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Lainie’s Way Celebrates Fifth Annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day on Saturday, November 8, 2014
Nationwide Shopping Event Encourages Families to Support the Local Toy Stores they Love. - November 05, 2014 - Lainie's Way
Help Put a Smile on Every Child’s Face This Holiday Season
BrickWarriors has just started their 4th annual Toys for Tots promotion. From Nov 1st through Nov 30th, they're going to be donating 5% of all online sales to Toys for Tots. BrickWarriors LLC offers custom Lego compatible helmets, armor, weapons, and accessories. All BrickWarriors toys fit seamlessly with LEGO minifigures. For more information about BrickWarriors, please visit their website. - November 02, 2014 - BrickWarriors
Top Halloween Costumes: Popular Couponing App, Shopular, Dishes Up the Inside Scoop on What's Ghoulishly In-Style This Year
Top mobile shopping and couponing app, Shopular.com, has its finger on the pulse regarding what’s hot and what’s not this Halloween. As the definitive shopper’s resource for all things retail, Shopular queried consumers in their 1st Annual Shopular “Spook Style” survey... - October 30, 2014 - Shopular
The Gift of Books: Sure to Make Your Young Reader Merry and Bright
Laughing Giraffe Books is pleased to share its newest holiday book collection that moves beyond traditional holiday stories to celebrate the joys of the season. - October 28, 2014 - Laughing Giraffe Books
American Expat Launches The Adventurous Mailbox to Inspire Kids to Explore World Cultures and Embrace Adventure
The Adventurous Mailbox offers series of adventure books introducing world cultures delivered from abroad in very stylish packaging, a dynamic “top secret” online community for kids, as well as professionally developed lessons to accompany the books. The team’s desire is to introduce children to different ways of thinking and being, while inspiring a curiosity to learn other languages, travel the world, and lead well-examined lives. - October 24, 2014 - The Adventurous Mailbox
Town Square Toys Celebrating 4th Anniversary with Week Long Celebration
Town Square Toys is the premier toy store in Mansfield. As a "thank you" to their loyal customers they are hosting giveaways and prizes during their week-long, fourth anniversary celebration. - October 18, 2014 - Town Square Toys
Fantasy Costumes is Ready - Here Comes Halloween
With Halloween a month away, most revelers figure that they have plenty of time to get their costume together. But, what if they forget? What if their daily work and home life demands just a little too much, and the days count down without any costume consideration happening? What then? Well, the... - October 03, 2014 - Fantasy Costumes
Sherrill Cannon, P.J. Hartenaus Win 2014 Principals’ Award for Independently Published Children’s Literature
Awards recognize excellence in independently published books for children. - October 03, 2014 - Kabuki Helps
Game Room Guys to Distribute the New “The Walking Dead” Pinball Machine
West Michigan Owned Gaming Company is Proud to Distribute Stern Pinball’s Newest Machine. - September 29, 2014 - Game Room Guys
Reimagined Playing Cards Soar to $57,000 in Kickstarter
Seasons Playing Cards launched their playing cards on Kickstarter last week and blew past their $35,000 funding goal in just 22 hours. The project is now at $57,000 and climbing. See why Kickstarter loves Seasons Playing Cards. - September 17, 2014 - Seasons Playing Cards
The Best Life Hacks Compiled Into One Page for 2014
Over 60 Life Hacks Compiled into One Page with Videos Explaining How to Complete Each One. All Life Hacks Are Fully Tested. - September 15, 2014 - IWantCheats
MotoTec 36V Electric Pocket Bike Released by Online Scooter Retailer UrbanScooters.com
UrbanScooters.com, an online retailer offering small sized personal transportation and recreational vehicles, has added the new MotoTec Electric Pocket Bike to its inventory. - September 12, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
REVTracker, Inc Introduces Unique Product for SEC College Football Fans
REVTracker, Inc. introduces the College Football Tracker - a large 21″ x 24″ wall-mountable display and tracking system for southeastern college football teams. REVTracker, Inc. is committed to creating fun, interactive sports tracking experiences. - September 11, 2014 - REVTracker, Inc.
