8 Christmas In South London, Friday, November 18, 2011
Playtime - the top toys this year F
OR most children, Christmas just wouldn’tbeChristmas without a fewwell-chosen presents under
the tree. This year’smust have gifts include classic jigsaws and Orchard Toys makes some of the best. The newGiant Road Jigsawhas 20 pieces, which can be cleverlyjoined up with anyother piece in the set to makemanydifferent roadways. It will challenge children’s construction and observation skills and comes in agiant carry case. Fordinosaur-loving kids
aged four and over,and winner of the 2011 ToyTalk Best Game Award,Dino Bite is abrilliant, brand newmonster action game, bursting with fearsome, spine-tingling fun and scaryjungle noises. Tryand rescue Dino babies from a nest guarded by ascaryT- Rex, butbeonyour guard – suddenlyheroars out loud and lunges terrifyinglyfor- ward! Fortoddlers whowant to master their
cycling skills, check out Toddlebike. It is perfect for those whohaveoutgrown their babyride-ons butare too young for Scooters, balance or pedal bikes. It weighs less than 1kg and can be used both indoors and out and is great for learning howtobalance. Brilliant! One of the current school play-
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ground crazes is Beyblades; highly powerful yetsmall spinning tops. There are different ones to collect each with different colours, names and pow- ers. Youcan also get aBeyblade stadi- um to battle them in. Fun, colourful and able to keep the kids entertained for hours, theycost from £5. Forkids of all ages, HappyHopperz is a collection of bright, inflatable animals that rivalthe space hoppers of the 1970s and take bouncing to a
whole newlevel. Created with ears and horns to grip on to and feet to steady the bounce, not onlyare theyfun to playwith buttheyalso help strengthen core muscles, increase balance control and also develop co-ordination skills. Other toys on the best seller list include Lego Ninjago, aStar Wars lightsaber,Fireman Sam and cameras. All these gifts and thousands more
can be found in some of South London’sgreat toyand gift shops. Forthe good selection of traditional board and card games check out Compendia, in Greenwich town cen- tre. From puzzles to board games, dominoes to playing cards, the shop has gifts galore to suit all budgets and what’sevenbetter is that nothing sold in the shop needs batteries or plugs! Green’sVillage Toyshop, in Dulwich
Village, is likeanAladdin’scave crammed with delights for children of everyage. The shop has ahuge range of toys, crafts, models, jig- saws and games. Youngsters Toys in Beckenham is
afabulous toyshop and is amust visit. It is choc-a-bloc full of toys, games, bags and dolls for almost all ages plus Scalextrix sets and of course, every- one’sfavourite, Lego. Finally, Magi, in Brockley, and Jumping Bean, in Beckenham and Honor Oak Park, have alovelycollec- tion of games, soft toys and gorgeous babies’ gifts.
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