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Casdon Toys is entering the world of plush with its top selling licence – Henry & Hetty. The toy vacuums on the market have got huggable, as Casdon launches soft cuddly versions. Two different sizes will be available, hitting two key price points. Look out for more additions to the Henry and Hetty family in 2012. Casdon will be showing its top quality evergreen role-play toys, such as Dyson replica vacuums and Talking Self Service Checkout. The firm will also be expanding its sub-brands, Little Helper, Little Shopper and Little Cook, with an array of new lines, including replicas of Morphy Richards best-selling kettle and toaster.
SHOW GUIDE SPIELWARENMESSE 2012 115 HALL 12, STAND C-04. RUBIE’S HALL 12. STAND I-23
SCHLEICH
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Rubie’s 2012 portfolio will celebrate the year of the superhero, with show highlights including the new child Spider-Man and The Avengers costumes. In line with the movie theme, there will also be new Batman Dark Knight costumes available ahead of The Dark Knight Rises. In addition, Rubie’s Star Wars and Clone Wars costume collection will be on show. The boys market continues to boom and the firm has a new super heroes Power Rangers portfolio back in its catalogue for 2012, featuring all the outfits from the new TV series Power Rangers Samurai. Rubie’s continues to expand its
Disney range with new classic princesses with large character print at entry-level prices. Disney’s princess
RAINBOW DESIGNS
Schleich will showcase 100 new figures and accessories for intermittent release in 2012 at Nuremberg.
The offering includes animals, fairies, dinosaurs and heroes. Schleich’s designers strive to create innovative and quality new characters. There will be new World of Nature additions in 2012 which are led by the gorilla, while the pelican and polar bears are equally impressive. Late spring will see new elf children added to the fairy world of Bayala, including lilies and magnolia fairies. Each of the new fairies has a strong
BIGJIGS
There are plenty of new lines to see from Bigjigs Toys this year, and voted as its star product for 2012 is The Railway Carry Set. A key addition to the range, the unique design uses high quality materials, bright colours and makes use of the station as a fully operational storage unit. The set comes with 40 play pieces, which include lift off reversible roof pieces, pull-out park scene, trackside accessories and a train with three carriages. There is also an easy to assemble
figure-of-eight track; pass through the tunnel and back around, ready to pull into the raised level train station. After use,
relationship with the plant world, which is reflected in their clothing, transparent wings and matching accessories. May will also see new dinosaurs
emerge, produced in a more child friendly size. The figures come with new paintwork while all carnivores are also equipped with a movable lower jaw. Finally, both May and September will see the expansion of the Historical Heroes including a Samurai, a Viking and an Egyptian. The addition of gladiators will cause a stir as they enter the battle arena led by a hero piece of a mighty Gladiator astride a battle rhino.
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the train set and all accessories fit fully inside the station for storage, and with the added benefit of the built-in carry handle the set is easily transportable. Additionally, there are plenty of extra items, which can be used to build on an existing train set and or roadway. The addition of the Link Items in January allows for road and rail to be combined into one. Items such as the Road & Rail Crane, Roadway Cutting and Road & Rail Overhead Platform will add interest and extra interactivity to any play scene and can be easily combined to both road and train collections.
As a new arrival to Rainbow’s best selling Very Hungry Caterpillar collection, the Plastics range has been created for newborns and upwards. The new toys include the Attachable Ring, the Grabbable Rattle, the Squeaker Teether Stick Rattle and the Soft Book. Each Very Hungry Caterpillar Plastics product features bright colours and patterns to encourage early visual awareness, multi- textured surfaces for tactile exploration and sounds to capture a baby’s attention. The Charlie and Lola ‘Lola
loves...’ collection is the latest addition to Rainbow Designs’ portfolio featuring soft toys and activity and craft toys for children aged pre-school and upwards. New products include Beanbag
Dolls, Lola Rag Doll and the ‘Lola Loves’ Dressing Up Doll. New activity and craft toys include Make Your Own Door Hanger, Make Your Own Scrapbook, Paint and Play Lola and Wooden Dominoes. The Gruffalo range features craft and activity toys including the Make & Play Gruffalo Kit and the Paint & Play Gruffalo Set, as well as a range of outdoor wooden toys and games and puzzles. Rainbow’s Wibbly Pig collection
features Bean Toys, a Wibbly Pig with
movie for 2012 is Brave, which stars the feisty and courageous Merida. Rubie’s will be presenting its collection of Merida dresses and accessories to suit all budgets. The whole Disney range will be on show, including classic and deluxe Toy Story dress-up alongside Cars’ Lightning McQueen and Finn McMissile costumes. Widening the girls offer, Rubie’s is
unveiling its new My Little Pony range. Costumes will include My Little Pony characters Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, each featuring dresses with My Little Pony motifs with colourful hair extensions also available separately. The range is completed by a make-up set with stencil. Finally, Rubie’s will be introducing Monster High costumes.
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Blanket, Hand Puppets, Games and Puzzles and two Backpacks – one featuring Wibbly’s soft face and wiggly ears and the new plush Wibbly Pig Back Pack. Also on show from Rainbow Designs is the Enormous Crocodile collection of plush toys and gifts, along with the Stripy Horse, Elmer and Spot ranges of plush and wooden toys.
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