Product news and reviews — Toy Shop

Spend quality family time this Christmas with a fun family board game! Every family has their own Christmas traditions, usually they involve leaving brandy and mince pies out for Father Christmas, hanging stockings by the fire and watching The Wizard of Oz.  One great tradition is the playing of a well-loved board game after Christmas dinner, somehow beating Grandad at Cluedo helps to digest all the turkey and stuffing and there’s something warm, fuzzy and bonding about the whole family sat around the table, trying to figure out if it was Miss Scarlett in the library with the candlestick or...

My lucky children often get to try out many of the toys we sell in our Didsbury toy shop, but that’s a benefit that works both ways as I get to see the quality of the toys, how much they have enjoyed playing with them and whether I feel they are worth the price.  Some toys have been ditched if I’ve not been suitably impressed and others I am happy to recommend to customers based on an honest opinion of how I have seen my children playing.  Similarly feedback from customers, good and bad, helps me decide whether to ditch...

Orchard Toys - fun and engaging children's games and jigsaws Orchard Toys have long been one of our most popular brands here at Giddy Goat Toys and we can see why our customers love it. The company is now over 40 years old and is still one of the most innovative toy manufacturers and leading UK toy brands, producing a fantastic selection of jigsaws and puzzles which has netted them over 50 Toy Industry Awards in recent years. Orchard Toys have a reputation for their excellent design and service. They work with an educational advisor who ensures that whilst the products are still great...

B Toys – fun and funky children’s toys One of our favourite toy ranges within our Didsbury shop is the B Toys range by Battat Toys.  Battat are a Canadian brand and they make bright and colourful fun activity toys.  The toys are fantastic quality and have been well designed to offer lots of play value to children due to their different functions and features. The range has been developed by a team of parents who know how children like to play, for example, all parents know how much babies love to play with their mobile phones and keys; which...

Have you ever been driven slightly mad by repetitive electronic voices coming from your child’s toys, or heard the same annoying tinny tune so many times in a day you go to bed with it jangling round your brain? It’s one of the banes of modern life – but it doesn’t have to be.  There are many fabulous toys which will keep your child entertained without sending you round the bend and, what’s more, the traditional, battery free toys are arguably better for your child as they let the child play in their own way rather than instructing them on...