We were sent a box of toys from Wilkinson’s and I got to take them home for my daughter and I to unpack.  Some of the items were a bit big for her, so we roped in a friend’s son, but we had loads of fun pulling it all apart and having a go.

Here’s what we thought of the sample of toys we received from the WilkoPlay! range.

First out the box was the Hungry Turtle  (£4.97) which is a 2 – 4 player game. It “promotes social interaction and communication” and is quite a fun game, although I think it has a limited life span. Basically you have four turtles on levers, and each time you press the lever down, the turtle moves backwards and forwards, lifting slightly to ‘grab’ a ball from the central area. It drags the ball down with it into a pit below the turtle, which empties out into a catchment area in front of the player.  The idea is to ‘eat’ as many balls as you can, and when they’re all gone you count the balls and the winner has the most balls.