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Toy News 2012

The latest news and information about new toys on the market. Press releases and announcements from your favorite toy companies and manufacturers.

  • 02/07/12 - Barbie® Opens the Giant Pink Doors of Her Dream Closet in a New Global Brand Campaign
  • 02/06/12 - Patch Products announces action-packed new games for 2012
  • 02/06/12 - Griddly Games Finds Great Strategy in New Oversight™ Game
  • 02/06/12 - 3 new stretch helmet covers by crazeeHeads® at the American International Toy Fair
  • 02/02/12 - GUND® Launches Three Stylish New Plush Lines at New York Toy Fair 2012
  • 02/01/12 - Xploderz® Adds XBow 1500 to its Arsenal of Fun
  • 02/01/12 - New Orbeez Product Hits the Ceiling

  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Announces the Release of a New Activity "Whirl 'n Wear Headbands"!
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Announces New "Whirl 'n Wear Charms"!
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Expands Kidoozie Line for Toddler and Preschool Age Children
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Named Distributor & Introduces 22 Early Learning Centre Products!
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Reveals New Items and a New Look for its infant line Earlyears®
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Rebrands its Creative Bead Crafting Sets to Aquabeads
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Introduces "Wild! Life" Pet Science Kits and New Science Kits
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Introduces New Items in Whipple!
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings, LLC Announces New Product Additions to Viking Toys Line
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Announces Exciting Additions to Calico Critters of Cloverleaf Corners
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Adds New Products to Quercetti Line
  • 02/01/12 - Imaginetics Product Line Expands to Include New Coloring Sets
  • 02/01/12 - International Playthings Unveils New Exciting Games for Preschool Children
  • 02/01/12 - Junior Wise Alec's on the way from Griddly Games
  • 02/01/12 - The Classic Inflatable Bop Bag Toy is Reborn
  • 01/31/12 - Two Ohio Companies Connect And Bring Families Together Through Quality And Creativity
  • 01/30/12 - Plush Reigns in Assortment of New Items from Wild Republic
  • 01/30/12 - Griddly Games' Launches New Products at International Toy Fair 2012
  • 01/27/12 - Putumayo Kids Helps Children Learn And Play With New globally-Themed Products In August!
  • 01/27/12 - Groovy Girls® Is Lookin' Good
  • 01/27/12 - Manhattan Toy Welcomes Additions to the Remarkable EDTOY™ Line
  • 01/25/12 - Super-Sound Your Adventures In Sonix City!
  • 01/25/12 - Top Secret Tracking, Night Vision and Alarm Systems - Oh My!
  • 01/25/12 - Test Tube Aliens: An Intergalactic Fizzing Invasion
  • 01/25/12 - Aquapets Come Out to Play!
  • 01/25/12 - Annual Toy Fair Showcases Unique Doll That Boosts Self-Esteem from MrsPinkelmeyer.com
  • 01/25/12 - Toys"R"Us, Inc. Urges Parents And Caregivers To Help Remove Unsafe Items From The Marketplace Durin Upcoming 'Great Trade-In' Event
  • 01/24/12 - Curious Chef® To Introduce Four New Products at Toy Fair 2012
  • 01/24/12 - Ding! Wins its Third Award of the Year!
  • 01/23/12 - Wowopolis™ Ignites the Imagination as its First-Ever Line of Games and Crafts Debuts at New York Toy Fair
  • 01/19/12 - Waboba Looks Skyward as The TOSY® AFO Popularity Soars
  • 01/18/12 - Good Things Do Come in Small Packages
  • 01/18/12 - The Art of Cards
  • 01/18/12 - Walmart Launches "Get on the Shelf" Contest to Uncover the Next Great Product
  • 01/18/12 - Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey® Circus
  • 01/17/12 - Peaceable Kingdom Forecasts 2012 Game Trends - Cooperative Board Games & Preschool Skills-Builder Games
  • 01/17/12 - Disney Store Expands Newly-Designed Store Concept to 12 Countries in 2012
  • 01/17/12 - Gigantic Touch Screen to Make North American Debut at 109th American International Toy Fair
  • 01/16/12 - Our Beans Have A Lot To Say!
  • 01/16/12 - Grow It; Eat It!
  • 01/16/12 - 2011 Award Wrap Up!
  • 01/16/12 - Drop a Bomb, Grow Some Plants!
  • 01/16/12 - Create Even More Exciting Windowsill Worlds!
  • 01/16/12 - DuneCraft Celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary!
  • 01/11/12 - FashionPlaytes and Hasbro Present LITTLEST PET SHOP Design- Studio
  • 01/11/12 - Square Shooters Debuts New Rummy Game at Toy Fair 2012
  • 01/11/12 - Swing Into Action With Patch's New Tall-Stacker Mighty Monkey Playset
  • 01/11/12 - Patch adds a new version of Farkle that eliminates the dice!
