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Make-your-own-opoly: Product Review

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Monopoly is a great game that is recognized by many people. It has many different versions – over 550 different types. Some of these include more childish ones like; Star Wars, Pokémon, The Simpsons and Spongebob Squarepants to ones that are a little less inventive like; Monopoly City and The Mega Edition. Make-your-own-opoly now allows you to create your own ideal vision of monopoly. You could customize anything from the money to the individual player’s pieces; all you would need is some scissors, your computer and printer. This is suitable for both girls and boys from the age of 8 upwards and the best amount of players would be 2 to 6. Make-your-own-opoly consist of taking it in turns to role a dice to allow you to move around the board, usually you have to buy properties but with this you could have famous people as each place, your pets or all the members of your family- it’s up to you. With make-your-own-opoly you, your family or your friends can be successful entrepreneurs

Start of the Season Sale Exclusive to Toyday Looe

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MAY SALE IN OUR LOOE BRANCH!! We're celebrating the start of the summer season with a sale! There are loads or great bargains to be had exclusively within our Looe Branch. Come and pick up a bargain in our beautiful sea side location! Toyday is on Buller Street, for the locals that's opposite Clives Cats, if you haven't been to Looe before then don't worry the town isn't big enough to get lost! There is one main shopping street with lots of little lanes coming off, we're the last shop on the main road. Beyond us there is a the harbour where you can buy an ice cream or have a go at crab fishing. Click here to find our shop on google maps. You can call us on 01503 264963 Whether you're looking for something to keep the kids quiet on holiday or making a start on your Christmas shopping, we have something for you. Toyday has a wide range of pocket money toys, retro vintage games, wooden baby toys, and lots lots more! Check us out today! May Opening Tim

How to Play the 1950's game Air Race

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This reproduction of a 1950's game in retro style packaging is perfect for teaching children where cities are around the world. The rules of the game are fairly straight forward with the aim of the game being to deliver all your mail to its destination before your opponents The board is a map of the world and the playing pieces are little wooden aeroplanes.  The letters are dealt amongst the players and you must chose the best route to deliver them.  Roll the dice and fly your plane around the world delivering the mail. The winner is the first person to deliver all their letters. For up to four players. This Air Race board Game is a great game for family fun!

Ridley’s Magical Retro Range

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Ridley's House of Novelties Being a traditional toyshop,  Ridley's products are completely fitting for the shop. Giving each toy an old fashioned feel with it's amazing vintage and retro packaging.   Ridley's produces all different kinds of toys, such as; card games, whoopee cushions, classic jokes, games and magic sets . Toys for both girls and boys from all ages. The Ridley's selection all seem to be so simple yet so entertaining (they were even enjoyed by parents and grandparents during their childhood, which makes the toys such a lovely memory!) Even with their vintage design, the toys are affordable and don't require batteries. Ranging from from £2.99 for whoopee cushions/jokes to £14.99 for Circus sets.  Have a browse through our website for our Ridley's products http://www.toyday.co.uk

Still Super at 75-Happy Birthday Superman!

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Clark Kent here reporting for the daily planet bringing you all the news and gossip from Superman’s Gala Birthday party last night in the Metropolis City Hall. Superman was of course late for his own party as his busy rescuing schedule overran that day. The crowd were kept entertained by special guests The Flaming Lips who performed their chart topping hit ‘Waiting for a Superman’ until the caped crusader, with Ms Lane in arm, landed in the middle of the stage carrying a cake the size of a double-Decker bus. Superman issued a formal apology to the people in the crowd firstly for being late but secondly for covering them in butter icing when he blew out his candles ‘sometimes I forget my own strength’ he chuckled. No harm done the fans cheered him on with chants of ‘speech speech speech’      ‘ Thank you thank everyone, please allow me to give a special thank you to all my special guests here this evening, I know many of you have traveled from distant planets and th

Looe Shop Going For An All Wooden Look

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After weeks of hard work we managed to get all the work in Looe shop finished. There is a new varnished real wood floor, new skirting boards and new wooden shelves. Nothing says we sell wooden toys like an all wood finish. Come visit and take a look!

Happy 40th Birthday to Bagpuss

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On Wednesday the 12th February 2014 -   Bagpuss, the pink stripy cat with stories to tell, will be turning 40.    Any child born in the 80s-90s will remember Bagpuss and the excitement they'd feel when the narrator would start the story about the the little girl who owned a shop and would find lost and broken things to display in the window. Amazingly, Bagpuss only produced 13 episodes and yet the program will go down in history!  Bagpuss was produced in 1974 by the company Smallfilms, created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate. Oliver Postgate being the narrator for Bagpuss. The children's program was played on the BBC for many years and was rated the UK's favourite children's TV program in 1999. The main part being Bagpuss and his friends;  Professor Yaffle- the carved wooden book-end   Madeline - The rag doll Gabriel - the banjo-playing toad and of course. .. The Mice . I wante d to r emind myself of the opening story at the sta

How Computer Games Can Help With Your Child's Development

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I have never been a fan of kids sitting for hours in front of computer games, but as I am writing this, my 5 year old son is sat beside me on another computer, playing his favourite game, Minecraft , a java based game made by Mojang. Although I have always known how computer games can generally help with hand to eye coordination, I have just realised how beneficial this game is to his development. Minecraft is an adventure style  game where  the player can create their own virtual world either alone or with friends using "blocks", and also create buildings or machines with levers etc. Blake has just asked me if "coal" is spelt with a "kicking K" or a "curly C", which was when I realised that he was searching for particular "ingredients" that he had gathered throughout the game to craft his own sword, and that he had been typing in other words for items he required from his inventory such as "stick" (to form the handle of

Caps, Cap Bombs, Cap Guns - I loved them all!

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Cap guns became popular following World War 2, TV's were being watched all around the UK and companies began to create all different types, styles and colours of cap guns for children. Children all over the world saw their heroes fighting crime and therefore began reenacting their own scenes by collecting these toy guns . Cap guns were always a highlight toy during my childhood; especially for my 8 year old brother and his friends. I remember my siblings and I feeling almost like James Bond with our pretend, smokey gun shots around the house. Pretending to be spies or action heroes...we could play for hours and hours with our cap guns and bombs.   They really are something so simple yet so affective. What a brilliant toy! It's amazing to see them still being sold. They were a classic toy in the 50's, 90's and they seem to be just as popular now! The cap bombs produce a puff of smoke when thrown on the ground (completely harmless!) Similarly with the cap gu

The beginning of The Grinch

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Hello it's Becky again ,  today I will tell briefly about "The Grinch".  I think we all know the Grinch...the story is really interesting and he is 57 years old now.  The character was written and created by Dr. Seuss in the children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" Nine years later the story was created into a film by Chuck Jones with the voice from Boris Karloff.  Dr. Seuss wrote more Grinch tales, because of the fan request in 1977.  This was followed with the stories:  - Halloween is Grinch night - The Grinch grinches the cat in the hat In 2000 a live-action film was created by Ron Howard. In the same year a video game was illustrated for Computer and several consoles called The Grinch. In 2007 Nintendo DS game followed. In 2006 the Grinch turned into a musical on the stage with Patrick Page acting.  About the film . . . The Grinch was played by Jim Carrey. He had a general positive response from