Four Saturdays will be filled with in-store activities, discounts and a chance to win Star Wars toy bundles. The Entertainer is partnering with Disney to launch Star Wars Super Saturdays at its retail stores. The retailer is set to hold four Saturdays that will be filled with in-store activities, discounts and a chance to win Star Wars Toy bundles. From March 26th to April 16th, customers are invited to take part in various challenges including, lightsabre training, building the ultimate Star Wars hero masher and constructing the ultimate Star Wars weapon. Gary Grant, owner and founder of The Entertainer, said: “We are delighted to be offering such an exciting and fun filled range of events for our customers. “The stores will be a hive of activity on Saturdays over the next four weeks, giving shoppers the opportunity to interact with some fantastic toys.” Guests who attend three out of the four events and have collected stamps in their Star Wars Super Saturday, will also be able to get their hands on a free LEGO C-3PO Mini Figure.
HIT kids’ blogger Amazing Arabella has revealed her top 10 toys for Christmas. Arabella, who at just 12 has a top blog and thousands of social media followers, has tried and tested toys from classic Lego to new game Speak Out. So what’s top of her list? Here she reveals her Christmas countdown and what she’s hoping to find under the Christmas tree this year. Arabella told The Sun: “I hope you enjoy my favourites, I so enjoyed telling you all about them and can’t wait to see what’s under the Christmas tree this year! “To all you lovely people who are reading this – happy shopping and a very amazing happy Christmas to you all!” This is the ultimate Nerf gun, £67.49 at The Entertainer Arabella says: “This is the winner in my book – the ultimate Nerf gun. “I found a mega Nerf gun so much fun. And listen, don’t tell anyone, but I already have mine! “When my little brother JD the kid turns up with his little Nerf… haha it’s Nerf time – sorry MEGA Nerf time!”
Arabella says the Dareway is one of her top Christmas toys. £156.99 from Toys R Us Arabella says: “Do you dare get on a Dareway? These are so fab and one really important feature is that they are safe to ride. They are great fun for riding on, going to pick up your friends! “In fact, the IT kids all have one and we all meet up and go out with them. No more walking for us…let’s race!” Arabella loves the Project Mc2 dolls, £18.75 from The Entertainer, which are perfect for fans of the Netflix show Arabella says: “I love Netflix and for those of you who know about these great dolls they are the bomb! “Project Mc2 is one of the best series on there and I have watched all of them. The dolls have really cool outfits, accessories and they also have really cool activities. “Each character has different skills such as mathematics, science, art and tech. Depending what skill they possess, the activity will be linked to the same skill. “I have skills – maybe Project Mc2 should have a Amazing Arabella doll?”
Arabella loves the Selfie Mic, £20 from The Entertainer Arabella says: “What can I say – Selfie Mic is AWESOME – I’m loving it, loving it, loving it! I love to sing and I love karaoke. “It’s great because you can download the Star Maker app and choose from thousands of songs to sing along to and film yourself to!” Arabella says the Gel-A-Peel Deluxe Kit, £20, is great for kids who like making things Arabella says: “This is one of my favourites and everyone knows I love to make things – especially jewellery and bracelets! This is the ultimate set and they even have a deluxe version if you want to go really crazy for Xmas. This year I will defo be making some of my Xmas gifts for my friends and family from Gel-a-Peel.” The Kurio Smart Watch, £79.99 from Toys R Us, has an amazing amount of features Arabella says: “These watches are spy-tastic and they are great! Myself and the IT kids all have them and we often play games by synchronising to each other watches through Bluetooth.
“You can also take pics and send messages – you can even make message drawings, photos, texts and send voice notes. “One of the great things is the photo-editor. As we all know I like to take a picture, edit and crop it, then share it with the world ’cause I’m a bloggaholic!” This inflatable BB-8 toy, £22.99 at Argos, is a must-have for Christmas Arabella says:”Disney Star Wars by BladezToys is so cool – it’s a radio-control inflatable BB-8 or Darth Vader. You are able to move them around with a remote control, I love this because I get it to come around the house with me haha! “They are really cool as you can play fight with the family or if you get lazy you can get it to clean your bedroom…only joking!” Speak Out, £20 from The Entertainer, will have the whole family laughing Arabella says: “Speak Out is a very fun game indeed! Each player has to take a turn and read out the sentences on a card – you have to do this whilst wearing a plastic mouth piece that holds your mouth open!
“It’s great fun and comes with six mouth pieces so you can get lots of your friends and family involved. Great for birthday parties and sleep overs!” You’ve got to be quick off the mark if you want to win at Bop It, £18.40 from The Entertainer Arabella says: “Bop It is the ultimate reaction game that teaches me how to have excellent reflexes! “It’s so much fun, you have to keep up with the commands or you will lose! A great reaction game for any age.” The new Lego Friends sets are perfect for Christmas at £25 each from The Entertainer Arabella says: “I love Lego and it’s always been one of the toys that I always want for Xmas. With Lego Friends you can build vet surgeries, bakeries and even a doll’s house – so much fun!” The top Christmas toy for 2016 is Hatchimals. The £60 toy is an egg which hatches to reveal an interactive furry creature similar to a penguin. Once hatched, kids can teach it to walk, talk, dance, play games and more.