KIM COOK
\n<\/b>Associated Press<\/p>\n
NEW YORK\u2014With 13,000 international buyers and the equivalent of seven football fields full of exhibitor booths,\u00a0Toy Fair 2015 looks and sounds like the best-behaved children\u2019s party ever. Without the young ones in attendance, of course.<\/p>\n
Because this party is serious business. Buyers come to see new products and place orders for stores, family restaurants and schools around the globe.<\/p>\n
Still, there\u2019s no doubt you\u2019re among toy lovers. In one aisle, a fellow in his 30s is spinning out on a ride-on cart. In another, a group of people have their hands in a table full of squooshy play sand. Around the corner, there\u2019s a full-on battle between grown men that involves marshmallows and slingshots. Duck your head, because the air is full of gliders and bubbles and lasers, oh my!<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at some of the top trends this year:<\/p>\n
FEELING \u2019APPY<\/strong><\/p>\n High-tech toys on display included wireless remote-control vehicles, teach-and-play tablets, mini cameras and speakers, 3D-printed toys, and building and shooting games equipped with lasers and apps.<\/p>\n Bluetooth technology has been a boon to toy makers. Slap on a bracelet by Moff that\u2019s synced to an app and shoot your arm around to make sounds like animals, vehicles or musical instruments. (moff.mobi<\/a>\u00a0) Sync Snap Pets \u2014 cute, keychain-size, animal-shaped cameras \u2014 to your phone to capture selfies or group photos. (wowwee.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Tiggly showed several tablet apps for preschoolers that include plastic shapes, numbers and letters that can be tapped on the screen in interactive learning games. (tiggly.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Tiggly’s interactive iPad learning apps for preschoolers and toddlers drew showgoers at this year’s Toy Fair in New York. Children can use plastic shapes, letters and numbers to make words, art and learn to count.<\/p>\n Lego\u2019s Fusion won the award for e-connected toy of the year from the Toy Industry Association. You begin constructing a town, scan your building facades onto a device, and then interact with your avatar and the virtual townsfolk as they finish your projects. (lego.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Spin Master\u2019s Zoomer Dino won the overall toy of the year award at the fair. You can train the remote-controlled dinosaur to follow you, dance, chase and roar. He rolls along on two ball-like legs using proprietary balance technology. (zoomerdino.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Spin Master’s Zoomer Dino, which was awarded Toy of the Year at Toy Fair in New York, is a remote-controlled dinosaur you can train to follow you, dance, chase and roar. The toy will be available in the fall.<\/p>\n More balancing dinosaurs: The whimsically named Wow Wee Group had a tabletop corral full of Miposaurs. The \u201cmip\u201d stands for \u201cmobile inverted pendulum,\u201d a technology that keeps the dinos from tipping over. With a built-in GPS, they can chase a tracking ball, attacking or hugging it depending on the programming, and walk on a virtual leash. (wowwee.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n The MiPosaur is a robot toy that can sense its own surroundings and environment, and interact with them in a unique and lifelike way. In addition to featuring GestureSense technology that lets you control it with the swipe of your hand, the MiPosaur keeps its balance by using MIP, or Mobile Inverted Pendulum robotics technology. It comes with an interactive TrackBall equipped with BeaconSense technology so the toy can chase, guard and play with the ball. Drone-type toys were also plentiful, with action-film names like Sky Viper, Nebula Cruiser and Quad Zone.<\/p>\n TWEEN CRAFT<\/strong><\/p>\n The lucrative tween crafting market has some new entries.<\/p>\n Ann Williams offered kits full of felt loops that just need to be woven together to create scarves or throws. A bent wire tree can be wrapped with yarn for a personalized jewelry stand. And a string art set featured a 3-D heart that could be laced with coloured string to create a sculpture for girls of all ages. (annwilliamsgroup.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Fashion Angels has \u201cGarbage to Glam\u201d craft kits because, as spokeswoman Sarah Malchow said, \u201ctween girls like to be creative and save the world at the same time.\u201d The kits upcycle plastic bags, bottles, T-shirts, even old stuffed toys into picture frames, jewelry or purses. (fashionangels.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Fashion Angels Upcycling craft kits for tweens provide inspiration and materials to transform old T-shirts, plastic water bottles, plastic bags and even old toys into fun jewelry, purses and other items.<\/p>\n Flower crown making, sunglass decorating, fleece blanket weaving and marble painting were some of the interesting new kits at Creativity for Kids. (fabercastell.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n OUTDOOR FUN<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Toys offered a collection for the young naturalist called Backyard Safari. A \u201cbase camp\u201d shelter tent, cargo vest, bug vacuum, field tools, specimen containers and canteen were augmented with a couple of cool habitat containers, a mesh butterfly house and even a maze in which to observe your creepy-crawly finds. (alextoys.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Got a bag of mini marshmallows? Load up your edible ammo into a blaster, shooter or launcher from the Marshmallow Fun Company and begin the battle; there\u2019s a Ghostbusters model as well as bows and slingshots. (marshmallowville.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n When the snow\u2019s all gone, kids can relive winter fun with PlayVisions\u2019 indoor snowball fight set. Various-size plush \u201csnowballs,\u201d goal posts, launchers and blow-up fortresses will keep the action heated. (playvisions.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n Razor showed some new iterations of its iconic scooter. Ali Kermani, a product designer at the company, was whizzing around the booth on Razor\u2019s Crazy Cart, an electric scooter with both wheel and lever controls.<\/p>\n Voicing the opinion of many at the show, he said, \u201cYou don\u2019t just want to be a parent; you want to be a rad dad!\u201d<\/p>\n [Not a valid template]
\nFor more information, please visit 99eyao website: Or see related articles like Can Chronic Prostatitis Infect Female Company? What is Erectile Dysfunction? And what Cause ED? Erectile dysfunction navigate to these guys<\/a> sample viagra in men. Lastly, there is a generic prescription viagra without<\/a> nutrient that helps to increase the size of your penis. Formation of this type of depression due to the activities at work and home. generic cialis cheap<\/a> No wonder there’s such hostility towards the buying levitra from canada<\/a> industry. <\/span>
\nSphero had a little rolling toy called Ollie, equipped with rubber tires and hubcaps. Controlled via iPad, Ollie can race outdoors on sidewalks, ramps or more rugged terrain, or whiz and whirl indoors. (gosphero.com<\/a>\u00a0) And Ozobot is a bot toy that can perform colour-coded commands; draw a few lines on a piece of paper in different colours, and program your bot to execute the moves with speed, agility or dance flair. (ozobot.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n