November 2008 Notable Toys — Stationery

Each hand-painted Kooky Klicker features a distintive personality and fun design. The 5" characters have rubbery strands of hair and a metal clip.

Eat fewer calories, be more active, make wise food choices. The Dietary Guidelines focus on health promotion and form the basis of federal food and nutrition programs including the MyPyramid. This poster summarizes the guidelines and brightens - and enlightens - classrooms, lunchrooms, meeting rooms and hospitals. Size: 26" x 34".

Packaged in a small tin, this product includes 15, 8 cm x 8.5 cm note cards and envelopes. "We start the thought. You finish it," the packaging says. Starter phrases include "You are especially good at ...,"You have a great way of ..." and "I remember when ..." The cards can be stuffed into stockings or lunch bags, and four other themes are available. Thought Cards won an iParenting Media Best Products Award.

This playful set of 15 fill-in-the-blank note cards comes in a tin with 15 envelopes. It challenges individuals to finish the sentence on each card. Phrases include "You are special because ...," "You make me smile when ..." and "I have fun when we..." Four other themes are available.

These year-at-a-glance calendars can organize an entire year at one time. They are printed on sturdy boards and have matching hang ribbons and glitter accents.
— Owners Michele and Ken Gietz of Where’d You Get That!? in Williamstown, Mass., listed Papayalicious as the “best, young-trendsetting graphic design company at the [2008] National Stationery Show.” They reported in fall 2008 that the company’s cards, magnets, journals and calendar were selling “briskly” in their store.

Newt's Playing Cards offers two different decks of Politically WILD! Playing Cards that hallmark various politicians, political celebrities and issues as wild animals and scenes. One deck is intended for Barack Obama and Democrats; the other for John McCain and Republicans. Sen. McCain has been drawn as a dinosaur, skunk and horse, and Sen. Obama as an ostrich, jaguar and baby boomer. While each deck supports the respected candidate, there are drawings of many other politicians and political celebrities — Sean Hannity as a kangaroo, Mike Huckabee as a Dodo bird, and Hillary Clinton as a lioness, for example. Launch date: August 15, 2008.

Safari offers over 80 high quality educational posters that cover a wide variety of themes. We have everything from dinosaurs and evolution, endangered wildlife, vanishing rainforests, climate change, conservation of the oceans, the solar system, minerals and much more. Posters are 24” x 36” in size; ideal for any classroom use. Educational information in 5 languages is provided on many of our posters. We offer them laminated for extended use and protection against dirt and water spills.

Safari offers over 80 high quality, educational posters that cover a wide variety of themes. We have everything from dinosaurs and evolution, endangered wildlife, vanishing rainforests, climate change, conservation of the oceans, the solar system, minerals and much more. Posters are 24” x 36” in size; ideal for any classroom use. Educational information in 5 languages is provided on many of our posters. We also offer them laminated for extended use and protection against dirt and water spills.

This wall calendar features the characters from Monkey World engaged in fighting octopuses, slaying dragons, and landing on the moon. It comes with a free 28 page, 7” x 7” coloring calendar.