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More than 60 KidsOut staff and volunteers passed through the aisles of the show with shopping trolleys, donated by Tesco, to gather as many toys as the could from exhibitors in the final minutes of this year's show.
Read More »London Olympia gets go ahead for £1bn refurbishment
Onsite accommodation and food offerings part of development while London Toy Fair 2020 is still on course for 21st to 23rd Jan next year.
Read More »Cracking Toy Fair for John Adams as Bank Attack pulls in plunder hunters
According to the firm’s managing director Simon Pilkington, the game has already received ‘exceptional feedback across the board’ from its customers and visitors to the group’s stand at London Olympia last week.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Collapsing Woody and Buzz break new tech toy ground for Disney and Toy Story brand
Thinkway Toys has unveiled a new line of advanced tech Toy Story 4 toys ahead of the film's launch this June.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: MGA Entertainment triumphs at Toy Industry Awards
The award follows a successful year for MGA in which LOL Surprise and Poopsie Slime Surprise took three Dream Toys between them, and continue to hold the top spot at best-selling toy with LOL Surprise dolls.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Hogwarts Express Train Set wins Hornby Hobbies Editor’s Choice Award
The firm was handed the accolade for its Harry Potter inspired Hogwarts Express Train Set, developed under license with Warner Bros and the Wizarding World franchise.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Suppliers hail show “amazing success”
Exhibitors excited for the year ahead following the sweeping success of this week's show.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Le Toy Van on mission to eradicate plastic waste and “finish what we started”
The company has revealed its plans to be completely plastic free by 2020; major changes to packaging and toy lines are firm's moves to "finish what it started".
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Big Potato launches first licensed games with Blockbuster and Disney
The movie trivia game is the result of an official partnership with the Blockbusters video rental brand of yesteryear, delivering the game itself in a VHS styled case.
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Brexit fears hit retail but UK toy market stands firm
Despite a drop of seven per cent in toy sales for the year, the UK market still brought in an impressive £3.3 billion.
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