Leisure and Lifestyle: Toys and Hobbies - Press Releases

Eco-Friendly Children's Retailer Announces New Product Lines

Earth Friendly Tots is proud to announce several new brands added to its ever growing line-up of eco-friendly baby and children’s products. The new product lines include: BEKA wood toys, The New Clothesline Company natural drying racks, Timberworks wooden educational toys, Green Toys, Yala Designs, with more being added soon. These new product lines are all unique, eco-friendly products, including toys, cloth diapering accessories, from American companies.

The Reborn Store Website Officially Launches

We're proud to announce the launch of The Reborn Store website. Although our site is still fairly new, we hope to become your one stop shop for all your reborn doll needs! Here, you can find one of the largest selections of reborn dolls, doll parts, kits and accessories for sale. Plus, we have plenty of interesting information, resources and how tos about reborn dolls.

Firetoys UK Manufacturing Output Continues to Grow

Firetoys’ in house manufacturing is set to continue growing over the next year, in stark contrast to the most of the rest of the manufacturing industry in the UK.

New Website Puts Vintage Football Cards in Spotlight

From the first football card ever made to the great rookie cards of pro football’s golden age, the rich history of old football cards comes alive in a new website that offers information and links to auctions for some of the greatest sports cardboard ever produced.

Alacraft, Provider of Craft Supplies, Notes Uptick in Demand over Christmas Period

Alacraft, provider of craft supplies and various haberdashery products, has recently reported increase in sales of craft items during this holiday season. The company has also reported substantial increase in traffic in its blog which features various tutorials and tips on crafting. Alacraft offers free Australia wide shipping on all orders above $100 and has been commended on the quality of its merchandise.

DontMakeMeCallGrandma.com Gains a Reputation for Finding the World's Most Exciting Toys

All kids love toys, but children these days are especially demanding consumers, and their attention can be very hard to gain. Fortunately technology has caught up, and toy companies create new and innovative products every year that capture the imaginations of children. While some classic toys do stand the test of time, it is mostly exciting and new toys that populate children’s Christmas lists.

Ultra Sabers Has New Yari Extensions and Flush Mount Couplers

LogoThere are many parts that go into creating specialized Star Wars lightsabers or customized lightsabers, and Ultra Sabers’ new extension pikes and couplers are available in a variety of designs and finishes to give customers even more options. The pieces range in price from $9 to $30.

Fascinating Games to Be Launched Through Kickstarter Campaign

The Saga of Dragon Star and N.R.G System are two new brilliant tabletop roleplaying games developed by Game Smiths LLC.

Gamesmiths, LLC Developing Two New Brilliant Tabletop Roleplaying Games

The Saga of Dragon Star and N.R.G System are two new brilliant tabletop roleplaying games developed by Game Smiths LLC. Their plan for both these awesome games’ launch is a one-of-a-kind kickstarter campaign through their website - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamesmiths/the-saga-of-dragon-star-and-nrg-core-rulebook-rpg.

Dozens of Best Top Toys List of 2012 Christmas for Child from Every Age and Gender

There are many sources to find hottest toys for this Christmas, but the problem is that usually they only share short list, mostly ten hottest toys. This short list creates new problems, since a toy has age restriction and gender preference. What if your child is not in the age coverage of the toys in the list? What if your child doesn’t like any of the toys in the list? These questions are what drive Best Top Toys to launch a list of almost 100 top toys for 2012 Christmas that predicted will be the most wanted toys in this Christmas. This toys list is grouped based on the age and gender categories. Best Top Toys have established themselves as the one-stop destination for all kinds of toys. Best Top Toys is certainly will be the answer of Christmas toy hunting worries, and share a great solution.

Parents Begin Researching the Hottest Toys of 2012

Even before Black Friday rolls around and the crowds of shoppers descend upon American stores, parents are researching online which toys to buy their children. Among the top toys for girls this year is the Furby, a cute purple furry pet that resembles Gizmo from the classic 1980s movie Gremlins and responds to music and voices. While the Furby is widely available today for just a little over fifty bucks, whether it and the other popular toys stay on the shelves and in stock online throughout the holiday season is something we can only guess.

