Enjoy the beautiful classic story of Cinderella in DVD format using the new Magic Coloring process. The story will unfold before your eyes while our narrator tells it and as the magic pictures fill with color before your eyes. Added music and many special effects help the story come alive. So sit back, relax and watch with Mervin and all the Awesome Kids(including you!). Included, on a separate CD, is a “Never Ending Coloring Book®” containing pictures your parents can help you print so that you can color them over and over again! Crayons are included, so you can color as you watch and listen. Included on the CD are instructions to make your own stage out of one of mom’s old shoe boxes and some colored backgrounds for your stage sets. Last, but not least, you will find four 55-mm hand-painted figures of Cinderella in her work clothes and ball gown, the Fairy and, of course the Prince, to re-enact the story on the stage you have made. The Magic Color and Play Series is a great stocking stuffer.

Enjoy the action packed story of Arthur and the Black Knight® in DVD format using the new Magic Coloring process. The story will unfold before your eyes while our narrator tells it and as the magic pictures fill with color. Included, on a separate CD, is a “Never Ending Coloring Book®” containing pictures your parents can help you print so that you can color them over and over again! Crayons are included, so you can color as you watch and listen. Included on the CD are instructions to make your own stage, three hand-painted figures of Squire Arthur, Sir Kay and the Black Knight and, of course, a horse for each to re-enact the story. The Magic Color and Play Series is a great stocking stuffer, and is currently on sale at a special Christmas bargain rate of $12.95.

Kids can be the playwright, design the sets, collect the props, make the costumes, and put on a show in their very own theatre. With more than 50 reusable stickers to choose from, they can perform “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” not to mention all the shows they’ll make up themselves. The Fairytale Theatre Playscene, with illustrations by Kerri Smith, is portable too – just fold-up the playing board, grab the handle and go. All the stickers are tucked neatly inside, just waiting for the next big performance. And because the Playscene was created in association with Literally Alive Children’s Theatre, kids can go to their Web site to download all kinds of fun extras, such as scripts, show posters, backstage forms and theatre games. The producers will even answer kids’ questions about theater. The Fairytale Theatre Playscene won the Parents Choice Approved Award and The Oppenheim Gold Award for 2006.

The knight's castle playset features a drawbridge, boulder-drop and trap-door to fend off invading knights.However, the castle also has a break-through wall that invaders may succeed in knocking down.
— Over 20 percent of retailers revealed to TDmonthly that Playmobil’s playsets will most likely be their wow item of the holiday season.
— “As far as Playmobil’s line goes, we have been selling 30 to 40 percent of those [items],” Terry Myers, owner of Kaleidoscope Toys in Round Rock, Texas, told TDmonthly.
— “This year, there are a couple of Playmobil items that are going to do very well, [including] the airport and the castle,” Peter Scott, owner of Perfect Toy in Avon, Conn., told TDmonthly.

This kit allows children to design their own cars. It comes with basic design templates and kids can decide what to add on and what custom features they'd like to see their cars display. Imagination is a premium with this innovative play kit.
— "They're hands-on. You can draw the cars, and kids have a lot of fun with that," said Jenny Pyle, assistant manager of Discover Pond in Miles City, Mont.
— "The kids get to choose. I think that's the most important aspect of it," noted Char Mcaulay, manager of Toy Town in St Casper, Wyo.
— The Professional Car Designer Kit “has won four different awards,” according to Debra Ashley of sales and marketing at Toysmith. The various Professional kits “give children a first-hand insight into exciting professions. They truly learn from a pro, because we team up with recognized professionals and work with them to develop the aspect of the subject. On the back of the package, it shows what professional we spoke to for the design of that particular item.”

This racetrack set that comes with two cars is simple but exciting. No batteries are needed. Kids just use the pullback mechanism and watch the cars buzz around the track at high speeds. Darda is distributed by Life-Like Products, a division of Walthers.
— Jan Grimsley of Trademarks in Little Rock, Ark. said, "We have the sample track out and they see it and play it and want it."
— “Oh cool,” was the reaction Debbie Scholl, of Fundamentally Toys in Gray, Houston, got when setting out the demo in her store.
— "It is the fastest scale-model speed friction engine in the toy market, with a scale-model speed of between 500 and 600 mph," explained Peter Schell, sales specialist for Darda.

