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Calling for help impossible toys to find for DS birthday!

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overweightcat · 20/04/2020 21:30

DS will be having his 5th birthday in lockdown. We originally planned a big party so he could celebrate with all his friends (he's not had one before) but that's out of the window.

He loves playing with little figures and playing out scenarios and he's really into dinosaurs. He's asked for some figures a helicopter or safari car and a dinosaur enclosure.
I can't find any of those things online! Especially the enclosure.
I don't mind paying for official Jurassic park/world merch but the only toys I found are in America.

The figures he plays with are not playmobil they're more anatomically accurate and about 4 inches tall. He basically wants to play out Jurrasic Park/dinosaur adventures.

Can anyone point me in the direction of anything along the lines I listed above?
I would really appreciate it.

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Jeleste · 20/04/2020 21:34

Schleich is a german brand (i think) that makes animals. You can get literally any animal you want. They also have sets. DS got a jungle theme once and DD a horse riding thing with stables and all.

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HugeAckmansWife · 20/04/2020 21:34

He's 4..woyld he really turn up his nose at playmobile? My 7 yr old literally spent 6 hours this afternoon playing with about 4 of them and a bowl of water. We have various sets and she uses them as a starting point for amazing play.

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overweightcat · 20/04/2020 21:37

He has tens of Lego men he likes to play with.

But the main part he has asked for is a dinosaur cage/enclosure but I'm sure he'd be happy with some sort of zoo set up he could put dinosaurs in but I'm just struggling to find anything. Most are quite miniature.

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Grumpbum123 · 20/04/2020 21:38

Playmobil?

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mnahmnah · 20/04/2020 21:40

We have this, which we turn into jurassic park with some fencing from his farm set

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Dishwashersaurous · 20/04/2020 21:41

Playmobil dinosaurs are good and the direct website has lots on at the e

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Greenmarmalade · 20/04/2020 21:43

Could you just get an actual cage?!

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Didiplanthis · 20/04/2020 21:43

I think the set you are talking about was a sainsburies range ? We got it a few years ago. I'm not sure if they still do it as no big sainsburies round us.

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overweightcat · 20/04/2020 21:45

I'm not looking for dinosaurs thank you for the recommendation but we have a giant box of those 😅

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Windyatthebeach · 20/04/2020 21:45

We got ds a fab set from B&M for Xmas!! Very authentic!!

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LucyLovesCheese · 20/04/2020 21:46

Smyths toys?

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Dishwashersaurous · 20/04/2020 21:46

Lego Jurassic park, and then can use existing Lego to build as big as enclosure as he Likes

www.johnlewis.com/lego-jurassic-world-75937-triceratops-rampage/p4165243?sku=238151476&s_ppc=2dx92700051982416766&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI37yLse_36AIVhrTtCh3RngYrEAQYECABEgJOZPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

We do that, and then put the train set around it

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Didiplanthis · 20/04/2020 21:49

I think it was Chad Valley..

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bookishtartlet · 20/04/2020 21:50

My son has a good few jurassic World toys, we bought them from smyths just after Christmas. He plays with them regularly and they are really good quality. He is 5 next month. He has loads of the schleich dinosaurs which are anatomically correct, they marry up well. We make the rest of the park using wooden blocks, road tracks and grimm rainbow pieces. My son really isn't fussy for playmobil either, despite me loving the sets. Too many tiny bits for him.

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Riggle · 20/04/2020 21:50

Bigjigs have a wooden dinosaur volcano play set that could work. Or a playmat? Le toy van have a good fantasy one mine use for dinosaurs.

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overweightcat · 20/04/2020 21:52

That's fab @LucyLovesCheese but not available until September Sad

For reference here's a picture of enclosure (obviously it doesn't have to be that specific one just an idea) he's watched these videos with his older cousins and is absolutely in love with the set ups.

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Bessiebigpants · 20/04/2020 21:53

I'm sure we had a play mobile set as you describe My son is 15 now so I would imagine it's a few years old try eBay

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Riggle · 20/04/2020 21:57

I think you can still get some of the imaginext Jurassic world playsets in stock on amazon.

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snowpo · 20/04/2020 21:58

Dino Valley Control Station from Sainsbury's! If you're happy with second hand I have it with the jeep and trailer and helicopter. I put it on ebay but no interest. Hardly played with but you might want new although not sure if they make it any more.

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Daftodil · 20/04/2020 22:03

Have a look at Bakerross. They have some lovely dinosaur bits you could combine with some toy fence bits to make your own. Eg. www.bakerross.co.uk/dinosaur-party-table-cover

Plus

www.farmtoysonline.co.uk/products/pack-of-6-wooden-fences-132-p2002?variant=13358229454913&currency=GBP&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyM2L4vH36AIVwrTtCh0sewILEAkYAiABEgKtTfD_BwE

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www.bakerross.co.uk/stretchy-dinosaurs they also have dinosaur paper plates, cups etc and other little dino toys if you are doing a whole dino-birthday theme.

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popgoesperfection · 20/04/2020 22:04

Is this it?

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Smurf123 · 20/04/2020 22:15

I know this is crocs based but could it be repurposed as dinosaur research centre depending on the size /size of your Dinosaurs?

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