Bluey Toys Are Everywhere, and We’re Here for It

I’ve seen this in person, and it’s thrillingly large for a pop-up play house (30"x60"x36"). Set it up indoors or outdoors. The awning has a hole in it that you can use for cornhole — bean bags are included. The window serves as a puppet-theater stage, and there’s a Bingo and Bluey puppet to use. Then there’s a play picnic cloth with pretend food on it. Flip it over and it's a tic-tac-toe board; the game pieces are pretend s’mores graham crackers and chocolate pieces (because the “marshmallows” are the white bean bags!).

The toy geek in me loves that LEGO had to create a new mold to make the dog heads for the Heeler family. This is a big, 382-piece build for a child age 4 or older, and little ones might need some help, but the payoff is having a full playhouse and outside area for the four minifigures. Jeremy the garden gnome and Chattermax, two of Bluey’s favorite play buds, are included. This comes out in early June but is available for preorder now.

If you need a gift for a 3-year-old too young for LEGOs, there’s this cute DUPLO set, too, featuring Bluey’s dad taking her out for ice cream. There’s a car, a cash register, and stackable ice cream scoops. This is also on preorder to ship in June.

Kids can color in 20 Bluey drawings (or not, but six markers are included). The point is that when they load any page into the animator and turn the dial, the picture looks like it’s moving. That’s because there are subtle gray designs in the drawing that … well, don’t ask me exactly how it works. But it’s cool, and the pages are stored in a drawer right under the animator board.

For an abbreviated version of the same kind of sensory play, but with slime instead of sand, check out this little kit. Kids add a Bluey charm and a glittery mix of foam balls to soft, scented blue slime, then squish it for some fun stress relief.