
Cook, Learn & Play with Bigjigs Toys Play Kitchen It’s well and truly the end of summer, winter is officially here! The BBQ is stowed away, the salads have diminished and we’ve reached deep in to the depths of the cupboard to get the slow cooker out. At this time of year cooking becomes somewhat …
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Chocolate Easter eggs Vs. Bigjigs Toys In 2015, the nation on average spent £56 per child on Easter eggs! Can you believe it? It was a collective effort: Family and friends contributing £31 of eggs Parents spend the remaining £25. On the whole, this equates to 8 Easter eggs and what is even more concerning? It …
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Do you limit screen time? It is a concern for many, a godsend for some and a pain for other. Interestingly, 87% of all of the parents surveyed, limit screen time. Over the past 10-15 years or so, many toy companies have integrated technology into toys. It is not unusual for technology to be a part …
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Sir Archibald Sinclair Bigjigs Heritage Range Review Following the popularity of my first review looking at the Black 5, Bigjigs have kindly sent me another loco to review and it is not a great surprise that I went for the ranges only Bulleid locomotive – the Bluebell Railway’s 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair. Class: Rebuilt West Country / Battle of …
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Black 5 Bigjigs Heritage Range Review We are looking at something rather different and another first for LocoYard in the form of a wooden train review and not just any wooden train; the Mid-Hants own Black 5 45379. Class: Stanier Black 5 (5MT) Use: Mixed Traffic Region: Midland/Scotland Era: 1934-1968 Preserved examples: 4767 (BR 44767) George Stephenson – …
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Felt tips, colouring pencils and paints at the ready! We’re giving the budding Banksy in your household a chance to win a Bigjigs Toys Mini Playset of their choice when they complete and colour the farmyard scene below. To enter simply download and print the colouring template then return your wannabe Warhol’s completed masterpiece by midnight …
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Ladies and gents, place your bets! Bigjigs Toys’ Jumping Clowns are about to battle it out to be the first to the distant finish line where a mighty cupcake awaits – a delicious trophy for the successful competitor! This athletic bunch of clattering clowns are chirpy, speedy and sure to entertain, but they’re not always …
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My name is Katie, I’m 28, a primary school teacher and I have a 2 year old daughter. I first started sensory play with Daisy when she was 4 months old and she absolutely loved it! She much preferred a tray of coloured spaghetti to her regular toys! Around June 2014 whilst making up different …
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Youngsters can play shopkeeper to their heart’s content with this award-winning Shop Till with Scanner, complete with pretend wood and paper money, wooden credit cards and barcode scanner. There’s no end to the imaginative play sessions inspired with this colourful toy! Enter our Day 9 competition in one of the following ways: 1) Like and share …
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This award-winning Figure of Eight Train Set is designed to inspire young rail enthusiasts with endless play opportunities. A simple rail layout, this popular set makes a great start to a wooden rail collection that can grow and grow! For a chance to win one of these 40 piece rail sets simply visit our Bigjigs …
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