MotoTec Gas Pocketbike – A New Product Added to Online Store UrbanScooters.com
UrbanScooters.com, an online company specialized in motorized scooters and bikes, has started offering the MotoTec Gas Pocket Bike to customers across the USA. This Gas Pocketbike is an entry level model offering a speed of 25 mph and range of up to 20 miles. - September 05, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
Swarovski Holiday Crystal Figurines Arriving Soon at Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Did you hear that Beacon's Glow Collectibles is now an authorized Swarovski retailer? - September 04, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
UrbanScoot 100w Electric Scooter - the Newest Scooter for Kids at UrbanScooters.com
UrbanScooters.com is now offering the UrbanScoot 100w Electric Scooter to customers across the nation. The product is a mini electric scooter especially designed for kids aged eight years or above. The product carries many additional features like chain drive and variable speed twist throttle. - September 02, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
UrbanScooters.com Now Offers the Electric MotoTec 24V Mini Quad for Kids
The MotoTec Mini Quad is now featured at online motorized scooter and bike shop, UrbanScooters.com. This 24V quad is for kids age 5 - 8, travels up to 8 mph and can be ridden for approximately one hour on a single charge. - August 29, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
Educational Subscription Box Company Seeks Funding on Kickstarter
Today, LearnGarden Inc, a company who specializes in educational subscription boxes for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grades, announced that their Kickstarter campaign has successfully launched. - August 28, 2014 - LearnGarden Inc.
MJRIDS:KickStarter Campaign Cancelled; Desolators Still in Development
Desolators is a twin stick shooter (on a dual analog stick controller the left stick maneuvers the aircraft and the right stick shoots in which ever direction it is pushed). Since the KickStarter campaign for Desolators failed, MJRIDS cannot develop Desolators full time but is committed to its... - August 28, 2014 - MJRIDS
MotoTec 24V Electric Dirt Bike is Newly Introduced by UrbanScooters.com
UrbanScooters.com, America’s number one online store for electric and gas scooters and related parts and accessories has added a new product to their inventory. The MotoTec 24V Electric Dirt Bike is now available to customers across the nation. The bike is specially designed by a team of experts with the safety of kids of age 12 and above in mind. - August 26, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
200K "Likes" Challenge to Launch "The Camelot Wars" Series
New Arthurian novel ‘The Camelot Wars’ launched in response to 200,000 "likes" received from its counterpart manga & comic series, with upcoming strategy war game "Dragonlord Supremacy: Blue Bastion" next. - August 21, 2014 - Camelot Hobbies
Boyd's Bears Closes Their Doors Forever
Did you hear that Boyd's Bears will close its doors forever effective December 31, 2014? - August 18, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
Go-Ped ESR750H Portable Patrol Vehicle is the Latest from UrbanScooters.com
The newest addition to UrbanScooters.com’s selection of electric scooters is the Go-Ped ESR750H PPV. It’s the top of the line from scooter manufacturer Patmont Motor Werks. - August 18, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
Custom Action Figures for the Hero in You. Become a Custom Action Figure with Just 2 Images.
Herobuilders.com all new custom action figures superstore. Now you can have a custom action figure that looks talks and dresses just like you or your favorite person with just 2 images. - August 13, 2014 - HeroBuilders
The X-Treme XB-504 Electric Bike Introduced by UrbanScooters.com for 2014
UrbanScooters.com is making available the XB-504 moped style electric bike to ebike enthusiasts nationwide. Promotion of this and additional electric bike models will commence throughout the third and fourth quarter of 2014. - August 13, 2014 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
The Game of Legends - An Exciting Kickstarter Project
Have you ever wondered why most students never learn basic financial knowledge at school? And why is it mostly no fun at all to learn anything at school? We don't think about it often, but most teenagers have no idea about basic things regarding stock markets, investments, or setting up a business. - August 10, 2014 - The Game of Legends
Pop Out Pets™ Debuts as First Multi-Transformative Plush Toy for Kids
New, multi-transforming plush toy animals entice children to discover and explore while learning about conservation and the protection of wildlife at a time when extinction rates reach their highest levels in history. - August 10, 2014 - Beyond Wonder, Inc.
