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1.New Toys for Holiday 2026: Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Bitzee Aquarium, SolarFlower & More
Six new and newly arrived toys for holiday 2026, from the Phomemo TK20 tattoo printer and Spin Master's Bitzee Aquarium to Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Thames & Kosmos SolarFlower, Just Play's Cat in the Hat line and Palworld eggs, with prices, ages, pros and cons...

10/4/2026



2.Hot Toys This Weekend: Clickeez Series 3, Little Live Pets Panda, Robo Alive Turtle, Pokemon Plush
Clicky Clickeez keyboard keys, Little Live Pets' baby panda ChuChu, ZURU's water-activated Robo Turtle and Halloween Pokemon plush are climbing Amazon's toy charts this weekend. Here is what each costs, the ages on the listings and the pros and cons of every pick...

10/4/2026



3.Holiday Toys in Action: 3 Plush Gifts That Actually Do Something
Flappy plays peek-a-boo, Spruce bounces and Hug-A-Lumps weighs 3.3 lb. Here are the age grades, prices and trade-offs behind our first Holiday Toys in Action Short...

10/4/2026



4.Hot Toys This Week: LEGO DUPLO Creative Box, MrBeast Lab NecroClaw, Little Live Pets Koala
Five toys we're tracking on Amazon this week: two new $20 LEGO DUPLO sets, the 9-inch MrBeast Lab NecroClaw and two interactive Little Live Pets, with prices and stock checked Nov. 3, 2026...

11/1/2026






Most-Viewed Articles (last 12 months)

1.New Toys for Holiday 2026: Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Bitzee Aquarium, SolarFlower & More
Six new and newly arrived toys for holiday 2026, from the Phomemo TK20 tattoo printer and Spin Master's Bitzee Aquarium to Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Thames & Kosmos SolarFlower, Just Play's Cat in the Hat line and Palworld eggs, with prices, ages, pros and cons...

10/4/2026



2.Hot Toys This Weekend: Clickeez Series 3, Little Live Pets Panda, Robo Alive Turtle, Pokemon Plush
Clicky Clickeez keyboard keys, Little Live Pets' baby panda ChuChu, ZURU's water-activated Robo Turtle and Halloween Pokemon plush are climbing Amazon's toy charts this weekend. Here is what each costs, the ages on the listings and the pros and cons of every pick...

10/4/2026



3.Holiday Toys in Action: 3 Plush Gifts That Actually Do Something
Flappy plays peek-a-boo, Spruce bounces and Hug-A-Lumps weighs 3.3 lb. Here are the age grades, prices and trade-offs behind our first Holiday Toys in Action Short...

10/4/2026







Additional Articles (from most recent)

1.Hot Toys This Week: LEGO DUPLO Creative Box, MrBeast Lab NecroClaw, Little Live Pets Koala
Five toys we're tracking on Amazon this week: two new $20 LEGO DUPLO sets, the 9-inch MrBeast Lab NecroClaw and two interactive Little Live Pets, with prices and stock checked Nov. 3, 2026...

11/1/2026



2.Holiday Toys in Action: 3 Plush Gifts That Actually Do Something
Flappy plays peek-a-boo, Spruce bounces and Hug-A-Lumps weighs 3.3 lb. Here are the age grades, prices and trade-offs behind our first Holiday Toys in Action Short...

10/4/2026



3.New Toys for Holiday 2026: Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Bitzee Aquarium, SolarFlower & More
Six new and newly arrived toys for holiday 2026, from the Phomemo TK20 tattoo printer and Spin Master's Bitzee Aquarium to Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max, Thames & Kosmos SolarFlower, Just Play's Cat in the Hat line and Palworld eggs, with prices, ages, pros and cons...

10/4/2026



4.Hot Toys This Weekend: Clickeez Series 3, Little Live Pets Panda, Robo Alive Turtle, Pokemon Plush
Clicky Clickeez keyboard keys, Little Live Pets' baby panda ChuChu, ZURU's water-activated Robo Turtle and Halloween Pokemon plush are climbing Amazon's toy charts this weekend. Here is what each costs, the ages on the listings and the pros and cons of every pick...

10/4/2026



5.Tencent follows Sun Tzu and his Art of War is their bible
There are two retailers that clearly dominate the video game space –Tencent and GameStop...

6/1/2015



6.Q & A With Shay Chen, founder and CEO of Painting Lulu
As the world becomes more and more digital, toymakers are finding integrative ways to involve their products in the realms of both the physical and the virtual...

