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CONTENTS
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Special Global Toy Fair Wrap-up Edition
Regulars 04 Editorial
Toy Fair
Showcase
06 ANNIVERSARIES ABOUND
The Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair’s floor mood was one of resilience, innovation and idea sharing. Imogen Bailey reports.
09 FACES AT THE FAIR
Our gallery of some of the people we caught up with in Melbourne.
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HELLO HONG KONG!
The Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair kicks off the international toy trade show season. Introducing editor, Imogen Bailey, to her first international show, the fair demonstrated the global reach and scale of the industry.
10 Lego Australia
12 Moose Toys
14 Innovation First International
COVER: Discover
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SPIELWARENMESSE GOES PLATINUM
The world’s largest toy fair turned 70 in 2019. The show brought together the global play community to celebrate the show, the industry and play. Imogen Bailey reports from Nuremburg Messe.
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FUN IN FOCUS
With eight football fields worth of product, the New York Toy Fair brought the latest toy trends and innovations to the Western Hemisphere.
Imogen Bailey reports.
ALL ABOUT ATMOSPHERE
London Toy Fair thrives despite a challenging retail environment. Publisher of Toy World magazine, John Baulch, reports from the London Toy Fair.
MANUAL SKILLS
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BRAIN POWER
o hypothesise and experiment
CREATIVITY
o develop brand-new projects
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