Toy Expo and Toy Fair Report
The Doll And Toy Museum
Toy Expo and Toy Fair Report
March 1, 2006
The Doll and Toy Museum of NYC hosted a Toy Expo and Cultural Festival on February 11, at the Society for Ethical Culture, at 2 West 64th Street. There were hundreds of dolls, teddy bears and toys for sale and a steady flow of people all day despite the threatening record breaking snow storm that started that evening. In addition there was an ongoing Toy Invention Contest for young NYC students. The contest began in October and the semi-finalists were invited to show their prototype inventions at the Toy Expo.
The first place winner was 5th grader Dennis Fedorko from PS 102 in Brooklyn, for his invention of the Clay Warriors toy. He was awarded prizes and will receive $100 from the museum. The contest was a success and will take place again next year. For young toy inventors (4th grade-high school) and/or teachers who would like to have their students compete in next year’s competition, they should contact the museum at
718-243-0820.
The American International Toy Fair was the following week at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NYC. Some of the top picks that you will see in the stores for the holiday’s year are board games and construction toys, such as the Geomag, a magnetic toy that can be played with and designed into many shapes.
The Doll and Toy Museum of NYC was an exhibitor at Toy Fair and has lots of toys in their collection for the general public to enjoy through their traveling exhibits around NYC. Currently on display at the Brooklyn Heights Public Library, located at 280 Cadman Plaza is Childhood Toys from the 19th and 20th Centuries. In September, the museum will be partnering with the NY Transit Museum, with an exhibition of antique transportation toys.