2/1/2015



7.Interview with Carly Gloge, CEO of Ubooly
Ubooly was just acquired by Cartwheel Kids, but before it achieved success in the marketplace, it was just an idea...

11/1/2014



8.TDmonthly 2014 Top Toy Debut Award Winners: Electronics
The following outstanding toys have been nominated for Top Toy Debut Awards based on editorial review and retailer feedback...

5/1/2014



9.Leapfrog – The Saga Continues
LeapFrog has indeed turned a corner, but challenges continue to persist...

12/1/2013



10.New Emphasis on Tech Toys Helps Classic Companies Stay Relevant
It is well known that the use of computers, smartphones, and tablets is on the rise among kids (according to the NPD Group, more than half of kids ages 2-14 are using some kind of smart device at home). With that in mind, this August classic toy company Lionel (maker of Lionel Trains) rolled out an iPad game called "Lionel Battle Train."...

10/1/2013



11.Over Half of Children Now Using Smart Devices
According to Kids and Apps: A New Era of Play, the latest report from global information company, The NPD Group, 79 percent of parents with children ages 2 - 14 report that they or their children own some type of mobile device, such as a traditional cell phone, smartphone, or tablet; up from 63 percent last year...

9/1/2013



12.Q & A: Global Game Changers
Jan and Rachel Helson are a mother-daughter team on a mission: they want to "Ignite Good" in kids from a young age...

11/1/2012



13.Q&A With CEO of Kent Displays/Improv Electronics
Dr. Albert Green, CEO of Kent Displays/Improv Electronics, spoke with TDmonthly Magazine about their product, the Boogie Board LCD eWriter. This year specialty retailers have named the Boogie Board a Top-10 Most-Wanted Tween Product, Top-10 Most-Wanted Novelty Toy, and a Top-10 Most-Wanted Travel Toy...

11/1/2012



14.Q&A With Dax Logue, Creator of Sqwishland LLC
Entering or leaving a toy store can provide an unbearable temptation for children - there, at the entrance, several small machines dispense candy, stickers, and even small toys, all at kid-friendly prices...

2/1/2012



15.Tech Toys from 2012 New York International Toy Fair
The Toy Industry Association has declared 2012 the year of the AppCessory, and TDmonthly Magazine's reporters saw no shortage of app-based and tech toys at the 2012 New York International Toy Fair...

2/1/2012



16.Q&A With Bonnie Morantz, President and Co-founder of Number Effect Inc
Bonnie Morantz, co-founder of Number Effect Inc, talks about launching the online/collectible tween brand BunkiMunki, overcoming the odds as a woman in business, and the market research that went into creating the new product...

12/1/2011



17.Q&A With Ross Richardson, Founder of Worx Toys
Ross Richardson, the founder of Worx Toys Inc., tells us how his own son’s curiosity inspired the creation of the company...

8/1/2011



18.How to Spot a Bully
All of us who are parents believe that our child, who is sweet and lovable at home, behaves and shows the utmost respect while at school...

3/1/2011



19.Hottest High-Tech Holiday Toys
Don't believe Santa's elves can turn out a decent laptop? Want to give your kid a toy that's actually playable?...

12/1/2010



20.Virtual Playgrounds See Gradual Decline
About a year ago, I wrote an article in the UK Toy News Magazine that said that there were really only five virtual playgrounds worth talking about – Mattel’s Barbie Girls, Ganz’s Webkinz, Disney’s Club Penguin (toy license: Jakks Pacific), Neopets (toy license: Jakks Pacific) and Russ Berrie’s Shining Stars...

7/1/2009



21.OnLive Threatens Video Gaming As We Know It
After a stellar 2008, the video game market is entering choppy waters. January and February were still decent, according to the numbers, but the advent of OnLive and the expansion of used-game sellers are likely to shake up sales in the near future...

4/1/2009



22.Innovations of 2009
In the January issue of TDmonthly Magazine, check in to see which toys will be turning heads throughout 2009...

10/1/2008



23.Webkinz Chicken “Coming Home to Roost”
I have a lot of friends among small toy retailers. I sold to them when I ran a toy company in the late ‘90s, and always felt that many large manufacturers were taking advantage of them just because they were small...

7/1/2008



24.Webkinz Speaks
At Toy Fair 2008, George Kacic, vice president of sales and marketing for Ganz, said he felt TDmonthly Magazine hadn’t covered his company’s point of view about the Webkinz shortage last year...

4/1/2008




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