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Baby’s First Game Boy Teaches Your Kids The Joys Of Gaming With Physical Buttons
Unless you’re a staunch advocate for your kids having zero screen time, at some point you’re going to distract them with a mobile device. But instead of putting your expensive, fragile smartphone in their hands, LeapFrog’s new RockIt Twist is like a baby’s first Game Boy that makes gaming more accessible with a bunch of…
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Transformers Meets Ghostbusters In This Totally Tubular ’80s Toy Mashup
Think of the ultimate tool for separating grownup ‘80s kids from their hard-earned cash and it’s hard to imagine it will look any different than what Hasbro’s revealing at the New York Toy Fair this weekend: A Transformers meets Ghostbusters mashup that sees Ecto-1 transforming into a ghost-trapping robot toy. And we are giddy to…
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Playmobil’s Ghostbusters 2 Toys Actually Make The Disappointing Sequel A Little Better
Ghostbusters 2 didn’t come anywhere close to living up to the original 1984 box office hit, but 30 years after its release, Playmobil’s revealed some new additions to its Ghostbusters line that somehow manage to improve the lacklustre sequel — including a replica of Ecto-1A sporting some impressive detailing for a kids’ toy.
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Lego’s New Hogwarts Great Hall Set Is Going To Magically Drain My Wallet
This isn’t Lego’s first attempt at miniaturising Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Castle (it’s at least the sixth) and at 878-pieces it’s not the largest version either. But somehow the new Hogwarts Great Hall set stands several Hagrids above all the previous versions by recreating, in wonderful detail, one of the franchise’s best set-pieces.