Dallas Gift Show is as Big as Texas!

The Giggle Guide^® is back on the trade show trail, showcasing new children’s products at industry events throughout the country. This month we’ll be covering AmericasMart, LA Mart, California Gift Show, Kids on 6 at CMC, ENK Children’s Club, 7 W NY Baby & Gift Fair, NYIGF and The Dallas Total Gift & Home Market, January 13th - 17th. Here’s a little teaser of some products you’ll find at the Dallas show from Sue Berk Designs, Mag Tagz, Blessing Banks and K. Co. Kids.

Sue Berk Features Spirit-Filled Décor

Sue Berk is a mom with a mission. She has combined beautiful contemporary designs with age-old inspiration that never goes out of style. Reminders of Faith, Hope and Love are proclaimed on animal-print crosses. The adorable Coco Collection crosses are available in pink/brown or blue/brown polka dots and feature the scripture, “Angels watching over me.”

Sue Berk also offers beautiful wooden, hand-sanded photo frames finished in posh colors to coordinate with modern nurseries. Every item is designed with love and is made with lead free paint and glazes.

For more information, visit www.sueberkdesigns.com

Mag Tag! Your IT!

The tween sensation, Mag-tagz, is proud to introduce new packaging to promote and facilitate trading and collecting, with fun-filled starter kits, refill packs and limited-edition collectible single packs. For retailers, the new packaging is expected to increase sales through bold and energetic graphics while freeing up valuable display space. The mom-inventor of the interchangeable magnetic jewelry, Anita Worth, cites kids’ ever-changing tastes as impetus for the product and packaging innovations, “Mag-tagz is fun because girls can change their jewelry based on their outfit, mood or just because. Now that Mag-tagz offers a starter kit with a necklace and three charms (tagz) and a refill pack of three, girls can jump right in and start trading and collecting.”

The new Mag-tagz packaging is also part of an integrated marketing campaign with the online game “Tag, You’re It.” Customers will receive a code to be used online that gives them a chance to win a limited edition tag.

For more information, visit www.Mag-tagz.com

Blessing Banks Inspire Children to Share

It’s one thing to teach children to share on the playground; it’s another to teach them to help those in need by sharing money. Based on Jesus’ words in Acts 20:35, the USA-made wooden and ceramic Blessing Banks are perfect teaching tools that empower children to give change they have saved to others less fortunate.

As a perfect partner to Blessing Banks, Little Blessing Bags enable children to be spontaneous about their giving as they walk through life; portable and inexpensive, these little bags just beg to be filled and given with compassion to a person in need, on the spot. These giving gifts have been featured in the newly released children’s book, What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall.

For more information, visit www.blessingbanks.com

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Science and Magic Meet!

Kristine Kahanek is a loving mother that spent two decades as a television meteorologist. She created her series of children’s books in an effort to calm common fears by teaching children about weather. Her newest release of Katie and the Magic Umbrella adventures is On Snowflake Trail which follows Grace and Alex as their new found friend Katie teaches them all about severe winter storms, cold-weather safety, and even why no two snowflakes are alike!

This story is the sequel to the wonderful romp through A Stormy Adventure which addresses children’s fears about lightning and thunder. Kahanek understands that kids often fear what they don’t understand, and so she created her delightful character Katie, who is also a tribute to Kahanek’s stillborn daughter. Katie is a guardian angel who leads two kids through lessons in science, aided by her magical abilities. Also available is a Katie angel doll, designed to help comfort and calm fear.

For more information, visit www.kcokids.com

Let us know what your favorite new products are at trade events throughout January. For a complete schedule, see The Giggle Guide’s Event Calendar.