News

• Educational Toy Firm Wins Awards

  23/09/2010
  An American children's educationaltoy company has won a series of best educational and green toy awards this year...

• New Educational Toys From Crafts4Kids

  21/09/2010
  Children's educational toy maker Crafts4Kids have launched a range of curriculum-based products forthe new school year...

• Educational Apps To Make iPad Nursery-Friendly

  14/09/2010
  A US toy firm has begun development of pre-school educational software applications for Apple's new iPad e-book...

• Parents Want Better Practical Skills Teaching

  07/09/2010
  Parents want better teaching of practical skills such as woodwork as children go back to school this September, according to a children's educational toy industry survey...

• Pocket Consoles Are Latest Educational Toys

  27/08/2010
  Anew generation of hand-held electronic devices have entered the children's educational toy and game market...

• Educational Toys Nurture Next Generation of German Engineers

  26/08/2010
  High-tech German manufacturers are using children'seducational play programmes to solve the shortage of qualified engineers in Europe's largest economy...

• Wiltshire Toy Library Appeals For New Home

  26/08/2010
  The volunteer staff at Chippenham Toy Library in Wiltshire are appealing for a new home for the threatened community service...

• Tyneside Teenager Opens Toy Shop

  20/08/2010
  A 17 year-old boy has gone into business by opening a toy store in a Gateshead shopping centre...

• Bratz Back in Shops After Legal Battle

  29/07/2010
  A new range of thecontroversial Bratz dolls will hit the shelves in August after a USfederal court overturned a ruling that maker MGA Entertainment mustsurrender the brand to rival Mattel...

• Library Revives Joy of Traditional Toys

  29/07/2010
  A New England libraryheld a special event to introduce modern kids to the wonders ofpre-electronic traditional toys in July...

• Nottinghamshire Girl Wins Toy-Tester Job

  22/07/2010
  A Nottinghamshireschoolgirl has landed a dream job - as a toy and game tester...

• Ronald McDonald Faces Law Suit Over Free Gifts

  30/06/2010
  Healthyeating campaigners in the US have begun legal action against fastfood chain McDonald's over its use of toys to promote children'smeals...

• Toy Industry Experts Predict Low-Cost Trend

  13/06/2010
  Christmas 2010 could seechildren unwrapping low-cost and traditional toys, industry analystsare predicting...

• Bonga and his Bug-Like Friends

  04/06/2010
  Traditional clockworktoys are making a comeback, heralded by US- and Dutch- based firmKikkerland's range of wind-up insects...

• New Child Health Scare Over 'Button Batteries'

  02/06/2010
  The latest in a string ofhealth scares over children's toys and childcare products over thedangers from swallowing so-called 'button batteries' has highlightedthe benefits of childrens gift hampers that contain educational toys By James Tweedie An article published onMay 24 in the US medical journal Paediatrics warned that miniaturelithium-ion batteries could cause injury or even death...

• Toy Farm Up For Grabs In Young Journalist Competition

  28/05/2010
  Budding young journalists can win £200 worth of traditional farm toys in a competition to visit a local farm and report their experience this summer...

• 'Mr Santa Claus' Carves Joy For Disadvantaged Children

  26/05/2010
  A kind-hearted elderly Florida man works year-round making traditional wooden toys for abused, homeless and sick children...

• Nickelodeon Games Site Scoops 'Worst Toy' Award

  25/05/2010
  The US Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood presented the winners of its TOADY awards for the worst toys of the year on May 12...

• Toy Collection Nets $10 Million At Auction

  24/05/2010
  One man's collection of traditional toys looks set to raise more than $10 million at auction in New Jersey this year...

• Newspaper Editor Turns Vintage Toy Seller

  10/05/2010
  A top East Midlands local newspaper editor has decided to swap the bustling world of journalism for the more sedate sphere of traditional toys...

• Unique Dolls House Fetches £3,000 at Auction

  01/05/2010
  There are some incredibly large and detailed dolls houses on the traditional toys market, featuring exquisite workmanship and made with world-class materials, but even these would be hard-pressed to compete with the 24-room masterpiece that recently fetched some £3,000 at a Gloucestershire auction...

• Outdoor Play is the Focus of Two Educational Conferences This Year

  01/05/2010
  This month sees children's play experts converge on Birmingham for the second Outdoor Learning and Play Conference hosted by Nursery World magazine...

• Young Toymakers Scoop Inverness Enterprise Awards

  01/05/2010
  A team of young Scottish entrepreneurs scooped several enterprise awards last Tuesday after setting up a firm making one of the best-known traditional toys - the wooden rocking horse...

• Bertie - the Biggest Rocking Horse in the World

  01/05/2010
  As traditional toys go, rocking horses have remained one of the most iconic, with their enduring presence continuing until the present day...

• Creative Children's Play Linked to Healthy Adult Lifestyles

  24/04/2010
  The British Psychological Society published a report at its annual conference last week which stated that creative child’s play sets a firm foundation for a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle as an adult...

• £100,000 Auction Shows The Profit Hidden in Toy Car Collections

  24/04/2010
  One of the largest collections of toy vehicles in the world went under the hammer recently for a massive £100,000...

• Matchbox Toy Truck Sells for Over £10,000

  24/04/2010
  The remarkable prices that vintage traditional toys can fetch was made clear at the end of last month when a model car collector snapped up a Matchbox truck for the bargain price of more than £10,000...

• Traditional Toy Store Set to Close in North Yorkshire

  23/04/2010
  This month sees the closure of one of Britain's few remaining high street shops selling traditional toys...

• The Molten Metal Mystery Toy

  29/03/2010
  When most people think of traditional toys, they think of dolls' houses, train sets and jigsaw puzzles...

• US Toy Industry Looks to Facebook and Twitter to Make Connections

  29/03/2010
  The power of the internet is increasingly being harnessed to promote all manner of causes, ideas and products - from charities to the choice of Christmas Number One Single - and of course the international toy industry has been busily using the worldwide web to make potential customers aware of the sheer range of children's toys out there...

• Lego Sales Herald Bright Future for Educational Toys

  27/03/2010
  Denmark's most famous export since the Vikings - Lego - has continued its remarkable rise in the UK toy sector, with a 28 per cent increase in sales last year...

• The Campaign to Revive Child's Play Outdoors

  27/03/2010
  Children's campaigners have issued a firm demand to enshrine the right of kids to play outside in safety...

• Education and Fun Play Hand-In-Hand with Traditional Toys

  09/03/2010
  Parents are increasingly aware of the great advantages to be found in traditional, learning-based toys,   This powerful intuition is backed by the findings of educational researchers and government advisors...

• Toy Manufacturing - A Truly International Enterprise

  09/03/2010
  Children find toys endlessly fascinating and derive hours of fun from playing with them, and parents love giving them...

• A Quality Commitment – Combining Fun Play with Education

  09/03/2010
  Toy makers are very keen to promote the educational credentials of their products, as more parents demand that their children’s gifts should help them to develop their skills and imaginations...

• Traditional Toy Market Remains Vibrant Across Britain

  09/03/2010
  The UK has the world’s largest toy market in terms of spending per child – last year each youngster received on average some £216 worth of new toys...