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Innovations of 2007

What Knocked Socks Off This Year

By: Alison Marek & Julie L. Jones
Sep 6, 2007

Play isn't just about play anymore, according to manufactuers who've spoken to TDmonthly. Even fashion dolls are educational. Toys now come attached with charities, DVDs and great expectations. Find out why manufacturers think 2007 was a year full of innovation in the December issue of TDmonthly Magazine.

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•Kids Eager to "Adopt" Collectibles
•Uglydolls Sit Pretty in 3,000 Stores
•Insects Intrigue While Science Kits Fade
•Hot Toys for Christmas 2007
•CKI Recalls Children's Decorating Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•Kids II Recalls Baby Einstein Color Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•J.C. Penney Recalls Disney™ Winnie-the-Pooh Play Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•Fisher-Price Recalls Go Diego Go Boat Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•TDmonthly's Toy Videos
•How to Find and Develop a License
•Get These Toys!
•TDmonthly's Book Expert
•TDmonthly's Psychologist Mom
•Babies: Simple Plush Fires Imaginations
•Preschool Roundtable: Using Felt for Fun
•Watch More Than 70 Toy Videos From ABC
•Conversations With Keithley
•Notable and New Toys by Category
•Innovations of 2007
•TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Card Games
•Fall Toy Preview Coverage
•Retailer Spotlight: Red Wagon Toy Co.
•21st-Century Toy Store: Make Magic Online
•Magnolia Floats Above the Competition
•Open Windows of Opportunity
•TDmonthly Specialty Toys Report: FINALISTS
•ToyOps Excels With Toys That Teach
•Kookeys Aim for Webkinz Jugular
•Collect These Cards
•Hollywood ToyBoy – China Out? Time Out!
•Eveready Battery Co. Recalls Toy Flashlights Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•KB Toys Recalls Wooden Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•Guidecraft Inc. Recalls Children’s Puppet Theaters Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
•Serious Head Injuries Prompt Recall of Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats
•How to Create a Licensed Character
•This Issue's Highlights
•Toys in the News: 10-31-07
•TDmonthly's DVD Expert
•Homeschoolers: Crafting on a Grid
•Dolls: Thinking “Glad” With Pollyanna
•TDmonthly's Top-10 Toys: ABC Kids Expo
•Kid and Youth Marketing Power Conference, Madrid
•My Best Sellers: Red Wagon Toy Company
•Paradoxy Products' Simple Puzzles Conceal Challenges
•TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Collectible Toys
•Foxmind Exercises the Brain
•TDmonthly's October Staff Picks
•TDmonthly Specialty Toys Report: WINNERS
•Show Them the Way
•TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Science and Nature Toys
•Retailing Tips: How to Minimize Theft

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