Warhammer Night at the Bus Stop

Play Warhammer or Warhammer 40K? Live in Ayrshire? Superb. Bus Stop Toy Shop is delighted to announce another great weekly event. Thursday night, 5:30pm - 8:00pm, Bus Stop Toy Shop, Irvine Road, Largs. Bring your army and get battling with fellow enthusiasts. Need more details? Give us a call on 01475 689892.

Meet The Uglydolls No 5 - Icebat

Ice Bat, comes from an Ice Cave and loves hiding inside freezers. Everything
he touches turns to Ice yet profoundly he warms your heart. Ice Bat thinks you
are cool and he wants to chill with you.

Find out more about Uglydoll here.

Zeebeez Go Crazy at the Bus Stop

Another product currently on our hot list, due to massive TV advertising, are ZeeBeez. These are a whole pile of fun. Kind of like a giant version of those little popping toys you used to get, except these bad boys jump six feet into the air. Can you catch them?

Great active fun for everyone. To find out more about ZeeBeez, go here.

Gormiti Launches at Bus Stop Toy Shop

Possibly destined to be the number one toy of the year, Gormiti has finally arrived on these shores. The Invincible Lords of Nature are set to take over as the year progresses. Each collectable character builds up in to a team to play the game - kind of like Chess meets Trading Cards with monsters. Fantastic fun guaranteed.

In it's native Italy, it's estimated that an incredible 30 million Gormiti products were sold in the run up to Christmas, so don't say that we didn't warn you!

To be amongst the first to get your hands on Gormiti, go here.

Meet The Uglydolls No 4 - Abima

Time to meet the latest addition to the Uglydoll gang. It's Abima!

Abima is out of control! He's got his hand in the cookie jar, and his mind on the next adventure, which is probably going to involve bouncing off the walls and knocking over expensive stuff.

He only knocks over the expensive stuff. Not to worry though. Abima is very protective and would always watch out for you. Are you scared of the dark? So is Abima! Oh. Anyway, Abima loves to visit his favorite cousin Wage. They look like they could be related, right?

Find out more about Uglydolls and buy them here.

Moshi Monsters Land At Bus Stop Toy Shop

Already the fastest selling product that we've ever launched on our website, Moshi Monsters are set to take over the world on 2008. Part ultra-cool Mobile Phone charm (that lights up and dances when you receive a call or text - how cool is that), part online world. Find out more about Moshi Monsters here.

The Ice Lodge Uglies Arrive

The coolest of the ultra-cool is here! Ice Lodge Uglydolls are making a one-off appearance in the UK. Take note: There will only be one delivery of Ice Lodge Uglydolls into the UK EVER! In brilliant white, they're a must have for any collector and will sell out fast. You have been warned! We have very limited stocks of Ox, Uglydog, Moxy and Icebat. Find out more about Ice Lodge Uglydolls by following this link.

They've Gone!

It's with a tear in our eye that we've said goodbye to the first series of Magno-z. You just can't get them anymore. Our last ones sold out and now we need to be brave and move into a world were you can only get Series II. Chin up though - we've got another special character to give away to whoever buys our 3000th Magno. Good luck everyone!

Manhattan Toy Co Launch at Bus Stop Toy Shop

New for this Christmas is our brilliant range from Manhattan Toy Company. We're extremelly proud to have become the sole North Ayrshire retailer of Manhattan products and we have all the favourites: Whoozit, Groovy Girl, Baby Stella and much more. Check out the Manhattan Toy section of our website for more details. As usual, everyhting is available to order online at great prices.

Games Workshop Launches at Bus Stop Toy Shop

Bus Stop Toy Shop is proud to announce that it has become the first North Ayrshire retailer of Games Workshop products. All the popular items from Warhammer, Warhammer 40K and Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game are in stock now. Of course they're also available to buy online at our usual great prices too. Jump over to the Games Workshop section of our website to find out more.

We also have plans for a club night each week after Christmas. Watch this space!

Meet The Uglydolls No 3 - Wage

Wage is a hard worker, just like you. He works at the local Super Mart and
wears his apron to serve his customers best. Super Mart has no idea that
Wage works there, but he doesn't mind!

For more info on Uglydolls, go here.

Hama-tastic

We've been working on our Hama bead range for a while now. As ever at Bus Stop Toy Shop, the principle is simple. We don't really do things online unless we can offer the widest range available at the lowest price. Well, our range is getting bigger still. Look out for even more Hama beads over the next couple of weeks, including the spooky glow in the dark kits for Halloween. To learn more and stock up on your Hama supplies, go here.

At A Quiet Time of Year, An Update

September is a quiet time in the toy industry. Schools are back, and Christmas trade is yet to kick off. I thought today, I'd give you the lowdown on what we've got planned over the next few months.

1 Another business. Yes, you heard right. It's top secret at the moment, but if you've ever spent too long looking for that £10 gift for the hard to buy for, then this will be for you.

2 Even more trading cards. OK, so you know that we already stock one of the widest ranges of trading cards in the UK, but look out for even more expansion in our ranges from Yu-Gi-Oh, Doctor Who: Battles In Time and Pokemon. There's tonnes of new releases in the run up to Christmas, and you can find them all from our Trading Cards homepage.

