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29 Sep 2020

Micro Machines

THINK BIG PLAY SMALL Micro Machines are back!  This historic brand of miniature vehicles broke records in the 80s & 90s, and have relaunched with a whole new range of vehicles and playsets.  Within the range you'll find the essential 3 and 5 vehicle packs, which help build your collection and come in iconic themes from construction, to muscle cars, to emergency vehicles.  With whispers of new themes coming to our shores, there will be no shortage of vehicles to collect! There's also some incredible playsets to build your Micro Machines world, including the Transforming Playsets, Park N Go Garage, and the absolutely MASSIVE Super Van City Playset.  This amazing van, which was the cornerstone of the original range, truly embraces the Think Big Play Small motto folding out into a massively miniature Micro Machines City.  With over 20 action-packed locations and areas of play, you can send your vehicles zooming through the working bridge and construction site, or race your mates on the drag strip!  There's tons of ramps, and with the ability to connect up to other playsets your Micro Machines world is only limited by your imagination!  If you know a kid who loves anything on wheels (and even big kids) then this is a must have stocking stuffer!  Micro Machines are available now at Big W, Target, Myer, Toyworld, Toymate and other quality retailers.  

29 Sep 2020

Unwind to Find!

RAVEL TALES ARE HERE! The ultimate crafty toy has arrived: Ravel Tales!  And with it comes hours of crafty fun to be had.  If you like cute and cuddly plush, and love a bit of DIY crafting fun, then Ravel Tales are your new best friends!  Inside each pack is a colourful ball of yarn to unbox.  Unravel the yarn to find 9 fun surprises inside.  Included in each pack is an adorable plush, along with all the tools and pieces you need to get crafting.  Create pom poms, braid friendship bracelets, and even sew your plush's bed so it's nice and comfy! There's 12 different plush to collect in the first series, and with more to come you'll have plenty of cute characters in your collection. Ravel Tales are available now at Big W, Target, Toyworld, Mr Toys, and other great retailers.    

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20 Apr 2020

Micropacks - big fun in a small pack!

Micropacks have finally arrived in Australia, and with it comes a whole new range of unique collectibles.  Micropacks are just that; micro versions of backpacks.  Sitting at approximately 10cm tall, these collectibles are packed with 6 mini stationary surprises including real notebooks, working pens and pencils, paints, tapes and more.  For something in such a small pack they are big fun.  We absolutely loved the cute sticky tape and sticker sets we got in ours 😍.   The zips and pockets are real and work just like a larger backpack so you can store your collectibles (and more) inside them.  They also come with a caribiner to clip on to your own backpack or pencil case. With over 100 surprises, and 8 backpacks in fun colours to collect there's so much to unbox.  Available late April-early May at Kmart and in quality independent retailers such as newsXpress and Toyworld soon!        

24 Mar 2020

CKN Toys; That's awesome!

  Exciting news! The #1 Australian You Tube channel, CKN Toys, has launched it's own line of incredible toys. CKN Toys channel hosts Calvin & Kaison Nguyen bring to life the most amazing, smashable, and "so cool" toys with their trademark joy and enthusiasm. Within the collection are free wheeling vehicles, collectable mystery figures, smashing hammer, and even a massive Rock N Smash Builder set with mystery surprises, figures, cosmic ooze, and a buildable robot. CKN Toys are available at Big W now.  

10 Sep 2019

Boo!

...Beanie Boos, that is.  It's almost halloween which means it's time to snap up these limited edition Beanie Boos.  We absolutely love the four different halloween Beanie Boo designs available; Witchie the cat, Echo the bat, Cobb the spider, and Hyde the owl.  For the first time ever, there's also a halloween Flippable; Omen the bat!  Complete your collection by grabbing these from quality independent retailers such as newsXpress, Toyworld, Mr Toys, and other great stores.  We've been using them to decorate the office in preperation of the spookiest day of the year!   Check out the designs below;

15 Aug 2019

Bling your hair, fashion, anything!

Load. Click. BLING!  Add that much needed BLING to your everyday life. Easily add gems to your hair, clothes, accessories and more!   Blinger is the new glam styling tool that allows you to load, click, bling - hair, fashion, anything! The Diamond Collection Blinger Assortment is a fashionistas dream - Finally a styling tool that allows you to add all the BLING to your everyday life...and create your own striking looks! And it's totally safe and easy to use. Whether you're blinging your hair, fashion, or accessories, these gems stay on all day until you easily comb them out or peel them off. The adhesive works with all hair types and sticks to most materials. With 75 gems included and multiple colours to choose from, Blinger makes it easy for you to glam it up, add sparkle and shine. Once the bling is in your hair or fashions, you'll want to sparkle everything, everywhere!   Available from late August at Big W, Target, and Toyworld stores, as well as quality independent retailers.              

