Bedrock Buddies are Pillow Pets straight from the pre-historic ages. Children can revisit the land of dinosaurs with these super-soft plush creatures that are snuggly companions for imaginative play and comfy pillows for bed, television or travel time. Bedrock Buddies include Pterodactyl, Triceratops and T-Rex pets. "The My Pillow Pets products have been safety tested and use high quality chenille to make a snuggly soft toy and pillow," Heidi Niehart, Director of Sales and Marketing for CJ Projects told TDmonthly.
Awards: 2009 Dr. Toy Best Vacation Product; 2009 iParenting Media Excellent Product Award; 2009 Mr. Dad Seal of Approval

DINGaRINGs' natural wooden teething ring, luxuriously soft body and gentle rattle are designed to make them ideal gifts for newborns and teething babies. This product is "the ultimate non-plastic baby toy," Kate Nicolson, director of O.B. Designs, told TDmonthly.
Awards: 2009 Life InStyle Trade Fair Top 10 Kids Products

With huggable soft plush bodies, luggable detachable straps, lovable personalities and stuffable zip open mouths, these multi-play toys are designed to be an adventure buddy, soft toy or pajama keeper. "A usable toy from toddlers to school aged kids," Kate Nicolson, Director O.B. Designs, told TDmonthly.

Each Penguin pendant hangs from a matching color adjustable slider cord. Each dozen comes in an assortment of colorful pink, purple, blue, and black penguin pendants speckled with glitter on each bracelet.

Each glass heart pendant comes in either pink or blue, and hangs from an adjustable matching color satin cord. Watch as the UV beads change colors in the sun.

Each bag contains 12 rubber band bracelets. The rubber bands contain letters P-E-A-C-E and peace sign symbols.

Four separate heart keys dangle from this adjustable ball chain with a matte finish. The four hearts spell out the word "LOVE." This necklace also has one iridescent rhinestone hanging from it.

This blanket features plush white minky swirl material and soft blue satin, finished with blue and white satin ruffle trim.

Take this soft plush ladybug on strollers, backpacks, car seats, and even on luggage. At bedtime it’s back on the crib, bedpost or curtain to watch over you. This Curtain Critters plush animal features a head approximately 5" in size, an elastic safety loop (in the back of head), and child friendly velcro pads (on hands). Machine washable. Available in 10 different designs.

Take this soft plush butterfly on strollers, backpacks, car seats, and even on luggage. At bedtime it’s back on the crib, bedpost or curtain to watch over you. This Curtain Critters plush animal features a head approximately 5" in size, an elastic safety loop (in the back of head), and child friendly velcro pads (on hands). Machine washable. Available in 10 different designs.

Take this soft plush monkey on strollers, backpacks, car seats, and even on luggage. At bedtime it’s back on the crib, bedpost or curtain to watch over you. This Curtain Critters plush animal features a head approximately 5" in size, an elastic safety loop (in the back of head), and child friendly velcro pads (on hands). Machine washable. Available in 10 different designs.

Take this soft plush giraffe on strollers, backpacks, car seats, and even on luggage. At bedtime it’s back on the crib, bedpost or curtain to watch over you. This Curtain Critters plush animal features a head approximately 5" in size, an elastic safety loop (in the back of head), and child friendly velcro pads (on hands). Machine washable. Available in 10 different designs.

This Marvel superhero-themed Silly Bandz 24-pack includes Iron Man, Spider Man, Wolverine, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor. These bands can be collected, worn or traded with friends.
— In a July 2010 survey, Marc Holcomb of Toys & Co. in Greensboro, N.C., cited sales figures of about 1,500 Silly Bandz a week at his three stores and online shop. “They've brought a lot of new faces in,” he said.
— Fifteen of 38 specialty retailers told TDmonthly in July 2010 that rubber band bracelets are a top-selling product. Nine of the 15 specifically mentioned Silly Bandz.
— TDmonthly  first reported on kids collecting rubber band animals back in 2005.

These best-friend necklaces come in nine treat-themed designs, including ice cream-and-cake, coffee-and-donut and milk-and-cookie. "Best friend necklaces have always been one half heart for one friend and another half heart for the other. Now, both friends get to have two charms each so the necklaces are the same but opposite, with one large charm and one small," Violet Gumdrop's Darcee Matlen told TDmonthly.

This linen journal captures the classic "Goldilocks" fairy tale. The book is also available with Swarovski crystal accents.

This 9" x 9" photo album, adorned with a pink tassel, captures the magic of a child's day at the beach and is accented with sparkling Swarovski crystals. The book is also available in plain classic linen.

This sweet 9" x 9" linen photo album is adorned with a gold tassel and is designed to capture children's summer memories. This book is also available with Swarovski crystal accents.

Daisy, Violet and Sweet Pea are luxurious, weighted plush kittens designed to feel like real kittens. Made of fluffy French faux fur and satiny fabrics, they measure 6"-7" long. A portion of proceeds goes to animal rescue and children's literacy charities. Price shown is for the set of three kittens.
AWARDS: 2009 Family Choice Award, 2009 Publisher's Choice Award

Kids can find out what the future holds with these fortune tellers. The book includes 24 fortune tellers and eight sticker sheets, and features a colorful lenticular flip cover. "Not only are our activity books fun and hip, they are produced with the lenticular technology. The front covers flip from one colorful image to another," Iscream Prepress Manager Leslie Montalbano told TDmonthly.

PhotoStory includes the complete cost of a professionally produced, full-color hardback photo book. A unique kit number is provided to help kids make a book online with user-friendly website. The bonus photography guidebook will teach kids how to use their camera. "Kids are getting digital cameras at very young ages and have no outlet for thier photos besides social networking sites. While there are many photobook options, we are the only one with a focus on this young market. We have hundreds of preloaded stickers and backgrounds which can be added to layered pages and are designed around what kids are photographing," Chapelle Brunk, Marketing Specialist, Creations by You, told TDmonthly.
Awards: 2010 Creative Child Magazine Kids Product of the Year

This kit includes all the art materials a child needs to create. The plain brown paper exterior allows kids to personalize all sides. The set includes 18 colored pencils, 12 oil pastels, eight watercolor cakes, a paintbrush, a sharpener and an eraser. It measures 9.75" x 5" x 1.75" and has a rope handle and closure.

This 5.5" vintage mechanical pencil has a matte charcoal finish with chrome accents, a push button that advances lead .125" at a time, and a built-in pencil sharpener at the top. The tube of "fat" leads includes one each of pink, red, blue, brown and green, along with two graphite. "Our Chubby Mechanical Pencil is the perfect gift for artists and draftsmen of any age!" Emily Meluch, Xonex art director, told TDmonthly.

This plush teddy bear measures 48cm (or roughly 19"). It comes in a tan brown color with a striped scarf around its neck.

This placemat with reversible chalk mat is durable, waterproof and easy to clean. The mat turns any table into a creative play space or clean eating area, then easily folds into the included travel pouch to hold creative essentials or eating utensils.