  • 01/11/12 - In anticipation of Clifford the Big Red Dog's 50th anniversary, Patch launches line of toys
  • 01/11/12 - Patch adds line of manners games and activities!
  • 01/11/12 - Patch's Big Little Games are huge fun with small package and price!
  • 01/10/12 - Toy Fair Alert: Marshmallow Fun Manages The Great Marshmallow Melee Of Manhattan
  • 01/10/12 - Fisher-Price and Spatial View Partner to Bring View-Master® 3D Content Into the Digital Age
  • 01/09/12 - Alpha Toys, LLC Launches All New Educational Plush Toy Line: The Alphabeasts
  • 01/09/12 - Alpha Toys, LLC Awarded Dr. Toy Top 100 Best Children's Products of 2011; Top 20 Additional Products
  • 01/09/12 - Alpha Toys, LLC Introduces Alphabeasts Alphabet Book Box Set
  • 01/09/12 - crazeeHeads® is pleased and proud to announce that they'll exhibit at the American International Toy Fair in February 2012!
  • 01/03/12 - The Year's Top Toys Showcased at ToyAwards.org
  • 12/20/11 - Hot Wheels® and Monster Jam® Roar into 2012 Season with New Team Hot Wheels Monster Truck
  • 12/15/11 - Toys"R"Us® Stores Nationwide To Stay Open For 112 Consecutive Hours Leading Up to Christmas, Presenting Shoppers With Around-The-Clock Convenience and Savings
  • 12/06/11 - Work and Play Take Center Stage at Toy Fair 2012
  • 12/05/11 - Mattel Brings the Magic of 190 Tons of Snow and 20,000 Toys to Children During 12 Days of Play
  • 12/05/11 - Biggest Christmas Sale Ever At Toys"R"Us® Delivers Blockbuster Savings and Values Storewide
  • 12/05/11 - Macy's National Believe Day Captures the Spirit of the Season
  • 12/01/11 - Toys"R"Us® Presents Customers With Opportunity to Save Like It's Black Friday with Incredible Values Including Over 85 Mystery Deals On Super Sale Saturday
  • 11/21/11 - Disney Store Celebrates "Magical Friday" (Black Friday) with $10, $15, and $20 Deals on the Most Popular Disney Toys
  • 11/21/11 - Toysrus.com Celebrates Kickoff to The Holiday Shopping Season with Exceptional online-only Deals And Fantastic Free Shipping Offers
  • 11/16/11 - Wee Believers® Introduces Holiday Toy Collection
  • 11/16/11 - Mega Bloks Halo Toymation Grand Prize Winner Revealed
  • 11/15/11 -Teens & Tweens Hope To Celebrate New Year & New Semester With LockerLookz Glam Accessories
  • 11/15/11 - Barbie® & Stardoll® Unveil First of New Global Doll Line, Bringing Popular Virtual Dress-Up Emporium to Life
  • 11/14/11 - For The First Time Ever, Toys"R"Us® Stores Nationwide To Open At 9PM On Thanksgiving Night
  • 11/08/11 - FAO Schwarz® Unwraps Magical Holiday Shopping Experience With Extraordinary Playthings And The 2011 Ultimate Holiday Collection Catalog
  • 11/07/11 - Toys"R"Us And Pretty Ugly™, LLC. Partner To Bring Uglydoll® Merchandise To Kids and Colelctors Nationwide
  • 11/02/11 - Walmart Rings in Holiday, Customers Ring Up Savings Saturday, Nov. 5
  • 11/01/11 - It's All Fun and Games as Toy Makers Collaborate to Name the 10 Must-Have Toys of the Holiday Season
  • 10/31/11 - Julie Andrews, Target and Disney Announce First Annual National Princess Week
  • 10/26/11 - Holiday Cheer Officially Arrives As The Great Big Toys"R"Us Book Lands In Newspapers And Mailboxes Nationwide Filled With 80 Pages of Deals, Exclusvie Toys And Nearly $8,000 In Savings
  • 10/25/11 - Little Builder Rattle Block Win A Silver By Captivating Parents' Choice Judges
  • 10/25/11 - Parents' Choice Gives Thumbs Up To Peaceable Kingdom In Game & Toy Categories
  • 10/25/11 - Toys"R"Us® To Offer Its More Than 24 Million Loyalty Program Members, And New participants, Its Biggest Rewards Ever With 10 Percent Back on Holiday Purchases
  • 10/24/11 - HABA Rocks The Boat & Wins Fall 2011 Parents' Choice Foundation Top Honors
  • 10/24/11 - Hasbro Delivers Must-Have Products and Entertainment Experiences for the Holiday Season
  • 10/24/11 - Entire Anamalz Line Wins A Silver In Parents' Choice Fall 2011 Competition
  • 10/19/11 - DUB Garage™ Cruises to Toy Aisles This Month
  • 10/18/11 - Disney Announces Top Ten "Most Wanted Holiday Toys"
  • 10/12/11 - Toys"R"Us® Enables Wish List Creators To Share The Power Of A Wish® This Christmas
  • 10/05/11 - Toys"R"Us® Announces 2011 Holiday Toy Trends
