Hotel 2.00-4.00pm. Jubilee afternoon tea.

Monday 4th June 2012

Celebrations at Dartington Village, starting at 1:15pm. Fancy Dress Competition, decorated bike competition. Children’s races, skittles, hot and cold refreshment, various stalls and other attractions.

These events are being led by Totnes Elizabethan Museum (Fore Street) and there will be special exhibitions commemorating the occasion in the Museum itself.

Don't forget the Biggest Kid in Your Life on Fathers Day June 17th

If your stuck for inspiration this fathers day pop in and have a look around. It is always the Dad's that find something they remember from there childhoods in our shop and buy it on the pretence that it's for there son or daughter. When they come in their eyes like up like little boys as memories of mucking around come flooding back. The top two products that they have to buy when they see them are the spud gun and the rubber band aeroplane.

We have lots of new products that have just arrived in stock this week that would be great for Dad. If your Dad is anything like mine then Bottom Trumps would be a great card game to buy him. Each card has a disgusting fart on it with different power ratings and is played like a game of top trumps. We also do a geek version.

Amongst our new products are brainteaser puzzles. I know some dads love a challenge and this would be the perfect way to keep them entertained on fathers day. We have wooden ones, metal ones and the classic Houdini's Cage. We have something that would amuse any type of dad from desktop toys to blow football.

Below is my Fathers Day window display, it looks a bit retro but then so are the Dads its aimed at. Adam spent the best part of a morning constructing the oil tanker out of 1 and 2p's using our coin construction kit. Its a great way of utilising all that small change around the house, you could start a tower and literally watch your money grow as you add to it over time.

As you can see from my window we have something for every budget ranging from a £1.99 pac man keyring to a £39.99 Tin Robot. Watch this space though as coming in this week is an RC Monster Truck that Dads will love.