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pictures of aldi's giant brown toy sloth being carried by a child and sitting in a child's toy collection

Aldi’s giant soft toy sloths are back just in time for Christmas shopping

Families October 28, 2021 By Aidan Milan

Fisher-Price's toy phone will now make real calls so adults can use it

Tech October 19, 2021 By Jeff Parsons

Hamleys unveils the most-wanted toys for Christmas 2021

Shopping October 15, 2021 By Jessica Lindsay

Christmas toys stuck in limbo after lorry crisis hits shipping

UK October 14, 2021 By Tom Williams

Selfridges reveal their top toys for Christmas - which includes a pooping turtle

Families October 13, 2021 By Tanyel Mustafa

An array of children's toys

How to make sure the toys you buy online are safe for your child

Families October 8, 2021 By Ella Glover

Barbie made from recycled plastic headed for ocean Mattel

Barbie releases dolls made from recycled plastic that would have ended up in the ocean

Lifestyle June 11, 2021 By Tanyel Mustafa

Lego Typewriter

A fan made a working Lego Typewriter and now it’s being sold in shops

Lifestyle June 10, 2021 By GameCentral

Woman 'addicted' to Eeyore has a collection of 127 cuddly donkeys

Lifestyle April 27, 2021 By Ellen Scott

grandma with her tiny mouse house

Grandma with incurable cancer creates a tiny toy mouse house in her staircase

Health April 12, 2021 By Lizzie Thomson

Super silky legs

Playing with ultra-thin dolls could make girls as young as five want skinnier bodies

Lifestyle March 16, 2021 By The Conversation

Toddler is reunited with missing Buzz Lightyear doll after writing his name on its foot

Lifestyle March 14, 2021 By Tanyel Mustafa

Pony-mad Beatrice Salt leaves her friends stunned when she reveals she's spent ?20,000 on her equine collection - of My Little Ponies

Woman reveals she's spent £20,000 on huge collection of My Little Pony toys

Lifestyle January 24, 2021 By Laura Abernethy

Black dolls

Ivory Coast toy company creates dark-skinned Black dolls for children in Africa

Lifestyle December 22, 2020 By Natalie Morris

Kira, aged 7, tries out some of the toys available in store at IKEA Tottenham. As part of its ongoing mission to celebrate play and creativity in the home, IKEA is searching for its first Chief Play Officer, who will test new toys before they launch in stores across the UK and Ireland. Applicants must be aged between 4-12 years old. Photo credit should read: Matt Alexander/PA Wire

IKEA is hiring a Chief Play Officer and it could be a dream job

Lifestyle March 24, 2025 By Natalie Morris

Gifts we're still sad we didn't get

These are the toys people are still sad they missed out on when they were kids

Lifestyle December 12, 2020 By Ellen Scott

montezuma's and sainsbury's coffee pods advent calendars

Eight last-minute 2020 advent calendars you can still buy

Food December 1, 2020 By Aidan Milan

Late Late Toy Show viewers in awe of ‘inspirational’ eight-year-old girl Saoirse

TV June 2, 2021 By Sabrina Barr

Toddler serving in shop

Two-year-old boy serves customers in adorable homemade Christmas advert

Families November 24, 2020 By Faima Bakar

New mums are worried about their children's development as baby classes close in lockdown

Families November 19, 2020 By Hattie Gladwell