SECTOR GUIDE: OUTDOOR TOYS LITTLE TIKES
The company has a raft of outdoor items, ranging in price from £7.99 right up to £399.99. The Children’s Garden Chairs are new for spring and come in four colours – pink, orange, red and green, while the Gas ‘n Go Mower has been designed to look just like the real thing. The Anchors Away Pirate Ship (£79.99), Picnic on the Patio Playhouse (£229.99), Easy Store Giant Slide (£109.99) and Tilberg Swing Set (£399.99) are
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The Discovery Channel range includes toys with working features and range in price from £7.99 to £29.99. Hero items include
BIGJIGS
Bigjigs has three separate outdoor lines. Bigjigs outdoor toys include balance bikes in three colours, plus a selection of gardening tools and equipment. New is a Garden Bug Keeper (£4.99) in red or green for three plus, while there are also four swings: the Cradle Swing, Flat Swing, Rope Ladder and Triangular Rope Ladder. The Twigz gardening line includes the My First Gardening Tool sets (£19.99 each) in a variety of colours such as blue, green, orange and pink. There are also larger garden tools consisting of
MARBEL
Hape’s sand and sun range includes everything from brightly coloured buckets, rollers and spades to bricklaying sets and ice cream shop sets.
The beach basics set is £5.99, the rollers £5.99 and the bricklaying/ice cream shop sets are £4.99. For toddlers, Hape offers the traditional scoot around and little red rider, both priced at £59.99. Also within the Marbel
range under the Brio brand is the ride on Dachshund (£69.99) featuring a funky bouncy tail. 0845 6000 286
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a shovel, rake, hoe, broom and soil rake, as well as a Mini Greenhouse. Finally, the Green Toys line includes a collection of vehicles perfect for sand, water or general outdoor play. These include the top selling Dump Truck (£19.99) and the new Seacopter. 01303 250400
the 4x30 Magnification Binoculars, the Bug Barn, FM Walkie Talkies, Night Vision Goggles and Digital Metal Detector. The range is being
backed with dedicated TV advertising and an online and broadcast competition on the Discovery Channel. 01295 768078
DRUMOND PARK
The new two-player Bubble Buster Kazoo Game (£9.99) brings the magic of bubble bursting to a new level. Player one takes the
kazoo bubble blower, dips it into the solution and creates streams of bubbles – with sound – while player two tries to burst as many bubbles as they can in the 30-second timeframe. The wand emits a ‘ping’
with every bubble burst, rising in pitch as more bubbles are recorded. The children then swap roles, with the wand keeping track of both scores, announcing the winner at the end of the game. 01506 855577
REVELL
The Summer Action range welcomes four hand launch gliders in May, priced at under £10 each.
The line includes Air
Sparrow, Air Dragon, Air Master and Air Double and they come pre- painted with attractive
designs. V-Glider and X-Glider enable kids to create their dream aircraft. Each includes paint pots, brushes and a mixing container. The T-Bolt rocket reaches an altitude of up to
50 metres, while the Rocket-Star is made of super soft foam and reaches an altitude of up to 15 metres. It includes a starting ramp and airbag. 01442 890285
also key. Elsewhere, Little Tikes’ trikes and ride ons collection is designed to develop children’s physical skills, from steering to push along and balancing skills. The 4-in-1 Trike Basic Edition (£69.99) is for ages nine months plus and arrives in pink, primary and blue versions for the spring. Meanwhile, the 4-in-1
Trike Deluxe Edition, DiscoverSounds Dash
VIVID IMAGINATIONS
(£79.99) is for the same age and adapts to the child’s growth. 01908 268480
Targeted at children aged five and up, the Phlat Ball is the original transforming disc ball. There are two sizes and a range of colours to choose from. Phlat Ball Metallic (£4.99) is small in size, allowing for quick flings and one- handed catches. It comes in three metallic colours: purple, yellow and blue. Meanwhile, Phlat Ball V3 (£9.99) transforms from a nine-inch flying disc into a six-inch diameter ball when thrown. Crayola’s outdoor range also blooms this spring with three new additions. The 4ct Outdoor Chalk (99p), 16ct Outdoor Chalk (£2.99) and 48ct Sidewalk Chalk (£5.99) all come in a brand new
GREAT GIZMOS
The firm’s Classic Pedal Car has a new powder pink colour, made from the same strong steel as other vehicles in the collection. The range expands further with models such as the Ride On Aeroplane, Rocket and Retro Racers in green and red.
Geospace is a collection of pump rockets, with a patented booster included in all of them to allow kids to shoot the foam rocket up to 150 feet in the air. New for 2014 is the Geospace Air Thruster, an aerodynamic rocket plane that will fly 50ft, plus the
TOMY
The John Deere line-up is being bolstered with two new products.
The Big Scoop John Deere
Excavator (£15.99) joins the sandbox toy range. Fully equipped to tackle sandy terrain, the excavator has a strong plastic body, thick durable tyres and a hinged arm with bucket for
extra deep digging. It also boasts free-
rolling wheels and swiveling can for all- round access. Ideal for
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outdoor sandbox play, the Big Scoop John Deere Dump Truck (£15.99) features easy tipping action and free rolling wheels, while the durable plastic means it is built to last. 020 8722 7300
Pump Rocket Micro Wrist Shotz. This attaches to children’s wrists and fires three mini rockets using a hand pump. A Wildpacks range of
travel accessories also bolsters the Okiedog line. 01293 543221
formula which means brighter, bolder colours, packed in reusable boxes. The new square shape means that chalks do not roll away and, once done, simply spray away with water. 01483 449944
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