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Playmobil Has Released Its First Ever Game APP

Dec 26, 2012

Playmobil has released its first ever game app. Plamobil Pirates is available on iOS platforms now and is set to hit Android's Google Play store soon. In the game players take control of popular figures from Playmobil's popular Pirates ...

Tags: Playmobil, IOS, App

The Majority of Chronic Diseases Russian Kids Contract Are Caused by Toxic Toys

Dec 25, 2012

The majority of chronic diseases Russian kids contract are caused by toxic toys,a new report has claimed. A team tested over 500 randomly selected toys bought in shops and markets in towns across Russia,and almost a third were proven to ...

Tags: chronic diseases Russian kids, toxic toys, heavy metal, report

LEGO Says Its New Entertainment Franchise Legends of Chima Will Be a Hit with Boys

Dec 25, 2012

LEGO says its new entertainment franchise Legends of Chima will be a hit with boys–just like the Ninjago brand is. The firm even expects Chima sales to grow 30 per cent more in 2013 than Ninjago did in 2012. Legends of Chima toys ...

Tags: Chima, Ninjago, Toys, LEGO

Toy Shoppers Are Betting on a Good Year with Sales Remaining Steady

Dec 25, 2012

Nancy Stanek is used to predictions of her toy shops' demise. In the 1970s, catalogs were expected to be the death of her Toys et Cetera stores. Then it was the big-box discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target. More recently, the big, ...

Tags: Toys, Toys et Cetera stores, Nancy Stanek, toy sellers

Argos with Barnardo Have Resulted in a £700,000 Bumper Pre-Christmas Bonus

Dec 25, 2012

Argos'partnership with Barnardo's has resulted in a£700,000 bumper pre-Christmas bonus for the children's charity. During the six-week Toy Exchange campaign with the retailer,donations to Barnardo's rose by over 71,000 bags. Those ...

Tags: Argos, Toy, Barnardo's

This Month Could Set a New Toy Sales Record in The UK

Dec 25, 2012

This month could set a new toy sales record in the UK, thanks to two extra shopping days compared to 2011. However, retail sales tracker NPD also says that despite sales potentially topping £400 million in the last three weeks of ...

Tags: toy, NPD, UK toy, Sales of toys

LEGO Has Approved a Fan-Designed Back to The Future Set for Production

Dec 25, 2012

LEGO has approved a fan-designed Back to the Future set for production. The DeLorean Time Machine set was devised on Lego Cuusoo, a website that allows people to suggest ideas that LEGO reviews and turns into real sets - like LEGO ...

Tags: back to the future, lego, DeLorean Time Machine set, Lego Cuusoo

Newtown's Children Were Showered with Gifts Saturday

Dec 24, 2012

Newtown's children were showered with gifts Saturday — tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games — and those are only some of the tokens of support from around the world for the town in ...

Tags: teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls, board games, toys

AppCards Consists of Three Multiplayer Titles: Colour Slam, Sound Bingo and Pimpampet

Dec 21, 2012

A fresh range of card games that work using iPad and smartphone apps are about to hit toy retail. AppCards, the new range from Jumbo Games, consists of three multiplayer titles: Colour Slam, Sound Bingo and PimPamPet. Each will retail ...

Tags: card games, toy retail, toy, games

The Harrogate Nursery Fair Is Predicting 2013 to Be Its Biggest Show on Record

Dec 21, 2012

Exhibitor numbers up for the second year running; Show almost sold-out. The Harrogate Nursery Fair, which takes place between March 24th and 26th, is predicting 2013 to be its biggest show on record after seeing a ‘significant ...

Tags: Harrogate, Toys, Nursery Fair

Media Networks Has Teamed with LeapFrog to Bring Nickelodeon Videos to Learning Platforms

Dec 21, 2012

Viacom International Media Networks has teamed with LeapFrog to bring Nickelodeon videos to learning platforms in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Content from series such as Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer ...

Tags: LeapFrog, Toys, VIMN, Nickelodeon Content

Retailers Predict Kids Tablets, Furby, Nerf and Lego to Be This Year's Top Sellers

Dec 21, 2012

Are the days of a single hot toy over? Retailers predict kids tablets, Furby, Nerf and LEGO to be this year's top sellers. Most of the UK’s top retailers of toys believe that rival kids’ learning tablets LeapPad 2 and InnoTab2 ...

Tags: Toy Retailers, Toys, Christmas

a Fresh The Trash Pack Sticker Collection and Trading Card Game Will Hit Arrive in 2013

Dec 21, 2012

E-Max will launch licensed products worldwide in spring 2013. A fresh The Trash Pack sticker collection and trading card game will hit arrive in spring 2013. Spain-based E-Max will launch the products worldwide excluding North America ...

Tags: Toys, licensed products, Trading Cards, Stickers

Toy Retail Is Set to Face Some of Its Toughest Tests Over The Next Few Years

Dec 21, 2012

The "top four players" will take 54.7 per cent share of the market, say analysts. Toy retail is set to face some of its toughest tests over the next few years, starting this Christmas. According to IBISWorld, toy retailers will continue ...

Tags: Toy Retail, Toys, UK Toy

Rainbow Designs' Miffy Mobile Wins at The Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Awards

Dec 21, 2012

Rainbow Designs’ Miffy mobile wins at the Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Awards. A musical Miffy mobile made by Rainbow Designs has been awarded Bronze by a panel of mums at the Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Awards 2012/2013. ...

Tags: Miffy Toy, Toys, Parenting Award

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