When we set Best Years up almost 20 years ago we had already worked in retail for over 15 years so we assumed that we had pretty much seen all there was to see and we were well prepared for the next stage in our retail journey.

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Everyone knows us for our dinosaur toys but we recently introduced our first range of sustainable wooden toys, and a visit to our fair trade partner to see the wooden toys being made has resulted in big plans.

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Every cloud has a silver lining and while its only a sliver there are some positives to your business been mothballed until the virus is defeated, and the main one is that you'll have time to do all those things which are normally bottom of your list. If you have got through all your ideas here are some of ours.

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This January we are visiting our fabulous new suppliers of wooden toys and natural rubber bath toys in Sri Lanka.  As an ethical company, it is important for us to see and understand where and how our toys are made and to understand every aspect of the supply chain.

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 Just when you are back in the routine of school and work and everything is jogging along nicely, along comes another school holiday.  What will you do to entertain the kids?  February half term can be the toughest as the weather can be quite unpredictable - if you are stuck for ideas, we have come up with some suggestions for you.

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 At Best Years we are huge fans of dinosaur toys and we love the Natural History Museum.  We were so excited when we heard that Dippy the Dinosaur was going on a tour of the UK. 

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