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Rubies

01491 826500 customerservices@rubiesuk.com www.rubiesuk.com

Rubies provides a winning combination of industry-leading design, distribution and reliable service to deliver not just the product to its customers on time but spread the enjoyment of our costumes and accessories to all our consumers.

Rubies brings the hottest product from the newest releases such as Thor: Love and Thunder costumes, Jurassic World Dominion or the recent blockbuster hits such as The Batman or Spider-Man: No Way Home. The company says it covers the widest range of licensed product in dress up while providing one of the largest ranges of both generic ranges and accessories for every occasion in the calendar. From trade peak periods like Halloween and Christmas, to exciting national and global events such as World Book Day and Carnival, it has you covered.

For sci-fi fans there’s the new Obi-Wan Kenobi range from the hit Disney+ series, which has seen a new wave of Star Wars fans want to get dressed up just like the Jedi, or his arch nemesis Darth Vader. On the other hand, perfect for back to school, Warner Bros’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter costumes are evergreen favourites of generations of children, which now come with reimagined styles of costumes featuring a Gryffindor poncho and Wand Dress.

There are also costumes to go bananas for with a wide range of Minions products, bolstering an already strong Despicable Me and wider Universal range. Rubies’ new Minions costumes are perfect for friends and family members who Did you know? want to build their Rubies’ Adaptive range of own matching costumes is one of the first to group costume be entirely inclusive towards sets. Furthermore, children with different abilities Rubies’ partnership with toy industry giants Mattel comprises a new Barbie range, featuring Barbie Ballerina, Barbie Astronaut and Barbie Princess dress up, with even more designs on the way soon.

Rubies, the world’s largest designer, manufacturer and distributor of costumes, prides itself on being at the forefront of innovation. Its Adaptive range of costumes is one of the first in the world to be entirely inclusive towards children with different abilities.

It is also actively making a big change as a business with its first-ever Green Collection of dress up, made from recycled polyester and machine washable. The Green Collection looks to improve longevity of fancy-dress, reduces waste to landfill from the industry and comes in 100% recycled and recyclable packaging.

You’ll also be able to get stocked up in the summer for stag and hen dos and festival celebrations with Rubies’ strong generic range and then head into Halloween with the new collection of terrifying costumes and accessories for all ages.

CHARACTER OPTIONS

0161 633 9800 sales@charactergroup.plc.uk www.character-online.com

Character Options has a foodie play concept that is going to be a big hit with little roleplay fans.

The Café Creative Barista Bar lets kids hone their early barista skills, pretend playing at creating impressive latte art. With this super-fun set, children can serve up a trayful of thirstquenching, artistic beverages. The Café Creative Barista Bar lets kids make and decorate real coffee-free lattes, adding all the professional touches of any fancy coffee shop. Did somebody say frothy milk with stencilled

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The Café Creative with the strawberry and chocolate flavoured powder

Barista Bar lets mixes, frothing them with kids make and the safe milk frothing mixer, decorate real and finishing them off with coffee-free lattes dazzling stencilled designs. and milkshakes One thing’s for sure, this is the gift that will keep on giving!

Just like the grown-ups

Little Tikes

01908 268 480 uklittletikes@mgae.com www,littletikes.co.uk/contact-us

Roleplay is essential for children’s development - it allows them to stretch and develop their imagination while discovering more about the world around them, all while learning skills like empathy and responsibility. For over 50 years, Little Tikes has firmly established itself as a leader in UK roleplay toys, consistently creating ranges that have gone on to become firm family favourites.

Little ones can pretend to cook and bake just like the grown-ups with the super realistic Little Tikes First Oven. This sleek, modern roleplay oven is packed with interactive features: stovetop burners that light up, clickable buttons, a working oven light, a removable oven shelf, and turning burner dials. Plus, it makes realistic sounds such as burners igniting, water boiling, sizzling, timers ringing, and more, to really extend the roleplay for hours. Pretending to cook and do other chores helps kids gain a sense of responsibility, an important part of social-emotional learning. The First Oven is easy to set up and fits all 11 accessories (which are included) for easy clean-up too.

The Little Tikes First Self-Checkout Stand has everything little ones need so they can pretend to go shopping and pay for their purchases. This roleplay self-checkout stand has a sleek, modern look and is packed with interactive features: a flatbed scanner, handheld scanner, payment keypad, and a coin

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Kids can recreate a shopping trip with the The Little Tikes First SelfCheckout Stand, which has a flatbed scanner, handheld scanner, payment

keypad, and a coin dispenser. Plus, it makes realistic beeping sounds and lights up for hours of imaginative play. Kids can pretend to shop in a grocery, hardware, or clothing store by choosing between the three included monitor screens. Pretending to go to the store helps kids gain a sense of responsibility, an important part of social-emotional learning. The First Self-Checkout Stand is easy to set up and includes more than 40 realistic shopping accessories.