Toddle Time have big plans for the Nattou brand. Gordon Downie, Sales Director said, "Nattou has an enormous potential in the UK and so far has been completely unexploited. We intend putting a lot of support behind this brand. Expect to see both Trade and Consumer Press advertising during 2009 and collection incentives for our retailers to encourage consumer loyalty."

The DJ Babywalker comes equipped with a fun sounds and lights toy. The electronic activity toy features a light up keyboard that has notes, melodies or animal sounds. It also has manual activities, including a sound effects levers, "music book" with pages that turn, all making amusing sounds and which help the co-ordination and stimulation of baby' senses. The toy can be removed, to reveal a useful play or food tray, then using the straps provided the toy can be fixed to a stroller bumper bar.

New for the nursery in 2008 is the Woodlands Collection from John Crane Ltd, the new addition to an already strong TOLO® Baby range. The Collection offers new colour-ways and charming new packaging with a forest theme.

London, UK. - 3rd September, 2008 - Disney Consumer Products and Swedish toymaker BRIO, who are best known for their much-loved, high quality wooden toys, are collaborating to produce a brand new wooden toy range based on the highly popular Playhouse Disney preschool TV shows. The new range sees the arrival of 11 new and exciting products made by BRIO based on Playhouse Disney's ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse' and ‘My Friends Tigger & Pooh' TV shows, promoting fun and healthy development within many social, creative and academic areas. Combining creative storytelling and engaging characters, Playhouse Disney sets out to make learning a playful experience for preschoolers.

The number of bouncers, rockers and somewhere to place babies to keep them happy and amused in the home has rocketed in recent years with most big companies supplying at least one product and many cover the full range.

Kids II, Inc. has made a commitment to finding a cure for breast cancer by donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of the Bright Starts® Pretty in Pink^TM Collection to breast cancer research. The collection of baby gear and toys includes the Bright Starts® Pretty in Pink^TM Activity Jumper, a contender for the 2008 Kind + Jugend Innovation Award.

Hero product Tigger Door Bouncer from The First Years is a firm favourite with parents and babies.  Featuring well-loved Winnie the Pooh character, Tigger, this bright, colourful bouncer keeps little ones amused for hours by providing indoor entertainment as well as useful exercise - a great way to keep baby amused without wearing mum out!  Adding to the fun, as baby bounces, Tigger's tail goes up and down while his head makes fun rattle sounds. 

Branching Out^TM no longer needs any introduction. The John Crane Ltd own brand now sits proudly alongside more established collections on the market, and already boasts some great best sellers!

A new top of the range chair suitable from birth. Featuring a soft comfortable seat with insert pillow, in the shape of a fun bear, with squeak and rattle toys combined. The lower pocket of the bear pillow has a soft blanket for extra comfort at naptime. The electronic toy bar has five fun melodies activated by the hanging toys, accompanied by flashing lights, and the dancing bear band. Designed to entertain and develop baby's manual co-ordination skills at the same time.

The DJ Babywalker comes equipped with a fun sounds and lights toy. The electronic activity toy features a light up keyboard that has notes, melodies or animal sounds. It also has manual activities, including a sound effects levers, "music book" with pages that turn, all making amusing sounds and which help the co-ordination and stimulation of baby' senses. The toy can be removed, to reveal a useful play or food tray, then using the straps provided the toy can be fixed to a stroller bumper bar.

Fisher-Price brings entertainment to the home with innovative Baby Gear and nursery items. The best selling, fully co-ordinated Rainforest range provides all the essentials for the nursery. Each piece incorporates the expert features and play experience you would expect from any Fisher-Price product, the range is beautifully themed to be suitable for both boys and girls with bold, inviting packaging providing stand out at retail.

With the vast array of toys available in the UK, its easy to forget just how much work and research has gone into bringing them onto the market. Toys and safety testing go hand in hand and suppliers and manufacturers have to work hard to keep up with legislation.

The continued success of the award winning Chicco Baby Steps Activity Walker makes it a must for any serious pre-school range. A young child can stand on its own two feet and take its first steps confidently and safely - to the sound of music. As the walker begins to move, a melody plays. When baby stops so does the tune, so the more baby walks, the more the melody plays, encouraging it to keep toddling.

The Discovery range of toys is Tomy's signature developmental range and is enjoying strong growth. 

Taggies First Touch Black & White Football is bound to score with all those football-crazy mums and dads - as well as their babies and toddlers! In baby-soft fabric there are plenty of Taggies ribbons to keep those little fingers busy and it jingles when you kick it too!

With consumers increasingly aware of climate change and the impact that many products can have on the environment, retailers are constantly looking to meet the demand for eco-friendly and sustainable product ranges. Recognising this growing market, BPA Baby & Child 2008 introduces a new Eco Pavilion.

Soft infant development toys and activity plush are a big part of Infantino's growing success, offering fantastic potential for all nursery & toy retailers. Expanding our highly successful infant toys range, July will see the arrival of many great new toys in the Infantino line-up, including three fantastic activity plush characters (Speedy the Racer Pup, Flip the Frog & Artie the Elephant) to compliment the current best selling monkey and cow designs.

There are so many new and innovative toys joining the John Crane Ltd Collection this Spring we can't possibly mention them all!

If you are looking for a toy brand with instant appeal, look no further than Latitude Enfant. Their exceptional range of soft, padded early learning toys is beautiful and colourful to look at, featuring an enticing array of textures, sounds and activities to delight, stimulate, entertain and educate children through play.

As the nursery retailer looks to increase the potential for add-on sales the inclusion of appropriate toys on the shop floor becomes increasingly important; hence the emergence of traditional toy companies in the sector such as Flair Leisure Products.

The adorable Wheelybugs from Hippychick scream quality and in a room full of toys children always make a beeline for them.  Their ultra simple lines, cute looks and vibrant designs instantly stand out in a sea of plastic.  The sturdy wooden frame and padded layer of sponge covered with tough polyurethane mean that the ‘bugs' can withstand any amount of robust love and fun.

A baby's mental and physical  development is rapid. The first year of life is jam packed with exciting milestones from grasping an object to rolling over, a first smile then wave, pulling up against a chair , and in some cases not only walking but running about too. Human development is quite breath-taking, but a baby needs to stimulate the senses in order for that develpment to take place.

As the leading UK distributor of developmental nursery toys, East Coast Nursery Ltd have a wide range of early learning toys, designed to encourage learning through play.

The Traditional Wooden Toys collection from Great Gizmos simply offers a selection of no-nonsense, honest toys with heaps of play value.

Haptic, exclusive UK importer and distributor for fast-growing Baby Accessory Brand Taggies has added Taggies Toys from Mary Meyer Baby to its exclusive range.

Tomy stakes its claim on being Britain's most exciting nursery and pre-school toy company as it extends its distinctive Discovery developmental toy range.