30 May 2019

Let's go, kid!

The world of Pokemon has come to life in the hit film Pokemon Detective Pikachu!  Fans everywhere can now enjoy their favourite Pokemon from the movie in a wide range of collectible figures, plush, and fun gear.  Our favourite toy in the range is the Pokemon Detective Pikachu Movie Feature Plush.  This plush looks just like Pikachu from the movie  and includes 2 voice modes; "Detective Pikachu" and "Pikachu".  Choose how you interact with him.  Press his chest button to hear him speak...there's also a few sneaky surprises like multiple responses and some very cute motorized ears.  You can also grab a range of 8" plush featuring Pokemon from the movie.  They also come with sound! Watch the trailer here via the link below and check out more toys on our Pokemon page here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bILE5BEyhdo     

27 Mar 2019

Guess who just arrived...

We've just found the perfect Easter gift for everyone! Meet Bonnie the bunny and Tulip the lamb; the latest additions to the Ty Flippable family, and perfectly suited for the Easter season. With colour changing sequins these cute characters have made an eye catching addition to our collection of Flippables. But they're not the only new Ty friends to hit Australia this month; meet Orson the brown ostrich, Petunia the platypus, Scrappy the dog, and Asha the multicoloured ostrich. Never before has Australia seen ostrich Beanie Boos, so add these to your collection before they disappear. Available from all quality independent stores including newsXpress, Toyworld, Mr Toys, Toymate and more.

22 Mar 2019

The world's biggest toys are now smaller than ever!

The world's biggest and most classic toys are back, this time in their smallest sizes ever!  This new range of toys is a memorable throwback for adults, and the perfect collectible for kids.  Twist your way to a beautiful sketch on the World's Smallest Etch-A-Sketch, or play the World's #1 Card Game with the world's smallest deck of UNO.  There's Care Bears, Super Soakers, Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Balls and so much more in the World's Smallest range of toys.  Available now from Toyworld, Toymate, Mr Toys, NewsXpress, Big W, Kmart and quality independent stores.  

30 Nov 2018

Ty Flippables have arrived!

     New Ty Flippables have hit stores!    Ty Flippables are the newest range of collectible plush from Ty; the world's #1 plush company. We absolutely adore these Flippables, and with 11 cool new characters kicking off the range (and more to come), we can't wait to start collecting! We must warn you though, you will become addicted to flipping the two-way sequins on these super glamourous Beanie Boos.  This is a must-have for any Ty collector, and will add an eye-catching, colour-changing, wow factor to every collection.  Available now at newsXpress, Toyworld, Mr Toys, Toymate, Kidstuff, and many other quality independent retailers. Check out this awesome release video from Ty....    

15 Nov 2018

Meet the Crushies!

Crushies are the adorable and squishee collectible characters that come inside each Bananas toy.  With 24 different Crushies to collect in the first wave of Bananas (and more to come in the future), we thought we'd get to know a couple of them.  Without further ado, introducing;   Name: Hermione Hamster  Birthday: 2nd October Fun Bunch: Beach BFF: Kelso Pony Hermione Hamster is happy, happy, happy when laying in the sand on the beach.  Name: Teresa Tiger Birthday: 1st October Fun Bunch: Climbing BFF: Marge Moose Teresa Tiger loves to play tag.  Gelisa Goat, TAG, you're it!   Name: Pipo Panda Birthday: 19th October Fun Bunch: Climbing BFF: Terence Turtle Pipo Panda is a fast tree climber, almost as fast as Sheila Squirrel.                          

23 Oct 2018

Go Bananas!

Bananas are the latest collectible craze to hit the market!  These scented, peelable bananas come in single packs or colourful bunches and contain a massive range of collectible "Crushie" characters.  Each Banana comes with 1 unique Crushie character, 2 cute mini squeezable friends, stickers, collector sheet, and hanging vine to display.  15 pieces included with each bunch!  Collect multiple Crushies and hang them all together, or trade to find the rare Crushies!  And let's not forget All accessories pack neatly back inside the re-peelable bananas so you can pack them up easily during transport.  Available now at Toymate, Mr Toys, Toyworld, Caseys Toys, Big W, Woolworths, and Kmart.  