Join "Pink Kitty" and her very best friend "Princess Poochie" on their adventures around the world with these lovely magnetic play sets. Each themed set includes 60 magnetic fashions and 4 different play scenes. Magnetic tins are packaged in a transparent blister for easy display. 2 different sets available, Hawaii & Hollywood!

Join the Fashion Angels as they travel the world. These travel tins include 80 magnetic fashions and 4 changeable scenes. Included is a vinyl pouch for easy storage of the parts. Tins are packaged in a transparent blister for efficient store display. 2 different sets available, New York & London!

This limited edition, gem-trimmed trunk set is the perfect traveling closet for your doll's collection of fab fashions. This trunk holds any doll and her wardrobe, sold seperately. Trunk features a light-up runway, light-up mirror, sound player with music and announcements, luggage tag, fashion show accessories, including 20 VIP invitations & more for your own fashion show!

This is an exciting three-way battle among a fearsome shark and two double-crossing Sea Marauders who have just discovered a rare treasure. As they return to their crew’s ship, they encounter a fearsome giant shark that stands in their way! The massive attack shark destroys the sail barge and devours the figures with attack-jaw trigger action! It includes two highly-detailed mini-figures, firing harpoon with tether and a special hiding place!

Table Time Training Set – everything a young person needs for his or her first dining set: dish, bowl, glass, napkin and placemat, plus knife, fork and spoon. The colorful utensils have "Helpful Handle" indentations that guide a child's fingers into the right way to hold them. The placemat shows the proper positions of the dinnerware. Packaged with the "Table Time" DVD included.

Workshop Toys offers hand-made first quality marbles and marble runs for kids of all ages. The marbles are some of the most interesting available in the United States at a price that lets all kids become marble collectors. We are currently putting together our PREMIUM COLLECTOR GRADE marble collections, as well as expanding our existing line of marbles. Our marble runs can be added to with any of our smaller sets or accessory packs, allowing kids hours of fun assembling their own marble maze.

The Grand Little Theater of Puppets is a tabletop puppet theater inspired by the European toy theaters that were popular in the 19th century. The Grand Little Theater has the charm of the toy theaters of the past, but it adds a new magic of functionality and playfulness that is sure to delight children and adults alike. The charming rod marionette puppets are simple to operate, yet offer plenty of animation for dramatic performances. After the show, the theater folds flat for easy transport and storage. The Grand Little Theater of Puppets is sure to delight children and adults alike. It comes with Hansel and Gretel puppets and scenery book. Additional story sets and Shadow Puppet Accessory Pack is sold separately.

Even though we really don’t know how the aliens in "Ben 10" wound up in the Omnitrix in the first place, we do know that they traveled their home planets in style! Greymatter's awesome alien ship is unique because of the special DNA structure or terrain in which they lived. Greymatter’s transforms into a flying saucer … with wheels, while Fourarm’s comes with two steering wheels to accommodate his numerous appendages! All the vehicles also have a fun “water-pumping” action feature. Push the pump on the top of each vehicle to see the water flow via specially designed power tubes.

All animals fit into the ark (like the story says), and it folds up for storage. The deck has a removable drop-through door that can be used to put things in and take things out. It includes two of each animal — giraffe, zebra, lion and lamb — plus figures of Noah and his wife. Play pieces include two food baskets, a tool box and a flag with rainbow label on one side and cloud label on the other.

The buried treasure is in the hands of those pirates. Can the Royal Soldier get it back? This Starter Kit features a playscape, fully accessorized figures and an assortment of props to create a first-time Playmobil adventure. Starter sets can also add on to existing Playmobil collections. A carrying case makes these sets easy to store and portable enough to take anywhere.

— “Playmobil [is a top seller],” said Katie Culotta, owner ofVictoria's Toy Station in Baton Rouge. “They like building it.”

