In the Night Garden makes Â£10m (with a little help from us!)

12 Feb

Posted by Little Mummy as Toy Reviews

In the Night Garden has made the BBC Â£10.8 million in five months.

I think we may be accountable for about a million of that, we currently own the Iggle Piggle Doll, the Upsy Daisy Doll, Upsy Daisy slippers, three picture books, one In the Night Garden story book, one jigsaw, pack of themed playing cards, the full set of figurines, not to mention the In the Night Garden themed birthday party we’ve just held which incorporated themed plates, banners, tablecovers and birthday cake.

Oh, and call me a bad mother but I’m planning to use the Macca Pakka doll as a bargaining tool for the ‘dum dums’ (cue evil laugh).

10 Responses

Emma

February 12th, 2008 at 11:53 am
1

Yep think we are coming close to some of the other millions!
Anji

February 12th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
2

Yep, we’ve contributed a fair bit too. Orion has the talking Upsy Daisy and Iggle Piggle dolls, along with numerous books/CDs/DVDs etc. I remember being really upset there wasn’t a Makka Pakka doll (he’s my favourite!) so I just squeed out loud to see that link!

Now if only they would heed my plea for a set of little wooden Pontipines, my life would be complete.

Clearly I need to get out more. ;oP
Little Mummy

February 12th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
3

Oops I forgot about the dvd….
Rosie

February 13th, 2008 at 2:00 am
4

And I read that it’s creator is now worth about Â£60m! Creating a children’s programme seems like the way to rake the money in!!
Little Mummy

February 13th, 2008 at 4:14 am
5

And it’s only been on the tv for short while!!
Laura McIntyre

February 14th, 2008 at 12:35 am
6

Yip we can be blamed for some of that to,when will the madness end
Little Mummy

February 14th, 2008 at 12:52 am
7

My mother in law just added plate, bowl, mug and cutlery set to the list!
Melanie Smith

February 24th, 2008 at 4:38 am
8

I think iggle piggle is the most uneducational pathetic concept full of mumbo-jumbo that doesnt TEACH your child anything (except that a train is now called a ninky-nonk). My daughter is 20 months and at this age they need to be learning shapes, colours, numbers, animals etc, not “ipsy upsy daisy do” which doesnt mean anything!
Little Mummy

February 24th, 2008 at 9:43 am
9

I agree, Iggle Piggle isn’t very educational, but not every toy needs to be educational - we all like to have ‘fun’ sometimes.
Anji

February 24th, 2008 at 9:57 am
10

Whoa Melanie, get off your high horse for a minute!

For one thing, Little Mummy is right - not everything has to be educational.

For another, NO television program is going to educate your children unless you participate as well.

Operating on the assumption that you’re not just dumping your kid in front of the ‘electronic babysitter’, the amount he/she learns is solely the responsibility of one person - you. My son (two and a half) and I watch ITNG together and we talk about it - “What are they doing? What colour are those birds? How many Pontipines can you count? What do you think will happen next?”

If you are using television to educate your kid, you need parenting lessons. Television is there to entertain. YOU are there to teach.