FREEBIES: No-Cost, High-Value Add-Ons TDmonthly Magazine offers lots of unique, free ways for specialty retailers to help their customers learn more about what makes their toys an incredible value. This month marks TDmonthly's first-ever in-house VIDEO BLITZ...
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TDmonthly's Fall 2009 Award Winners! TDmonthly Magazine's Fall 2009 award winners include bugs that buyers can't resist, sophisticated arts and crafts kits for girls, games with penguins, gobblers and plenty of dice, and beautiful natural and wooden toys...
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Tween Crafts Show Off on Video Are your tween customers into arts, crafts and fun accessories? There's plenty for them to explore in the following kits by Fashion Angels, Artterro, Creativity for Kids and Corps of Re-Discovery...
9/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Items for Tween Girls 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...
11/1/2009
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Fresh Videos Take Flight Now's the time to order, so this month TDmonthly has a new batch of toy videos to help you make decisions for fourth quarter...
9/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Girls In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine asked 47 retailers what are the most in-demand items for girls in their stores...
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FREEBIES: No-Cost, High-Value Add-Ons TDmonthly Magazine offers lots of unique, free ways for specialty retailers to help their customers learn more about what makes their toys an incredible value. This month marks TDmonthly's first-ever in-house VIDEO BLITZ...
9/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Arts and Crafts In late fall 2008, TDmonthly Magazine polled 44 specialty retailers on their sales of arts and crafts items. In this staple category, sales underscored the wild popularity of Orb Factory's Sticky Mosaics...
2/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Items for Tween Girls 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...
11/1/2009
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Tween Crafts Show Off on Video Are your tween customers into arts, crafts and fun accessories? There's plenty for them to explore in the following kits by Fashion Angels, Artterro, Creativity for Kids and Corps of Re-Discovery...
9/1/2009
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Fresh Videos Take Flight Now's the time to order, so this month TDmonthly has a new batch of toy videos to help you make decisions for fourth quarter...
TDmonthly's Fall 2009 Award Winners! TDmonthly Magazine's Fall 2009 award winners include bugs that buyers can't resist, sophisticated arts and crafts kits for girls, games with penguins, gobblers and plenty of dice, and beautiful natural and wooden toys...
9/1/2009
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FREEBIES: No-Cost, High-Value Add-Ons TDmonthly Magazine offers lots of unique, free ways for specialty retailers to help their customers learn more about what makes their toys an incredible value. This month marks TDmonthly's first-ever in-house VIDEO BLITZ...
9/1/2009
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In This Issue This month, TDmonthly Magazine brings you tips for online success, a spotlight on a Southwest toy store that places big emphasis on fair-labor and American-made toys, and a look into one manufacturer’s complex process...
8/1/2009
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TDmonthly’s 2009 Award Finalists! Toys, games and baby items poured in for the fall installment of TDmonthly Magazine’s 2009 awards program. The submissions have been narrowed by about 40 percent...
Why Twitter May Be Worth the Time Near the end of July, Flying Pig Games was celebrating its first order via Twitter — direct from a toy store that had recently been introduced to the new Jukem football card game during an in-store demo by the inventor...
8/1/2009
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TDmonthly's Top 10: Baby & Kids World, Tokyo Japan's first-ever Baby & Kids World trade show, held concurrently with Reed Exhibitions' GIFTEX and DESIGN TOKYO shows, welcomed 106 exhibitors July 8-10, offering a variety of juvenile care items, clothing, toys and accessories...
8/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Girls In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine asked 47 retailers what are the most in-demand items for girls in their stores...
8/1/2009
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Top-10 Toys from ASTRA 2009 From pet fish in self-sustaining aquariums to tiaras with all the twinkle a little girl could want, specialty toy-store owners at the 2009 ASTRA Marketplace & Academy found plenty of fun products...
7/1/2009
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Bigfoot & Pickle Face Creations Stamp For Fun Developing a product that encourages creativity and can grow with a child presented an exciting challenge for Cheryl Marchek, owner and founder of Bigfoot & Pickle Face Creations...
