| The Bob The Builder cartoon series is very | | | | The toys are aimed at children aged 3 and above |
| popular with young children. Bob is a builder, who | | | | and are ideal for them to act out things they |
| along with an assistant called Wendy and various | | | | watch on the cartoon. It is never too early for |
| building machines, tackles some form of building | | | | children to learn DIY skills so check out some of |
| project in each TV episode. The machines are | | | | the many hundreds of toys you can find online. |
| animated, can talk and each have their own | | | | The toy line is very diverse and as well as toys |
| special ways when interacting with Bob. Normally | | | | and games there are arts and crafts items, |
| something goes wrong with the building work and | | | | school accessories, kitchenware and bedroom |
| the machines are all there to help Bob get it | | | | furnishings. |
| sorted out. | | | | The toys are not too expensive starting at about |
| The popularity of the show meant that a whole | | | | £3 for a single plastic figure or £6 |
| range of Bob The Builder toys were made for | | | | for a beanie version. Sets of the main figures are |
| the young fans to collect. The most popular of | | | | easier to find and a five figure set will set you |
| these are the machine replicas and a figure of | | | | back about £12. Larger vehicles can be |
| Bob himself. The machine characters including the | | | | found starting at around £8 with those |
| digger called Scoop, the bulldozer called Muck and | | | | that talk costing a little bit more. |
| the steamroller called Roley come in various | | | | The worst toys in the range are probably the |
| different sizes with varying features. Some are | | | | playsets as they do not offer good value for |
| friction powered, some talk and other smaller die | | | | money. You would be best advised to buy a |
| cast models are available. In addition to these | | | | bigger collection of the core characters and |
| figures and vehicles you can buy games, puzzles | | | | allowing your children to use their imagination to |
| and much more. | | | | make up role play and other games. |