Top Toys for Christmas 2012 Available Now at Amazon

Recent polls have shown that many consumers plan to increase the amount of money they spend during this year's holiday season. That increase in shopping has already become apparent. Reuters reports that some shoppers began making their holiday purchases as early as October.

OnceUponATreeHouse.com Captures the Imagination of Parents and Children

Growing up, many girls play with dolls and dolls houses. Dolls can help foster a child’s imagination and unleash their creative spirit at an early age. Today, wooden dollhouses and handmade dolls come in all shapes and sizes, and choosing the perfect doll can help a child make a friend for life.

Jigsaw2order Offers Personalized Jigsaw Puzzles, a White Hot Trend This Holiday Season

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so just imagine what a personalized picture on a jigsaw puzzle is worth…….a thousand minutes of entertainment at the very least. Each holiday season, consumers rush out to pick up the latest trends in gifts to please their friends and loved ones. New trends in Christmas sales tend to show up early while some old ones are revived.

Balance Bikes 4 Kids Best for Your Kids

A Texas mom of five is on a quest to end kid's dependence on what she considers an obstacle to learning to ride a bicycle. She's convinced that it's time for America to end its love affair with training wheels and embrace a popular European teaching method that employs a pedal-less bike called a balance bike.

2012 Millhouse Educational Toys Range Available at Clever Cloggs Toys

In today’s world of computers and electronics, many children’s toys have been transformed from simple figurines and building blocks to technologically advanced games. While some of these electronic games provide children with an educational outlet, the power of a child’s imagination cannot be underestimated. And no other type of toys allows children to explore their creativity and use their imagination like traditional wooden toys.

MuseumPuzzles.com's Marketing Makes Businesses Pick up the Pieces

Jigsaw puzzles are one of the oldest forms of entertainment, and engage the human brain like few other games- requiring the use of logic, memory, reasoning and coordination. From young children to those with Alzheimer’s, jigsaw puzzles have been shown to improve mental agility. MuseumPuzzles.com saw the big picture, and realized that jigsaw puzzles make a perfect gift for those who love museums, art galleries and attractions.

ChessMazeInternational.com's Huge Range Caters to All Chess Tastes

People have been playing chess for more than 1,500 years. An early version of the game was being played in India before the start of the 6th century AD. By the 15th century, the game had evolved into roughly its current form.

Puzzle Manufacturers MuseumPuzzles.com Launches New Website

As anyone who has ever visited a museum, art gallery, zoo, or other attraction knows quite well, one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to remember the special time spent at the location is by purchasing a meaningful souvenir from the gift shop.

Development of New Formulations of Masterbatches With Almond Shell

The introduction of these masterbatches in consumer goods will make way for their integration into the market of new sustainable products, with high performance and profitability

Toy Collectors Take a Walk Down Memory Lane on the Toy Cabin Website

For many, childhood provides some of the most cherished memories that life has to offer. Almost everyone can remember cosy moments spent with family, exciting adventures had with schoolmates and countless imaginary journeys to unknown times and lands.

Pedal Car Depot Prioritizes Kids’ Health With New Children’s Pedal Cars

In the modern world, entertainment options have spread and diversified to the point where children now have more potential playtime experiences sitting in their living room than they do by engaging in the outside world.

RC Helicopters Expand Range of Remote Control Helicopters

Helicopters are an amazing bit of design innovation; their history goes all the way back to DaVinci, who attempted to design and build an early prototype helicopter but could never get the mechanics to work. The first helicopter was first mastered by Igor Sikorsky, a Russian, in 1939, and begun full scale production in 1942.

Fun Spot Trampolines Adds Branded Rebounders to Storefront

LogoFun Spot Trampolines introduces the rebounders as the newest addition to their indoor trampoline models such as Needak Rebounders and Funtek Rebounders.

HUNDREDS of Historic Photos for Sale Through the Josephine County Historical Society

LogoThe Josephine County Historical Society has hundreds of catalogued photo files, and more in the process of being sorted, which are available for purchase at nominal cost.