After selling well in excess of 2 million in Japan Puchi Puchi is ready to be unleashed on a bubble wrap obsessed UK. Developed with Japans largest bubble wrap manufacturer, Bandais bubble wrap replicator has eight buttons for your to get your popping fix and, as a reward, each 100 pops will result in not a popping sound but a random boing, bark, rude noise, yell or something else. £7.95 of your fine English pounds from Firebox
No this isn’t some kind of reference to Prince or some kind of jewellery range for girls!! Diamonds and Pearls merely refers to the latest range of Pokemon Toys that accompany the hit Pokemon TV series on Cartoon Network and the highly successful computer games that will ensure the Pokemon craze continues to take the UK by storm.
If you don’t already know about Gormiti, let us be the first to tell you about this range of mystical creatures that are based around the five elements. Gormiti is a range of highly detailed collectable figures with collectable cards which can be swapped and competed with.
Remember those Loveable Bears from the 90's? Well they've made a comeback and have been relaunched under the name 'Love2Love Bears'. The Love2Love Bear collection comprises of six scented bears each with feeding bottle to feed your interactive bear, programmed electronic nurturing sounds and lights which are triggered when you feed your bear. It also comes with a keychain so you can take your bear everywhere you go. Great nostalgia for you adults out there and a great toy for girls everywhere. Get yours from Argos for £6.99.
The obsession that is Tamagotchi has reached a whole new level. The latest edition to the world's most famous virtual pet is the Familitchi - the
most radical Tamagotchi ever! You still have all the fun features
from previous versions; But now it has a new look with a house shaped antennae and you must raise and nurture your Tama-family with
up to 3 family members appearing on the screen at once! Depending on how you raise your
Tamagotchi you can become 7 different fun families. So it's basically the same as before but like most successers of any product this one is much better. Get yours for £12.99 from Bandai.
After giving you the nod on the all new Dr Who Micro universe character trading game last week those of you who have stocked up already will be pleased to know that your figures need not sit in plastic bags or boxes, oh no they have a much more appropraite home. The TARDIS
carry case, as you might expect, is much bigger on the inside with room for all 32 figures from Collection 1, a fully detailed exterior and carry handle for about £15.00 from Character.
Introducing the Doctor Who Micro Universe figures – the latest craze in the world of 3D trading cards. Each set includes miniature figures, individually hand painted and highly detailed which means no two are exactly the same (don’t you just hate it when someone has the same toy as you). Each figure has a unique combat system which are coupled with character stats to play a game similar to the premise of Top Trumps. We can envision the craze taking off with kids battling, trading and collecting but we can also see teachers nationwide confiscating them like they did with other popular fads such as Tamagochi’s and Pokemon cards - so be vigilant kids. There are 26 figures to collect including familiar characters, enemies and monsters and 6 ships each with exclusive figures. The 7 figure pack is available from The Toy Shop for £10.
She’s fun, she’s friendly and she has a multitude of looks to suit any occasion thanks to her unique assortment of interchangeable hair and body parts. Young fashionista’s will love swapping and sharing styles and discovering new ways to express their creativity; and with beads, styling strands, jewellery gems and reusable stickers, girls can find more ways than one to customise their Betty Spaghetty dolls with their own style and inspiration. There are eleven dolls in the collection which means there is something to offer every girl out there.
Colour Crazy Assortment
An ideal starter set which includes two dolls and a choice of rainbow or natural hair with interchangeable extensions. Also includes over 40 beads, reusable stickers, rainbow keyrings, handbags and earings.
Playful Pups These cute little pups are in need of some training. Each interactive Trick Trainer pup comes with its own special magnetic bone that can make your little pooch do tricks – shake his paw, move his head, wag his tail and listen to him bark and growl. There are 6 different breeds to collect: Boxer, Miniature Pinscher, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Chihuahua and Toy Poodle. These cute and collectable dogs will appeal to both players and non-players of the Nintendogs game. Get yours for around £10 from The Toy Shop
We’ve seen a lot of shoe crazes this year. First there were Heelys that had little kids rolling around EVERYWHERE you looked – from supermarkets to shopping centres you were and still are guaranteed to see a happy little roller somewhere; then there was the phenomenon that is Crocs – the shoes that mould to the shape of your foot - which were great until like Heelys, everywhere you looked you saw an army of people sporting brightly coloured footwear and they became the irritation of people everywhere. Now there is Bamz – the interactive shoe soles which activate and display messages when you walk for everyone to see - which aren’t a national craze just yet but has the potential to become an obsession amongst kids, teens and quite possibly adults everywhere. Bamz are being marketed as the coolest new accessory that will bling up your trainers and allow you to express yourself as you walk. So do you have something on your chest but don’t know how to express it? Go and get a pair of Bamz - Especially good if you have a bit of a cheeky side or are incredibly shy. Simply programme any message you want using up to 49 characters and then start strutting your stuff. Just make sure you don’t attempt to get a visually impaired person to read your messages – they will just see a red blur. Cool new accessory for your shoes or a waste of money? You decide.
