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Barbie Cutie Reveal

Mattel | 01628 500 000 | www.mattel.com

The Barbie brand says it is launching ‘the cutest unboxing experience ever’ with the new Barbie Cutie Reveal range, an exciting new evolution of its popular Reveal segment. With a total of 10 surprises in each package, the Barbie Cutie Reveal dolls offer unboxing fun with soft, plush animal friends and fashions as well as surprises and transformations to discover. Series 1 includes a bunny, kitten, puppy and panda, all accompanied by four bags containing fun surprises. The new range offers the engaging reveal element kids love while also providing exciting transformative play. Kids remove the animal costume to find a Barbie doll with long hair and twinkle-shine details, then open the surprise bags to find shimmery clothes, accessories, a sponge-comb and a matching mini pet. They can then dress and accessorise Barbie. The costume top reverses to become a super-soft fleece jacket with a cute fashion print, and the costume head turns into a pet bed. The surprises continue with colourchange cuteness as animal face paint appears on Barbie dolls face, and her pet friend ‘opens and closes’ its eyes.

Terra Kids

Amaroni | 01205 260 384 | www.amaroni.com

Terra Kids, from Haba, is a line of fun and functional toys designed to unlock the imagination and promote creative engagement with the great outdoors. Fostering fine motor skills, concentration, and stamina, the toys recreate grown-up adventure gear in gender neutral colours that are attractive to boys and girls. Discovering the world by building dens, navigating with a compass and creating woodwork are just some of the activities that help to instil children with confidence and a sense of independence. The Terra Kids range of kits, tools and toys helps to make these possibilities a reality. Terra Kids Connectors are a great way to get children out into the fresh air and bring handicrafts to the great outdoors. All children need to do is collect small sticks and twigs, drill holes into them and use the Terra Kids Connectors to bring a fabulous range of animals, fantastical creatures, figures and even vehicles to life. Another popular adventure toy from Terra Kids is the virtually unsinkable Cork Boat Assembly Kit. Ideal for a weekend trip to the waterside or beach, the basic design is quick and easy to build and can be upgraded with materials easily found in nature. Amaroni is the official distributor for Haba toys and games in the UK. The educational toy and games distributor recently launched a new B2B website that offers a streamlined and simplified purchasing process for retailers. Amaroni’s product range is sourced from toy producers that embrace social responsibility in a variety of ways and the new trade website provides ‘real time’ information on pricing and stock availability. A link to this new B2B facility can be found on the Amaroni website.

Lego Star Wars Helmets

The Lego Group | 01753 495 000 | www.lego.com

Lego fans can now construct the helmets of three Star Wars favourites thanks to The Lego Group’s latest additions to its range of licensed models. The new launches include Luke Skywalker's iconic pilot headgear, the headwear of legendary bounty hunter Din Djarin from The Mandalorian, and the Dark Trooper helmet complete with glowing red eyes. The highly detailed Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker helmet features a brick-built microphone, translucent red visor elements and nameplate, while the sleek Lego Star Wars reimagining of the Mandalorian’s iconic helmet uses metallic Lego elements to recreate the shine of beskar. Those enticed by the dark side can show their loyalty to the Imperial Remnant with the Lego Star Wars Dark Trooper helmet. The model recreates the contours of the helmet in Lego style and uses a combination of translucent red Lego elements and white bricks to recreate the Dark Trooper’s shining red eyes. The new Lego Star Wars helmet models are available now.

Hatching Baby Dragons

Schleich | 01279 870 000 | www.schleich-s.com/en schleich@schleich.co.uk

Schleich has further expanded its collectible offering with its first range of mystery collectible eggs featuring cute baby animals. Part of the magical world of bayala, there are six Hatching Baby Dragons in blue coloured eggs and six Hatching Winged Baby Kittens in pink eggs to collect including two rare transparent, sparkling figures. Each of the limited-edition baby animals comes in its own egg which can be used to store the figure, as well as a small collector poster. The collectible range is available in a counter display unit for the cashier area with a total of 22 eggs in each CDU.

3D Wooden Puzzles

Bachmann Europe | www.toyway.co.uk | sales@toyway.co.uk

Creative kids and adults can take their first steps towards model-making with these new pre-coloured 3D wooden puzzles from Toyway. The pieces simply push out and slot together, with a number system to follow to make the finished model. A great project for parents and children to construct together, the assembling of the puzzles has many educational benefits, including creative thinking and problem solving. There are six animal puzzles and six dinosaur puzzles to choose from. Children can also start off on their dinosaur discovery from an early age with new soft touch dinosaurs, which have been added to the Toyway range for this year. Soft, squishy, bendable and bashable, these models make great toys for imaginative role play. Available as four different types of dinosaurs, the models feature detailed skin texture and are suitable for children aged three and over.