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Drying Inflatable Slides
Commercial water slides make a great addition to any commercial bounce house product line. Inflatable water slides are sure to be a big seller during the summer months. Even commercial inflatable businesses located in colder, northern climates see a huge increase in inflatable rentals during the... - August 02, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Calculating ROI and Cost Per Lead for Inflatable Businesses
As a commercial grade inflatable business owner, it can often be challenging to determine whether you are getting the most out of your marketing dollar, and how profitable your inflatable business is as a whole. Is the money that you spend advertising and marketing your business paying for itself... - July 29, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Innovative Toy Wins National Award and Conquers Bedtime
Dream Team Pets is a new educational kids’ toy. It’s a bedtime sleep aid that introduces a unique method for helping kids fall asleep, and it’s becoming very popular. Dream Team Pets recently won a Tillywig Sterling Fun Award and has also been featured in several blogs. - July 22, 2014 - OIC Toys
Inflatable Marketing Tips from Jungle Jumps
A creative marketing approach is a great way to make your inflatable business stand out from the competition. - July 22, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Hildegard Gunzel Dolls Have Arrived at Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Were you aware that 2014 is the last year that Hildegard Gunzel will be producing her resin collectible dolls? - July 17, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
FootballGiftsNow Announced the Official Launch of Their Online Store in the UK
FootballGiftsNow.co.uk, a new online retail store for football gifts and official merchandise, has officially launched and is now fully stocked and accepting orders. - July 16, 2014 - FootballGiftsNow.co.uk
Beacon's Glow Collectibles Now Offers Lower Free Shipping Minimums
Were you aware that Beacon's Glow Collectibles has lowered their free shipping minimum from $100 to $75? - July 09, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
Dumyé Releases First Ever Limited Edition Henna Dolls
The three new hand crafted dolls, which went on sale today at www.Dumye.com, honor the age-old tradition of henna or mehndi, found in both Middle Eastern and Indian cultures. Each doll comes with its own unique hand-painted henna design on her legs and a small henna detail on her right hand. Each doll can be personalized with a choice of hairstyle, as well as body, hair and eye colours. For every doll purchased, DUMYÉ gifts a doll to one of the millions of orphaned children around the world. - July 08, 2014 - Dumyé
Dumyé and Start Team Up To Help Disadvantaged Children in the UAE
Handmade cloth doll designer Dumyé ran its first therapeutic art workshop for orphans and foster children at the Maria Art Center in Sharjah. Working in collaboration with Start, a non-profit organisation, Dumyé gave girls and boys from the Social Care Centre the opportunity to create their own dolls. The workshop marks the first time Dumyé has made good on its brand pledge to gift a doll to a child in need for every one it sells. - July 06, 2014 - Dumyé
Star Trek (TM) Logo Bookend Exclusive Transports Into 2014 San Diego International Comic-Con
The Starship Enterprise embarks on a journey to the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International delivering the Exclusive Star Trek SDCC Logo Bookends by Icon Heroes, LLC. The SDCC exclusive, based on the Star Trek: The Original Series yellow television logo, is extremely limited to 150 pieces worldwide. Under license by CBS Consumer Products, the bookends are made of sturdy poly stone and are hand painted. Sold at the Action Figure Xpress Booth 3345. - June 29, 2014 - Action Figure Xpress
New Football Gifts Online Store is About to Launch in the UK
FootballGiftsNow.co.uk is a brand new online store for football presents in the UK. A wide variety of football clubs are featured and all products are licensed merchandise. - June 27, 2014 - FootballGiftsNow.co.uk
