There will be scientific
toys from Uncle Milton and Clementoni, plus a large creative offering from National Geographic and brands such as Play-Doh, Disney, Amazing Spider- Manand Winnie the Pooh. Goldfish & Bison enjoyed a successful 2012 and is looking to continue this
the UK and Europe (under licence from Hasbro). Sets will be available from £2.99 up to £24.99. The firm will also be bringing three new Megableu games to the UK: Creepy Hand, The Enchanted Ball and Buss Lightyear. These will join Ghost Hunt (which sold out
Meroncourt Europe will be looking to further underline its toy credentials with its first appearance at The
Maxi, Midi and Mini formats. Also on show will be Science X, new experiment and activity kits aimed at children aged eight and up. The eight sets allow kids to discover the likes of Crystals, Gemstones, Electronics and Circuitry and 3D Optics among others. Meroncourt Europe will be looking to further underline its toy
credentials with its first appearance at The Majestic. A wide variety will be on show, from electronic toys such as licensed digital cameras, MP3 players and tablet PCs featuring Hello Kitty, Moshi Monsters and Monster High through to children’s outdoor toys and scooters from D’arpege, plus Zinc stunt and adult scooters.
Majestic. A wide variety of its toys will be on show.
momentum in 2013. Its solid line-up will include light-up construction toys Laser Pegs, which are due to hit the UK this summer after having already proved popular in the US. Another big draw is likely to be Spirograph, which Goldfish & Bison is reintroducing to
in 2012), which has been bolstered with an infra-red gun that can be used for multi-player gameplay. The Simon game is
celebrating its 35th anniversary with a relaunch in the UK (see more on page 61), while Wham-O, Trendiy Art and Techno Art. Role-
play JJ Jumping equestrian toys will also be on show.
THE BEAUTIFUL GAMES Top picks from Jumbo Games will include SoccerSuckers, a range of novelty football collectables. The capsules each feature a mini Premiership footballer from five teams – Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City – with more clubs to follow. Launching in August, the characters feature a patented suction cup on the reverse, so they will stick to almost any gloss surface.
Visitors should also be on the look out for new ranges of games and puzzles under the Peppa Pigand Fireman Samlicences, the Puzzle Mates Portapuzzle line and new Falcon 3-in-1 Christmas Collection. Tomy is bringing the
hotly tipped Battroborg to Harrogate. The mini battling robots bring
We’ve got pre-school & nursery covered
Tel: 01293 543221 Fax: 01293 543217
www.greatgizmos.co.uk
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