Kids can learn to style trend-setting runway hair-dos with this deluxe studio set. They get started with the step-by-step design guide on how to use different hair accessories to create many funky hairstyles. The included headband, scarf, clips and many more hair accessories offers a great start to create fab hair to complement any look they want to achieve. "The design guide is what really makes this kit. It has everything about hair styling from how to create volume to how to use the scarf and clips included in the kit to make dramatic up-dos," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Girls can challenge their skills, or their friends', as a fashion accessory designer by creating new, fresh accessory looks worthy of any runway. They use the accessory challenge spinner to give them the elements, and then take inspiration from the design guide and sketch. "Girls love purses and shoes, so this kit will challenge them to come up with some outrageous designs. This kit is just like the television show, with an unusual challenge to create the designs around," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Ever wonder about the techniques make-up artists use to create the extreme looks you see on the runway? Girls can learn to do fun high-fashion make-up with this deluxe studio set. They plan and record the high-fashion looks by using the pre-printed sketch pad. The sketch pads and make-up palette allows them to create the best looks for any face shape. The make-up style guide illustrates make-up looks throughout history to use in their own looks. "The kit includes a 21 color make-up artist palette, plus the make-up brushes and applicators so you can really get into the techniques of how to apply make up. The full color make-up guide shows all the make up trends throughout history, so girls can learn and be inspired from trends of the past and combine them for future trends," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Girls can customize and redesign T-shirts, tanks and hoodies to create their very own funky, personalized look with the Project Runway Graphic T-Shirt Design Studio Set. They can use the style guide for tips and ideas on how to redesign their clothes to make them unique works of art. The stencils, ribbons, fabric markers and Cooler Jeweler stud setting tool will get girls on your way to making the freshest shirts around for them and their friends. Launch date: 2009.

Girls can push your skills as a fashion designer by challenging themselves to create fabulous outfits suitable for the runway. The “Fashion Design Challenge Sketch Book Set” takes inspiration direct from the show’s weekly challenges. The spinner will tell girls where to start; the rest is up to them. They spin the included wheel and then design a garment based on an endless combination of challenges, such as creating a formal gown, out of corduroy, with an astrological theme in 30 minutes. This set includes a challenge spinner, colored pencils, two fashion sketch pads, a style guide and a pencil sharpener. Launch date: 2008.

This kit is based on the premise that the key to learning how to draw fashions is to understand the body shape that is under them. Girls can pose and sketch the mannequin, then gradually add on their own unique fashion designs. "The design guide show step by step techniques on how to understand proportion of the body. The posable mannequin is a nice addition to the kit for a visual item to sketch and practice from," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Girls can learn how to design and construct fashions with the Project Runway Dress Making and Draping Set. The deluxe design guide will teach basic sewing techniques plus more advanced draping methods to help girls discover the world of sewing and garment design in 3-D. The kit includes a 12” dress form, pattern, material, ribbon, needles, thread, and much more to help create gorgeous dresses suitable for any runway. "With the dress form, and all of the items needed to create a few different dress styles, it is one of the next steps in all of our Fashion Design Sketch Books. Taking design into the third dimension, so girls can learn how to create their designs on a "real" person and learning all about sewing and garment construction," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

The Project Runway Fashion Design Projector Kit is created to make it easy to design fabulous runway-worthy outfits. Girls project and trace clothing and accessory shapes onto the model sketch sheets, then add their own color and details to complete a look. The kit includes 125+ fashion image slides and unlimited ideas and tips in the design guide. Users can store pencils, image wheels and drawings in the compartment within the projector to take the kit on the go. "Girls love this kit because with the slide images of the clothing, they can start their designs with a professional looking base or outline drawing, and customize it with their own twists. The design guide provides great tips on shading techniques to really make the drawings look polished," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

With cushioned ear tips and color-coordinating cords, these earbuds sport the M&M's colors and logo, suitable for both teens and adults.

It’s bedtime and Llama Llama is snuggled under his covers ready for sleep. Suddenly he feels so alone! He needs his mama. Where is Mama!!! She soon comes back with a hug and a kiss — “Mama Llama’s always near, even if she’s not right here.” Now, at last, Baby Llama can fall asleep. Llama Llama Doll is a soft and warm bedtime companion. "Llama Llama Red Pajama," "Llama Llama Mad at Mama" and "Llama Llama Misses Mama" are written by Anna Dewdney and published by Viking.

Everyone needs to have a friend at school. But when it’s the first day of school and the friend you bring along is a mouse and your school is for cats, things might not go as planned ... Join Splat as he makes new friends and takes care of his old ones in the best-selling books by Rob Scotton. Coming this fall: Merry Christmas, Splat.
—"It's a known series, and it's good and not too scary," said Mary Walsh-Martel, owner of Magical Child in Greenfield, Mass. It was one of her 2010 Halloween sellers.

