Toys

What other toys to get for Xmas?

Christmas is near and that means its time to buy presents for the kids.  I don’t even know when we started buying presents for the boys as we don’t even celebrate Christmas.  However seeing Christmas is very very big and very very special here, I thought we might as well More >

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Yea… More toys

The good thing about being a dad to four boys are the endless oppourtunity to play with them and also their toys and gadgets.

Early this week, the Missus bought a set from the recently released – Lego Harry Potter for the kids.  The two little ones were so happy.  For the first More >

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Lego Prince of Persia

Lego Prince of Persia sets will be released in Australia in April 2010.

Based on the popular action adventure video game Prince of Persia (the game’s 1st release was in 1989 on the DOS platform) and the upcoming movie to be screen around Australia on 27/05/10, Lego has announced the following sets:-

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Simple toys

As a parent and an uncle to my sons, nieces and nephews, I thought buying expensive toys for them will make them happy.  However with recent camping trips to the bush and the river, I realise they can also be very happy without expensive toys.

On the last few trips, I More >

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Lego Atlantis

Lego has never run of ideas of what to release. This month, the latest release from them, Atlantis. The theme has a range of box sets suitable for kids of age 6-14 years old.

Discover the lost city.

The top-notch salvage crew gave one mission. To find the lost city of Atlantis More >

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Huge Lego Phone

What kind of a job it is to work with Lego?  I am sure a few of my friends would want one too.

Nathan Sawaya, the world renowned Lego artist/sculptor/guru has just finished building a large Lego Blackberry 9360 with a working LCD screen.  This giant phone is made out More >

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I am sorry friend

K Rudd the Australian prime minister apologised for the stolen generation. G Brown the UK prime minister apologised for their role in the children migration scandal.

Look likes it’s OK to say sorry now.  I might as well say sorry too.

My friend Ken’s dog has to be put to sleep yesterday More >

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Learn with wooden toys

Jadon, my youngest son has always been interested in pretend play toys since he started walking. He is a tidy, creative and meticulous boy and I am totally the opposite. When I was young, all we have were sticks and rocks. That explains why I am who I am. Not good More >

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LEGO Toy Story

LEGO has released a new theme, Toy Story…  Maybe its a global marketing strategy to remind us of the brand?  The movie Toy Story 3 is coming out in the cinemas on 18/6/10.

Toy Story, how great and original it was when it first came out in the mid 90s.  I still More >