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In addition, the shape sorter also doubles up as a real teapot. The product comes with four mini tea cups which are colour matched to their respective holes to introduce children to shape sorting and identifying colours. The easy to remove lid allows for quick access to cups in readiness for a children’s tea party.
Tolo Toys will be launching a new product next year known as Teatime Shape Sorter. The product has been designed for children of 12 months and above.
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Just Guess is a new card game which combines strategy, high stakes and facts, from the makers of About Time. It is for two to six players and is aimed at wannabe know-it-alls aged seven to adult.
It comes in handy 130 x 125 x 19mm packs for prime till-side locations, with an impulse price point of £9.99. The Just Guess collection aims to cater to all tastes and includes: Just Guess About Time, Just Guess About
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A clear beaker can be placed inside the Tea Pot and liquid added to allow for a real tea time experience, according to the company. The product encourages a
greater understanding of colour matching and shape recognition and enhances manipulation and fine motor skills.
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Dinosaurs, Just Guess About Fashion and Just Guess About Planes. Games take 20 minutes to complete
and everyone plays at the same time. There are 360 questions included, such as ‘How many transistors can fit on the head of a pin?’ and ‘How long is a mini skirt?’.
The closest numerical answer wins the card, with the first player to ten cards winning the game.
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and 12-inch bikes. Tri-skates easily convert from three wheel skates to inline skates. There is also a 3 Wheel Scooter, Move n Groove Scooter, Quad Skates and Helmet and Protection. New for pre-schoolers is a range of wheeled toys based on Disney’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Includes bikes, scooters, quad skates and protection gear. Patio sets are available from HTI in a
HTI is adding new wheeled toy ranges with Mattel’s girls and boys brands, Barbie and Hot Wheels. Both lines are targeted at three to nines, and are comprised of ten-inch, 12-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch bikes, skates plus helmet and protection pads. Barbie lines predominantly feature Barbie’s pink colourway, as well as bejeweled designs and a touch of sparkle. Also new is a Monsters University wheeled range. Targeted at boys aged three to six, the range includes ten-inch
RMS INTERNATIONAL
Launching for RMS in spring/summer 2013 will be Giant Noughts & Crosses, a super sized activity suitable for garden play. The company also has a child friendly Mini Golf Set, plus a Sports Target Set, which includes a range of sporting activities that focus on
range of popular, high profile children’s brands. New are Disney Princess, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Minnie Mouse. Includes a sturdy table with sun parasol and two folding chairs. HTI’s Double Bubble brand provides
‘double the bubbles, double the fun’, while bottle designs and packaging provide a distinctive and visually impactful brand identity. Targeted at boys and girls aged three to six years, the Dubble Bubble collection includes solution bottles, a wand, gun, fun free- wheeling bubble truck and bubble machine across all price points.
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accuracy ensuring hours of fun outdoors. The products are perfect for outrange and are available in Toys R Us, The Entertainer and Asda, as well as a large number of independent retail stores. Retail price points range from £2 up to £10.
SMIFFY’S
Smiffy’s Time4Fun will be introducing a fresh and exciting collection of floor standing display units in 2013. The units offer the ideal
merchandising solution for displaying pocket money collections across four main product lines within the Time4Fun brand. These are Magic, Jokes, Bubble products and Toys.
The company says that the four new
FSDUs are ideal retail solutions and demonstrate the complete package for retailers. The stands are bright, eye catching and compact to complement any store size. Smiffy’s revealed it was moving into
the toy sector back in May, with the Time4Fun line launching with a catalogue devoted to over 400 lines. It features a wide range from light-up and novelty accessories to a daytime range of toys, including pocket money items, jokes, magic tricks, outdoor, girls and boys-themed toys.
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MERRYTHOUGHT The Queen’s Coronation Commemorative Teddy Bear has been designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of HM The Queen’s Coronation, 1953 – 2013. It has been crafted in a deep gold mohair and features pearl white raw silk pads, embroidered with gold thread.
GREEN BOARD GAMES The object of Dinosaur Dinners is to help the hungry dinosaurs find their lunch. Learn about ten different types of dinosaur and their eating habits in 50 puzzles. BrainBox Once Upon A Time contains 55 illustrated cards showing scenes from some of the best loved children stories. Also available in the Brainbox range is
BrainBox Teddy Bears which has been produced in collaboration with Dorset designer Rikey Austin, writer and owner of Alice’s Bear Shop and Teddy Bear Hospital since 2000. Flag Frenzy includes 58 cards, a rules
card and fold out map depicting all the flags in situ on a world map.
H GROSSMAN The majority of the HGL range will be revealed at Toy Fair 2013, where the company will showcase a new outdoor range which will include scooters, pogo sticks and skateboards. Initial reaction from the trade to the new concept has so far been fantastic. There will be more additions to
Grossmans award winning licensed range of products including Moshi Monsters and Doctor Who, as will more designs in the Raskullz range of helmets. New styles include bats and skulls along with a host of other ideas for 2013.
INTERPLAY
A new addition to the myStyle jewellery collection is Bead Craft Rings. With the new kit, girls can create up to 15 fashionable beaded rings. Dangly Animals will also join the
myStyle craft collection, alongside the popular Gorgeous Girly Cards and Japanese Friendship Dolls. My Living World will see a revamp in 2013 with the addition of three new kits, as well as a refresh to the packaging and an upgrade of the manuals from wildlife expert, Nick Baker.
CHARACTER OPTIONS Character Building will welcome toys in the Construct-a-Bugz, Sports Stars, Deadly 60, Doctor Who, Ben 10, Monsters Vs. Zombies and H.M. Armed Forces brands. Bin Weevils is set to have a whole host of further figures and play-sets launched. The Angry Birds spring collection includes plush with sound effects, squidgy collectable Mash ‘ems and larger Catch n Splat and Splat Strike Games. Moshi Monsters is also making the transformation into Mash ‘ems. The Peppa Pig Theme Park range includes rides, along with larger themed play-sets. The Scooby-Doo range will be refreshed with a Trap Time theme. The range comprises Who Dunnit figures with interchangeable heads, Trap Time play-sets and vehicles with trap accessories and hero item the Trap House. Two new interactive Scooby Doo plush will also join the portfolio.
PLAYMOBIL
Playmobil has a whole host of toys launching in Q1. New launches include a Police range including a Police Station, and a Pony range with a Pony Farm.
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