  • 10/04/11 - Mega Brands Enters Into Multi-Category Licensing Partnership With Moshi Monsters™ Creators Mind Candy
  • 10/04/11 - Mattel Delivers the Hottest Toys & Games for a Magical 2011 Holiday Season
  • 10/03/11 - New Mini Marshmallow Shooters Pack the Same Punch as Their Full-Size Counterparts
  • 10/02/11 - Rapunzel Welcomed As 10th Disney Princess, Watched By The World's Media And Celebrities
  • 09/29/11 - Disney Store Offers Top Costume Choices for Halloween; Costumes for Infants to Adults Sparkle with Disney Magic
  • 09/27/11 - Disney Introduces Appmates Mobile Application Toys - First Toy To Allow Kids To Use Apple iPad As Virtual Play Mat
  • 09/20/11 - Toys"R"Us® Announces 2011 Holiday Hot Toy List
  • 09/14/11 - Toy"R"Us, Inc. Raises The Curtain On The 2011 Holiday Shopping Season
  • 09/12/11 - Toys At The Intersection Of Faith and Fun
  • 09/08/11 - Toys"R"Us And Babies"R"Us Customers Can Order From Anywhere And Pick Up Anywhere With Enhanced Omnichannel Offerings Making Shopping Even More Convenient
  • 09/06/11 - Anamalz Prove The "Theory Of Toylution"
  • 09/01/11 - Calling All Mini Monsters, Super Heroes And Pretty Princesses! Toys"R"Us® Offers New And Classic Halloween Fashions For Kids
  • 08/31/11 - SpiritHoods Expands Their Tribe in Celebration of the Brand-New Film Disney's The Muppets
  • 08/29/11 - Mega Bloks Halo Goes Viral
  • 08/25/11 - Disney Gives Fans a Chance to Win a Trip to Rapunzel's Royal Celebration at Kensington Palace in London
  • 08/24/11 - Hasbro Gives TRANSFORMERS Fans Opportunity to Win a Ride to School with BUMBLEBEE and OPTIMUS PRIME
  • 08/24/11 - Toys"R"Us, Inc. Helps Parents keep Kids Safe with 'Great Trade-In' Event
  • 08/23/11 - Aeromax's My 1st Career Gear Helps Children "Try-On" Their Possible Futures
  • 08/23/11 - The National Parenting Center Rewaqrd Citiblocs for Being Low-Tech With High-Quality
  • 08/23/11 - Toys"R"Us, Inc. To Open 21 New Locations With Toys"R"Us And Babies"R"Us Under One Roof This year, Bringing One-Stop Shopping Desitnations to Customers Nationwide
  • 08/22/11 - Wava Fun's "Watcha-Ma-Call-It" Recevies A 2011 "You-Know-What!"
  • 08/19/11 - Constantine Maroulis Brings Down the House at D23 Expo with Rock Star Mickey from Fisher-Price® and Disney
  • 08/11/11 - Adorable Scramble & Scuttle Bug Ride-On Toys Open Quickly, make parents Look Smart For Choosing A BrillIant Aussie Design
  • 08/09/11 - The Walt Disney Studios Takes Fans Behind the Scenes at Disney's D23 Expo August 19-21
  • 08/09/11 - Hot Wheels Partners with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for Ultimate Design Experience
  • 08/08/11 - It's a First! American Girl Unveils Two Historical Characters Sharing One Unforgettable Journey Through New Orleans in 1853
  • 08/02/11 - Find It® Games Simply Cannot Disguise Its Success
  • 08/02/11 - With Daddy-O Productions Road Trip game Nobody's Ever In a Rush to "Get There"
  • 07/28/11 - "ThunderCats, Hooo!": New ThunderCats Toy Line Roars Into Retail Stores Nationwide
  • 07/20/11 - NHL and Disney Announce Phineas and Ferb Collaboration With Merchandise to Hit Retail in Fall 2011
  • 07/20/11 - Disney Store Ignites Vinyl Mania with Vinylmation Robots Launch Nationwide And Exclusive Disney POP! Vinyls Available Only At San Diego's Comic-Con
  • 07/20/11 - 2011 Creative Child Award Judges Say That Prime Time Toys is All Wet
  • 07/19/11 - HABA Stacks Up A Tower Of 2011 Creative Child Awards
  • 07/19/11 - Creative Child Salutes Lockerlookz For Turning The "ABC'S" Into the "OMG's"
  • 07/11/11 - Your Favorite "Tubby Little Cubby All Stuffed With Fluff" From The Hundred Acre Wood is Back
  • 06/27/11 - Disney Debuts "Shake It Up" Merchandise Line For Tweens
  • 06/22/11 - Bubber® Buildings Are Like Cloud Sculptures
  • 06/16/11 - Disney*Pixar's "Cars 2" Rolls Into Target Stores Nationwide
  • 06/14/11 - Disney Announces Worldwide Celebration to Honor 10th Member of The Disney Princess Royal Court, Rapunzel
  • 06/13/11 - Become a Chess Wizard With Harry Potter Chess Collection
  • 06/08/11 - Road Trip Receives A Ticket For Going Over The Fun Limit -- Players Were Clocked At "A Hundred Smiles Per Hour"
  • 06/06/11 - Roy G. Biv's Collaboration with HABA is a Winner!
