San Clemente, CA, February 09, 2012 –(PR.com)– Play N Trade Franchise Inc., a franchisor of video game retail stores, is excited to host an international Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 tournament at Play N Trade stores in the U.S. and Canada. Participates will be competing for over $25,000 in prizes.

Players will compete in local rounds starting February 18th at participating Play N Trade stores which lead up to regional and international rounds beginning February 25th.

The 1st Place Grand Prize package includes a 2012 Jeep Patriot, a trip to Oklahoma Invasion VII, an Airsoft event, and a Kastway Airsoft prize pack. The 2nd place winner wins a trip to Oklahoma Invasion VII, an Airsoft event, and a Kastway Airsoft prize pack. This allows both finalists to be eligible for the Oklahoma Invasion VII live event! Each of the final four winners will receive an ultimate gamer accessory pack by Subsonic.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has sold 6.5 million copies and grossed $400 million in one day making it the biggest entertainment launch of all time.

“The tournament is a great opportunity for gamers to get together and share their passion for playing and competing, and to show off their skills,” said Sean Finnigan, President of Play N Trade. “Play N Trade is dedicated to providing the ultimate gaming experience, and this is the biggest prize package we ever awarded.”

Tournament registration is now open for the free-for-all tournament. “Local Round” winners will compete to advance to a “Regional Round” and the winning player from the “Regional Rounds” will be invited to the “Modern Warfare 3 International Round Finals.” Any person under the age of 18 must have a signed parental consent form to participate in the M (Mature) rated game.

For more information visit your local Play N Trade store or www.codmw3tournament.com

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Ann Arbor, MI, February 08, 2012 –(PR.com)– Gecko Island Toys announces the launch their prehistoric dinosaur fossil kit for educational and specialty toy stores. Toy retailers can now add a piece of prehistoric history to their educational/science toy lineup.

The Gecko Island Toys prehistoric fossil kit includes 8 – 14 (depending on the size of each fossil) genuine prehistoric fossils from 5 different animal species that lived somewhere between 25 and 100 million years ago. These creatures lived at the same time and roamed the planet alongside the dinosaurs.

Gecko Island Toys provides people of all ages the opportunity to open their imagination and look into a world that existed millions of years ago. Fossils capture the imagination of both young and old alike. They peak our curiosity of the natural world by opening up a window into prehistoric times when dinosaurs once ruled the planet. They are an important part of the earth’s natural history and are a time capsule of the plants and animals that inhabited the planet long before us.

For more information on the Gecko Island Toys prehistoric fossil kit, please visit: www.geckoislandtoys.com.

About Us:
Gecko Island Toys is dedicated to developing unique science driven educational products. We understand that the world is a different place now, and activities such as video games and television dominate the free time of many children. Our goal and passion is getting children of all ages interested in science and the natural world, and what better way to that, than with fossils. Gecko Island fossils are a great way to spark a child’s imagination to what the world was like millions of years when dinosaurs ruled our planet. www.geckoislandtoys.com

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Temecula, CA, February 06, 2012 –(PR.com)– Pop Pals Ice Pop Holders is debuting its new jumbo size Pop Pals at the New York Toy Fair 2012 February 12-15th, booth # 5953.

Pop Pals is thrilled to debut its new jumbo size Pop Pals at the Toy Fair in New York February 12-15 in booth # 5953. The new larger jumbo size Pop Pals make it easier for kids to enjoy a variety of ice pop and yogurt tube sizes without the worry of cold fingers or messy drips and spills. The new jumbo size Pop Pal will accommodate most plastic wrapped ice pops, yogurt tube, and electrolyte pops. Pop Pals make it easier and more fun for kids to squeeze up the frozen treat, and parents no longer have to wrap paper towels around the base of chilly ice-pops. Pop Pals are lead-free and contain no PVC, phthalates or BPA.

The Pop Pals brand is currently licensed to Price Products, LLC and is being distributed by Everest. Please see us at the Toy Fair at the Price Products display in the Everest booth # 5953 for product and sales information.

About Pop Pals
Pop Pals Ice Pop Holders were invented by Stephanie Veve in Temecula, California. A mom frustrated by messy ice pops, Stephanie constantly found herself wrapping paper towels, napkins and even tissues around the bottoms of ice pops to prevent sticky messes and to keep her children’s hands warm. Unable to find a product on the market that satisfied her needs, and after much research and development, Stephanie launched the Pop Pals line out of her home with the love and support of her family. Pop Pals were introduced to the market in 2009 and have been successful selling in retailers across the U.S., including large retailers Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, and One Step Ahead.