Bicycle playing cards

Cartamundi | 01268 511 522 | www.cartamundi.com

Bicycle has long been considered a superior, premium brand of playing cards. Whether it’s for magic or card games, these highquality playing cards take card handling to a higher level. All Bicycle cards are created with patented air cushion technology that gives the cards a unique finish and smoothness in comparison to other brands. The cards also provide the perfect choice for entertainment on the go. Whether on a long trip or on the road, travelling by plane or cruising by train, everyone can experience the magic of playing cards with Bicycle’s iconic collection of intricate decks. Bicycle cards are the most widely used playing cards in the world, and having launched over 130 years ago there is a rich history behind the brand. The name Bicycle was chosen to reflect the popularity of the bicycle at the end of the 19th century and remains an iconic visual that is still easily recognisable today. As well as the classic blue and red design on the Rider Decks, Bicycle is known for its detailed designs and themed decks such as Architectural Wonders of the World, Fyrebird and Dragon. In autumn/winter, Bicycle launched its NFT Genesis Collection which saw the brand build on the success of its historic roots whilst targeting the younger generation. The brand’s rapid expansion into the UK market has put Bicycle firmly on track to become the No. 1 playing card in the UK as well as the USA.

WWF Wild Scenes Grow & Play

PlayMonster UK | 01628 488 944 www.playmonster.co.uk | trade@playmonster.co.uk

PlayMonster UK has announced a new WWF Wild Scenes Grow & Play range for this summer, created in collaboration with WWF, the world’s leading independent conservation organisation. The Wild Scenes Grow & Play range is made with 100% recycled plastics, 100% recyclable packaging, and contains no single-use plastic. The packaging also uses no plastics and is made of FSC certified paper and card (fully recyclable). The new PlayMonster range identifies with the WWF mission to create a world where people and wildlife thrive together, by living sustainably within the means of the planet. The Wild Scenes Grow & Play sets enable children to grow and preserve green habitats for orangutangs, tigers, elephants, and pandas. Each set comes with seeds that have been cultivated using no genetic modification or toxic chemicals that can be harmful to the planet. The recyclable lid also doubles up as a propagator, helping the seeds sprout into lush greenery. The Wild Scenes Grow & Play will launch with four sets, each with a mummy and a baby animal: Orangutang’s Treetop Adventure, Tiger’s Hideout, Elephant’s Watering Hole and Panda’s Bamboo Forest. They all come with engaging factbooks that teach children and families about conservation and the need to protect the habitat of the endangered species. Supporting WWF’s work, PlayMonster is giving a percentage of the profits from Wild Scenes to help protect endangered species. The Wild Scenes Grow & Play will be introduced for Summer 2022 and will launch with supporting digital marketing, social media and PR campaigns and be promoted through WWF channels.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle of Chaos

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V | 01753 271737 | www.yugioh-card.com/uk

Konami Digital Entertainment has announced the launch of Battle of Chaos for the Yu-Gi- Oh! trading card game (TCG) in Europe and Oceania. The 100-card set, which is the first core booster of 2022, features new cards that work with Yugi Muto’s Dark Magician, including a new Ritual Monster, a new Fusion Monster and a new Dragon form of Timaeus. Battle of Chaos features new cards for themes introduced in Burst of Destiny, including an ocean of new Icejade cards and a powerful new Level 10 Swordsoul Synchro Monster; new cards for “chilling” strategies like Vampire and Ghostrick; new Nordic monsters and Nordic Relic cards; a brand-new World Premiere theme, plus much more. In total, the Battles of Chaos booster set contains 100 new cards: 50 Common cards, 26 Super Rare cards, 14 Ultra Rare cards and 10 Secret Rare cards. The Kuriboh Kollection of accessories is also now available in Europe and Oceania, with four accessories to collect featuring fanfavourite Fiends, Kuriboh and Magikuriboh, Yu-Gi-Oh! fans can also keep their main, side and extra deck safe with the Kuriboh Kollection Card Case, holding a total of 70 sleeved cards and a themed deck divider. They can also multiply defences with the Kuriboh Kollection Card Sleeves: each pack comes with 50 tournament regulation card sleeves featuring Magikuriboh. The Kuriboh Kollection Game Mat is adorned with dozens of Yugi’s signature Fiends and offers a Duelling surface. Those wanting to show off their collection or display their trades, can also get the Kuriboh Kollection 9-Pocket Duelist Portfolio: a 10-page side-loading folio that stores and protects up to 180 cards.

Battle of Chaos and the Kuriboh Kollection of accessories are available across Europe and Oceania now.

Fidget Slime

Canal Toys | 01904 379 123 | www.canaltoys.co.uk | sales@canaltoys.uk

Canal Toys has combined the two trends of fidget toys and slime to come up with a new addition to its popular slime range: Fidget Slime. The kit includes 800g of brightly coloured slime in four colours, with each one super stretchy and ready to use straight out of the pack. Children can select the clear, purple, yellow or pink coloured slime and then mix the creations together for a multi-coloured and satisfying slime sensation. For extra sensory play, the slime can be mixed using the cute fidget toys included in the kit; the toys can also be hidden inside the slime and then squished and played with. Each slime is designed for multi-use and can be put into a resealable bag making it a mess free kit which is also toxic free. Fidget Slime will be supported with an extensive marketing and PR campaign and Canal will also be launching an extension to the line with the Fidget Slime Case in June.