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Article Archive: Halloween Merchandise
Eerie Enchantment: The Rise of Spooky and Supernatural Toys in 2024
The "Eerie Enchantment" trend is bringing a wave of toys that blend spooky, mystical, and supernatural themes, captivating both children and adults. Here are some notable examples:...

11/1/2024



Google Trends: 2024's Top-Searched Halloween Costumes
If you're still trying to decide what to wear for Halloween, why not check out the hottest costumes of the year? According to Google Trends, these are the top-searched Halloween costumes in 2024. From pop culture icons to nostalgic favorites, these costumes will make you stand out. I've also included...

10/1/2024



Google Search Trends: Kids' Costume Trends for 2024
Looking for the perfect costume for your child this Halloween? According to Google Trends, these are the hottest kids' costume trends of 2024. From iconic movie characters to fun and quirky looks, these costumes will make this Halloween memorable! 1. Red (from Descendants) Red, the new character from the Descendants...

10/1/2024



Unleash Your Inner Taylor Swift: Top Costume Ideas for a Viral Halloween
Get ready to shake off the ordinary this Halloween with Taylor Swift-inspired costumes that will make you the star of the party! Sparkly Dress and Cowboy Boots: Channel Taylor’s early country-pop era with a sparkly mini dress and cowboy boots. Add a guitar for the...

10/1/2024



A Step-by-Step Halloween Adventure Story: Crafting the Perfect Political-Themed Costume
Halloween was fast approaching, and everyone knew this year was going to be something special. The year was 2024, an election year, which meant that there was no better time to create a DIY costume inspired by the madness of political campaigns. And for anyone wanting to make a lasting...

10/1/2024



Halloween Adventure Story: Costumes Inspired by the U.S. Election Year 2024
It was a chilly Halloween night in 2024, and the streets were buzzing with energy. People of all ages were out in their creative costumes, and among them were some of the most brilliantly ridiculous election-themed ensembles anyone had ever seen. This was not just any Halloween—this was an election...

9/3/2024



HALLOWEEN 2021 FIDGET TOYS AND SCARY HALLOWEEN MAKEUP AND COSTUMES IDEAS
Mary and Izzy unbox and review Halloween Fidget Toys.They have two Giant boxes of Fidgets from Amazon. They got so many different Halloween Fidgets like Halloween pop it's, Halloween simple dimples, Halloween squishes and more!!...

10/1/2021



Halloween Toys For Toddlers and More 2021
WSIL-TV . Meijer Strengthens Commitment to Local, Offers Freshest ... . As families prepare for Halloween, the retailer expects to sell more than 500,000 ... "Whether you're carving with teenagers or decorating with toddlers,... ...

10/1/2021



PLAYMOBIL®, Chizcomm Beacon Media, ITV Innovator, zone·tv™, And Addressable Media Presents:
PLAYMOBI and Chizcomm Beacon Median: Halloween Mystery Machine™ and Scooby Snacks...

10/1/2020



Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Toys
Dress up clothes, sticker books, and face paint are great toys year round, not just at Halloween...

1/1/2015



Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Toys
Though some retailers interviewed by TDmonthly Magazine in December 2013 told us they don't sell specific Halloween merchandise, others touted the selling power of items such as fake mustaches, face painting kits, and of course costumes!...

1/1/2014



Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Products
TDmonthly Magazine interviewed retailers to find out which Halloween products scared up the most sales in 2012...

1/1/2013



Halloween Toys and Costumes
Check out these specialty and mass-market Halloween books, toys, and costumes...

9/1/2012



Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Products
What's the key to raking in Halloween sales? When TDmonthly Magazine interviewed 12 retailers about their best selling Halloween items, they told us their Halloween sales tricks...

1/1/2012



Halloween Merchandise - The Spookiest Day of the Year is Almost Here!
Consider these Halloween Products and Costumes for your customers...

9/1/2011



Top Halloween Gifts
Of 23 specialty retailers interviewed by TDmonthly Magazine's regional correspondents about their top-selling Halloween items, only 14 saw sales that were specific to that holiday...

1/1/2011



In This Issue
See brief article summaries from the January issue of TDmonthly Magazine...

1/1/2011



Holiday Preview: Kids' Costumes and Apparel
Little girls can match their Groovy Girls this holiday season with Manhattan Toy’s line of coordinating dress-up. Creative Education of Canada gives grade-schoolers performance-worthy fashions, while Little Adventures transforms girls into princesses. Unwrap cool gear this Christmas with TDmonthly’s Holiday Preview of Costumes and Apparel below.For products that interest you,...

6/1/2010



Toy Stores Go Light on Fright
Most specialty toy-store owners told TDmonthly Magazine Halloween just isn't a big deal for them. They might do a spooky window display or make sure dress-up is in stock, but customers shouldn't expect all-out decor...

1/1/2010



TDmonthly Video Goes Inside Dark Delicacies, Burbank, Calif.
Del Howison and his wife, Sue, founded Dark Delicacies in Burbank, Calif., almost 15 years ago...

