KIDS INDIA MAGAZINE JUNE 2018 ISSUE | Page 13

TRENDS IN THE MARKET, THIS SEASON! When you go for a cup of coffee with your friend, what do you talk about? Your life, your work or the news around the world. In a nutshell the same story that you did the today and you will be doing tomorrow. But when you sit down with your niece or friend's son, what do you talk about? You don’t know that! They talk about everything and anything. Their talks and activities are not fixed to a routine or a pattern. Curiosity and creativity are at ab- solute peak. Now, imagine if children could keep that creativity and curiosity forever. The key is to nurture and keep boost- ing that spark with the parent’s and teacher’s involve- ment and by giving them the right tools to work upon! Tools like toys and other articles that are specifically designed to meet this need is currently high on demand in India. Parents in India are now realizing the importance to encouraging the creativity of their chil- dren. The trend “Express yourself” encourages children to be creative and imaginative. Parents in India are start- ing to realize the importance of play time and are in- creasingly looking to foster their child’s creativity. Toys or tools representing “Express yourself” can be de- scribed as: • Toys / tools that fosters creativity • Toys / tools which help relax • Toys / tools which brings out a child’s imagination “Tech toys”. “Tech toys” include toys, games or activi- ties which incorporate technology in them. With digi- talization on boom in India, technology has become a household thing now. From soft toys, model railways, RC cars, karaoke, drones to even games and apps on the phone, a two-year kid is already a tech savvy today. So, if the tech toys are a package of fun activity, inspiring or educative, it is a green signal from an Indian parent as it is the current need of the society. Toys or tools representing “Express yourself” can be described as: • Toys / tools which give advanced technical knowledge • Toys / tools that challenges a child to think • Toys / tools that can be engaging for both the child and parent at the same time TrendingNow is a unique platform which not only gives the right direction to the buyers and trend fol- lowers to collect information easily but also gives manufacturers and designers to showcase their prod- ucts to the attendees with minimum effort. Here is what Disha Katharani of Imagimake has to say: “Our team is continuously striving to create fresh and innovative products based on the trends in the Indian market. To stay on-trend, much of the devel- opment is led by following social media and fre- quent live interactions with children, parents, retail- ers and market experts. What comes next is actually taking these to the market in the most effective manner – TrendingNow at Kids India is a perfect platform for our much deserved products!” The second topic that is trending in India currently is Kids India Mag Issue IV : June 2018 | Page 11