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Categories / Film and TV, Toys and Games

Mattel’s Mad Men Barbie dolls now on sale in the UK

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We first saw these back in March, but now the Mad Men Barbie dolls are available in the UK. Well, most of them.

Right now, you can order Don Draper and Betty Draper, with Joan Holloway available from next Friday. What's happened to Roger Sterling and his monogrammed suit? We don't know – we're hoping he'll be here for Christmas though.

Opt for Joan and she'll come with purple skirt suit, pen necklace and handbag. Don is suited as well having a jacket, hat, and briefcase, while Betty has a floral party dress with 'pearl' choker and clutch containing powder compact, lipstick, and comb. All are moulded out of Silkstone, a porcelain-like material and all the 11-inch figures sell for £79.99.

Find out more at the Play.com website

Categories / Bags, Homeware, Toys and Games

Penny Girl Dolls from Kiss Her by Bianca Hall

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The new range from Kiss Her by Bianca Hall takes its inspiration from Penny Girl dolls. Penny dolls were small dolls made entirely from bisque, mass produced in Germany and Japan from the late 1800s up until about 1930. They were called penny dolls because that was what they usually cost in the sweet shops where they were sold.

This range reproduces images of the dolls onto homewares, initially tea towels and tote bags but soon to be available on cushions and prints too. The photographs are reproduced in bright pinks and purples or like a photographic negative giving a more contemporary look to the very old fashioned subject matter.

The price for the bags start at £8.50 while the tea towels cost £12 each.

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Categories / Homeware, Toys and Games

Lego Storage Heads and Storage Bricks

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Looking for something quirky for storing your bits and pieces? Check out these Lego Storage Heads and Storage Bricks.

Officially licensed by the Danish toys giant, the Storage Bricks are indeed shaped like a Lego brick and just like the bricks, can be clicked together to create giant Lego structures. So de-cluttering and giant Lego – what's not to like? But wait…it gets better…

There's also Lego Storage Heads, which operate in just the same way – room for storing your stuff and able to click together as part of the larger Lego structure. Both are available now from Firebox, the heads selling from £14.99 with the blocks in various colours from £8.99 to £24.99. See over the page for Head in action.

Find out more at the Firebox website

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Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Vintage Fisher Price toys at Firebox

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I'm not sure whether these have been discontinued and been brought back, or have simply kept a low profile of late – but you can now get classic Fisher Price toys at Firebox, either for your kids or for your own journey back to childhood.

Yes, long before computers, consoles and digital TV, Fisher Price was offering technology to children in an altogether more simple form. The Chatter Telephone was introduced in 1962, teaching kids how to answer an old school phone, albeit one with a smiley face. The Two Tone TV Music Box hails from '66, playing tunes and scrolling stories, while the Teaching Clock, from 1968 does pretty much what it says.

But for us, the best of the bunch is the Turntable. Yes, turn your kids into vinyl junkies from an early age with this 1971 classic. Wind it up and play 5 records (10 tunes in total). You'll have a budding superstar DJ in no time. Prices vary from £14.99 to £29.99.

Find out more at the Firebox website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Toys and Games

Official Etch A Sketch case for Apple’s iPad

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Got an iPad? Want to give it a retro twist? You need the official Etch A Sketch case.

Yes, you can turn your expensive Apple touchscreen tablet into a 50-year-old toy, courtesy of Headcase, with the added bonus of the case protecting your investment thanks to the impact-resistant plastic construction.

All your slots and switches are left exposed (should you be worried) and a retractable kick stands allow you to either lay your iPad flat, or angle it for use with the iPad keyboard. Want one? You can pick it up online for $39. Sadly those knobs at the bottom don't offer up added control. Oh well.

Find out more at the Headcase website

Categories / Toys and Games

Arcade Machine Money Box

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Want a good excuse to save money? Then invest in this Arcade Machine Money Box, newly-arrived at Firebox.

Yes, it's a mini replica of an old arcade cabinet. Just slip in a coin and in return, you'll get two minutes of Space Invaders-style gaming from Earth Defenders for two minutes. Want more? Stikc in another coin. It'll soon mount up, just as long as you don't spend all that money on replacement batteries.

2x AAA batteries keeps things running, £14.99 secures you one.

Find out more at the Firebox website