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Just a Few of the KidShow Stoppers!

By David Gaunt - Monday, September 14th 2009
KidShow - Las Vegas, Nevada (8/31/09 - 9/2/09)

Kudos to KidShow for hosting another great trade event at Bally’s, Las Vegas. Denise Raeside, and her entire team, work hard to create a welcoming, relaxed and friendly shopping environment for manufacturers, designers and retailers to meet, greet and get down to business for Spring 2010. KidShow’s traditional perks include a free breakfast, lunch and snacks every day. It’s especially nice that the dining tables are round and large so vendors and retailers can visit and get to know each other in a relaxed, comfortable setting.

Here are a few exhibitors that really captured our attention at the event: Starting Green,Lexi Kate Designs, Princess Teeza, Jen’s Ideas, and Cacamamie.

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Show Reports

Making Magic at Magic Kids

By lauren - Monday, September 14th 2009
MAGIC Kids - Las Vegas, Nevada (8/31/09 - 9/2/09)

The Giggle Guide™ brings you the best from the Magic Kids Spring 2010 Show including everything from the hip and rocker-inspired to the classic and wholesome. Spring 2010 offers a wide range of styles that are sure to please! Here are a few of the brands that caught the Giggle eye at Magic: HighIntenCity, Happy Kids for Kids, Pecoware, and Tidepools Swimwear.

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Features

ABC Show Previews — To See It All, You've Gotta Be There!

By David Gaunt - Friday, September 11th 2009

This week, The Giggle Guide™ has previewed a variety of new products and brands that will be present at the ABC Kids Expo September 13-16. However, these are only the tip of the iceberg! With so much to see this season, retailers really need to attend the show to appreciate all the variety, creativity and “I-can’t-believe-it” products on display. Here is a further sampling of what’s new from Child to Cherish, Mutsy and Kushies. Join us for even more discoveries throughout the ABC Kids Expo next week — we hope to see you there!

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Satsuma Designs
Wiggy Studio / Angel Toes
The Grapevine

Wallables™ — New Wall Décor at ABC

By The Giggle Guide - Friday, September 11th 2009

Through a partnership with The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Wallables™ by Hot Buttered Elves, Inc., is the first juvenile manufacturer to incorporate Dow’s soy-based polyurethane (PU) into the toys’ proprietary foam formulation. The formulation is made with RENUVA™ Renewable Resource Technology, a breakthrough process developed by Dow scientists to enable the use of renewable raw materials and deliver distinctive performance attributes in the final application. As a result, the material used in the new line of Wallables replaces a percentage of petroleum-based ingredients with bio-based, renewable content and offers increased durability.

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The Grapevine

Meet Mothers of Invention at The ABC Expo, Sept 13-16

By David Gaunt - Thursday, September 10th 2009

Mom Inventors Help Build the Baby Business with Inspired Inventions!
This week, The Giggle Guide™ will highlight some new products and line extensions premiering at The ABC Kids Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept 13-16.

SummerMuff is a soft sac that lines infant carriers, strollers and joggers to provide baby comfort and protection from the sun’s harmful ways. It’s invented by a mom, Colleen Schropfer, who brought the product to market after looking for something to protect her own child. Dipe n’ Go is another real-life solution to a problem that inspired mom Rose Marie Iskowitz to change the way parents change diapers on-the-go. At the ABC Show, oftentimes, moms are the mothers of invention!

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Features

7 W New York® Launches NYC Baby & Kids Fair

By David Gaunt - Wednesday, September 9th 2009

New Fair to Run Concurrently with Gift & Home Textiles Market Week®

7 W New York continues to be “business central” for the best markets and fairs in NYC. In order to continue to deliver more value to its buyers and showrooms, the building is pleased to announce its latest initiative. This January will be the launch of the first NYC BABY & KIDS FAIR, which will take place on the 11th floor during three days of the 7 W Gift and Home Textiles Market (January 30 - February 1, 2010). Exhibitors will display baby and kids apparel, accessories, furnishings, gifts and textiles to a robust audience of buyers from across the country.

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pediped footwear
Sound Beginnings
Show Reports

NY International Gift Fair — Art Inspires Kids' Imaginations

By lauren - Wednesday, September 2nd 2009
New York International Gift Fair - New York City, New York (8/15/09 - 8/20/09)

The 157th NY International Gift Fair (NYIGF) was a cut above, featuring talented artists and gift stores with truly unique and creative pieces. The Giggle Guide has tracked down some of the most talented artists and gift designers around: Zolo, Tatutina, Tyrell Katz, Tiny Tillia, Quiggles Kidswear and Fidoodle Inc.

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Show Reports

NY International Gift Fair — Art Inspires Kids' Imaginations

By lauren - Wednesday, September 2nd 2009
New York International Gift Fair - New York City, New York (8/15/09 - 8/20/09)

The 157th NY International Gift Fair (NYIGF) was a cut above, featuring talented artists and gift stores with truly unique and creative pieces. The Giggle Guide has tracked down some of the most talented artists and gift designers around: Zolo, Tatutina, Tyrell Katz, Tiny Tillia, Quiggles Kidswear and Fidoodle Inc.

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Show Reports

MAGIC – Opening Day Mixes Business & Pleasure

By The Giggle Guide - Tuesday, September 1st 2009
MAGIC Kids - Las Vegas, Nevada (8/31/09 - 9/2/09)

The apparel mega-show opened August 31 with a Disney Surprise Event in the Grand Lobby for Tea and a Mad Mad parade of licensing stars. For the adults, there was definitely a mixture of business and pleasure, with evening parties planned featuring Black Eyed Peas, an invitation-only concert by Kenny Chesney introducing his new Blue Chair Bay line, and S.L.A.T.E. Party at Hard Rock!

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