04 Oct 2018

Glitzy the green nosed reindeer

It's that most wonderful time of year again!  The hottest boos of the year have finally landed in stores;  Glitzy the reindeer, Candy Cane the unicorn, and Buttons the snowman (Buttons available exclusively at newsXpress stores).  These make the perfect stocking stuffers, and are a guaranteed must-have for every Ty collector.   Glitzy and Candy Cane are also available in handy clips.  Grab them at your local NewsXpress, Mr Toys, Toyworld, Caseys Toys, Uncle Pete's, and other great independent retailers before they run out!  

17 Sep 2018

Beanie....BOO!

Meet the newest Halloween Beanie Boos!  These 3 characters are perfect for the avid collector, or for decorating your home during the spooky season.  Let's get to know these kooky characters better...   Name:  Potion Birthday:  October 3 Loves:  Full moons and pumpkin spice Dislikes:  Garlic and baths Favourite Joke:  What did the cat say when the mouse got away?   You've gotta be kitten me!     Name:  Leggz Birthday:  October 5 Loves:  Old barns and musty corners Dislikes:  Peppermint and late nights Favourite Joke:  How do spiders communicate?  Through the world wide web!     Name:  Count Birthday:  October 6 Loves:  Caves and rollercoasters Dislikes:  Sunlight and coffee Favourite Joke:  What's the first thing bats learn at school?  The alpha-bat!                                  

17 Sep 2018

Discover new yucky, mucky, squishy creatures!

From the makers of Smooshy Mooshy comes the newest breed of squishy creatures; Smashy Mashy! These totally gross squishies have escaped from the slime lab on the outskirts of Smooshyville, and they are now are coming to a Big W near you! Each slow-rising Smashy Mashy character smells of nacho cheese, and comes in a toxic waste container containing real disappearing ooze. Use the secret decoder inside the pack to crack the word search. Which character will you grab next? Sneakz the Alien and his buddy Cheezer? Collect them all

10 May 2018

The Top 3 Nella The Princess Knight Toys

Nella the Princess Knight is an adventurous young girl who is both a Princess and a Knight! Courageous, brave, and one-of-a-kind, she's a modern day princess who loves both jousting and jewelry. Accompanied by her unicorn Trinket, wherever there is trouble in her parent's kingdom she'll be there. Our toy testers have trialed some of the coolest new Nella toys, and come up with.... THE TOP 3 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT TOYS! Style Me Nella Bring out your inner stylist with the Style Me Nella figures and accessories. Each pack contains one of two styles of Nella to choose from; Knight Nella which comes with shield comb and sword, and Princess Nella with tiara comb and hair accessories. Nella's hair is soft and smooth, giving you endless hair styling options to create. #2  Nella Adventure Collection Figures Re-enact the fairytale word of Nella the Princess Knight with these fun adventure figures. Three different packs to choose from, each with their own unique accessories; Princess Nell with heart and Chipsqueak, Knight Nella with Impkin and heart, and Trinket unicorn with mirror and hair clip. The only limit is your imagination! #1 Be Nella! Sparkle Sword En garde! The ultimate toy for Nella fans who want to be right in the action. This motion activated sword comes with lights and sounds, so you can roleplay your favourite Nella adventures. Press the button on the sword to hear 10 different fun phrases. It also comes with a cute Nella tiara which plugs in to the sword to activate more sparkly lights and sounds.

30 Apr 2018

Sticky Business

Know someone who loves Pop Vinyl?  Know someone who loves stickers?  What about Pez dispensers?  We may have just stumbled across the perfect hybrid of all three with with StickIts.  StickIts work like a Pez dispenser by dispensing 100 colourful micro-stickers at the press of a button, with the added styling similar to popular vinyl figure collectibles.   The highly detailed stickers are approximately 1.5cm x 1.5cm in size, and come in regular "classic" and sparkly "holographic" formats.  There's 6 different Disney characters to collect in Series 1; Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Rapunzel (Tangled), Elsa & Olaf (Frozen), and Twilight Sparkle & Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony).  With an easy to open flip-back, unused stickers can easily be put back into your StickIts figure, which means there's nothing holding you back from pressing the dispenser button!  The perfect item to reward young collectors, or to stuff the stocking at Christmas time.  Ages 3+     Available now from newsXpress, Toyworld, Mr Toys, Toymate, Uncle Pete's, Myer, Toys 'R Us, and other quality retailers.