John Adams will be adding to its Disney Princess craft portfolio with six new creative kits including Princess Paint and Shimmer Cards, and Rapunzel Paint and Style. New for this year is the Minnie Mouse Collection. My Little Pony will join the firm’s craft stable, with kits including Glitter Cutie Marks, Sparkle Trinket Box, Scratch and Sparkle Set and Paint and Style Pony. The Classic Sketch-a-Graph drawing aid is also back. Moving on, and the Girls World Styling Head will have refreshed packaging, and will line up alongside the new Girls World Georgina 42cm Style & Fashion doll. Winter Wonderland and Sleepover outfits for both 42cm dolls, plus new extension items will also launch.
The firm will continue to expand its action science range with a selection of
kits and TV-advertised bigger box items such as Diabolical Diseases and Toxic Waste Laboratory will arrive in autumn/winter. Six products will launch for The Trash Pack, including Dash for Trash, Science and Magic Sets. A major launch in the boys’ category will be the Domino Express play system, which will have five sets, from the entry level Vertigo Ball Drop and Race Bridge Action Set to the X-Treme Domino Mayhem Pack.
John Adams will also be introducing Mega
Construction, a ‘Real Tools, Real Construction’ concept aimed at boys aged six plus. There are three themed kits – Starter Workshop Motorbike, Pro Workshop with Helicopter and Robot and Mega Workshop Dart Blaster – with each completed model measuring over
500mm with additional card decoration, stickers, caps and missiles. Finally, there will be a successor to Doggie Doo called Gooey Louie, alongside a playable version of Catchphrase. STAND G100 01480 414361
John Adams will add six new lines to its Disney Princess craft portfolio
PAUL LAMOND
With the successful Subbuteo re-launch in 2012, Paul Lamond is looking to continue the momentum this year with a number of new products.
New licensed teams including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Celtic, as well as a starter training pack priced at £10 will arrive. A major launch for the firm in 2013 is a Doctor Who board game created to coincide with the brand’s 50th anniversary.
The game contains over 100 clips going back over the decades, with thousands of trivia questions.
The Guinness World Records Officially Amazing Board Game will also tie in with the TV and book series, with players not only getting to answer questions but also attempt records. Also new in the family games offering is a silver 21st anniversary edition of Who’s in the Bag? and the
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successful US title, Kerfuffle.
New children’s and pre- school arrivals in games and puzzles include Mog the Forgetful Cat, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, We’re All Going on a Bear Huntand The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Paul Lamond is also the distributor of the Think Fun range of brain games, which includes the classic Rush Hour game, Road Rage and Chocolate Fix.
Two new games will launch in 2013: Turnstiles and Pathwords Junior, while the company has also added the Crafty Kids brand name to its portfolio. There will be a range of six Make Your Own puppets to the existing Brain Noodle craft line.