  • 05/27/11 - HABA's Children's Games Win A Pair of Spring 2011 Parents' Choice Recommended Awards
  • 05/26/11 - Peaceable Kingdom's "Hoot Owl Hoot" Receives Two Recognitions in a Week
  • 05/25/11 - Parents' Choice Thinks That Prime Time Toys is Da "Bomb.."Literally
  • 05/24/11 - ABC Broadcasts Hot Wheels® World Record-Breaking Distance Jump Attempt at the "IZOD Presents Hot Wheels Fearless at the 500™"
  • 05/18/11 - Monster High™ and the Kind Campaign Partner to Bring the Power of Kindness to Girls
  • 05/17/11 - Anamalz Poseable Pals From Cow to Koala Mom Approved By Mother Nature Herself!
  • 05/16/11 - Base4's "Slaplets" Slap Smiles Onto the National Parenting Center's Judegs Faces
  • 05/11/11 - Exclusive "Behind the Bricks" Disney Living Video Series with LEGO Master Builder, Erik Varszegi, Goes Live on YouTube
  • 05/11/11 - Gilt Groupe and Disney Consumer Products to Collaborate on Special Online "First-Look" Offers and Programs Beginning With Disney·Pixar Cars 2 Merchandise
  • 05/04/11 - Disney Store Announces 'Kidada for Disney Store' as First Exclusive Designer Collection
  • 05/03/11 - Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Inspired Product Sets Sail
  • 05/03/11 - PiggyBack Bandz™ Pop To The Top of the 2011 Spring National parenting Center Entries
  • 05/03/11 - American Girl Celebrates 25 Years of Building Strong Characters, One Story at a Time
  • 04/20/11 - Mattel Plays Responsibly with "Design It, Make It, Live It" Sustainability Strategy
  • 04/20/11 - Imagination Brands Doodle Roll™ Wins Spring 2011 Mr. Dad and Great Dad Seals of Approval
  • 04/12/11 - Screen-Free Week is April 18-24, 2011! What are you doing?
  • 04/12/11 - Team Hot Wheels™ to Attempt World Record-Breaking Distance Jump at This Year's Indianapolis 500
  • 04/06/11 - Disney Store Launches Magical New Retail Experience in Canada
  • 04/04/11 - Hasbro's 2011 NERF DART TAG World Championship Searches for Top NERF Athletes in the First Ever Players' 'Draft'
  • 03/16/11 - Hasbro Delivers "16 Weeks of Cyber Sweeps" to TRANSFORMERS Fans
  • 03/01/11 - It's Time for a MEGA Blast of Fun
  • 02/25/11 - Kids That Love To Sketch Or Scribble Unfurl Their Imaginations With Doodle Roll
  • 02/16/11 - Toy Industry Foundation to Collect Thousands of Plush, Toys and Games at Toy Fair 2011
  • 02/15/11 - Nickelodeon Debuts New SpongeBob SquarePants Toy Lineup at Toy Fair 2011
  • 02/15/11 - Disney·Pixar's Toy Story 3 Wins Prestigious 'Property of the Year' Award From The Toy Industry Association
  • 02/15/11 - Nickelodeon Unveils New Toy Lineup for Dora the Explorer at Toy Fair 2011
  • 02/15/11 - Creativity for Kids Offers the Most Creative Coloring Books Ever!
  • 02/15/11 - New Seasonal Craft Kits from Creativity for Kids
  • 02/15/11 - Disney Reveals Innovative Cars 2 Toy Line & New Film Characters At 2011 American International Toy Fair
  • 02/15/11 - Worldwide Leader in Preschool Construction Expands Mega Bloks Line

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