When aliens fly down to Earth,
They don’t come to meet YOU . . .
They simply want your underpants –
I’ll bet you never knew!
Are you perhaps missing some underpants? Kids can see this one-eyed monster, clad in briefs, in action in the zany, hilarious book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. "Aliens Love Underpants" is published by Barron’s Educational Series.

This famous pig has a sassy personality and a big imagination, and has delighted readers for years in the books by Ian Falconer. This doll, dressed in her classic red dress, is full of charm and wit, designed to delight Olivia lovers of all ages.

This plastic case features Hello Kitty on a background with strawberries and polka dots. It’s designed to fit fourth-generation Apple iPods, 8GB or 16 GB. The case measures 6.5” x 0.5” x 3.25”.
— Three of 39 specialty storeowners mentioned Hello Kitty items when asked about best-selling products for tween girls in fall 2009.

This one-size-fits-all bracelet has a textured football design with white lacing and features the Philadelphia Eagles logo in the center. Other teams are available.
— LB Toys in Media, Pa., sells both football and baseball wristbands from Gamewear, going through about 24 per month, Owner Jamie Burdette told TDmonthly in fall 2009.

In this kit built around eco-friendly activities, kids get to shrink plastic, make a compost tube, make paper, decompose food, learn about reducing, reusing and recycling, and more.
— Jeanette Lauture, owner of Aunt Jean’s Toys & Treats in Montclair, N.J., told TDmonthly in August 2009 that her store sold 36 of the Magic School Bus series kits in one month.

In this computer-animated tale, Barbie and her friends become the first girl Musketeers while rescuing the prince from danger. According to press materials, it's a combination of a classic story and modern girl power. The feature joins 16 Barbie Entertainment DVD releases, which have collectively sold more than 60 million units worldwide. Launch date: September 15, 2009.

Fred Figglehorn, the first YouTube star to land 1 million subscribers, is featured on these packs of stickers that come in bundles of 36. There are 13 stickers on the Hey It’s Fred – Red Stickers, which come on a red backer card, and 14 stickers on the blue version. "Fred is the hottest licensed property of 2009," Kristin Baker, in sales admin at Kamhi World, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009.

Fred Figglehorn, the first YouTube star to land 1 million subscribers, is the star of these buttons that come on a blister card with a standard butterfly hole. The pack contains four different 1.5" buttons: Oh My Garnet, Hey It's Fred, On Offense, and May Day. Launch date: 2009.

Fred Figglehorn, the first YouTube star to land 1 million subscribers, is the focus of this talking pen that says five of Fred’s most famous lines. "Fred is the hottest licensed property of 2009," Kristin Baker, in sales admin at Kamhi World, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009.

This standing 14" bear wears a velour hoodie embroidered with the team name and logo. The bear's color is the NFL team's primary color and the hoodie is the team's accent color. It is available for all NFL teams. Launch date: December 2008.

This "I Love Lucy" doll was made to resemble Lucille Ball when she was a baby and to serve as a memory of Lucy's famous TV episode (No. 30) when she did a commercial to promote a tonic called Vitameatavegamin. It is available in limited quantity. Launch date: September 30, 2009.

“The puffy shirt,” “Crab Bisque,” “Hello, Newman." Fans who recognize any of these phrases are ready for Pressman Toy’s latest trivia game based on the hit sitcom "Seinfeld." Players join the show’s quirky characters and their misadventures with more than 600 trivia questions and lots of surprises along the way. Players race around the board to visit Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer, and go to Monk's Diner to guess the quote. The first person to get soup from you-know-who wins. Launch date: August 2009.

These “stick-in-place” toilet seat covers protect children (and the whole family) from germs on public toilet seats. They are designed to stay on seats with adhesive strips, creating a reliable barrier between little bottoms and big germs. A soft and absorbent top exists for comfort, and a plastic liner underneath eliminates wet seats from soaking through. Resealable, zip-close travel packs with 10 covers fit conveniently in a diaper bag. Launch date: April 2009.

The Disney Princess Adventure Hut is designed to be a magical getaway for any little princess. This versatile play tent is comprised of a large play hut and 4’ tunnel. It has multiple tunnel ports for crawl-through fun and structure expansion, mesh windows for peek-through entertainment, a flap door entrance for easy accessibility, and bright, bold Disney Princess graphics. EZ Twist technology allows for instant set-up and quick-fold down for convenient storage. It received a 2009 Outstanding Products iParenting Media Award. Launch date: July 2009.