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Trends in toyland: look for lots of ways to play.(Toy Fair 2004 Report)

Yak's Corner (National Magazine)

| March 25, 2004 | Campbell, Janis | COPYRIGHT 2004 Detroit Free Press, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

What will be the hot toys for 2004? You may not have any idea of what you'll be wishing for come December, but the toy buyers have made their decisions.

Some of those decisions are hitting the shelves now as new spring and summer toys come out. This spring, toymakers have gone wet and wild with some cool and inspired outdoor toys.

You'll also soon see some movie toys, especially lots of "Spider-man 2" toys as the movie sequel hits the big screen in July.

What you won't likely see anytime this year is one must-have toy or fad. But there are lots of good things coming from the toy industry. And the good news for you is that the toymakers are ...

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