As a first time mum, toys are a daunting prospect. While contending with a shrieking, nipple-destroying turd-ninja your attention isn't on stacking cups and xylophones... you're more focused on managing mascara on both eyes and finding a ...
Tags: Toys, Wally Mummy
Nintendo 3DS game to include exclusive metal toy and showcase new TV series. The smash hit Beyblade property is spinning back to toy retail - and publisher Rising Star says Beyblade: Evolution is the 'perfect toy/game product'. The ...
Tags: Beyblade, Game Product, Toys
Retailer reports almost 500% increase in average weekly sales of Talking Plush since Easter. Asda has reported a huge surge in sales of the Skylanders Giant toy line since the Easter period. According to the retailer, there has almost ...
Tags: Vivid, Skylanders, Asda, Toys
Iconic construction toy brand LEGO has not one but two massive outdoor marketing campaigns underway across the UK. The first Yoda Chronicles experiential tour took place during the Easter period, at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent, ...
Games fans flocked to Esdevium's demo area at the MCM London Comic Con consumer show last weekend. The supplier ran a Board Games Demonstrations zone, allowing attendees to learn the rules and try out games such as Star Trek Catan, King ...
First place wins £100 of Pink Poppy prizes and two runners up win £50 prizes each. Marbel Toys is running a Pink Poppy colouring-in competition, offering three lucky winners the chance to win Pink Poppy prizes worth ...
Tags: Pink Poppy, Toys, Fans
LEDs are extremely efficient, and when it comes to single colors such as red or green commonly used in traffic lights or toys, they can’t be beat. But those aren’t the colors we want to light up our homes and offices. Our eyes ...
Tags: Lab-Grown Crystals, LEDs
What dangers lurk in your backyard? Especially for young children, the risks range from the obvious (mowers and tractors) to the unexpected (poisonous plants). Here are the major danger zones--and how to minimize your child's risk this ...
Tags: Light Industry, Childproof, Yard
There was the day, four years ago, when the great jazz singer Kurt Elling and I, two people not light on self-confidence, decided that we would teach our 4-year-old daughters to fly kites. So, we bought a couple of plastic, diamond-shaped ...
What is sustainable packaging and does it even exist in today's market? Dr. Liz Wilks, European Stakeholder and Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp and Paper, explains. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, ...
Tags: toy packaging, Toys, Opinion
A range of fully loaded action vehicle toys are screeching to retail this summer. ToyNews takes a look at some of the coolest R/C and die-cast products to command land, water and air. Mattel - 01628 500 000 Mattel unveils a ...
Tags: Toys, Turbo Toys, Vehicles with Velocity
Group is "moving in the right direction" says chairman, as results for FY12/13 revealed. Mothercare executives have said that the infant and nursery retailer is making "good progress" after the first year of its 'Transformation and ...
Tags: mothercare, Toys, Footing
Indiana's Imagination Station launches 'Save the Toy Store' campaign on crowdfunding site. A US toy shop is asking for $80,000 in donations to help it stay open. Imagination Station in Franklin, Indiana, set up a funding page on ...
Tags: crowd funding, crowdsourcing, imagination station, toys
Slow Seven will be unveiled at official press event; winner will have their products sold in store over Christmas. The Slow Toy Team has revealed that the Harrods' Toy Kingdom will play host to the Slow Toy Awards 2013. The Slow Seven ...
Tags: harods, hoarrods toy kingdom, slow toy movement, sloy toy awards 2013
A full media campaign will promote RC toy across Parrot's website and social media channels. A fresh promotional video for the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 has gone live, showcasing the product's robustness and stability. Titled "Parrot AR.Drone ...
Tags: ar drone, ar.drone, ar.drone 2.0, flying toys, parrot