Open the box! (Toybox)

Member Name: Krystal

Product:	Toybox
Date:	08/01/01 (153 review reads)
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Advantages: Interesting, fun, better value than some others

Disadvantages: None

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 friends or family birthdays, and of course the most important one of all - the one that says "My birthday"! A very useful gift that can be used and enjoyed all year. My son put his on his bedroom wall immediately!
Like the other BBC magazines, Toybox has the usual stories and puzzles to help your child learn while having fun - counting games, things to make (last month Fireman Sam showed us how to make a Christmas cracker), colouring and so on.
Toybox is a good value magazine which we will definitely buy again. It's also nice to have all the characters together, if your child can't choose between all his/her favourites!

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