http://www.tdmonthly.com Trade Magazine for the Toy, Hobby, Game, and Gift Industry en-us http://www.tdmonthly.com http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/images/5-12-03logo.gif http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3916 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3916 Ideopolis' Alphabotz line decks out robots to give whimsical character to phonetics, and stainless steel becomes more present http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3923 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3923 In TDmonthly Magazine's top-10 most-wanted articles this month, find out which products are selling best for the infamous tween set (boys and girls) http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3938 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3938 Pending court approval, Toys "R" Us, Target and Kmart will collectively pay $454,000 in civil penalties and other fines to settle a November 2007 lawsuit for selling toys containing excessive levels of lead http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3928 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3928 From a football game in a deck of cards to a pool table that welcomes sharks, these surprising games and toys encourage family fun http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3919 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3919 At Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children in Staunton, Va., Owners Susan Blanton and her daughter Erin are gearing up for the Christmas season by introducing something new: a personal shopper program called “Your Own Elf.” http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3920 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3920 At Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children in downtown Staunton, Va., customers can find a distinctive blend of the “good old days” along with some fresh and innovative toys. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3939 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3939 If you’re looking for boys’ toys, tween items, novelties and things that are just plain fun and imaginative, you might want to step into the Can You Imagine showroom http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3925 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3925 These days, if it’s not a craft to be made, an accessory to be worn or a cute animal to be admired, it’s probably not at the top of tween girls’ want lists. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3931 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3931 A fun piece of jewelry or a cute accessory is a great way for a kid to make a statement, especially if they’ve made it themselves. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3932 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3932 Notoriously difficult to select products for, boys in their pre and early teens may not be so fixated on electronics and video games after all http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3937 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3937 If your specialty toy or gift store doesn’t carry Iwako erasers from BC Industries, you should take a second look at the sales of these tiny, collectible, puzzle erasers http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3930 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3930 Dozens of special needs and foster children are unexpectedly making music on high-quality toy pianos, thanks to the Schoenhut Piano Company and TDmonthly Magazine's Charitable Kid, 14-year-old Kimberly from South Carolina. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3924 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3924 TDmonthly Magazine’s Music Expert appreciated the vocal and musical attributes of “Teaspoon at a Time,” “Martian Television Invasion” and "American Heroes #3," while also applauding the pertinent messages http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3934 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3934 Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Toys “R” Us and other mass merchandisers have embarked on their usual seasonal price cuts on toys and other items for holiday sales. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3929 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3929 February 2009 was the last month in which the video game industry in the United States showed growth. That is why everybody was eagerly anticipating September as the first month in which this negative spell would be broken, http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3933 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3933 There's no shortage of gloomy economic forecasts, nor is there a shortage of creativity, value and, yes, affordability coming from today's toymakers http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3927 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3927 Event marketing professionals, beware these seven deadly killers of buying cycles. If you’re guilty of any combination of them, Danté might have prepared his own special place for you. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3921 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3921 See all the new specialty toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3922 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3922 See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3935 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3935 Will Apple's iPod come to rule the world — even for kids? With an increasing number of books, music and games for children created as iPhone apps, and parents who aren't afraid to hand over their "toy" http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3936 http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3936 Should aggressive shoppers leave your store looking picked over early in the season, just have a look at TDmonthly Magazine's Holiday Roundup in the December issue, for suggestions of great specialty toys, games and other gift items