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New Toys: Find Your Holiday Winners

Pick the Best From a Flurry of New Toys

By: Alison Marek
Sep 7, 2006

Every day, toys huff and puff their way into TDmonthly Magazine. We hear about them from retailers, we hear about them from manufacturers, they blow through our doors and we pass them on to you. If you need to stock your holiday shelves, read the articles below to find a blizzard of new and delightful toys and games sorted by category, all in one convenient place.

And if you're looking for the latest trends, Specialty Retailers' Top-10 Most-Wanted Toys and other industry news, check out the entire October issue of TDmonthly Magazine.


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Action Figures Electronics Puppets
Aircraft Fashion & Accessories Puzzles
Arts & Crafts Furniture & Room Decor Religious
Balloons Games Remote Control
Bath General Toys Robotics
Board Games Gifts Rockets
Books Halloween Safety
Candy & Food Hobby Goods School Supplies
Card Games Infant & Toddler Science & Nature
Casinos & Gaming Interactive Sporting Goods
CD-ROM Kits Teddy Bears
Christmas Licensed Products Trading Cards
Clocks & Watches Magic Sets Trains & Railroads
Closeouts Music Tween
Collectibles Musical Toys Vehicles - Powered
Comics Novelties Vehicles - Riding
Construction Outdoor Fun Vehicles - Small Toy
Costumes & Accessories Party Goods Video Games
Creative Activities Personalized
Videos & DVDs
Designer Toys Play Houses Water Toys
Developmental Toys Play Sets Wheeled Toys
Die-Cast Plush Wooden Toys
Dolls Preschool Yo-Yos
Dolls - Accessories Pretend Play
Educational
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Alison MarekWriter's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ...  Read more articles by this author


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