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1.Best Indoor Activities by Age (0-12) for When You're Stuck Inside
Indoor activities for kids 0-12 by age, using pillows, tape and kitchen bowls. Includes time, mess level and why each helps, backed by AAP and CDC...

11/1/2026



2.Arts & Crafts Up 20%: Corn Blocks, DIY Body Cream, $7 Sensory Minis
Crafts are growing, sensory toys are booming, and the Nuremberg toy fair Spielwarenmesse named "Creative Mindfulness" a 2026 trend. Here is what Creativity for Kids, PlayMais and Sentosphere are putting on the shelf...

11/1/2026



3.Free 24-Day Family Advent Calendar Printable + 20 Elf Ideas
A free 24-day family activity advent calendar for Dec 1-24, 2026, plus 20 two-minute elf ideas with simple safety rules for little kids...

11/1/2026



4.Thanksgiving Kids' Table Kit: 6 Free Printables, 10 Activities
Free Thanksgiving kids' table printables (I-spy, bingo, conversation cards, thankful tree) plus 10 no-mess activities by age...

11/1/2026



5.The Winter Break Survival Plan: A Printable 14-Day Calendar for Kids 2 to 12
A free 14-day winter break calendar for kids 2-12, with a daily rhythm that works for working parents, plus AAP winter safety tips...

11/1/2026






Most-Viewed Articles (last 12 months)

1.Best Indoor Activities by Age (0-12) for When You're Stuck Inside
Indoor activities for kids 0-12 by age, using pillows, tape and kitchen bowls. Includes time, mess level and why each helps, backed by AAP and CDC...

11/1/2026



2.Arts & Crafts Up 20%: Corn Blocks, DIY Body Cream, $7 Sensory Minis
Crafts are growing, sensory toys are booming, and the Nuremberg toy fair Spielwarenmesse named "Creative Mindfulness" a 2026 trend. Here is what Creativity for Kids, PlayMais and Sentosphere are putting on the shelf...

11/1/2026



3.Free 24-Day Family Advent Calendar Printable + 20 Elf Ideas
A free 24-day family activity advent calendar for Dec 1-24, 2026, plus 20 two-minute elf ideas with simple safety rules for little kids...

11/1/2026







Additional Articles (from most recent)

1.Thanksgiving Kids' Table Kit: 6 Free Printables, 10 Activities
Free Thanksgiving kids' table printables (I-spy, bingo, conversation cards, thankful tree) plus 10 no-mess activities by age...

11/1/2026



2.Free 24-Day Family Advent Calendar Printable + 20 Elf Ideas
A free 24-day family activity advent calendar for Dec 1-24, 2026, plus 20 two-minute elf ideas with simple safety rules for little kids...

11/1/2026



3.Best Indoor Activities by Age (0-12) for When You're Stuck Inside
Indoor activities for kids 0-12 by age, using pillows, tape and kitchen bowls. Includes time, mess level and why each helps, backed by AAP and CDC...

11/1/2026



4.The Winter Break Survival Plan: A Printable 14-Day Calendar for Kids 2 to 12
A free 14-day winter break calendar for kids 2-12, with a daily rhythm that works for working parents, plus AAP winter safety tips...

11/1/2026



5.Jacquard RainForest Ice Dye Kit: Melt Ice, Get a Kaleidoscope Shirt
Jacquard's six new Ice Dye Kits each dye 5+ shirts for $10.99. We picked RainForest: cover a scrunched tee with ice, sprinkle the dye, and let it melt overnight...

11/1/2026



6.Arts & Crafts Up 20%: Corn Blocks, DIY Body Cream, $7 Sensory Minis
Crafts are growing, sensory toys are booming, and the Nuremberg toy fair Spielwarenmesse named "Creative Mindfulness" a 2026 trend. Here is what Creativity for Kids, PlayMais and Sentosphere are putting on the shelf...

11/1/2026



7.Top Selling Toys and Family Items Dec 2021
If you've been searching for toy gifts that are high in demand, you may like our top picks. Warmies microwavable French Lavender Scented Elephant hugs, Multi, Medium Fully microwavable plush soft toy that meets all U.S. Safety standards...

12/1/2021



8.Toys in the News 10/05/2021
Unsafe Toys...

10/1/2021



9.Toys in the News 9/01/2021
Moose Toys launched Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron, an interactive toy created to put magic into kids' hands. The product is available for pre-sale online...

9/1/2021



10.Toys to Talk About: Creative Activities
Inspire creativity in your customers with these creative activity toys...

10/1/2015



11.Schoenhut Is Electrifying!
Schoenhut Piano Company could easily rest on its well-earned laurels; since 1872 it's been producing high-quality toy pianos that last for generations. But Len and Renee Trinca, owners since 1996, know that being great isn't enough...

6/1/2014



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

5/1/2014



13.Why Schoenhut® Piano Company Teamed Up With Raggs
At the most recent annual American International Toy Fair in New York City, Schoenhut Piano Company announced that a recent partnership with Raggs had resulted in the creation of a unique new product line, Twinkle Tunes Pianos with Songbooks...

5/1/2014



14.Top-10 Most-Wanted Arts & Crafts Toys
TDmonthly Magazine interviewed retailers in a January 2014 survey and learned that the Rainbow Loom was still leader of the pack in the arts & crafts category...

2/1/2014



15.TDmonthly Seal of Approval - Pretend Play/Creative Activities
See the TDmonthly Seal of Approval winners for the Pretend Play / Creative Activities category...

1/1/2013



16.PlaSmart Inc. Signed as Exclusive North American Distributor for DoodleArt
PlaSmart Inc., a global toy company specializing in fun, innovative and engaging toys that bring families together, has been signed as the exclusive North American distributor for mass and specialty retailers for the well-known colour-it-yourself poster kit brand The Original DoodleArt...

8/1/2012



17.Kits, Play Sets, and Creative Activities for Kids
Check out these recently added specialty and mass-market kits, play sets, and creative activity toys...

6/1/2012



18.ASTRA's Best Toys For Kids Nominees - Creative Arts Play
Take a closer look at ASTRA's Best Toys For Kids Nominees in the Creative Arts Play category...

6/1/2012



19.ASTRA's Best Toys For Kids Nominees - Pretend - Fantasy Play
Take a closer look at ASTRA's Best Toys For Kids Nominees in the Pretend - Fantasy Play category...

6/1/2012



20.Q & A With Mia Galison, President of eeBoo Corp.
Mia Galison, President & Creative Director of eeBoo Corporation, launched her first product while mothering three infants and working a full time publishing job, taking on freelance work at night to raise the capital for her first products...

5/1/2012



21.Q & A With Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory
Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory Limited, created his first product to raise money so he could visit his long-distance girlfriend. Rising from those humble beginnings, The Orb Factory now produces award-winning products that are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide...

5/1/2012



22.Q & A With Betty Morris, Creator of Shrinky Dinks
Betty Morris was a housewife and mother of three when she and her Cub Scout troop co-leader (Kate Bloomberg) came up with a fun arts & crafts activity for their troop...

9/1/2011



23.ASTRA Preview: Creative Activities
These products from companies who are exhibiting at the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy encourage imaginative and creative play...

6/1/2011



24.Schoenhut Toy Pianos: History in Music
Founded in 1872 by Albert Schoenhut, the award-winning Schoenhut Toy Piano Company has moved into the 21st century with finesse...

5/1/2011




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