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Character Options has a licensed toy for fans of character brands of all ages.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will hit the big screen this summer, and Character is gearing up for the UK launch of the Playmates Master Toy line. This collection includes action figures, vehicles and role play toys, all inspired by Seth Rogen’s movie vision and the teenage heroes depicted in the film. At over 25-inches tall and featuring over 20 features, as well as multiple levels of play, the Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Playset will be the centrepiece the collection. The Pizzafire Van is another hero line; it electronically fires pizzas with its built-in pizza launcher. No Turtles range would be complete without the core collection of action figures, and there are three sets of scaled figures to collect including the Deluxe Ninja Shouts Action Figures, with springloaded arms and legs and electronic phrasing voiced by the movie talent, perfect for re-enacting key movie scenes.

The Heroes of Goo Jit Zu range has new characters to discover across both Marvel and DC. The licensed hero packs will now include a unique goo transformation with included goo capsules. The latest Marvel Goo Shifters include Red Hulk, War Machine and Black Panther, while the DC Goo Shifters Hero Packs include Flash and Dark Knight Batman. Each Hero undergoes a goo shift transformation when their inner orb is crushed.

The licensed first collectible range Weebles has lots of new characters for little ones aged 18-months-plus to collect, across the hottest preschool properties. Weebles are classic figures that wibble and wobble but never fall down and this year, the collection has been extended to include characters from Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends, DC Super Friends and Hey Duggee, bringing to life the on-screen magic of these shows. More additions are set to follow for AW23, and the new licences join existing favourites: Peppa Pig, Bluey, CoComelon, and My Little Pony.

Craft Buddy

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Craft Buddy offers creative play for both kids and adults, with products featuring a wide range of character designs. The company is continuing to partner with a series of successful licenses including LOL! Surprise, Frozen, Spiderman, Paddington and Star Wars in its Crystal Art range.

Crystal Art Buddies Series 1 was launched last year and includes 25 Buddies with popular characters from the Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and LOL! Surprise universes. Series 2 features over 30 characters including new licensed designs from Disney, Star Wars, Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Spiderman, LOL Surprise!, Paddington and Peter Rabbit. A collection of new Paddington Bear Crystal Art items includes stickers, cards, 30x30cm canvas, notebooks and a buildable London scene featuring Tower Bridge, a red London bus and the loveable bear from ‘darkest Peru’.

A new Star Wars Droids Hanging Scroll kit is joined by the Star Wars Keyring Kit featuring both Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, as well as a Star Wars logo.

In Crystal Art Keychains, the new LOL! Surprise Key Ring Kit features Kitty Queen and Queen Bee character keychains as well as a LOL! Surprise logo shaped keychain. Crystal Art Key Ring Kits also come in Little Mermaid and Star Wars varieties featuring all the most popular characters.

The new LOL! Surprise Crystal Art Secret Diary features the popular Bon Bon character and is joined by the new LOL! Surprise Neon QT accessory bag.

Crystal Art Marvel Foldable Storage Boxes come with everything needed to create either a Spiderman or Iron Man 30cmx30cm foldable storage box; Disney Crystal Art Notebooks come in Minnie, Little Mermaid, Lion King and Moana designs and Disney Crystal Art cards are available featuring Bambi, Winnie The Pooh, Mickey, Minnie, The Lion King and Frozen characters.

The Winnie the Pooh Crystal Art 3D Scene transports kids to the whimsical world of Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger. At 18.5cm x 10cm x 25cm, this wooden 3D scene creates a magical wonderland to brighten up bedrooms.

Also new this summer, and launching in celebration of Disney’s centennial anniversary, is the Disney D100 Crystal Art Sticker Album and Stickers. Fans can collect over 100 Crystal Art stickers featuring their favourite Disney characters including Mickey, The Lion King, Snow White, Toy Story and many more. The Crystal Art D100 starter pack includes a sticker album, two sticker packs and a crystal art tool set. The sticker packs contain three stickers and all the crystals needed to complete them, with CDUs containing 20 sticker packs. Disney fans can collect the full set and add them to the album once they have been completed.

Simba Smoby Toys

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The Simba Smoby Toys UK range continues to appeal to kids and collectors of all ages and interests, with a vast array of licensed lines.

This year, movie buffs can add new lines and licences to their Jada Toys collections, with the Hollywood Rides collection updated to support a year of back-to-back blockbuster releases from powerhouse franchises including Fast & Furious and Transformers. An evergreen seller in this miniature scale vehicle and figure collection is the Fast and Furious 1:32 and 1:24 series cars. For the latest franchise movie to be released, new Fast X vehicles have been unveiled.

Transformers is another franchise for which demand is sky high this year, with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hitting cinemas this summer. Named among this year’s Toy Fair’s Hero Toys, the Transforming Optimus Prime RC is proving a real fan-favourite, with classic retro styling that makes this item collector ready. The vehicle switches between Truck and Optimus Prime Autobot form, offers full function RC, light and sound effects, and measures 34cm tall in Autobot mode.

Simba’s Plush collection is designed with fans of all character brands in mind. This licensed range includes soft toys from the Marvel Universe, Star Wars, Super Mario and Disney. A hot new line in the range is the Reversible Plushies; Spider-Man fans can fip the plush friend inside out taking the toy from Peter Parker Spider-Man to Miles Morales Spider-Man. Following strong brand resurgence for Super Mario this year with the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Simba has an assortment of Super Mario plush pals. Game characters are available in three different sizes: 20cm, 30cm and 50cm. In light of Disney’s 100th anniversary year, Simba also has a Disney 100 Plush offering. Spidey and His Amazing Friends has recently been introduced to the Smoby portfolio, bringing together two beloved pre-school brands. The Spidey and His Amazing Friends Bricolo Workbench allows kids to build their own Spidey Crawler vehicle.

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This year, Flair GP licences cover Master Toy collections for Gigantosaurus and Pinocchio and Friends, plus characters from across the DC and Marvel universes, as well as from the Disney Kingdom, with CapStars.

Launching this July, following the success of the animated kids’ series on Netflix, Disney+ and Tiny Pop, the Gigantosaurus toy range is perfect for ages three-plus and will give kids the opportunity to recreate their favourite on-screen adventures at home. The collectible two-inch mini figures make a great entry point into the range, the Soft Buddies Plush assortment will win little fans over with four super-soft characters to cherish, while the 10-inch Giganto Plush with Sounds will impress with its roaring, stomping sounds.

The Pinocchio and Friends collection is inspired by the popular series that has been confirmed for a second series on CBeebies. Central to the range and based on Geppetto’s Shop of Wonders –the hive of adventure in the show - is the House of Wonder. This playset features a working light, moveable bucket and comes with multiple accessories and stickers. The Stretch the Truth Pinocchio Doll is also key to the line-up, with a nose that magically grows when he “tells a lie” and is spoken to loudly. There’s more to discover, with mini figures, plush toys and more magical playsets.

From autumn/winter 2023, kids and kidults can help put a lid on plastic waste with new CapStars, purpose-built and sustainable pencil toppers. The first collectibles to be made from 100% recycled materials, each CapStar prevents at least seven plastic bottle caps from going into landfill. Limited edition characters can be collected from across the DC and Marvel universes as well as others from the Disney Kingdom. Pocket money priced and perfect for kids aged five-plus, as well as older fans, each CapStar comes blind packaged in sustainable paper packaging, offering a fun reveal experience with an eco-conscious twist.