Gift Focus - Nov/Dec 2019 (Issue 116)

80 LEGO Stand: Olympia Room lego.com The year 2019 brought fans a new way to play from the LEGO ® Group. Hidden Side™ is an experience-driven, story-supported mixed-reality range of LEGO construction toys that hit shelves this summer. Including eight haunted building sets, once built, fans can unlock a hidden world of AR app activated play, the only LEGO play experience available that fully and seamlessly integrates augmented reality with physical construction play to reveal the Hidden Side world. The LEGO Hidden Side Hidden Side Newbury Haunted High School is pegged as a 2019 Christmas favourite. Download the app, scan the built model with a phone to make it come alive and capture ghosts. Combine physical play with digital fun for hours of playtime. Next year will see the Hidden Side range extended, with new features and ways to play revealed on 26 th December, 2019. The LEGO Hidden Side app is free on the App Store and Google Play. KEEL TOYS Stand: F10 keeltoys.com Cuddleco is the new 100 per cent recycled range from Keel Toys. These eco-friendly toys are manufactured and stuffed with 100 per cent recycled polyester from plastic waste. Weighted with recycled glass beads, these floppy toys have been perfectly designed for hugging by a loving new friend. Traditional glass eyes have been replaced with cotton embroidered eyes which give an original and playful character to these eco soft toys. The iconic Keel symbol and hang tag are now formed from FSC card and attached to the toy with cotton. Even the sew in label is recycled, and all are manufactured in an ICTI ethically audited factory. Cuddleco features endangered animals from the four corners of the world including the turtle, sloth, tiger, snow leopard, panda, blue whale, great apes and polar bear to name a few. For eco awareness the range will be clearly labelled with the sustainable message and offered with a variety of retail solutions. GIBSONS Stand: E40 gibsonsgames.co.uk Gibsons, the British, family-owned jigsaw puzzle and games company will be at London Toy Fair with an extra special stand design in January, and there will also be a chance for customers to win fabulous prizes when orders are placed. Gibsons is expanding its Pass the Bomb range with Pass the Bomb The Big One. This is a fast-passed, frantic-fun game for nimble fingered know-it-alls. Players must harness their brain power and test their skills as they take on weird and wonderful challenges. This action-packed version of the classic game Pass the Bomb provides family fun for all ages. Last year, Gibsons launched The White Logo Collection, a range of design-led jigsaw puzzles, and Toy Fair will be the first opportunity to view the latest additions to the range. Available in seven new designs, all the puzzles have been made in the UK and are presented in a smaller box with no shrink wrap, making them kinder to the environment.