Father Christmas has now authorised us to announce the top stocking fillers he’s ordered from us for this Christmas – and all under £7. He’s ordered 100s of each of these from us so we are pleased to recommend them to you. Fortunately, despite his orders, we have stock left, but we don’t know when he’s going to want more so get your order in soon! Here’s his Top Ten so far. Pirate Skittles Astro Projection Torch Batwing Gyro Flyer…
Keep an eye on your letterbox for our new, bigger than ever, Autumn catalogue. If you’re on our mailing list you should receive one automatically, and it should be with you around September 12th. If you haven’t had one before and would like us to send you one simply enter your details here. Keep an eye on the website over the coming days too as more and more new, fun products are added.
In this article we look at the wooden train set sold by Ikea and check to see whether it fits with Bigjigs railway, Brio or any of the other leading brands. Firstly we have to say it is fantastic value. Sold under the name of Lillabo, Ikea offer a basic 20 piece set for £7.99 and a pack of 10 track pieces for just £4.99. The track pieces seem to be made of beech, which isn’t cheap. As the old…
Some of my best memories of childhood are of the adventurous things I did, many of them as a Boy Scout. Some of them were daft, and some of them were definitely dangerous. Climbing the chalk scarp slope at Boxhill in plimsolls and no rope. Fighting a major fire on Headley Heath armed only with tree branches, until the fire brigade arrived. And cycling 50 miles to Brighton (and back again) on a whim, without a map, just half a…
As we know, Bigjigs Rail and Brio wooden railway track and trains are compatible. (For full details see our article about these two brands). What about extra track from the John Crane Branching Out (now Tidlo) range? Will this fit with either or both? Mulberry Bush has a large selection of track pieces of various lengths and shapes from various brands. The photo below shows pieces of John Crane track connected to a section of Bigjigs Rail track connected in…
In this short article, we demonstrate that Bigjigs Railway track and accessories are fully compatible with Brio. Brio, from Sweden, is generally used as the yardstick for compatibility as the company was the first manufacturer of the wooden railway in Europe, introducing their first sets in 1957. The name Brio has come to be synonymous with wooden railways, but now, of course, there are numerous manufacturers. Bigjigs Rail and Brio track pieces fit perfectly, and one brand is virtually indistinguishable…
Mulberry Bush sell loads of Bigjigs Rail wooden trains, train sets and accessories – and other brands too – but one question we are often asked is “Is it compatible with Brio?”. The simple answer is yes, and indeed so much has Bigjigs rail grown over the last few years – to the extent that they may well now be the market leader – that the question now ought to be “Is it compatible with Bigjigs Rail?” Another conversation we…
If you’re on our mailing list, keep an eye on your postbox over the next few days as the Mulberry Bush Spring / Summer catalogue will be on its way very soon – hot off the press. There’s a great selection of outdoor toys, just right for the warmer weather we’re all hoping for, gift ideas for Easter (they’ll last longer than a chocolate egg!) and of course lots of popular favourites. If you think you might not be on…
We’ve got some great offers in our after-christmas sale. Don’t miss out as there’s only a few days to go.
We are now unable to despatch further orders before Christmas and as we will be closed from 23rd December until 3rd January any orders placed now will not be despatched until 3rd January 2012. We wish all our customers a happy Christmas and enjoyable New Year