3 More Pre-School Toys - We love our wooden range from Wonderworld and it always sells well in the shop. For a while, we've been hunting for other great ranges of pre-school toys to complement it. Well, we've found not one, but two. Look out for them appearing on the site in the run up to Christmas.

4 Our mission is to please. Since our online Uglydoll launch, we've been selling them at a phenomenol rate. As a result, keep watching, because the range will just get bigger and bigger. Enjoy!

Plus loads of great stuff I can't even begin to tell you about. Oh, and the Halloween range will be in soon too. Have fun!

Meet The Magno-z Number 6: Quin

Quin would like to be liked by everyone but should just let go and be himself. Red eyes says he's trying too hard. Take some rest Quin. To find out more about Magno-z, go here.

Scoubidous - Still Around

Wow. We've seen a strange phenomenon. Recently we've been going through a process where we've put lots of stock previously only available in our retail store onto our website. Scoubidous was one of those products. We thought just about everyone was done with Scoubies, but we've been amazed by the response. People up and down the land are still frantically knotting away. If you've been looking for Scoubidous unsuccesfully, we still have a great range for you right here.

Meet The Uglydolls No 2 - Uglydog

Uglydog doesn't really like to sit or fetch or roll over and all that stuff. Beg? No thanks. What he really likes to do is stand on his tail and live out his big dream…to be just like you!!! Except for the waking up early part.

To find out more about Uglydolls go here.

Things We Love Number 3: Bean World

Third in the extremelly irregular (OK, so number two was posted in February) series of things we love is Bean World. Beanies that are, well, Beans. Well we love them - there's well in excess of 50 of them now. This is Cheezy Bean. To see the rest of Bean World, go here.

Meet The Magno-z Number 5: Gordon

Gordon is a friendly geek/nerd. Very smart and plans to start up an internet company when he leaves school. Voted most likely to succeed.

To find out more about Magno-z, go here.

Meet The Uglydolls No 1 - Ox

The clue to the name of this doll is in the Eyes! What kind of name is OX? No, not like the animal OX, as in HUG(O) and KISS(X)! How can he hug you with such short arms? OX uses his ears! He's not a very good listener, but he puts his ears to good use in many other ways! OX is great at magic, and his best trick is turning your stuff into his stuff. His best friend Wedgehead calls that stealing, but OX just wants to borrow things from you for a few hundred years. He promises to put everything back when he's done. What he wants to steal most are kisses, whether they're in the chocolate variety or just plain, and he promises to be your friend if you would lend him a hand, or an ear...or like Two Quid!

To find out more about Uglydoll go here.

Win The Brand New Black Rainbow Warrior

OK, so we have our first special character from the new series of Magno-z. So what are we doing with it? Giving it away of course! For details and to sign up, visit our Magno-z page.

Uglydoll: We Finally Did It

It's been a long time in the making, but we finally got there! We have finally been accredited as one of the very few online Uglydoll retailers in the UK. The most sought after soft toy on the planet is now available from Bus Stop Toy Shop. Of course, as usual, we're the cheapest as well!

What's an Uglydoll? Well, look at the picture for your first glimpse, but to find out more about Uglydolls go here.

Magno-z Series II Here At Last

We've been desperately looking forward to this all summer! Finally, the new Magno-z have come out. If you loved Bruce and the gang, you'll love Bindi, Fu and all their other new Magno-z friends.

Whilst the first series was very Western cartoon in appearance, the new ones draw heavily from the world of Manga and look fantastic. There's four new special characters too, just to add to all the fun.

See all the new Magno-z at our main website.

Bella Sara Trading Cards Launch in The UK

Bella Sara is an imaginative, joyful world of horses, where every girl is special and uniquely beautiful! Horse cards can be collected, traded with friends and used to play fun card games. Each horse has a positive message for you to discover. Every card also has an activation code, which you can enter on the Bella Sara website to put your horses online in your very own stable.

Once your horse is online, it will be your friend forever! You can care for your horse by feeding it, training it, brushing it and building up its energy.

What is Bella Sara’s World? It’s a magical place that you can explore with your favorite horses. There are castles and forests, beaches and racetracks – everything a horse and a girl could wish for.

Bella Sara is a safe, happy, and loving place for horse lovers age 5 and up.

On it's US release, Bella Sara was among a small number of products selected for Dr. Toy’s list of “Best Products – Spring 2007.” The toys were chosen on the basis of being among the best products encouraging constructive play.

Find out more about Bella Sara Trading Cards here.

Meet The Magno-z Number 4: Wasa

Wasa, always the joker, teachers nightmare. Liked by all the gang. Quin and Wasa also hang around at the GYM with Susie. Fitness and sport are very important to him.



The new Magno-z are coming out over the summer, so be sure to keep checking the Bus Stop Toy Shop Magno-z page, home of the UK's leading Magno-z experts.

Gelli Baff Scoops Major Award

News hot off the press - Gelli Baff has sccoped the award for Kids Gift of The Year 2007 at the highly prestigious annual Gift of The Year Awards. The product was also commended in the top novelty gift category.

Now Gelli Baff isn't just for the bath! New for the summer is the Gelli Baff Summer Fun Pack. A huge pack of Gelli Baff with it's own Paddling Pool. A great idea, assuming that at some stage we get a summer :-).

Find out more about Gelli Baff and the Summer Fun Pack here.