The Bigjigs Toys Blog
With over 35 years experience in making award-winning toys, we know quite a bit about what children (and parents) love.
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WCML bid has run out of steam!
- An efficient service on some exciting trains including Bullet and Princess Trains
- No delays - our track is not affected by sun, rain, snow, wind or leaves!
- A 'fair' fare for all - our trains run on enjoyment so our service is completely FREE!
- We have enough trains to run frequent services - ensuring everyone get a set (and possibly a bed in the future)
- Our safety record speaks for itself, we have never had, nor never will have an accident - as our trains are tested under the highest scrutiny and have to be fully compliant with safety regulations at all times.
FIFA Calls on Twigz to Save World Cup Dreams
- Raking off and removing the existing burned out grass
- Laying bucket loads of a very special, super fast-growing grass seed that is especially suited to Amazonian climatic conditions
- Using their tried and tested grass watering method of manually irrigating with watering cans every two hours
Meet our Play Patrol Agents for 2014
Secret Codenames: Agent Redhead and Little Man
Secret Agent Ability: Stealth movements to get everywhere without being seen & melting hearts with gorgeous smile
Favourite Toy: Cooking & Roleplay Toys & the Wiggly Worm
Disguise of Choice: Hat & Glasses
101 Distractions from Depression
Secret Codenames: Agent Double Oh Will it Go
Secret Agent Ability: Magic - making things disappear (especially food!)
Favourite Toy: High Level Expansion Set & the Play Food
Disguise of Choice: Moustache
Secret Codenames: Agent SuperTrain & sidekick SuperDucky Secret Agent Ability: Super Hi-5-ing Favourite Toy: Melody Doll & Wooden Bird Whistle Disguise of Choice: Everyone loves a good Moustache! The Oliver's Madhouse Secret Codename: Agent Joshua Jigs Secret Agent Ability: Deciphering adult coded conversations Favourite Toy: Bigjigs Rail Disguise of Choice: Hat Family Fever Secret Codename: Agent Fever, Diva and Striker Secret Agent Ability: Scaling any shelf, cupboard or drawer to reach food. Oh and did I mention I can fly? Technological whizz kid & sneaker of biscuits into the shopping trolley Favourite Toy: High Level Expansion Pack - there is something mesmerising about watching the trains whizz down the hill, Bigjigs Dolls & Wooden Construction Set Disguise of Choice: Hat, Glasses & Moustache Sussex Mummy Secret Codename: Agent Multi-Tasking Mummy Secret Agent Ability: Finding Lost Items Favourite Toy: Any of the Green Toys Disguise of Choice: Hat Monsters Fun House Secret Codename: Agent Monster Secret Agent Ability: Cool under pressure Favourite Toy: Around the World Train Set Disguise of Choice: Hat In the Playroom Secret Codename: Mr R, Mr T and Mr Z Secret Agent Ability: Super Speed, Mind Reading & Super Calculation Brain Favourite Toy: Play Cars, King Arthurs Castle & Transportation Train Set Disguise of Choice: Moustache, Hat and Glasses Modern Mummy Secret Codename: Agent Twirly SecretAgent Ability: Eyes in the back of my head, super quick thinking in a sticky situation and can mix a mean martini (shaken, not stirred) after the kids have gone to bed! Favourite Toy: All wooden play food and kitchen paraphernalia - the birthday cake and cake stand in particular! Disguise of Choice: Moustache. Always. Inside the Wendy House Secret Codename: Agent Team Wendy House Secret Agent Ability: The power to cook up a storm in the kitchen! Favourite Toy: Bigjigs Rail Heritage Collection Disguise of Choice: Glasses! Our IVF Journey: All the fun of living life with twins Secret Codenames: Agents Double Team Secret Agent Ability: Hiding things never to be seen again! Favourite Toy: Wooden Safari Animal Building Blocks Disguise of Choice: Hat every time! Red Rose Mummy Secret Codenames: LM & Bud Secret Agent Ability: Incredible climbing & Never forgets anything Favourite Toy: Nurse Nancy & Bigjigs Rail, especially the engines! Disguise of Choice: Glasses & Hat Mother Geek Secret Codenames: Agents BatSam & Robyn Secret Agent Ability: Silent & Surviving without sleep Favourite Toy: Giant Abacus & City Road & Railway Set Disguise of Choice: Glasses Me, The Man & The Baby Secret Codenames: Agents Kiddie, Toddler and Baby Secret Agent Ability: Our specialty is hide & seek Favourite Toy: Agent Kiddie loves his Bigjigs Railway, Agent Toddler adores the Animal Sorter Bus and Agent Baby is yet to discover her favourite! Disguise of Choice: Moustache So there they are - all 15 families. We cannot wait to get started - so keep an eye out on their blogs for their first mission!Growing Veg with a Pre-Schooler
- Try to grow stuff they like to eat, it makes the whole process much more fun
- Mix it up with a few things you wish they'd eat more of growing their own might persuade them to have a nibble
- Give them a growing space to call their own: a sunny corner of the garden for a mini veg-plot is great, but my daughter loves growing things in pots and containers (Tom Thumb dwarf peas and Paris Market round carrots are good varieties to try)
- Choose a few speedy growers to keep 'em keen: carrots, radish, salad leaves and beetroot are all quick off the mark
- Try not to interfere too much it's not the end of the world if your pre-schooler is a bit liberal with the seeds, you can always thin out the seedlings together later
Smartphones do not make you smart!
- Very shiny and sparkly child friendly paints so that children will go Ooooooh and Aaaaaaaah when they see it
- State-of-the-art technology that turns the coin into chocolate when children rub Station Master Sam's nose
- On impact with water it grows to 8 times the size so that children cannot swallow it, nor can it get lost in puddles, swimming pools and toilets (plus as its made from wood, it floats!)
- Can be exchanged for any of the 150 'rail-tastic' toys in the Bigjigs Rail range
Play Patrol Finalists
Become a Play Patrol Agent!
Hello Bigjiggers! After a fantastic year working with 12 wonderful families, we are on the search for our next round of Bigjigs Play Patrol Agents!
To be considered for Play Patrol you must meet the following criteria:
- Have a willing agent aged 0-6 years old who LOVES playing/testing out toys
- Have a blog where you can share your missions and findings from
- Be willing to work with us for a minimum of 6 missions (one a month)
- and be willing to 'put fun to the test'
Applications are now closed, check back later!
How to grow the perfect sunflower with Mary Hamblyn
Good, Green Eco Fun!
If you didn't know already, Bigjigs are the proud distributors for Green Toys range. We want to tell you why we love this brand - and why you should too!
In for a Penny, in for a Bigjigs Pound!
- Very shiny and sparkly child friendly paints so that children will go Ooooooh and Aaaaaaaah when they see it
- State-of-the-art technology that turns the coin into chocolate when children rub Station Master Sam's nose
- On impact with water it grows to 8 times the size so that children cannot swallow it, nor can it get lost in puddles, swimming pools and toilets (plus as its made from wood, it floats!)
- Can be exchanged for any of the 150 'rail-tastic' toys in the Bigjigs Rail range