5/1/2009



Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Items
About 30 percent of 52 specialty retailers who spoke with TDmonthly Magazine in fall 2008 said they don’t carry specific stock for Halloween in their stores...

1/1/2009



Regional Reports: What’s Selling … And Where
From Blokus (distributor currently changing as of 12/08) to Wedgits from Imagability, small, easy-to learn games and toys are the winners when it comes to popular sellers...

1/1/2009



Halloween: Tattoos for "Boos"
It's one thing to wear a Frankenstein mask, but how much better to flaunt fake scars over real kid skin...

1/1/2008



Halloween Goes Perennial
Costumes aren't just for Halloween, more than half of 22 specialty toy retailers told TDmonthly...

1/1/2007



Make Halloween Hip
While children are searching for witches and ghosts in the uniquely interactive Spooky Night book from InnovativeKids, Positive Spin Press has given a new face to the eerie holiday:...

1/1/2007



TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Costumes
Pirates are big, but Princesses are bigger, 67 specialty toy retailers told TDmonthly Magazine...

10/1/2006



Capitalizing on Worldwide Halloween BOOm
Goblins, ghosts, jack-o-lanterns and scarecrows, longtime staples of U.S. Halloween celebrations, are now making inroads worldwide, as more foreign countries adopt the autumn celebration...

1/1/2006



Lights, Camera, Costumes!
Halloween costume top sellers have been film-linked since the “Wizard of Oz” debuted in 1939...

1/1/2006



Licenses, Sexy Costumes Rule Halloween Show
Halloween 2006 falls on a Tuesday, which suggests that it’ll be more of a children’s celebration than an all-night grown-up kids’ fest...

1/1/2006



New and Notable Toys: Halloween Merchandise
Check out these noteworthy toys...

7/1/2005



High Fashion Haunting with InCharacter Costumes
In 2004, Chuck Martinez and Bob Pickens, two men with already long careers in the thriving Halloween industry, teamed up to launch InCharacter Costumes...

3/1/2005



The Man Behind the Masks: Bump in the Night’s Chuck Jarman
Though some of his merchandise is tame, most of Jarman’s masks and puppetry are macabre and frightening. Vicious looking clowns, deformed heads, and rotten creatures add to an extensive selection of masks, displays, and puppets not intended for the faint-of-heart. To learn about the man behind the masks,...

3/1/2005



The Art of the Mask: An Interview with Lookinglass Owner Louis Klaitman
With a background in retailing Louis Klaitman began recycling clothing for wholesale in 1972. Today, he sells under the Cabaret brand name to international clients. He supplies Halloween retailers and party planners of special events and Mardi Gras...

3/1/2005



Halloween Show Attracts New Markets
TransWorld’s National Halloween, Costume & Party Show was collocated with the National Haunted Attractions Show Featuring The Dark Zone at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. March 4 – 8...

3/1/2005



The Halloween Hoopla for 2005
According to the experts, the boys of the Thames family of Penn Wynne, Pa., are typical Halloween consumers. Twelve year-old Alex and his 9-year-old brother, Daniel, don’t start thinking about costumes until the day before All Hallow’s Eve...

3/1/2005



Traditional Terror Time This Halloween
There’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned scare. In recent years, many have felt the more realistic and gory, the better. Yet, as people recall simpler and less offensive times, this year’s Halloween fare will lean toward finding the fun in fright...

3/1/2005



Halloween
Pumpkin Masters, Inc. Carve out spooky Halloween designs in your pumpkins using the Silhouettes Pattern Book by Pumpkin Masters, Inc. This book contains eight Halloween silhouettes to choose from, ranging from a witch’s head to a howling werewolf. Position the patterns against your pumpkin and carve it out! Then...

10/1/2004



Seasonal Store Displays: Promotion with a Theme
Holidays and themes are important in attracting attention and increasing sales...

9/1/2004



HOLIDAY PRODUCTS
Bleyer Industries Ltd. Bleyer Industries offers the Christmas Metalized door panel that features two different designs, “Santa’s List,” and “Season’s Greetings.” These Metalized door panels can be used on the interior or exterior of any door. They are 31” by 5’ tall and are printed on durable waterproof plastic. Blinky...

7/1/2004



New Children´s Beauty Products Combine Functionality with Creativity
Today´s kids have many choices when it comes to play cosmetics and jewelry...

4/1/2004



Customers Set Trends for Costume Play
Whether costume manufacturers provide the tools necessary for children to become fairies or the President of the United States...

4/1/2004



Bats, Masks, and Spooky Crafts
There’s more to Halloween than dressing up and acquiring candy...

3/1/2004



Adult Halloween Costumes: What´s New for 2004
Politicians, celebrities, monsters, and horror...

3/1/2004



Cool & Spooky Games for Halloween
These games are sure to add a dose of mystery, spookiness and good ol´ fashioned fun to any Halloween party or gathering...

3/1/2004




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