The limited edition Goshi Moshi toy tin has raised £104,730 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH), smashing its £100,000 target. The Goshi Moshi initiative was launched last November by toy supplier ...
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The Slow Toy team has now revealed the entry opening date for this year's Awards. They will officially be open for entries on Friday, May 3rd and participants will have just under six weeks to post their entries before the official close ...
The Toy Trust is calling on the industry to help it decide which charity should benefit from its fundraising in 2014. The Trust has given single donations of £80,000 and £135,000 over the past two years to a brace of unique ...
Aurora World is giving the popular 1980s Garfield plush toy a modern twist. The suction cup toy – ideal for car windows – includes a head-turning feature and demonstrates Garfield's "power of Catitude", says the company. It ...
Head ten minutes south of LAX on the 405, exit at El Segundo and you'll blunder upon a 200,000-square-foot concrete bunker lurking among the strip malls in this seedy bit of Los Angeles County. The low-slung structure, surrounded by a black ...
A set of toys based on Alien is finally hitting shelves some 34 years after the movie's release. Super7 is launching the line in the US, after acquiring the action figure rights from toy maker Kenner. It also approached 20th Century Fox ...
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Coiledspring has grown its headcount after sales of its Schmidt puzzle range doubled. The firm started supplying the line to UK retail in 2011. The Ligretto and adult jigsaws got off to a strong start, as did the John Deere products, and ...
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MinoMonsters has its sights firmly set on the toy market, following rapid growth in apps. The app game now has 2.5 million downloads, having added one million players since the end of September, with revenue "in the millions". ...
The Cut The Rope toy range is on course to exceed retail expectations and reach £10m. Vivid states that within weeks of the launch, special gold collectable figures are achieving 400 per cent of their notional selling price among ...
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Once upon a time, the Star Trek holodeck was the future of play. A blank room with a large console from which the room could be transformed into whatever scenario, situation, environment or world the user wanted. Within this fantastical ...
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Earth day is 4-22! Do something green for your kitty! Skip the toys in the store and try are some great cat toys from recycled items around your home. 1) Balled up Paper Bills - A great toy for your cat but also satisfying to watch your ...
Some 2.12 million counterfeit toys were seized in Europe in 2011 - a whopping 15 per cent of which were confiscated in Romania. In fact, over half of all counterfeit toys seized in Europe (57.11 per cent) were detained in five countries ...
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A new swimming aid that doubles up as a toy for pre-school children has launched. Part fin and part wing, the Fings product from Splash About supports the child in a natural swimming position. Its side 'wings' wrap around the child's ...
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Smyths Toys stores across the UK and Ireland are playing host to the stars of WWE this weekend with in store appearances from the from the popular wrestlers. The series of appearances kicked off yesterday as WWE veteran Kane and Daniel ...
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Children's toy retailer Letterbox is growing its eco-friendly product portfolio later this year after a strong response from customers. The firm has stocked a range of eco-friendly wooden toys since 2011, but this is due to expand for ...
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