Regional Reports: What's Selling … And Where Magformers by Rainbow Products are hot sellers for Mike DiAndrea of Hardware Centre Inc. in Paoli, Pa. He noted that between the brick-and-mortar store and the website, they sell about 100 to 150 sets per month. “I’m reordering every three weeks,” he told TDmonthly Magazine...
6/1/2009
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Kid Reviewers Applaud Eco-friendly Craft Barn TDmonthly Magazine’s Roundtable of 12 children from five families enjoyed coloring, decorating and assembling the Paintable Barn from Imagination Box Co...
TDmonthly’s Psychologist Mom TDmonthly Magazine’s Psychologist Mom recently discovered an intriguing twist with a morphed art project, watched her son start to master beginner yo-yo skills, and played with her senses in a game that brought lots of laughter...
5/1/2009
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New Toys for Santa's Sleigh This year, kids can ditch the traditional coloring book for some 3-D fun with biodegradable and cardboard structures that can be decorated to their hearts’ content...
5/1/2009
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Followup: Toy Space at Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently denied “new plans to reduce allocated shelf space for toys companywide” as a statement of response to a TDmonthly Magazine article, “Wal-Mart Cuts Toys and Crafts in Clean-Up Campaign,” written by TDmonthly contributor Lutz Muller...
5/1/2009
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TDmonthly's May Staff Picks From fascinating art sets, to eco-friendly dolls and plush, to creative games and science kits, there are plenty of new product launches to consider for fourth quarter...
5/1/2009
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In This Issue When you’re not browsing through the current issue of TDmonthly Magazine, visit ToyDirectory’s recently launched retailer blog to see posts from Joe Mitchell of YoYo Joe’s Toys & Fun in Wilmington, Del...
Featured Products in TDmonthly Magazine: Arts & Crafts
Creations By You is an award winning manufacturer of personalized, activity kits for children. Our products are represented in a variety of markets including toy stores, book stores, gift stores, craft/hobby stores, educational supply stores, catalogs and websites. The backbone of our product line is our kit called ILLUSTORY. With ILLUSTORY children (ages 5-105) can write, illustrate and publish their own hardcover book! Offsets of this kit (also popular in the toy market) include PLATE WORKS (make your own plate), MY CALENDAR (create your own... More information on Creations by You, Inc. products.
Brain Noodles LLC manufactures and distributes craft and puzzle products to the specialty gift and toy markets. We have independent reps across the US.Use your Noodle to Bend, Twist, and Create anything you can imagine!Craft fun for kids of all ages; birthday gifts, quiet play and travel. Also great for party favors, brainstorming, ice breakers for parties, centerpieces, stress toys, luggage id, and fundraisers. Available in themed kits, packaged assortments, bulk and teacher packs... More information on BRAIN NOODLES, LLC products.
Pharmtec manufactures the My Very Own House™ and My Very Own Castle™ playhouses. These collapsible cardboard playhouses easily expand to a large kids playhouse. Great for birthday parties, sleepovers, classroom activities or the perfect gift, children can color their way to fun. Ranked #4 in the "Top Arts and Crafts Kits for Younger Kids", they are the only single-piece constructed playhouse on the market. No pieces/parts. No sharp tabs. Made in the USA... More information on PHARMTEC CORP. products.
Calafant - A New Line of Unique, Creative & Recyclable ToysCALAFANT toys come in high-quality, white, pre-cut cardboard kits that allow children to build and decorate their own toys. All models feature a unique design and clever slot-and-groove-system (no glue needed!). The line has sold successfully in Europe for the last two years, and is now available in the US.5% off order when you mention TOYDIRECTORY.comThis offer cannot be combined with other discounts or coupons... More information on Calafant USA products.
Spots and Ladybugs LLC introduces Sandy Feet, a fantastic new product to create your own vacation fun. A parent and child activity resulting in a long-lasting keepsake to hold in the memories... More information on SPOTS AND LADYBUGS LLC products.
