Plush and specialty plush is selling very well right now. — Dean Smith, owner of JaZams in Princeton, N.J.
Robotics; chemistry kits. — Mary Porter Green, owner of Curiosity Zone in Broadlands, Va.
Anything woodland creatures — if it has a fox on it, raccoon or squirrel, especially in baby toys, stackers, games, charms, wind-ups. If there are two puzzles, and one is jungle and one is forest, the forest will outsell. — Melissa Pennille, co-owner of Teaching Toys & Books in Tacoma, Wash.
Not Frozen. All the big box stores will stock up on Frozen stuff, so we'll be avoiding it. Perplexus Warp from PATCH PRODUCTS INC. and Aggravation from Winning Moves. — David Campbell, owner of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont.
Brand 44 Zip line, slackline and slackbox. KICKBOARD USA LLC Scooters and Snap Circuits from ELENCO — Candace Williams from The Toy Maven in Dallas, Texas
Construction toys — that's what we see consistent interest in. Magna-Tiles, Magformers— That category is still very strong. I expect to sell a lot of GoldieBlox, and everything Frozen. — Lynda Blankenship, Smart Toys & Books, Knoxville, Tenn.
About every other year is a big doll house year. Magnatiles is big for us too. Frozen will be big, and Loopdedoo from ANN WILLIAMS GROUP has new accessories with it - that always improves what is already a good item. — Kai Rady, owner of Shenanigans Inc. in Charlottesville, Va.
LEGOs always sell out for us here. — Brian Raddatz, manager of Time Machine Hobby in Manchester, Conn.
Writer's Bio: Justina Huddleston graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emerson College with a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing in 2009. After graduating she was the on-site director of the Boston Children's Museum gift store for a year, selling educational, developmental, and creative activity toys that tied in with the museum's exhibits. Justina also interned at children's book publisher Candlewick Press before moving from Boston to Los Angeles, where she is now Editorial Director of TDmonthly Magazine. Read more articles by this author
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Writer's Bio: Justina Huddleston graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emerson College with a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing in 2009. After graduating she was the on-site director of the Boston Children's Museum gift store for a year, selling educational, developmental, and creative activity toys that tied in with the museum's exhibits. Justina also interned at children's book publisher Candlewick Press before moving from Boston to Los Angeles, where she is now Editorial Director of TDmonthly Magazine. 
