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Karen Dorn - 29 August - 2014

The History of Snakes & Ladders

What a fun game snakes and ladders is, wouldn’t you agree. I bet you would like to know where the game came from, well let me tell you all about this magical extraordinary game. 

Karen Dorn - 02 June - 2014

A pastime that children can play either indoors or out. - Making a Den

So who remembers making dens when they were a kid? I know I do. My first memories of making dens were when I was 4 years old. I remember using a pair of old clotheshorses and taking the clean sheets...

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Karen Dorn - 09 April - 2014

Daisy Chains - How to Make Them and Why They're So Popular

I was just out walking my dog, Flynn, and noticed all the daisies popping up in the new spring grass and it made me remember the countless spring and summer days either sitting in the school playing field or in...

Karen Dorn - 15 February - 2014

New Stock Arriving

So after a fun packed day at Spring Fair last week, my new deliveries are starting to arrive at TFTS HQ. Lots of lovely new stock to unpack and sort and put on the website....

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Karen Dorn - 30 January - 2014

Being a Market Trader

There are many ups and downs to being a market trader. The ups being you get to meet some great people and the downs being the unpredictable British weather! The reason I started up The Forgotten Toy Shop on a...

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Karen Dorn - 16 January - 2014

So who knows what Snobs is?

You've all heard of, if not before played the game Jacks but who has heard of Snobs? Snobs is a traditional children's game played the world over for which there is no formal organising body. Consequently, rules vary from country...