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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
Plush and plastic products based on hit app game due. Character Options has been named UK toy partner for Plants vs Zombies. The company will distribute Jazwares' range of licensed plush and plastic toys in the UK, which is "already ...
Tags: bulldog, character options, plants vs zombies, plush
John Adams will also produce an arts and crafts kits after signing popular licence. A Moshi Monsters version of John Adams' 2012 best-seller Waggle Tagz will hit toy retail this year. Moshi Monsters Waggle Tagz 3D Studio allows kids to ...
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Chemical Risk Management Profile from Toy Industry Forum launches. A new set of documents allows toy retailers to check the safety of their stock. The Chemical Risk Management Profile allows retailers to "assess the readiness" of their ...
A1 Toys wins Power Ranger Megaforce costume character visit; Kids Stuff wins visit from Ben 10. Independent toy retailers A1 Toys and Kids Stuff have won a competition held by Bandai for character costume visits. These will help promote ...
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ToyNews takes a look at some of the coolest R/C and die-cast products to command land, air and water. A range of fully loaded action vehicle toys are screeching into toy retailers this summer. The Revellutions R/C cars are aimed at ...
Tags: action vehicles, die-cast, r/c
Dr. Liz Wilks explains why packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, communicates their value to prospective customers and plays its part in enabling the entire ...
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Hasbro, Bananagrams, Halilit and AR Drone among others all pick up accolades. Toyology.tv and Smyths Toys have revealed the winners of this year's Outdoor Toy Awards. Over 100 people attended the event over the weekend to test out a ...
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Picks up Children's Marketing Initiative of the Year for Universal Pictures home entertainment drive. Mattel's Monster High Ghouls Rule starred at the video industry's BVA Awards, walking away with the accolade for Children's Marketing ...
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Final push in sponsorship needed as 163 riders prepare for Isle of Wight challenge in June. There's just two weeks to go until the Toy Trust Isle of Wight Big Kids Bike Ride - and the body is urging the industry to get behind as many ...
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