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TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS
Notable and New Toys by Category
If you're ready to order for the holiday season, or if you're just getting ready to think about it, click on the categories to find the hundreds of toys TDmonthly Magazine has uploaded since last month....READ MORE
June’s Toy Sleuth takes you from the smallest particle/wave of light to the biggest thing there is: the cosmos....
What could be cuter than a bucketful of dachsunds...
TDMONTHLY MUST READS
This Issue's Highlights
No leisure? Get the gist with these story summaries, and then click the links to read on...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
TDmonthly's Toy Videos
If a picture's worth 1,000 words, a video's worth volumes. Use TDmonthly's Toy Videos to get a better look (and listen) at some of the latest toys on the market....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY PREVIEW - Part I
Kids Get Buzzed for Christmas
What kid doesn't want to be grown up ... yesterday? These new electronics let them call friends, form a rock band, groove to tunes ... and still play like little kids. ...READ MORE
Kids been forgetting things lately?...
Whether it's story-hour in your store, or time-out at home, these new books and DVDs feature stories and lessons to keep kids in the know:...
Kids who want to star gaze without a telescope or grow their own aromatherapy plants will get a hand with these new kits....
These CDs use songs and stories to keep kids amused at home, in their SUVs or while shopping in your store.
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If Arts & Crafts are a big seller in your store, here's what's in store for the Holidays...
Future Derek Jeters and Maria Sharapovas will appreciate the chance to flex their muscles...
Rising petroleum prices and sustainable forests give wooden toys more appeal than ever.
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Any kid unsatisfied with the status quo can build a new world to order....
CONSTRUCTION
Stix and Bonz Make for Piece-ful Building
It’s always time to build, so specialty toy-store owners are on the lookout for new construction sets...READ MORE
ACTIVITY KITS AND PLAYSETS
Kids Take Culture "To Go"
Straight to the moon! Or the rodeo. Kids travel the universe, using playsets that emphasize the world outside their doors....READ MORE
LICENSED PRODUCTS
Marvel-ous Heroes Conquer Toy World
Characters new and old still drum up business in some parts, and manufacturers keep tuning in to toons and film stars to determine their next licensed steps....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
Retailer Spotlight: Fundamentally Toys
Toy-store owner Debbie Scholl of Fundamentally Toys in Houston had prior experience in buying and financial planning for a department store and even managed a specialty store....READ MORE
It all began with a Gund pig named Hamlet....
When asked to pick his best-selling toys, Fred Rosenberg, co-owner of On the Park in Kingwood, Texas, responded, “Top 10 is tough."...
Ordering toys for your store is not an exact science...
TDMONTHLY TOY ROUNDTABLES
Baby Roundtable: Race to the Rescue in Shades
This month the Infant/Toddler Roundtable participants evaluated Frubi Sunglasses from Frubi Shades, the Ernie Fire Engine by WOW, and WOW’s Harry Copter Animal Rescue...READ MORE
This month, our Homeschooling Roundtable participants met an imaginary creature named Freddy in Once Upon a Blue Moon, and took a break on the collectible, adoptable and customizable Big Freddy Chair....
This month, TDmonthly Magazine's Dolls Roundtable participants reviewed the Karito Kids Wan Ling doll by KidsGive...
Most Roundtable participants were surprised by how strongly the moral dilemmas presented in a new set of books from All 4 Kidz affected their children, and how each book opened up a new series of discussions...
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS
TDmonthly's Psychologist Mom
Dr. Wright doesn't just look at toys; she analyzes them. This month, she has a blast with beads and shares her views on a symmetrical chess game and a zip-up play mat...READ MORE
Each month, children's book author Dorothea DePrisco Wang reads new titles to kids, gives her educated opinion on positioning and sales....
TDmonthly Magazine’s Multimedia Expert has devoted her career to watching and listening to imaginative creations in a variety of media...
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ
Tinker Minds Builds Big
Dick Liou and the folks at Tinker Minds Inc. know that kids love to build, and their goal is to give them the perfect materials to create the fort — or boat, plane, train or canoe — of their dreams....READ MORE
Games about life are nothing new — we all grew up playing Monopoly, Payday and The Game of Life — but that isn’t stopping Rahn G. Porter from trying to crack into the genre, almost literally....
Gerry Groundwater, owner and founder of Giddy Goose ‘n Gander Games, is serious about the importance of thinking outside of the box in the games market....
The founder and president of YNU Group lived a "Mixis" life long before she ever considered making the 12" multi-ethnic fashion dolls...
Like so many entrepreneurs, JoAnne Pastel was inspired to found her company, Farmer’s Hat Productions, when she noticed something missing in the marketplace....
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY
Überstix Builds Creativity Around the Globe
Most toy manufacturers want their toys to do better than the competition, but Dane Scarborough, founder, CEO and president of Überstix, is not your typical business owner....READ MORE
Jack Steinfeld, president of Esco Imports, knows a lot about the toy business: His family founded and has been successfully running toy importer and distributor Esco Imports since 1946....
Animation targeted to children aged 5 to 8 is gradually becoming one of Awesome Kids’ biggest successes...
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING
Out of the Box Makes Its Own Rules
Word games, board games, dice games, card games. Party games, skill games, family games … Out of the Box Games makes every type of game imaginable....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
Hollywood ToyBoy: Make Hollywood Obsolete
The sheep are running scared. It's Hollywood, so what's new?...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Licensed Toys
Most specialty retailers don't carry licensed toys, but which select few do some of them allow?...READ MORE
The Star Wars invasion continues, as retailers told TDmonthly Magazine that LEGO remains on top of the construction-toy universe...
The Playmobil Pirate Micro World rules the high seas of the playset world...
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
Good Co./Bad Co.
Specialty retailers from across the United States have contacted TDmonthly Magazine and ToyDirectory via emails, comments and the Forums about their troubles with Ganz...READ MORE
Ever had a mom walk into your store with a little kid and buy a toy for herself? Only?...
While most companies believe the only way to stay competitive is to send their toys overseas for manufacture, some American toymakers have stayed at home...
You wrap up the doll and the customer takes it home. But what do collectors, kids and grandmas really think about a baby doll once it's out of the box?...
IN MEMORIAM