Girls Can be Superheroes, Too! Lottie Announces Winner of Their Superhero Costume Design Competition
An innovative crowd-sourced design competition that asked kids aged 10 and under to create a superhero outfit for the Lottie doll has announced a winner. - June 18, 2014 - Arklu
Beacon's Glow Collectibles to Become the First US Retailer of Silver Tag Bears by Suki
Have you ever heard of Silver Tag Bears by Suki from England? These limited edition teddy bears are wildly popular in both Europe and Australia. - June 13, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
Skeleton Warriors Action Figures Resurrected by Independent Producer October Toys
Skeleton Warriors are back and still bad to the bone! October Toys is creating a new line of 3.75" scale Glyos compatible PVC action figures starting with Baron Dark! - June 11, 2014 - October Toys
Retroscribe Launches Nationwide Rental Service for Retro Video Games
Subscribers re-discover popular games from the past. - June 10, 2014 - Retroscribe LLC
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips Optimizing Web Analytics for Your Inflatable Business
As a commercial grade inflatable business, there are plenty of local competitors offering bounce houses. By utilizing web analytics, you can design your web site to best appeal to these bounce house customers. There are plenty of web analytics programs that are available to track a visitor’s... - June 02, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Purchasing a List for Your Inflatable Business
There are plenty of companies on the internet toting the sale of consumer lists to businesses, many of which also allow the purchaser to drill down the list by nearly any type of factor that they can imagine. As a commercial grade inflatable business, this can be a particularly effective marketing... - May 18, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Girls Can be Superheroes, Too! Lottie Teams Up with Brave Girl Alliance and Challenges Young Girls in a Costume Design Competition for Their New Doll, Out This Fall
Girls Can Be Superheroes, Too! is the rallying call for a global competition, which will see entrants aged 10 and under asked to design a superhero outfit for the new Lottie doll. - April 25, 2014 - Arklu
Somerset/Middlesex JBF is Hosting Its Community Children’s Consignment Sales Event on May 29-June 1
Any parent who has sold items in garage sales or online knows how frustrating it can be. Not only is it hard to make a decent profit from your children’s outgrown and unused items, but the prep work can be a royal pain with little reward. - April 17, 2014 - Somerset/Middlesex Just Between Friends
WO Bone - a Dog Toy with a Purpose. Each WO Bone Sale Feeds Orphans in Ethiopia.
In 2013, America spent $55 billion on our pets (source, APPA). We clearly love taking great care of our animals, and we should, as most people think of pets as family members. There is a new way to take good care of them (i.e. buy them a new toy) and help others in need at the same time with the new "WO Bone" dog toy from WO Design. Each WO Bone sale (USA made dog toy that is guaranteed and recyclable) feeds orphans in Ethiopia. Pre-sales of the WO Bone are available through wodesign.com. - April 13, 2014 - WO Design
Beacon's Glow Collectibles Supports Hats 4 Hope for Preemie Babies
Do you know that nearly half a million premature babies are born each year? - April 11, 2014 - Eyes of Texas Dolls
Custom Party Time Launches Party Supply Website
Custom Party Time offers professional children’s party planning to the Austin, Texas market, and now is selling over 20,000 party supply & costume related items on-line direct to customer’s homes around the world. - April 10, 2014 - Custom Party Time
CHARM IT! and Crayola Present the 2014 Creativity Design-A-Charm Contest
CHARM IT! by High IntenCity, the original and iconic charm jewelry brand, joins creative forces with Crayola, a colorfully innovative brand for more than 100 years, to host the 2014 CHARM IT! Crayola Creativity Design-A-Charm Contest from April 23 – May 21. Kids up to age fourteen are invited... - April 06, 2014 - High IntenCity