An Introduction to Octonauts Toys
As one of CBeebies' favourite children's shows, demand for official Octonauts merchandise has been among the greatest we've ever seen. Fisher Price were given the job of producing a wide range of Octonauts toys - and they most definitely didn't disappoint little Octonauts fans.
Toys Release Date
The official launch date for the toys was originally scheduled for 08.08.2011, but unprecedented demand meant that many retailers started receiving stock from as early as July 2011.
The Octopod Playset
We particularly love the showcase toy in the range... the Octopod Playset. This particular playset (featuring Captain Barnacles and Kwazii Kitten figures) gives preschool children the perfect opportunity to help their heroes explore the undersea world and rescue sea creatures in distress.
Other Octonauts Merchandising Partners
On 14th March 2011 the children's book publisher, Simon & Schuster, announced that they were fast-tracking two new Octonauts books to keep up with the huge demand for all things Octonauts.
Ravensburger won the rights to create a series of Octonauts jigsaw puzzles that were launched in August 2011. Items include a huge floor puzzle as well as smaller boxed jigsaws featuring popular scenes from the show. Kids that love to have their favourite characters plastered all over their bedroom will also be pleased to know that they can get hold of Octonauts bedding and accessories from Zap.
Ownership
Chorion Rights Limited owns the intellectual property rights to the Octonauts animated series. The original books were created by Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy and intellectual property rights of the books belong to Meomi Design.
The original online book seller now sells virtually every product you can imagine... including toys!
As one of the original catalogue shops, Argos sells a huge range of toys and nursery goods, all at great prices.
Now featuring a dedicated toy department, Play.com is quickly becoming a major player in the drive for low priced toys.
As with so many other products, Tesco is one of the biggest online retailers of toys in the UK.
Toys R Us have over fifty shops in the UK and offer one of the widest ranges and choice of toys on the internet.
Specialises in educational, learning and creative arts & crafts.
Sells the very best selection of all the latest jigsaw puzzles.
UK supplier of the unique Sorgenfresser soft 'worry eater' dolls.
