The inventor of Puppet Heap has a whole cast of characters in his toy town, including a cabdriver from outer space:

Jake Hoffman was only 12 when he invented the Wall Coaster. Now 14, Jake tells us about his experience.

The New York Toy Fair weather is fine today, reported ToyDirectory’s correspondents, and the basement is heating up. The lower floor at the Javits Center  is where most of the newest, independent toy and game inventors go to show off their babies. All successful specialty toy retailers know this, and usually hit the downstairs first at Toy Fair, spending most of their time looking for something they (and their little customers) have never seen before. TD staff reported that the morning was slow, but by noon, the toy retailers started …