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Building upon the success of its Very Hungry Caterpillar developmental, wooden and plush toy range, Rainbow is introducing new products which star some of the much loved animal characters from Eric Carle’s children’s books.
The new soft and cuddly plush Eric Carle Bean Toys feature Bear from the Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Ladybug from The Grouchy Ladybug and Elephant from Do You Want To Be My Friend. New Eric Carle On The Go Musicals
are developmental toys which feature the friendly faces of either Elephant or the Lion. The toys play ‘twinkle twinkle little star’, feature teethers at the bottom and have adjustable straps. Also new to Rainbow are the Eric Carle Chime Sets – twin packs starring either the Elephant and The Very Hungry
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The Original Frisbee, launched by Wham-O in 1958, is now a household name the world over. Frisbee has the most diverse product range available in the market across a range of price points, all benefiting from the iconic Frisbee brand. Assorted range is available from £0.99 to £9.99. Hula Hoop has become one of the most famous outdoor brands in the world. With Wham-O’s complete range of Hula Hoops and games, there is no reason not to stock the original Hula Hoop. Assorted range is available from £1.99 to £14.99.
Caterpillar or the Lion and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The crinkle and chime developmental toys feature a strap for easy adjustment for travel.
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sport, Hacky Sack is the original footbag, according to the firm. Invented by Mike Marshall, who is now a member of the footbag hall of fame, Hacky Sack is priced at £2.99. Finally, invented in 1961, the Slip N Slide is the original water slide. Celebrating its 50th birthday this year, Slip N Slide now offers an enormous range of sports, games and feature slides for all age levels and at every price point. The range is available from £7.99 up to £34.99.
Fans of the Gears of War franchise face a double dose of excitement in the new year with the 2013 release of the new Gears of War: Judgement game, complemented by new model releases from Meccano. Exact details of Meccano’s new collection are being closely guarded, but the range is expected to include new model sets, figurines and blind bags
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New for NICI is a range of Wild Friends, a collection of four of the most popular jungle plush characters, and a new addition in the form of a cute fluffy jungle bird. These are available as beanies, beauties, keyrings, stationary and a selection of school time accessories. For kids who can’t get out of bed each morning there is Good Morning Buddy, a new plush Dalmation alarm clock which sings and dances to his own rendition of ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’. New in the 4M range is Wind Up Craft Dinosaurs, where children can create their own moving characters using a simple mechanism and colouring cardboard templates to create bright and appealing dinosaurs. Alternatively, the Dough Mosaic Art Making Kit makes a colourful owl design
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Brand new to the My Little Baby born range is a swimming themed doll for bath time. The new doll is suitable for children ages three plus and will be priced around £24.99. Also new to the My Little Baby born
range is a new function doll with nappy changing theme ,with movements and sounds. Suitable for children ages three plus, the doll will be priced around £24.99. My First Baby Annabell also welcomes a new addition in the form of a nurturing function doll, which will be suitable for children ages two plus and will be priced around £29.99. Carrying forward into spring 2013 will be two dolls that have performed very
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well at retail since launching this autumn: Baby born Interactive and Baby Annabell. Baby born Interactive has eight life- like functions, ten accessories and doesn’t require batteries. Suitable for children ages three plus, Baby born Interactive is priced around £41.99. Baby Annabell is just like a real baby
with realistic baby sounds and facial expressions, while the doll also cries real tears. When Baby Annabell drinks from her bottle or sucks on her dummy, her eyes will open and close and after drinking she will burp. Baby Annabell is suitable for children
ages three and upwards and is priced around £47.99.
Nickelodeon and Channel 5, Bandai’s Power Rangers Super Samurai range will be expanded to give fans more choice and collectability options. There will be the release of the Battle Morphin Figures where children use the thumb stick on the back of the 16cm figure to control the Ranger’s actions and movement, as well as the Barracuda Blade with power disc and light up function. Kids can also turn into their favourite
Samurai Ranger with the new Training Set gear containing a mask, weapon, power discs, belt buckle and badge. Following the launch of the new Ben 10 Omniverse series on Cartoon Network, new styles of Alien figures will be introduced, as well as an updated Omnitrix Touch featuring more
inspired by Microsoft’s billion dollar franchise and best pre-selling game of all time.
Sue Barratt, country manager, Meccano UK, says: “A completely new concept for Meccano is the introduction of ‘blind bags’, which we believe will provide us with access to wider distribution through grocery outlets and a pocket money price point entry level.”
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by simply pressing the bright dough included onto the plastic frame. Plus, there are new variations including Dough Mosaic Art Making Kit Butterfly and Cupcake to try.
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alien phrases. Other new lines include Mechanized Aliens, which kids wind up to see the unique battling action, plus the construction collection of Omnistrux Figures for them to build their own alien from over 25 different pieces. In role-play, there are new masks of Bloxx and Rook coming, with other characters to be added. For the first time, there will be a common theme across all new Harumika sets, as
each refreshed Style Starter Set and Designer Dress Form Set will be inspired by a particular dance. Girls will be encouraged to design outfits for dances such as the waltz, salsa and tango using spectacular materials and snazzy accessories suitable to grace any ballroom. New dance themed fabric refill packs are also being introduced for spring.
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