San Francisco International Gift Fair

San Francisco International Gift Fair is a renowned trade event in the gift industry. It is a wholesale trade show for professional gifts and home furnitures buyers. It takes place in the famous Moscone center in SF from July 27th until July 30th.

Its growing reputation is attracting more and more retailers from throughout the Western region and the nation, with even more top name manufacturers and budding designers.

This four days event will provide plenty of business opportunities and offers trend defining innovations of the gift industry for both visitors and exhibitors.

San Francisco International Gift Fair 2011 gives an overview of diversified trends in the gift world. For example, the event displays new trends of home decor items, wine related products, eco-friendly items, museum gift ware, homemade gifts etc. 

More than 600 companies are participating from across the world to showcase their latest products.

This is an unavoidable meeting !

Find out more here about the SFIGF

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Games to play on the beach with friends and family !

Games to play on the beach with friends and family !

Summer is already here and holidays are coming ! Do you want to make your afternoons on the beach more fun ?! Here is a selection of games you can play on the beach/at the pool with friends and family to share a great moment !

If you want to keep quiet you can play with this set of transparent plastic beach cards. Ultra-resistant cards. 100% waterproof game for those who want to play in the pool... Classic but entertaining !

We have to admit that cards are really practical to transport, that’s why we suggest different card games.

Let’s discover Dobble !

There are 55 cards with 8 different symbols on each. There is always one and only one common symbol between each card. Be the fastest to find what is the common symbol and you’ll win!

Secondly we suggest Time’s Up !

You need to discover a maximum of famous people in a limited time. The game is played in three rounds: in the first, players discover and guess the characters speaking freely in the second, we must find the same characters from a single word in the third, they still need find mimicking.

Last but not least, Thematik !

This is a mix between game of letters and knowledge, all with a bit of tactics. With short-simple rules and games, cousin of "140% tank" appears dynamic and addictive. You will bind the rounds !

We’ll continue this section and post other articles with brand new games, funnier and more entertaining ! Keep visiting our page !

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Toys adapted to Handicaps : Bus and figurines’ Set from Mattel-Fisher Price

Toys adapted to Handicaps :  Bus and figurines’ Set from Mattel-Fisher Price

The Ludopole, games and toys' center is able to welcome every type of person : handicapped, blind, or invalid person for example. Every professional is trained to welcome this kind of public.

In order to give you some keys, here are some examples of games adapted to a particular public.

As far as one of the research axis of our research center FM2J is Games and Handicaps, we have chosen to write an article on the Bus and figurines’ Set by Mattel – Fischer-Price (USA- réf. J0894). It is an adaptable, easy to use and resistant toy from our selection.

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Toy’s description :

1 yellow plastic scholar bus, 31*14*15cm, with 2 opening doors,

1 mobile/movable stop

2 figurines, height 6 cm

1 driver, h. 6cm with a head that sets off different lights, sounds and horns

1 plastic wheelchair on which you can fasten a figurine

Works with 3 LR6 batteries, not provided

Game principle :

Make the characters live as they were going to school by bus : make them get on and get off the bus, on foot or with a wheelchair.

Take the driver’s role and make the bus move forward.

Professionals’ Analysis :

We have to highlight that this is a symbolic game, a staging game. By playing with this scholar bus, the kid can imitate scenes related to his/her (future) schoolchild life. He/She identifies with the driver or with the schoolchildren in reproducing their words and gestures. The bus and the three characters can be handled easily. Its size and sound allow the player to dream up his/her own stories. You can play on your own or with a partner.

The fact that the kid plays with a plastic wheelchair allows him/her to express his/her feelings and emotions linked to handicap, experienced or invented. It can be interesting to recommend this toy to a family confronted to handicap difficulties daily.

Translated in English

 “Handilud, Jeu et Handicaps”, FM2J Editions

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IDEF, the Annual Video Game Trade Event for Europe!

IDEF, the Annual Video Game Trade Event for Europe!

It’s THE meeting not to be missed for every decision-makers of the video game’s world ! For the first time in Europe, new products and innovation for the video game industry will be presented as an exclusive during this video game trade event.

The Interactive and Digital Entertainment Festival will take place during three days, June 25^th, 26^th and 27^th 2013 in Cannes (Côte d’Azur, France), within the prestigious Palais des Festivals.

Business meetings (B to B) will occur in a convivial and a top-end atmosphere. It would be the opportunity for both, exhibitors and visitors to generate new contacts, to boost their reputation, to negotiate trade agreements, or present and test the latest products on the market.

This festival will be cadenced by several events such as the welcome speech, conferences, round-table meetings, the official reception, coktails…

Find out more here : http://en.idefexpo.com/

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