Atlanta, Georgia -- After last year's massive toy recall, Stacy Duran isn't taking any chances when shopping for toys this holiday season.
Neddie Bishop looks for safe, environmentally friendly toys for her 1-year-old nephew.
"I'm looking for toys that meet all the safety standards," said Duran, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia.
The mother of a 3-year-old girl, Duran has done her homework. She's spent many hours online looking for products that are not only safe but environmentally friendly. Read more...
NEW YORK, NY – The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) announced a new, national partnership with My Stuff Bags Foundation, a charitable organization that provides new belongings and hope to children in crisis, especially those suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment. The sponsorship, which includes a pledge of $400,000 and 50,000 toys over two years, represents the most significant commitment to date from the Toy Industry Foundation. Read more...
(KEENE, NH) -- It is Toy Fair time already, and the designers at New Hampshire-based Douglas Company have been getting ready for the ultimate debut in New York this February. Known for their soft toys with beautiful irresistible faces and fashion-forward lifestyle gift designs, Douglas is ready to make headline news in the big apple! Add Booth #475 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center to your must stop and see list. Read more...
(LINCOLNWOOD, Ill.) -- The Chicago Toy and Game Group recognized outstanding toy and game inventors at the first Toy and Game Inventors Event (TAGIE) award ceremony Friday November 21st. Read more...
(Spencer, Mass.) – Taggies, Inc., the award-winning line of children’s products featuring multi-textured, looped satin tags, announced today that its Take-A-Long Taggies travel toy was awarded a BabyZone 2008 Amazing Toy Award. Products that receive this distinction from BabyZone are selected based on their durability, play value, and ability to encourage physically and mentally active participation. Read more...
(Vernon, Calif.) -- February promises to be big fun at the New York International Toy Fair with the 2009 introductions from California-based lifestyle gift and plush toy maker Fiesta. These latest arrivals not only provide loads of cuddly soft interactive fun, but also promise hours of creative play and educational value. Read more...
Toy recalls are down 46 percent from last year, when manufacturers and retailers were forced to clear shelves of toys containing lead paint, dangerous magnets and in one case, a chemical that left children temporarily comatose.
But federal safety regulators said yesterday that parents should still be on the lookout for toys with small parts that could pose a choking hazard for children, including uninflated or broken balloons. They should also supervise children around scooters, ride-on toys, and battery chargers and adapters that come with electronic toys.
While naming those items as the top toy hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said the number of toy recalls had dropped to 74 in 2008 from 138 in 2007. Read more...
(Tampa, FL) – Face it, toy award judges know a lot about children’s products. They assemble a plethora of puzzles, cuddle a coterie of plush and play a glut of games. So when these folks point at a new game and say that it’s not only fun but that the pieces "jumped off the board" at them... literally, then the rest of us had better go get that game. And that is why the judges at the Parent’s Choice Foundation, who recognized 24 games altogether, have awarded RSV Production’s Jishaku game a Fall 2008 Parents’ Choice Recommended Seal. Read more...
(Boulder, CO) – Let’s face it. We’ll all be looking for ways to save money this holiday season, but nobody really wants to sacrifice value in the process – making Think-ets your perfect solution. For only $9.99, kids from 8 to 108 can stimulate their imaginations, and have some serious fun, with a new game that’s portable AND affordable. Read more...
It's easy for parents to get carried away inside Castle Toys, where the aisles are brimming with outstanding toys that have earned top marks for being educational as well as fun.
The focus is on quality toys that educate and promote skills development and that are as durable as they are fun, the latter measured not only from a child's point of view but that of parents, grandparents and caregivers too.
"We're selling the toys that allow the parents and children to have fun together," said Joanne Chute, who owns Castle Toys with her husband, Dick Chute. Read more...
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