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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
TDmonthly's November Staff Picks
Want to wade through more than 400 new products we uploaded since last month? How about 30 TDmonthly Magazine picked for you?...READ MORE
Click on TDmonthly Magazine’s ToyTV newscast for a glimpse at this month’s features:...
What, besides Webkinz, is heating up for the holidays? Dolls and trucks, retailers told TDmonthly Magazine...
Sudanese protestors rallied for an hour in Martyrs Square Friday against the sentence given to British school teacher Gillian Gibbons, whose students at Khartoum's Unity High School named a teddy bear Muhammad...
TDMONTHLY SPECIALTY TOYS REPORT
First-Ever TDmonthly Awards and Report Now Available
Answer your customers' questions about the best and best-selling specialty toys and decide what to order in 2008 by consulting one simple document: the 2007 TDmonthly Specialty Toys Report....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
TDmonthly's Toy Videos
TDmonthly Magazine's Toy Videos give you instant access to toy demos so you can evaluate a product before you buy it....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY 2008 TOY FAIR PREVIEW
Carter Keithley Speaks Out on Toy Fair
At the Fall Toy Preview in Dallas last month, TIA President Carter Keithley shared with TDmonthly Magazine the top three reasons specialty retailers should attend Toy Fair in 2008....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TRADE SHOW WRAP-UP
Watch Fall Toy Preview VIDEOS!
TDmonthly Magazine's camera crew wound its way through the maze of the Dallas Marketplace exhibit rooms, seeking some of the coolest new toys for 4Q and 2008...READ MORE
For the first time, Dallas Market Center in Dallas served as a hub for the mass-market toy biz during Toy Industry Association’s Fall Toy Preview, Oct. 9-12....
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
Retailing Tips: Winning Windows Entice Customers
Specialty retailers and Donna Geary, founder and executive director of Impact Visual Merchandising and author of “Maximizing Store Impact: A Retailer's Guide to Profitable Visual Merchandising” shared with TDmonthly Magazine 11 tips for creating attractive — and often profitable — window displays:...READ MORE
Kids might be crazy for the licensed products they see on TV cartoons, but they’re not likely the same toys found in your specialty toy store...
Launching a website is only the first hurdle you must clear to sell online. What are you going to do when the orders start to roll in?...
It was during her early ‘80s quest to begin a children’s bookstore that mother and teacher Idanna Smith, along with a friend, discovered a toy store for sale and took the plunge into ownership....
At Juggles in Wakefield, R.I., owner Idanna Smith has noticed that kids like to build. Anything!...
Ten years ago when Diane Robinson first saw the Essex, Mass., building that now houses Silly Goose toy store, she immediately knew the location was perfect for starting her retail business, she told TDmonthly Magazine....
“Wondrous, Whimsy, and Worldly Wares for kids of all ages” is the motto for Silly Goose toy store in Essex, Mass. So it’s not surprising to find some unusual items for both kids and adults among the toy store’s 10 best sellers....
TDMONTHLY TRENDS
Be-Tweens Find Common Ground
The question of what tweens want has baffled retailers and manufacturers since the term’s introduction in the early 1980s....READ MORE
Twenty-six specialty retailers recently weighed-in on jewelry for kids, telling TDmonthly Magazine that creative kits, fashionable diamonds and treasure for the high seas are keeping their customers in style....
If your customers crave a more personalized approach to toy buying, give these products a try...
What do tween girls want? Anything they can use to transform their worlds...
Tween boys are on the go, but these toys should get them to stop in your shop...
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Baby Gifts
Toys from Melissa & Doug and International Playthings will be popular gifts for babies and toddlers during the 2007 holiday season, specialty retailers told TDmonthly Magazine....READ MORE
What will girls want from Santa this year? Webkinz by Ganz are sure to stick around, retailers told TDmonthly Magazine, and younger girls are likely to clutch onto the latest dolls from Corolle and Madame Alexander....
Specialty retailers recently told TDmonthly Magazine that popular holiday gifts for young boys this year should include Learning Curve's Percy and Carnival Set as well as action figures from Playmobil and Papo....
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS
Homeschool Roundtable: Pirates Attack
This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Homeschool Roundtable families played two pirate-themed games from Giddy Goose ‘n Gander: Piratack the board game and PiraTitan the card game....READ MORE
This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Infant/Toddler Roundtable participants evaluated
Baby Art Kit from Zoom Distribution. The artsy molding project received mixed reviews....
For this month, the Preschooler Roundtable parents expressed interest in learning ways for children to resolve conflicts...
This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Dolls Roundtable reviewed the Two’s Company and Dinner Party sets of Press n’ Dress dolls and accessories by Pockets of Learning....
This month, Amy Downing spends some time with Mother Goose, sees life through a Rat’s eyes, and more....
This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Psychologist Mom watches gladiators fight in a Roman arena, marvels over a diaper change kit, scrambles to have the last word and more, rating each product with 1 to 5 TD stars (for TDmonthly!); 5 is the top mark....
TDmonthly Magazine’s Multimedia Expert has devoted her career to watching and listening to imaginative creations in a variety of media. Here she shares her opinions on multimedia products for kids, rating each one with 1 to 5 TD (for TDmonthly!) stars; 5 is the top mark....
Sibylla Nash, mother and author of parenting and entertainment articles, shares her views on the latest toys with TDmonthly Magazine readers, rating them with 1 to 5 TDs (for TDmonthly!); 5 is the top rating....
These three DVDs manage to educate as well as entertain, each one a unique vision of some very specialized tastes:...
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ
Brass Ring: Poppo Pops Out Awards
Family games by Poppo Brands took off with a "pop" when they hit the market in February 2007. Since then, the word puzzle games, Poppo! and Zotto, have collectively earned 12 awards...READ MORE
When Lisa Steen Proctor and Laura Rangel began planning their company, KidsGive LLC, in 2005, they knew they wanted to accomplish more than giving a toy. They also wanted to help kids celebrate diversity and learn to give to others, Laura, the company’s president, told TDmonthly Magazine....
Creator Ann Brazil of TimeOut Tot literally lived the concept behind her line of teaching toys...
How do you turn $300 into a multi-million dollar international company?...
It‘s not far-fetched to describe Karan Smith's tale of success in the arts and crafts world as a rags-to-riches story....
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
Notable and New Toys by Category
Start your Christmas orders by browsing through the more than 650 toys TDmonthly Magazine uploaded since last month...READ MORE
“Get thee to a toy store!” I yell at my assistant as she brings me my mocha latte. “I can’t keep track of all of this.”...
TDmonthly Magazine’s Toy Sleuth got a yen for travel, so we scoured the globe for the latest and greatest toys, some of which are so “latest” they’re still on the drawing boards....
It was after a young boy fatally swallowed a lead-tainted charm in 2006 that Thermo Fisher Scientific began screening toys for lead — expanding its specialization in analytical science to a new industry....
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Holiday Gift Guide: Hot Toys for Christmas
While every other shopper in America is standing on line, waiting for a "hot" toy that will lose its appeal 5 minutes after opening...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
Toy Fair Preview
Get the scoop on what will be on view at the American International Toy Fair in New York with TDmonthly Magazine’s Toy Fair Preview articles coming in December and January....READ MORE
For the third year in a row, TDmonthly Magazine’s ToyTV video crew will be at the American International Toy Fair in New York … We're also hoping to get some hot footage from the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair in Nuremburg, Germany!...
Even without the recent toy recalls, savvy shoppers have been looking for products that are well made and environmentally sound....
Perhaps you’ve toyed with the idea of expanding your store, or offering something a little different to give it that extra edge....