''This raises questions about whether pre-school parents might be reinforcing gender divisions with their spending behaviour," said Childwise research manager, Jenny Ehren. Parents of pre-schoolers spend an average of around £117 ...
The window display features holographic gloved hands performing magic tricks. Marvin's Magic has taken up residence on Regent Street this month, with a window display at Hamelys. The window display features holographic gloved hands ...
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Leading furniture retailer sofa.com has opened a brand new showroom on St. Vincent Crescent, Finnieston, Glasgow, having transformed an antiques auction house into a monumental design space. Not only is it the largest sofa.com showroom to ...
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Six John Cotton employees and friends were cheered over the finish line last Friday, as they completed their 761 mile charity bike ride from Poland to Mirfield. Friends and family of the team were joined by Welcome to Yorkshire’s ...
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Winners included the likes of Character Options, Ravensburger, Trends UK and Golden Bear. The winners of this year’s Practical Pre-school and Primary Teacher Update Awards have been revealed today. Taking place at a ceremony in ...
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Four big toy firms have agreed to terms to stop allowing third-party online marketers track the internet habits of children under 13. Hasbro and Mattel are among four toy companies who have agreed to stop allowing online marketers track ...
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'We want children to love playing with the kit, we want to bring out the budding designer in them and encourage then to unleash their creativity,' says Arckit founder Damien Murtagh. Arckit Go Colours is the latest product developed by ...
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Kids will be able to create train track effects on the mat by using the Thomas roller. Thomas & Friends is expanding its product offering with the new Aquadoodle from TOMY. The new item, known previously as the Aquadraw, lets children ...
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The new tech toy is shrouded in mystery, as Spin Master has only revealed the toy's egg-shaped exterior publicly. Spin Master will unveil its Hatchimals toy on October 7th, 2016, or as the firm has coined it, 'Hatch Day'. To date, Spin ...
"We believe the Dragons products will ignite our fans's passion even more and at the same time invite more children to get to know the play benefits of Playmobil." Playmobil has partnered with DreamWorks Animation to develop a series of ...
Called Jooki, the smart-toy jukebox lets kids play their favourite music via NFC-tech collectable toy figurines. The UK will be a major focus for the launch of a new smart-toy that lets kids play their favourite songs via collectable toy ...
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Under a new multi-year partnership with MGA Entertainment, the publisher will launch core Num Noms titles in summer 2017. Parragon has been named the master publishing partner for the hit children’s collectables brand Num Noms. ...
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Kraft Heinz has introduced new Bagel Bites mini bagel dogs, providing new snack option to children. The new Bagel Bites Mini Bagel Dogs made with Oscar Mayer hot dogs are the perfect choice for kids and adults to enjoy. “Bagel ...
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The Spin Master range of toys inspired by the hit Nickelodeon animated series PAW Patrol took home the gong in the Best Licensed Toys or Games Range. PAW Patrol, Shopkins and DC Super Heroes were among just some of the leading ...
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China shipped 9.54 million wearable devices in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 13.2% from the previous quarter and up 81.4% from a year earlier, according to IDC's China Wearable Device Market Quarterly Tracker report. Shipments ...