Kids today - April 1, 2006

Includes exclusive online content
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• By the Numbers
• More mothers opting for developmental toys

• Departments
• Editor's Notes
• Editor's notes
• Industry Scorecard
• Kids companies see '05 market cap plunge
• Market Pulse
• Retailers optimistic on '06
• Portfolio
• Porfolio: Gifts

• Metro Report
• San Francisco
• Gear pays off for CitiKids
• Mill Valley Baby & Kids targets pampered set
• Giggle taking wing as more stores open
• Kids declining, incomes rising in San Fran
• Lullaby Lane offers something for everyone

• News Watch
• New PoshTots e-zine targets upscale moms
• Alex, LB Kids set book line
• Dick Idol youth line on tap from Klaussner
• Sweet Beginnings launches import line
• Lab torture tests bunk beds
• Denyse Schmidt, Sarita Handa join to offer crib quilts, linens collection
• Kids Today conference set for June
• Flavia signs two baby licensees
• BBC Worldwide signs Charlie and Lola deals
• Scandinavian Child offers new breast-feeding chair
• Pulaski, Build-A-Bear set to cuddle up
• Flexa investing $6 million to expand in U.S.
• Young America, Oprah partner to help youngest Katrina victims

• Recalls
• OKK Trading Recalls Baby Dolls Due to Choking Hazard
• Various Metal Key Chains Recalled by Dollar General for Lead Poisoning Hazard
• Fisher-Price Fined $975,000 for Failing to Report a Serious Choking, Aspiration Hazard with a Popular Children’s Toy
• Target Recalls “Play Wonder” Puzzle Tables for Choking and Laceration Hazards
• Children's Necklaces Recalled for Lead Poisoning Hazard
• Sycamore Kids Inc. Expands Recall Again of Mountain Buggy Jogging Strollers
• Trendset Originals Recalls Girls' Sweaters with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
• CPSC Warns of Banned "Kinder Chocolate Eggs" Containing Toys Which Can Pose Choking, Aspiration Hazards to Young Children
• CPSC, Memcorp Inc. Recall Disney®-Brand Personal DVD Players Due to Burn Hazard
• LandRoller Inc. Recalls to Repair Roller Skates

• Show Biz
• Textiles Market: Spring is here
• NY International Toy Fair: Let's Play
• At High Point -- Bold colors brighten youth BR
• At High Point -- Broyhill debuts Broyhill Kids
• At High Point -- Youth sources eye two main targetst
• Master Design debuts youth
• High Point
• Furniture and more at this spring's High Point market

• Special Report
• Women in the Industry: Part one in a series

• Up Close
• Just-right furniture
• Plush toys for kids of all ages
• Cover Story
• This kid has really grown up
• Space-saving solutions