PREVIEW ZURU Zuru will expand and consolidate its line of robotic toys with Robo Alive, a range of creatures with robotic technology. The items will feature true-to-life movements designed to spark children’s imaginations. Zuru will launch three categories under the Robo Alive brand: Robo Alive Junior is a preschool line of creatures including a duck, a fish, and a crocodile, made for kids ages 0 to 3. Robo Alive Lifelike will feature ocean and reptilian creatures including a lizard and a snake, along with a line of fish, turtles, and jellyfish, designed for kids ages 4 to 9; and Robo Alive Mystical includes mystical creatures, such as angelfish, mermaids, and seahorses, also designed for kids ages 4 to 9.
WINNING MOVES GAMES Winning Moves Games will introduce family games, including Game of the States, which challenges kids to race their trucks across the country while they buy and sell goods. This board game includes facts about each state, and will familiarize kids with the 50 states and their locations, capital cities, top products, and more. This game is designed for two to four players ages 8 and up. Cranium Cadoo challenges kids to act, puzzle, sketch, sculpt, or crack secret codes to try to get four tokens in a row to win. This game is designed for two or more players ages 7 and up. Rubik’s Triamid challenges players to manipulate the puzzle until all the sides are uniform in color—but unlike the Rubik’s Cube, the Triamid is a triangular pyramid with four sides. The puzzle is comprised of 10 individual pieces and four joining sections for an added challenge. Designed for single-player gameplay, Triamid is suitable for kids ages 8 and up.
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Robo Alive Junior Duck
AMERICAN PLASTIC TOYS American Plastic Toys will introduce My Very Own Ice Cream Cart, designed for kids ages 2 and up. Kids can play the role of their favorite ice cream server with the 24-piece set. The set features bowls, ice cream, cones, scoopers, serving spoons, coins, and a credit card. It also has wheels so it can move easily. Also from American Plastic Toys is the Gigantic Fire Truck and Gigantic Auto Hauler. The super-sized fire truck is a 2-foot-long red engine with which kids can play out the action using the moveable boom bucket and extension ladders. The Auto Hauler comes with a sports car and a large tilting bed, which makes it easy to load.