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Any Advice for Oh! Toys at 2008 Toy Fair in February?

info@oh-toys.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:21:55 GMT

I need your help: What should I be looking for in Nuremberg next month at Toy Fair?

Viewing our Educational and Developmental Toys: Why the Product Videos?

info@oh-toys.com — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:28:33 GMT

Why I like visitors to have the chance to "touch and feel" our toys through putting product videos on the Web site.

Laura Vanderkam nails the issue on toy "safety" in USA Today

info@oh-toys.com — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:27:03 GMT

Laura Vanderkam nails the REAL issue on toys in the December 26, 2007 issue of USA Today. Couldn't have said it better myself!

The China Scare: Safe toys from Europe are available-- you just have to look a little harder

info@oh-toys.com — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:20:51 GMT

One of the good things about the Global Economy is the abundance of products and services that are available to anyone, almost anywhere. Combined with the power of the Internet, it can be a wonderful thing.

The problem, of course, is that you no longer immediately know what you may be getting. While quality standards are pretty well enforced in the U.S., Japan and Europe, it is becoming clear that you can't assume that quality is maintained uniformly everywhere. The problems with pet food and Chinese toys are too very visible and alarming examples.

In the world of toys, however, there are plenty of resources for the concerned parent and grandparent -- you just may have to search a little harder and read a little more of the fine print. Sites like our own, of course, specialize in finding unusual, quality toys from smaller, craftsmanlike companies in Europe and Japan. But a quick search just on "European Toys" will bring you to sites like www.eurotoys.com, www.moolka.com, and www.willowtreetoys.com.

If you're willing to go "off-road" a bit -- that is, look beyond the big box toy stores, you'll be surprised at how many innovative, SAFE, toys are out there.

Happy hunting!

Ken Kahn
Player #1, Oh! Toys

I'm Always Looking for Unique Toys and Games

info@oh-toys.com — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:30:41 GMT

In February of 2008, I will be going to Nuremberg for the 2008 International Toy Fair. I have a set of criteria in mind as I look for new, relatively undiscovered toys to bring to the U.S., but no set products in mind.

A Few Lilnks on Safe Toys

info@oh-toys.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:56:19 GMT

The quality control furor has not gone away regarding products made in China.

Give kids the freedom to grow

info@oh-toys.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:00:15 GMT

Open-ended toys generally stimulate more creative thinking and foster different mental connections than toys that simply direct children to do a specific thing or build a defined object.