Kids will have hours of brain-filling fun creating different patterns with this travel-themed puzzle. There are 30 magnetic puzzle pieces with designs that combine to create planes, trains and automobiles. Recommended for ages 3 years and up.

Each yummy item in this gourmet line comes apart and then kids have a blast putting them back together. Want a slice of pizza without pepperoni? No problemo! Just pull it off. Now you can’t tell your kids to not play with their food! Recommended for children ages 1 year and up.

It’s a picture book. It’s a rattle. It’s both! This tiny, plush picture book has familiar items printed inside so that baby can read and rock at the same time. Recommended for ages 6+ months.

Not only do each of these brightly colored plush blocks have magnets inside so baby can stick them together, but each one of has a unique interactive fun feature such as a peek-a-boo clown, an open/close door and a tuck-away bear. Recommended for ages 6+ months.

Big brother Phil stands at 15” tall. His cool baseball cap, shorts and number jersey show that he’s ready to skateboard, play basketball or go frog hunting any time. The “real” open and close pockets in Phil’s shorts are perfect for keeping the frogs he’s found by the stream. Recommended for ages 1 ½ years and up.

Attach this fun flower rattle to babies’ wrists or ankles and watch the smiles bloom on their faces. Recommended for ages 6+ months.

Aargh, class-matie! It be rainin’, it be pouring, but you still got to be goin’ to school. But you’ll stay as dry as Captain Jack Sparrow on a desert island with this pirate themed umbrella. It’s a real treasure, to be sure. The handle is a cute anchor. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Amelie the Doll will quickly gain a place in the hearts of toddlers and preschool-aged children. Her cheerful, embroidered face, bright red hair and slightly weighted body make her fun to cuddle, hold and carry about. They'll love her removable (and reversible) jacket, and coordinating, capri pants. Amelie's removable, blue canvas shoes are especially cute. Amelie makes a wonderful first doll or gift for a child's first, second or third birthday. She comes in a sturdy, clear vinyl case with a handle.

This soft, washable doll comes with a flower that serves as an elastic hair band, and features a padded body, chenille hair and a cotton/polyester and velour dress. “Her bracelet also does double duty as a hair band for the doll or for the little girl who is her owner,” Lea Culliton of HABA USA told TDmonthly.

Young children will delight in this fun version of the adult game, Yahtzee. Five dice have pictures of animals on each face. Roll the dice, count how many of each animal are face up and add up the points. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.
— “I went to International Toy Fair in Germany and brought back Haba. It’s high quality and beautifully made. They make wooden toys, fabric toys, fabric blocks and pull toys, wooden food and wooden board games,” said Valla Wagner, co-owner of Teaching Toys & Books in Tacoma, Wash.
— She added, “I was surprised that so many people recognized how fabulous they were and that we’ve sold as many as we have.”
— Lea Culliton of Haba USA spoke with TDmonthly about the unique attributes of Animal Yahtzee: “[It’s] a dice game that amuses players with native safari animals: camels, monkeys, snakes, elephants and tigers. Players decide to try their luck at rolling three Camels and two Tigers to make their ‘full house.’ Whoever has the most luck with the dice wins.”

In this set, packed in a handy carrying bag with zipper, the baking utensils are completed by professional garments for the little bakers: an apron that has a front pocket and a neck ribbon with Velcro closure and a padded oven mitt for taking the little cakes out of the oven. The set has 12 pieces plus 30 paper baking molds. There’s a stirring bowl, rolling pin, 5 cookie cutters, 4 utensils and metal baking mold. “The entire line of dishes is microwavable and dishwasher safe,” said vice president of marketing for Habermaass, Lea Culliton.

These wooden potato chips are extra crunchy. They come packaged in a decorative metal tin, ready to be dropped in a little kid’s shopping bag.

These delectable looking Granny apples are made of polished wood. The apples are sized just right for little fingers. Add a wooden fruit crate for a great gift.

Kids “crack” open this plastic egg and out spills a plush white and yolk. They can make breakfast for their other plush toys while mom and dad take a much-needed rest.

The charming shapes, patterns and motifs will guide children into Fantasy Land. Mouse, bear, lion and the other blocks can be arranged into a jigsaw picture or piled like constructing blocks. With a kaleidoscope block, mirror and little bell, these constructing blocks of beech wood have a foil coating. It is ideal for ages 18 months and up. “This creative block set offers the unique feature that it is a 3-D puzzle also — it may be constructed vertically or horizontally on a table. The multi-faceted colors, textures and optical effects create a one-of-a-kind set for specialty stores,” Lea Culliton of HABA USA told TDmonthly. It was named one of the 100 Best Children’s Products of 2006 by Dr. Toy.

This colorful, imaginative building game made of beech wood includes 27 pieces plus the frame and is designed to enhance children's motor response skills as they play. Older children may use the block in combination with their own bricks.  “This item is wholly manufactured in Germany at our own factories which are overseen by an independent testing lab, LGAJ,” Lea Culliton, vice president of sales and marketing for HABA, told TDmonthly. This product is a 2007 iParenting Media Award and 2007 Dr. Toy 100 Best Products Award winner. Launch date: February 1, 2007.

Tile by tile, through oriental patterns and shapes, children immerse themselves in the world of Aladdin and his friends with this wooden block set. It's a magnetic arranging game with 80 wooden pieces, magnetic foil and frame.

These nifty little pull toys are more versatile than they seem! The little wooden wheels come off and the characters inside are rattles, too. Baby will have plenty to play with -- all in one toy. These pull toys debuted at the American International Toy Fair 2006.

All the elements that can be touched, listened to, pushed and discovered make Dragonstone a real adventure for the smallest of children. When put up, the fabric book converts into the knight’s castle complete with a squeaker, a mirror and rustling foil. Door can be opened for fun, peek-a-boo play. A knight, princess and dragon that inhabit Dragonstone’s castle come with each set. Figures are made of cotton/polyester and velour. Includes zippered vinyl carrying case. It's new for Spring 2006.

Young builders can recreate a piece of Amsterdam with this 166-piece set that includes natural and stained beech wood blocks.

The 36 wooden blocks in this set can be stacked in limitless combinations to create a metropolis. The set comes with trees, figures and a small dog. It’s made of unfinished beech wood.

With this huge set, kids can create a marble run using big hardwood ramps. It includes special pieces like a bell and a zigzag ramp. Other accessories, available separately, can be added to the set.

With this toy, children thread the construction blocks onto a cord, assembling them in a certain order to create cars, boats, houses and more in 2D and 3D.

This 110-piece set includes 21 different shapes made of untreated beech wood. These pieces are interchangeable with HABA's other Master Builder sets.

This small, colorful block set includes a little vehicle with a cute little block man for a driver. These blocks, which are painted in bright, non-toxic primary colors, offer different acoustic or sensory surprises.