Sambro launch a range of stationery and arts and crafts products featuring Gru and the Minions. Sambro has signed a deal to become the official stationery licensee for Despicable Me in 2015. The deal will see Sambro launch a range of ...
Tags: Sambro, Stationery, Toys
UK sales director honoured at successful inaugural event at BAFTA. Gerbie Quilter has been named as the first ever ToyNews Woman of the Year. Vivid Imaginations' sales director picked up the accolade at a special event held at BAFTA ...
Tags: Gerbie Quilter, Toynews Woman, Toys
Creator of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys joins September's event. Sir Torquil Norman, the inventor of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Toy & Game Inventors ...
Tags: Sir Torquil Norman, Toy&Game, Toys
The interactive book offers kids aged five to eight the chance to improve their vocabulary, play memory games and more. LeapFrog has added Disney’s Planes: Fire and Rescue to its popular LeapReader Read on Your Own series. The ...
Tags: LeapFrog, Leapreader Portfolio, Toys
The firm raised $46,000 from an initial Kickstarter goal of $15,000. You Kick Ass, a Seattle start-up company turning consumers into superhero action figures, has smashed its Kickstarter goal. The firm raised $46,000 from an initial ...
Tags: You Kick Ass, Kickstarter Goal, Toys
Children and families will be offered free packs of Uno at this year's Camp Bestival. Popular card game Uno has partnered with Camp Bestival to offer fans and families free packs at this summer’s festival. The partnership with the ...
Tags: Uno, Festival Activity, Toys
Titled Eon’s Elite, the range will feature collectable versions of fan-favourite Skylanders characters. Activision Publishing has revealed its plans to launch a new set of premium Skylanders toys this autumn. The firm revealed its ...
Tags: Activision, Premium Skylanders Toy, Toys
Carte Blanche to host a special event at the Kent shopping centre on August 2nd and 3rd. To celebrate the launch of new characters in its Moshlings Collection in August, Carte Blanche is hosting an exclusive Moshi Monsters Experience ...
Tags: Bluewater, Carte Blanche, Toys
Film director Lance Weiler plans to launch his plush alien creation to the UK to encourage kids to read and engage with the world around them. Filmmaker Lance Weiler is heading to London to encourage children of the UK to step away from ...
Firm is looking for toy retailers with an online presence to get on board with the service. Lost My Name, a start-up that uses technology to create personalised story books for children, has become the highest valued business to ever ...
Tags: Lost My Name, Business, Toys
The new games join the firm’s Action Games division and will both be TV advertised and supported by a heavyweight PR campaign. John Adams is expanding its children’s games portfolio with the acquisition of new titles Pig Goes ...
Tags: John Adams, Pig Goes Pop, Toys
An official image of the line-up has surfaced on fan sites across the globe, but the Danish toy maker is yet to confirm the official character names. LEGO has unveiled the cast of its upcoming collectible series, LEGO Minifigures season ...
Tags: LEGO, Minifigures Series, Toys
LEGO fans can help a bear in trouble in the Jungle Bridge Rescue set. LEGO is welcoming six new welcoming jungle-themed sets to its LEGO Friends range. The Jungle Rescue Base (£44.99) sees Andrea use the telescope to look for ...
Tags: LEGO, Jungle Range, Toys
£1 will be donated to Bliss for each Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Box (100 Pieces) sold during the campaign. Mega Brands has partnered The Entertainer to raise funds for baby charity Bliss through sales of the Mega Bloks ...
Tags: Mega Brands, Entertainer, Toys
"Not only will the Wheel Loader be our star machine for 2014 – it may even be our best seller ever," said LEGO Technic's Niels Henrik Horsted. LEGO has partnered with Volvo Construction Equipment to launch a motorised LEGO Technic ...
Tags: LEGO, L350F Volvo Wheel Loader, Toys