Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:12 pm  

Moshi Monster stuff seems to be on the lists of the daughters friends, she got that stuff for her birthday in October. Mine still loves lego so I have bought a few sets and she wants a GX Buggy (which I will play with along with the lego ).
She is also getting some traditional board games like Scrabble and Cluedo.

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:31 pm  

I'd quite like some Lego, I was in a big Lego shop recently, just happened to be walking past and thought I'd have a look. It still looks great fun, I only just managed to not buy a set that made a motor bike, a digger and something else which I forget now.

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:34 pm  

Is it the lego shop in Liverpool? It is quite awesome in there

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:38 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote:

I'd quite like some Lego, I was in a big Lego shop recently, just happened to be walking past and thought I'd have a look. It still looks great fun, I only just managed to not buy a set that made a motor bike, a digger and something else which I forget now.

I was in a hotel near Heathrow recently and in the lounge area of the lobby was a bloke and his little lad.
The bloke was deeply engrossed in constructing a Lego model and the lad looked bored rigid.
Probably seemed like a good idea when they were in Hamleys, though.

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:38 pm  

hopps wrote:

Moshi Monster stuff seems to be on the lists of the daughters friends, she got that stuff for her birthday in October. Mine still loves lego so I have bought a few sets and she wants a GX Buggy (which I will play with along with the lego ).
She is also getting some traditional board games like Scrabble and Cluedo.

The GX Buggy looks awesome. That's going on my list.

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:49 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

The GX Buggy looks awesome. That's going on my list.

Got mine, I mean hers hidden upstairs

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:49 pm  

hopps wrote:

Is it the lego shop in Liverpool? It is quite awesome in there

New York.

El Barbudo wrote:

I was in a hotel near Heathrow recently and in the lounge area of the lobby was a bloke and his little lad.
The bloke was deeply engrossed in constructing a Lego model and the lad looked bored rigid.
Probably seemed like a good idea when they were in Hamleys, though.

Unfortunately we don't have kids (well not unfortunately really, not a particularly valid excuse for procreation is it? "So I can buy Lego".) but as soon as friends kids get a bit older I'll be getting them some. Not getting that Duplo stuff, looks rubbish.

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:48 pm  

Innotab

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:39 pm  

Mintball wrote: Here Coddy – the sort of gifts that you probably wouldn't want, then. They're all "cupboard under the sink" candidates. I've even given up on the food processor since I bought a Mouli-Julienne 2 for £4 in a charity shop

Mintball wrote: Here Coddy – the sort of gifts that you probably wouldn't want, then. They're all "cupboard under the sink" candidates. I've even given up on the food processor since I bought a Mouli-Julienne 2 for £4 in a charity shop

Re: Christmas toys : Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:52 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote:

I'd quite like some Lego, I was in a big Lego shop recently, just happened to be walking past and thought I'd have a look. It still looks great fun, I only just managed to not buy a set that made a motor bike, a digger and something else which I forget now.

Isn't Lego better when it's just thousands of random bits and you create something of your own? There's no challenge to putting together pre-prepared sets.

My speciality was a massive 2-storey spaceship complete with rear and lower docking bays (with opening doors and docking craft), swivelling gun turrets, working landing gear and flight deck with opening canopy, seats and control panel. Took me years to perfect. That, and a huge castle with working drawbridge.

As for kids' Xmas presents, don't get me going. Seems to me most parents go down the "quantity, not quality" route and overwhelm their little dears with more stuff than they can handle. One of the saddest sights for me at a family Xmas recently was the spoilt kid looking very bored and a bit baffled with opening yet another frigging present.