New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
December 26, 2008 - The Toy Insider (www.thetoyinsider.com), an annual guide to the hottest toys and gifts for the holiday season, delivered a room full of toys yesterday to the children of Addie Mae Collins Community Service in Harlem, New York. Children ages 3-10 will receive more than 30 toys, including some of this season’s must-haves, including Bakkugan, Furreal Friends Biscuit, Playmobil Circus and the Hannah Montana Malibu Beach House
Every year, the Toy Insider and Redbook Magazine hold a sweepstakes in which one winner receives a grand prize of a room full of toys-. This year’s winner (who would like to remain anonymous) decided to donate her winnings to a local school in her area.
“The sweepstakes is our favorite time of year,” said Jonathan Samet, Co-Publisher of the Toy Insider. “And this year was even more special because the winner decided to donate the toys to a local school in her area. The smiles on the children’s faces were priceless and the joy contagious. We were thrilled to be able to be part of such a special holiday event.”
Jam-packed with close to 90 new toy recommendations from 57 different manufacturers, the Toy Insider is a convenient and user-friendly guide listing gift ideas for all ages and both genders. Each section – Hot 20, 0-2 years old, 3-5 years old, 6-8 years old and 9+ years old – includes a description of the developmental needs and interests for that specific age group to assist busy parents and grandparents in finding the perfect gift. A toy skill key, located on the Hot 20 page, provides a list of icons that are matched to each toy, offering even greater assistance with age-appropriate gift giving. The last page of the 24-page guide even features a checklist of all the selected toys, which can be used as a handy shopping list.
For more information, please visit www.thetoyinsider.com.
About the Toy Insider:
The Toy Insider is the source for the hottest toys and gifts for the holidays. Now in its third year, the Toy Insider is an annual guide featuring toy and gift recommendations broken down by age categories. Jam-packed with close to 90 toy recommendations from 57 different manufacturers, each toy was carefully selected by a team of experts all with years of experience in the toy industry. The Toy Insider is published by Adventure Publishing, publisher of leading industry trades The Toy Book and The Licensing Book.
About Adventure Publishing:
Adventure Publishing Group Inc. (www.adventurepublishinggroup.com) is the leading publisher of magazines for the toy and licensing industries since 1983. Its portfolio of magazines include: The Toy Book, The Licensing Book and Specialty Toy & Gifts. The Toy Book provides retailers with the latest in merchandising, trends, licensed products and new marketplace introductions and is published monthly. The Licensing Book focuses on character properties, brands and trademarks with topical features, editorials, legal advice and exclusive retailer information. Two Adventure Publishing-produced newsletters, The Toy Report and The Licensing Report, are weekly newsletters that keep their readers up to date on all breaking news and deals in the toy and licensing industries and are available in email format.
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