Toybox

'toybox' is one of a numerous spin-offs accompanying the grand BBC project that is cbeebies. I am personally a great admirer of cbeebies. In all honesty I feel vaguely guilty using their web site on almost a daily basis and doing it completely for free - as a no-telly family we do not pay a TV licence. It actually amazes me how an organisation which manages to produce such a wealth of brilliant own material for pre-schoolers, from ubiquitous but still excellent Teletubbies and Tweenies to somehow rarer but perhaps even more charming characters like Binka the Cat; seems to slide into the mire of ...  Read the complete review

My son is nearly 3 years old, for the past 3 or 4 months he's been drawn to the children's magazines in the shops, OK what initially draws him in is the free gift on the front cover, but lately he's got a bit more discerning!! Toybox is a BBC magazine, therefore it has all the BBC favourites in it, such as: Tweenies, Bill & Ben, Teletubbies, Bob the Builder, El Nombre (who?!), Playdays, 64 Zoo Lane, Noddy, William's Wish Wellingtons, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam and more. So there should be plenty that your child will recognise and love. STORIES In the May edition there are stories on the Tweenies, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat and ...  Read the complete review

BACKGROUND My little boy is a huge fan of Bob the Builder. He is also into a variety of other characters from CBeebies. I like to get him a magazine every now and then for a treat. Because he is into so many different characters, it would cost me a small fortune to buy a magazine for each of them. I needed something with a bit of everything in it. THE PRODUCT The magazine I found was Toybox. It cost me 99 pence and looks as though it comes out about every three weeks. It normally comes with a free gift – such as crayons, stickers and mini games. It is one of the BBC magazines. WHAT’S IT ABOUT This ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is now 2 and-three-quarters as I write this review and into EVERYTHING! She spends far too long watching videos or children's TV, but does like a variety of programmes, not just one or two favourites. In fact, her favourite videos at the moment are "Favourite Friends" which is a compilation of shows like Bananas in Pyjamas, Tots TV and Dream Street, and "Toybox" which is a compilation of various popular Children's BBC programmes. These include the cartoon-type programmes like Angelmouse, William's Wish Wellingtons and Spider, as well as the modelling-type animations like Bob The Builder, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam and ...  Read the complete review

My 4 year old son is a big fan of magazines, but when he chooses one he usually goes for something like the Tweenies or Bob the Builder, so I was quite surprised when he picked this one. What's good about Toybox is that it features all your child's favourite BBC characters - including Fireman Sam, Postman Pat, the Tweenies etc. It's excellent value too at £1.10, most of the other similar children's magazines seem to be around £1.35. Last month there was a free gift of a calendar complete with stickers to put on the appropriate dates; for example there's an Easter egg, a Christmas tree, a bucket and spade for holidays, several birthday cakes for ...  Read the complete review