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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Kate Carter

Top five: Paw Patrol

Paw Patrol - Nickelodeon press publicity image
Paw Patrol - Nickelodeon press publicity image Photograph: Nickelodeon
Paw Patrol sea patroller
Sea patroller, £64.95
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Our expert says: “This is the best Paw Patrol toy ever! There’s space for Ryder and all the pups and they can put their sea racers on it too! I like the crane bit because it really works, and you can fire the little round float things and hit the other pups! I’m only a bit sad I can’t use it in the bath.”

Our parent says: “Well, it’s obviously not exactly a budget toy, but she absolutely loves it and plays for hours, inventing all sorts of new games. Pretty sure those life rings are supposed to save people, not be fired at them, mind ...”
toptrumps
Top Trumps, £5
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Our expert says: “SO COOL! Will you play with me again?”

Our parent says: “On the one hand, this is great value for money in terms of the amount of time they’ve spent playing with it. On the other hand, I’m fairly sure something really important fell out of my brain to be replaced with an in depth knowledge of all the pup’s scores for teamwork.”
Paw Patrol jungle rescue
Jungle rescue vehicle, £44.95
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Our expert says: “I love how Ryder looks like Carlos in this! I’m going to pretend he is Carlos!”

Our parent says: “I have no idea what she is on about. Anyway, it’s actually much bigger than I was expecting and very robust. Which is good as it has been sat on several times by the smaller member of the Paw Patrol squad in this house.”
Bath zuma set
Zuma bath toy set, £20
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Our expert says: “I love this toy because the submarine can really go underwater like Zuma’s one does in really real life. Why are you laughing mummy? Can I stay in the bath longer please?”

The parent says: “She has never been this clean.”
Paw Patrol arctic truck
Arctic rescue, £35
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Our expert says: “The best thing about the truck is that you can take the whole roof bit off and use it like a tent or a cave for the little polar bear and the penguin. The crane is really cool too, you can wind it up and down and you can put skis on the wheels too! I think Marshall might be a bit cold though. Do dogs like snow?”

The parent says: “What, NOW we are worrying about realism?”
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