Contact
Mecinna Price -208-237-7947
Fax: 208-237-7949
Sales Inquiries: mecinna@priceproductsllc.com

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Nis, Serbia and Montenegro, February 03, 2012 –(PR.com)– PlushToysKing.com – online retail plush toys shop has served more than five hundred satisfied customers all around the U.S.A. after only six months. They sell not only plush toys, but also cute plush notebooks, pencils, picture frames and fridge magnets. They wanted to put their business on the higher level.

They got an idea to make their selling more interesting both for kids and for other people. The company hired a highly creative writer of short stories, Milica Denic, to write for kids about the adventures of plush toys characters. There are seventeen stories written until now about these super heroes who live in an imaginary town called Plushton. You can read the stories on the Plush Toys King blog or download ebook, in pdf format for PC or Mac computers, as Android applications for Android mobile phones and as mobi for Amazon Kindle devices. This site also offers various wallpapers and screensavers that you can download for free as well as all today’s and future material on the site.

When asked how it is possible that this start up project can invest in creating so much content for only six months and if he can expect a return on investment, Marko said: “Although the profit are important like in every business, our philosophy is not to increase it at all costs. We believe that we provide a contribution to all parents and kids all around the world more than other toy stores and that people would know how to appreciate that. Our long distance strategy is not only to make our business profitable, but also to know that we made something good for everybody.”

To find out more about what they do, visit http://plushtoysking.com and follow them on social networks:

http://www.facebook.com/plushtoysking
https://twitter.com/plushtoysking

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Miami, FL, February 01, 2012 –(PR.com)– In the month of February, My Beast Friends partners with Learning Express Toys in Pinecrest, FL to introduce a locally hand crafted custom toy that engages children to be their best and face their fears. Customers will be given the opportunity to Adopt or Create a Beast Friend. If customers would like to Adopt-A-Beast, they will be able to choose from one of the six original My Beast Friends®: Crazy Daisy, Flamester, Happy Hav-z, Lazy Leo, Rob the Blob, or Tibu the Great. Each Beast Friend includes a short verse (poem) to illustrate their special power or fear; in order for children to relate and assist them overcoming their own fears.

Moreover, My Best Friends® will bring their “pop-up” factory to Learning Express at 9529 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, FL on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4th, where children will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to Create-A-Beast of their own. Customers can navigate through the website’s “Beast-O-Matic” factory, and personalize their unique hand-crafted custom doll by selecting shape, color, eyes, mouth, name and special powers. Each Beast Friend comes with its official friendship certificate outlining its name, powers and pledge.

“In today’s fast paced, highly technological world children do not have time for one of the most important fundamentals of life – Friendship! My Beast Friends® was created to provide parents a creative tool for handling difficulties faced at school, home or playgrounds,” said Ysset Canto, Homegrown Miami Mom Creator, My Beast Friends. “I strongly feel that if one inspires creativity and stimulates a child’s imagination through play, like Beast Friends was built to do, we can help build self-esteem in a creative fashion.”

Mybeastfriends®.com also offers an interactive tool on their website where customers are encouraged to revisit the online factory periodically to “Recharge” their Beast Friends’ powers. The ‘Recharge’ button on the website is an animated feature created for parents to use as a tool for positive reinforcement. The purpose of the recharge button enables parents, caregivers or educators to increase interactivity with the child by making sure the child is overcoming its fear or reaching their goal.

About My Beast Friends:
My Beast Friends®, LCC is a Miami-Based online company that offers distinctive, collectible, custom made plush toys allowing children the opportunity to face their fears and empowers them to be their best. Mybeastfriends.com website allows customer to adopt or create a “Beast Friend” with special friendship powers that can be exclusively recharged online. The company is committed to stimulating children’s imagination through play, and giving back to its community. My Beast Friends partners with local children-oriented toy stores, charities and programs that instill the importance of friendship and self-esteem. You can follow www.mybeastfriends.com on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube. Mybeastfriends® is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved.

For Images log on to www.mybeastfriends.com or contact Daisy at dodb17@aol.com.

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