— Playmobil is popular with boys and girls because “their parents grew up with it,” reported Amanda Toupes, manager ofMagic Box in New Orleans.

— Pirates are still a hot trend for boys, retailers and manufacturers report.

No construction site is complete without people to help control traffic and haul away debris and dirt. This set contains just the right pieces for the job. Two Woody Click figures have a wheelbarrow, shovel, traffic cones and traffic signs at their disposal — perfect for traffic control around any preschooler’s construction site.

Everything your students need for a pretend day at the office is tucked into this official-looking briefcase. The realistic-looking 74-piece set includes a planner, pretend stapler, cell phone with sound, ID badge and many other office essentials — even a write-and-wipe paycheck and refillable crayon “pen”! The briefcase measures 11” by 9 1/4” by 3 3/4" and is made of top-quality nylon for durability. The cell phone requires two AA batteries that are not included.

Kids enjoy playing school and this pop-up classroom set will give them hours of fun. It includes everything needed for the ultimate pretend classroom: gradebooks, stickers, hall passes, clock, bell, dry erase board, handpointer, crayons, double-sided calendar, double-sided map and much more. Items come in a convenient tri-fold board for easy set up and storage.
— The product “is an example of an open-ended toy that enables kids to use their imaginations. They can make their play whatever they want it to be….Some parents and caregivers use the Pretend & Play School Set to prepare their preschoolers for school,” Kim McLynn of Learning Resources told TDmonthly.

Talk about a convenience store — this shop is open and ready for business at a moment’s notice! It comes with more than 104 pieces including snacks, play money, a write-and-wipe board for daily specials and many more shop items, all in a sturdy, tri-fold carrying board. All components store in vinyl pockets when not in use. The board measures 16” by 38” when open, and folds to a convenient 16” by 13” by 3” with a strap for fastening.

Everything a kid needs for pretend construction play! The 22-piece set includes a wrench, hammer, work-board, 4 nails, 4 nuts and bolts, pliers, screwdriver, drill plus 3 drill bits. The drill even makes a realistic drilling sound when it is used! Pieces store securely in the hard plastic carrying case with window, snap closures and convenient handle.

This action-inspiring playset will have young ones make knights and wizards climb castle walls and fight for the king's honor across a working draw bridge. Figures who don't watch their step will be cast into the dungeon, thrown out of windows or made to fall through the courtyard's working trap door. Even the set's two warhorses aren't safe from enemy fire. The set includes six flexible wooden figures, two flags and two warhorses.

This sturdy dollhouse comes "ready-to-play" with a full set of furniture and a family of 6 flexible wooden dolls. The front panels open for easy play, while the roof panel opens to reveal a loft attic. The exterior is beautifully hand-painted and features functional doors and windows. A robust staircase leads upstairs and a sliding back door leads outside.
— One trend [in playsets] is away from screws and hinges and toward designs that fit together. This reduces the damage that can occur during shipping, and also prevents injury to children," Eric Meade of Top Shelf Holdings told TDmonthly. "Many of our Heritage Playsets have NO screws at all; They assemble in minutes just by slotting together, yet they are very sturdy once assembled. "

Sure, kids can splatter some color on the wall and call it painted, but if they want the job done right, they’d better call Ed the Painter. Decked out in authentically paint-splattered overalls, Ed has arms and legs that move and his head and gripping hands can turn. He comes ready to work, with a bucket of primer, two gallons of paint, brushes, paint thinner, tray, step ladder, drop cloth and other supplies, including a tiny roll of masking tape. Ed is part of the Construction line of Mighty World.
— "Mighty World has been moving fairly well. They’re realistic play figures that are working class: police, construction workers, foremen, firemen," said Erin Toure, sales assistant with The Magic Box in New Orleans, in spring 2007.
— While 11 of 39 retailers cited International Playthings as a hot-selling line in play sets, two retailers specifically mentioned the Mighty World line as the choice among customers.
— One retailer cited sales of 30 units a month for the Mighty World, while another suggested 80 was not uncommon.

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.