TOY FAIR NEW YORK 2019
Toy Story 4 Ducky and Bunny
KELLYTOY Kellytoy expands its Squishmallows line this year with more than 50 new styles and multiple sizes. New additions include a scented Squishmallows line and the Squishmallows Mystery Squad, which features miniature Squishmallows in marshmallow-shaped blind canisters. Kellytoy will expand its everyday and seasonal Squishmallow lines with new sea life characters; including a turtle, a shark, an octopus, a walrus, and a clownfish; and an insect assortment, including a butterfly, a bee, and a ladybug. The domestic farm and jungle assortments will also expand with a squirrel, a hamster, and a lion. The expanded range will also include a Triceratops dinosaur.
PILLOW PETS Pillow Pets expands its line of pillow-plush hybrids with Toy Story 4 Pillow Pets. The Pillow Pets are available as classic Toy Story characters Slinky Dog and Alien, as well as new characters Ducky and Bunny. Pillow Pets also introduces a Spirit Riding Free Pillow Pet and Spirit Riding Free Sleeptime Lite. Both products are designed after the titular character in Dreamworks’ Spirit Riding Free. The Sleeptime Lite features a glowing light cover that projects rainbows and stars onto the ceiling. It has three color modes and a 20-minute timer.
Squishmallow Triceratops
IMC TOYS IMC Toys introduces Cry Babies Magic Tears,, miniature versions of the Cry Babies dolls. Each doll comes with seven accessories, including a bottle, pacifier, bow, and mini chair. The dolls cry when kids fill them with water and squeeze their tummies. Series one launches this year, with an animated series and blind-box additions to follow. The Cry Babies line will also expand with Cry Babies Wave 2.. The dolls make baby sounds, cry realistic tears, and wear animal-print onesies. The new dolls include flamingo, Dalmatian, and ladybug styles. IMC also launches the Cry Babies Get Sick doll named Kristal. Kids can give the dolls medicine and cuddles to make her feel better when she is sick. The doll comes with six different accessories. All Cry Babies dolls are designed for kids ages 3 and up, and will be available this fall. Bloopies are dolls designed for kids to play with in the bath. There are five different dolls in the line, each with water functions and dressed in a swimsuit, diving fins, and a snorkel. The dolls are designed for kids ages 2 and up, and will be available this summer. IMC expands its Club Petz line with Mini Tickles and Betsy.. Mini Tickles are six plush toys, including three kittens and three puppies, that laugh and make cute noises when kids stroke their tummies. Betsy is a stuffed bunny that makes sounds, flops her ears, and hops around like a real rabbit. Kids can stroke Betsy’s back, and she will come when somebody calls her name. All Club Petz plush are designed for babies ages 18 months and up, and will be available this spring. Cry Babies Wave 2 Ladybug
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