Toy Fair 2012 has ended and boy, I am glad. Imagine football fields of toys, gadgets and apps, a child’s dream but just so much to take in and report back. Special Shout out to The Big Toy Book (a toy community for parents looking to get toy 411 from other parents) for a preview of Playmates Power Rangers, Neat-Oh ZipBin Toy Box Playmats, Hasbro The Game of Life zAPPed, and Hasbro for a preview of their 2012 line of toys.
2) Kurio 7 Android Children’s Tablet is a multi-touch screen that offers games, video, music player, camera and video recorder, an e-reader and more but the key feature is that a parent can set up to 8 profiles with different levels of internet accessibility so that your grade school child and teenager don’t have access to the same content along with setting playing time limit. It seems pricey at $199 but compared to the iPad it is a deal especially if you don’t allow your child access to your iPad and blocking inappropriate content is dealbreaker. Available Fall 2012.
3) Flash drives don’t have to be boring with Mimobot Flash Drives which makes the coolest and hippest flash drives from Tokidoki, to Hello Kitty to Star Wars and more. Prices start at $19.95 and up depending on size, these make great birthday gifts, stocking stuffers or collectibles.
4) Skylanders Giants is coming this Fall on the heel of one the most successful toy introduction Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure game. Skylanders Giants will include 20 new characters to the game in which the figures will be twice the size as the original Skylander’s characters.
Movie Tie-Ins
5) Battleship The Movie starring Liam Neeson coming out in May has an amazing litany of cool toys and gadget ties in from Battleship portable game, Mega Bloks USS Missouri and iPad Battleship zaPPED, an app in which you use your iPad surface to place tiny battleships with sensors attached to play the game.
6) The Lord of the Rings fans, lookout for the new LEGO The Lord of the Rings collection, based on the three films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and LEGO The Hobbit to coincide with fall premiere of the movie.
7) GI Joe: Retaliation starring Bruce Willis, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Channing Tatum will hit the theaters this summer. Hasbro is introducing lots of collectible action figures of the main characters.
Community/Creative Play -I want my daughter to be tech saavy but she also needs to stimulate her creative side.
8) Iconic American Girls dolls has launched American Girl Crafts, a comprehensive crafting program aimed at girls 8 to 12. I love the American Girl crafts as it provides my daughter with creative outlet to learn new skills like sewing, embroidery, painting and more. From Creative-Card Making Pad to Tie Together Frames to Clip & Knot Bracelet Set and more, girls will be able to develop self-expression and confidence. Look for more additional products in the coming months based 2012 Girl of the Year McKenna Brooks, Sew & Shares that are perfect for birthday party goodie bags, sleepover activities and Historical Character Kits.
9) As they say, duct tape is a life saver for most household fixes so Girl McGyver’s will love Alex Duct Tape Tote kits.
10) Tweens are slowly becoming Fashionistas and Project Runaway is all about fashion. Even if your daughter has never seen Project Runway, mine hasn’t, led by the Fashion Angels Project Runway Sketch Portfolio (a favorite with my daughter,) Fashion Angels has expanded their Project Runway Design Sketching and Craft products.
11) My daughter is excited about LEGO Friends which includes five best Friends in the form of a new mini-doll figure to inspire role play and stories after the building is complete for girls 5 and up. 12) I can’t leave Barbie out. The new Barbie Design & Dress Studio comes with everything a girl needs to create customized fashions for Barbie including, cloth dress templates, stencils, fabric markers and decorative stickers.
13) Glowin’ the dark has never been this much fun with Glow Crazy Distance Doodler, a Dual-Action Magic Lightwand (who doesn’t love magic wands?) that allows kids to draw, write and play games on special Glow Cling canvases from up to 15 feet away.
14) Slinky’s Tornado Maker, Young Architect 3-D Building Model and Ancient Pyramid will keep your little science and builders pretty busy.
15) Neat-Oh ZipBin Toy Box Playmats has to be one of the best designed toy invention combining toys, clean up and portability all in one. Have tons of dolls, Barbies, Lego, dinosaurs, hot wheels and other toys that just take forever to clean up, The Neat-Oh ZipBin Toy Box Playmats allows your kids, not only a cool playmat for them to use as a playing surface but when playtime is over stuff all the toys in the “toy box and then zip up neatly and quickly.
Pop Culture – 16) Annoying Orange, 17) Justin Bieber and 18) Jackie Evancho (a singing dynamo) all have collectibles and dolls coming out.
Dolls – Collectors will love 19) Madame Alexander dolls dedicated to Wizard of Oz, Annie, Pan Am flight attendants, Showtime’s The Borgias. Click here for more dolls from the 2012 Toy Fair. 20) FurReal Baby Butterscotch, My Magical Show Pony is just an adorable “pet” for every little girl. Butterscotch responds by moving her head, blinking her eyes, moving her ears and letting out a whinny.
Collectibles – Zhu Zhu Pets were a favorite with my daughter and her friends and I am sure that 21) ZhuZhu Pets Kittens, 22) ZhuZhu Pets Puppies and 23) ZhuZhu Pets Safari lines will be a hit as well. That said, tweens are into collectibles and Xia-Xia™ hermit crabs with their vibrant and wild interchangeable shells will soon be an obsession for the under 10 set. Can’t forget the boys, DaGeDar now offers the ultimate collectable pieces with 24) 33″ DaGeDar considered the most valuable collectible.
Outdoor – Following last year’s hit toy Fyrflyz, 25) Fyrwrkz Sparkler is a spinning and lighted toy great for July 4th holiday but without the danger of lighted fireworks. 26) Koosh Galaxy is aimed at kids 3-6 and is fun way to launch balls for fun in the outdoors. 27) Lazer Tag from the makers of the popular NERF blasters is going to be hit across every demographic because anyone can play with it. Players can download a free Lazer Tag app to their iPhone or iPod Touch and connect it to the blaster.
Classic Toys are getting a make over for a new generation. 28) The Game of Life zAPPed, the free app allows you to move your car around the board and select your path to retirement, but spin, get paid, sue other players and make important decisions all on your iPad. Remember boring old Brown and White Sock Monkeys well TY now has 29) Sock Monkeys in an array of colors that is sure to capture the imagination of a new generation. Happy 60th Birthday 30) Mr. Potato Head and to celebrate there will be two anniversary-edition spuds. 31) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures are making a comeback to coincide with a new television show on Nickelodeon. Generations of girls have loved their 32) EZ Bake Ovenbut the next iteration comes without the light bulb.
Games and Puzzles – 33) Ravensburger puzzles ups the ante with world’s most famous landmark’s in 3D. 34) Codee was something I was fascinated by and I think is sure to be an addictive puzzle/toy for those who love a challenge. Codee is an original link system that is comprised of simple flexible blocks, marked with letters and symbols, linked together into one long strand that can be made into animals, objects or anything you want. Scavenger hunts are so much fun and 35) Where’s Waldo? The Amazing Picture Hunt Board Game provides a fast-paced scavenger hunt, in which you can create your Waldo scene using 100 object chips where players race to find and grab the hidden objects on the game board that match your scavenger list
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