Entries Tagged 'garden games' ↓

Giant Snakes and Ladders - Taken from the popular children’s game we present to you Giant Snakes and Ladders.

The rules of the game are simple. Roll the Giant Dice and reach the top as quickly as you can by climbing up the Giant Ladders and making sure you avoid the Giant Snakes. Unlike the smaller indoor game, there are a few special rules added to the game to spice it up a little so it provides a little extra fun for the participants.

This is an all round family game which is sure to be the provider of outdoor Summer fun.

Contents:

1 x 3 metre square Plastic Mat. 1 x Giant Inflatable Dice. Comes complete with an eyelet and pegs to keep the game fixed to the lawn.

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Giant, Snakes, and, Ladders, gifts

John Jaques Garden Bowls - What can be more dignified and absolutely British than a splendid game of garden bowls of a splendid Summers Day.

The John Jaques Garden Bowls Set comprises a set of 8 mid sized bowls (with the full regulation bias to allow the required bend) and the all important jack. Everything you need for a competitive game of bowls. Simply find a large (preferably flat) expanse of neatly cut grass, and away you go.

And when you’ve finished you can carry the bowls away in the attractive zipped green carry case.

Contents:

8 x Mid Sized Bowls (96mm in Diameter) with full regulation bias.
1 x Jack.
1 x Zipped Green Carry Case.

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John, Jaques, Garden, Bowls, gifts

Guru Night Flyer Game Pack - Night-Flyers are the greatest and most innovative flying discs ever. The secret behind night flyers is their twin LEDs and 8 fibre optic channels creating dazzling effects. The Guru night flyers are durable, water resistant and most of all perform incredibly due to the 180g weight and competition disc shape mould.

The Guru game pack gives you the ultimate night sports experience by including two night eyes.
You could go out to a local park in the dead of night, strap on your night eye so your team mate can see you and let the LED and fibre optic technology get to work.

Contents:

1 x Light up flying disc
2 x Lithium coin-cell batteries
1 x Green Night eye (illuminating head/neck bands) with batteries
1 x Red Night eye (illuminating head/neck bands) with batteries
Boxed Dimensions:

Length - 6cm
Width - 27cm
Height - 29cm

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Guru, Night, Flyer, Game, Pack, gifts

John Jaques Youths Cricket Set - There’s something quintessentially English about the sound of leather ball on willow bat on a fine Summer’s day. There’s nothing nicer than sitting with a nice picnic basket, strawberries and cream watching a fine old game of Cricket.

Now your youngsters can join in with and enjoy this great old English tradition with the John Jaques Youth Cricket Set. The set - manufactured by Jaques of London, the oldest Sports and Games Manufacturers in the World - is a high quality youths Cricket Set with all the accessories required for a fun game on a Summers afternoon.

It’s simply a perfect introduction for your children into the sport of gentlemen.

Contents:

3 x Wooden Stumps and Bails.
1 x Bowling Stump.
Handmade MCC Size 6 Bat.
1 x Cricket Ball. (Safety Ball)
Please note the gloves are not included and the bag is black.

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John, Jaques, Youths, Cricket, Set, gifts

Giant Chess Pieces - Chess is the thinking mans game. It’s full of strategy, intrigue, cunning and often a little bit of luck. What better way to spend a nice warm summer evening therefore than playing a nice relaxing game outdoors.

These Giant Chess Pieces make a stunning garden feature whilst at the same time allow participants - from beginner to expert - to partake in this absorbing pastime.

The all weather pieces stand between 43cm (the Pawns) to 64cm (the King) and come in two sections. They can therefore be filled with water or sand to ensure they stand upright, even in windy conditions. The base of each piece is 24cm in diameter.

Please note: The Chess pieces come alone and do not come complete with the Chess Board. The reason being is that a lot of customers like to play the game on Patio Slabs.

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Giant, Chess, Pieces, gifts

Windcopter Kite - A helicopter that flies like a kite, or a kite that flies like a helicopter?

The World-Wide patented Windcopter is the only wind powered helicopter in the world. It will amaze the lucky pilot with it’s lifelike hovering and landing - just like a real helicopter. The special rotors realistically whirr in the wind as the Windcopter climbs to over 50 metres high.

A revolutionary new concept in kites that is an exciting, challenging and educational activity, not only for children but also for adults. It even includes pontoon floats for water landings.

A must for any aviation enthusiast.

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Windcopter, Kite, gifts

Giant Tumble Tower - The John Jaques Giant Tumble Tower is a garden version of what has proved to be one of the most popular indoor games of the last decade.

It’s a game of skill, guile and cunning where the ultimate aim is to force one of your opponents to send the giant tower crashing. Playing the game couldn’t be simpler. Build the tower up as tall as it will go (which is fun its own right) and then take it in turns to remove a piece at a time and add it to the top without making the whole tower tumble.

The carved wooden blocks build a Tower which stands at over 4 feet tall. This grows up to about 5 and a half feet the further you get and the more blocks you add to the top.

Contents:

65 x Carved Wooden Blocks to construct the tower.
Blocks come packaged in a strong green canvas storage carry bag.
Dimensions:

Height of Tower: Approximately 4 foot.
Block Size: 21cm x 5cm x 4cm.
Pack weight: 15.5kgs.
Suitable for children over the age of 6.

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Giant, Tumble, Tower, gifts

Phlat Ball Large - Phlat Ball is a unique sports toy that transforms from a flying disc to a ball when thrown! Its variable time-delay feature provides a surprise transformation which adds fun to gameplay or just having a catch!

Made of soft foam, the tossing toy starts out as a flat, UFO-like disc. Toss it, and in mid-flight it expands on plastic hinges (and with an internal spring mechanism) into a full-fledges globe-shape ball. Phlat Ball comes in a variety of fun summery colours (depending on availability) Red, Blue, Rainbow, Space Black and Red & Yellow Xtreme.

Proving it’s popularity and extreme fun factor was easy… Phlat Ball was the winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award! Parents’ Choice Foundation is America’s oldest nonprofit consumer guide to toys and other children’s products.

Age Suitability:

5+
Dimensions:

Length - 5.5cm
Width - 33cm
Height - 30cm

Contents:

1 x Phlatball
Instructions
Games booklet

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Phlat, Ball, Large, gifts

Guru Mini Light up Football - Thanks to the all new Guru Night Kix Football you no longer have to rely on the Sun to provide the light for a friendly kick-about. Even if it’s the dead of night with no street lights and no moon light you will be able to enjoy an amazing game of night football. True, it will be difficult to see who you are passing to and if you are about to be tackled but everyone will see the ball!

Guru Night Kix are the greatest and most innovative soccer balls ever. The secret behind Night Kix is the patented lighting system creating an all new play experience.

The Guru Mini Footballs come in assorted colours picked at random. These are red, blue and green.

Age Suitability:

5+

Boxed Dimensions:

Length - 14.5cm
Width - 16cm
Height - 29cm

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Guru, Mini, Light, up, Football, gifts

Giant Score 4 - Call it what you like - be it ‘Connect 4′, ‘4 in a Row’, or ‘Make a Line’ - the Giant 4 Score is a variation on this popular game.

As the name suggests playing the game couldn’t be simpler. Take it in turns with your opponent to drop the coloured counters into the frame. THe winner is the first to form a line of four, be it horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

When you’ve finished simply lift the hinged flat at the bottom, release the counters and let the fun begin again. Smashing.

Dimensions:

Width - 87cm
Height - 63cm.

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Giant, Score, 4, gifts