Toybox

Toybox: KIDDIE MAG THAT'S FUN AND CHEAP (1351 words)
by MagdaDH - written on 18.08.04 (Very useful, 718 readings)
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'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 ...

Toybox Fun! (604 words)
by biffer - written on 26.05.01 (Very useful, 443 readings)
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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 ...

Toybox: It's great for the little ones (1122 words)
by welshfruitbat - written on 23.01.07 (Very useful, 208 readings)
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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 ...