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April 2009 | Vol. VIII - No. 4
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Video Lessons From Educational ToysLearn More About Learning ToysTDmonthly went to Toy Fair 2009 and brought back videos of learning toys so you could learn more about them before you order. From books to kits, these products help kids expand their horizons. Retailers: Did you know you can broadcast TDmonthly Toy Videos from your website? (See website terms of use.) Manufacturers: Find out how a TDmonthly Video attracts buyers. MSRP: $20.00 Age Range: 3 and up Gender: Boys And Girls
Have fun finding your feelings then change how you feel whenever you want! Magnet set includes 52 Onionhead® feeling faces displayed on two 8.75" x 12" magnetic boards. Magnet boards contain 26 positive Onionhead® feelings - one for every letter of the alphabet and their 26 opposites. 4 moveable "I feel" magnets and 4 moveable "I want to feel" magnets. Made in the USA. Awards: A TDmonthly Classics Award for being an all-time favorite toy. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21963 (added 12/24/2008) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $7.00 Age Range: 0 to 9 SKU or Item #: ABK Launch Date: November 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
Onionhead® teaches and inspires the reader, through his fun adventures and the lessons he learns, how to care for oneself and others, and to be intelligent when choosing what to do with what one feels. Fun and entertaining for all ages. A moral is encapsulated at the end of each story. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21960 (added 12/24/2008) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $20.00 Age Range: All Ages SKU or Item #: OHC-S Launch Date: November 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
A wonderful tool for the whole family to communicate clearly and solve problems. Contains 72 Onionhead® emotion cards plus fun exercises. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22822 (added 3/18/2009) . MSRP: $5.00 Age Range: All Ages Gender: Boys And Girls
This is not your run of the mill coloring book! This coloring book gives kids of all ages a chance to color, express, and create as well as develop empathy and social/emotional skills. Onionhead® says: "Color me feeling 52 different ways!" There are 26 positive feelings - one for every letter of the alphabet and their 26 opposites. Printed in the USA on tree free paper. Book is 11" x 7.25" with 30 pages. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21961 (added 12/24/2008) . This set of 26 Alphabet Display Cards shows students how to write in block print and script. An emotion accompanies each letter. Teachers can hang all 26 letters of the alphabet above their classroom chalkboard. This can also be used at home as a large deck of cards. Printed in the U.S.A. on 100% recycled paper. Size 9” x 8”. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22727 (added 3/6/2009) . Zillio has 12 colorful staircases based upon multiplication tables. The visual and tactile relationships between steps enable kids to discover and master difficult math concepts as they learn and play with 10 essential math skills. Mini Zillio handles numbers up to 36, and measures 18" x 18" x 8", compared to Mega Zillio's 27" x 27" x 12.5". For up to 4 players at a time. Awards: 2010 Tillywig Brain Child ToyDirectory Product ID#: 20441 (added 9/10/2008) . Charge Large comes along just in time to provide society with an educational and entertaining board game about credit cards. The goal of Charge Large is to increase competition among players as they battle against each other to be become part of an elite class of Black Card Members. Players begin with their entry level Gold Credit Card and Cash to set forth on their journey to purchase companies, stocks, buildings and most importantly to Charge Smart while Charging Large. Ultimately, Charge Large teaches players not to fear credit cards, but simply learn how to leverage themselves wisely. It is therefore time for society to practice how to Charge Large Responsibly! ToyDirectory Product ID#: 21730 (added 12/12/2008) . This DVD program features a full exercise routine coupled with mathematical concepts from lines to numbers. The exercise program is for kids of all ages, with math concepts ranging from 2nd to 5th grade. It was named 2009 DVD of the Year by Creative Child Magazine and one of Dr. Toy's 2009 Best Vacation Children's Products. Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22455 (added 2/11/2009) . MSRP: $34.99 Age Range: 4 to 7 Launch Date: August 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
The set consists of a pen and two books. When children touch images in the book using the pen, audio content will sound. Additional books are available for purchase separately. Launch date: August 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 17876 (added 3/10/2008) . MSRP: $35.95 Age Range: 8 and up SKU or Item #: 600001 Launch Date: September 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
The Dangerous Book for Boys: Electronics presents information on electronics every child should know through fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities. Children ages eight and up learn how to construct simple electronic toys, such as a joy buzzer and insect. It comes with a 32-page, full-color experiment manual and retails for $35.95. Awards: Parent's Choice Award 2010. Launch date: Fall 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22411 (added 2/6/2009) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $49.95 Age Range: 8 and up SKU or Item #: 624811 Launch Date: July 1905 Gender: Boys And Girls
Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years in watermills and is now commonly used to generate electricity in applications such as hydroelectric dams and tidal power plants. Explore the power of water by building models and conducting experiments with them. Learn about how different devices are used to extract useful energy from moving water — from a waterwheel in a small stream to a giant turbine in a tidal power station. Build a waterwheel, a sawmill, and a hammer mill to harness the energy of moving water to do different types of physical work. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22835 (added 3/18/2009) . MSRP: $35.95 Age Range: 8 and up Launch Date: September 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
The Dangerous Book for Boys: Electronics presents information on electronics every child should know through fun, engaging, and impressive experiments and activities. Children ages eight and up learn how to construct simple electronic toys, such as a joy buzzer and insect. It comes with a 32-page, full-color experiment manual and retails for $35.95. Launch date: Fall 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 23130 (added 3/31/2009) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $34.95 Age Range: 10 and up SKU or Item #: 663513 Launch Date: July 1905 Gender: Boys And Girls
Global warming — the steady increase in Earth’s air and ocean temperatures since the mid-20th century — is one of the most discussed and studied topics in the scientific community today. This kit introduces you to Earth’s climate and the issue of global warming with 23 hands-on experiments. This kit gives you the basic knowledge you need to understand the climate, why it changes, and how our actions affect it. — “Science and robotics are extremely popular,” said Dean Nelson, owner of Wizard Kids Toys in Toledo, Ohio, who told TDmonthly in June 2009 that Thames & Kosmos is one of his top-selling lines for boys. — Two of 47 storeowners said Thames & Kosmos account for their top sales in boys' items during a summer 2009 survey. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22836 (added 3/18/2009) . "Around The Clock" Survival Board by BEANSTALK EXPRESS LLC Other products from BEANSTALK EXPRESS LLC
When combined with "Survival Decks" (sold separately), the "Around the Clock" Survival Board allows for parents to set in place for their children certain times of the day for certain activities. Available decks include the Snack Time Survival Deck and the Screen Time Survival Deck. “The Snack Time Survival Deck” presents a variety of snack cards separated into 3 color categories based on their nutritional value. Each card in the “Screen Time Survival Deck” contains pictures of different physical, educational and creative activities, as well as a variety of household responsibilities, or “chores”. Past Videos: Toy Fair 2009 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22081 (added 1/12/2009) . MSRP: $38.95 Launch Date: January 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Part of a collection designed to introduce children to Spanish in a fun way, this set of five vehicles (car, truck, airplane, boat and bus) bearing their names in Spanish as well as the phonetic pronunciation. It also comes with a CD that has the pronunciation and activity phrases. Launch date: 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22479 (added 2/16/2009) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $19.95 Age Range: 1 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
The Breadheads, Personalized Learning Cartoon is a personalized learning cartoon where a child's name will be heard 50 times throughout the educational DVD cartoon. Designed to have children sitting and dancing in front of the TV, learning and hearing their own name ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22424 (added 2/9/2009) . Wholesale Price: (Log in to view) MSRP: $25.00 Age Range: All Ages SKU or Item #: OLP Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Each morning, place different pins face down and pick the one you need to wear for that day. Then watch for the miraculous signs of that particular feeling manifesting through you, from you and to you. Wholesale package contains 12 different pins. Pin size 1-1/2 inches round. Made in the U.S.A. Warning: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for Children Under 6 yrs. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22821 (added 3/18/2009) . Videography by Alison Marek and Amanda Wilder. Edited by Alison Marek. Catalog Request Form Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is a writer/artist/filmmaker whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), among others. Her short films have won awards in festivals around the world and have been broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks. Her new web series, "Mugg's Movers," was sponsored by FlatRate Moving Systems LLC and was selected for an NYU webseries showcase at writerslabwest.org/webshowcase. Alison is also the writer of the 2011 Emmy-nominated PSA "Tell Someone," for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. Read more articles by this author |
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