July 2008 New Toys — American-Made

Dirty Dogs Have More Fun T-Shirt by IT'S A DOG'S LIFE

Dig your paws in, take a risk and have fun at all cost. Printed on 100% garment-dyed cotton in coastal New England. The tagless, washed look delivers the comfort of "that" shirt that has always been your favorite. Available in Crimson. 6/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Retrievers Scramble Squares® by b. dazzle, inc.

Featuring different breeds of retrievers including the golden retriever, this Scramble Squares® puzzle goes great with dog lovers. b. dazzle, inc.'s brain teaser puzzles earned a Dr. Toy Award for Best Products for Summer 2008. 6/5/2008 (Price: $8.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Dolphins Scramble Squares® by b. dazzle, inc.

Dolphins are playful, have individual personalities and adapt well to humans, making them a popular sea mammal to kids and adults alike, making for a very enjoyable Scramble Squares® Puzzle. 6/5/2008 (Price: $8.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mega Trains™ Train Set by WHITTLE TOY COMPANY

Mega Trains™ is a giant sized train set that can operate on the same size track as traditional wooden toy trains, but the train set is twice as big. The Mega Trains™ line includes the Diesel, Steam Engine, Boxcar, Caboose, Hopper, Tankcar, and Tender. Prices range from $17.99 to $24.99. 6/2/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

HANDTRUX® by TenTonToys / EVERGREENRIVER

HANDTRUX®, a BRAND new, made in AMERICA toy line of safe, imaginative, hand-operated construction vehicle toys. To be released first: the HANDTRUX® Backhoe, along with a film documentary, “Zapped by a Dream: How to make a toy in America” and an original rock music CD by Rough Embrace, “Crush on You.” These unique sandbox sized dirt machines look and work just like the Big Iron, kids can really do precision digging for hours of unstructured playtime. “This is a new twist on a time-treasured category: sand toys. Unlike previous offerings, these are toys that you wear, incorporating the patented, amazing ‘handraulic’-operated power grip,” Ernest Autumn Van Den Heuvel, president of TenTonToys/EVERGREENRIVER Media Holdings LLC, told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 2008. ( Watch Video) 5/19/2008 (Price: $17.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Heirloom-Quality Frame – Big Brother by RIBBIT-RIBBIT

Handmade by artists and craftsmen in the United States, heirloom-quality frames by Ribbit-Ribbit are available in 12 sizes and three base colors, are fitted with vintage family photos, and can be personalized per customer. “So far as we know, we are the only U.S. source for frames painted to the customer’s specifications, and we can usually deliver within two weeks. In addition, we have almost 300 family-friendly designs by our owner-artist, Amy Dillard,” Sue of Ribbit-Ribbit told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 2008. 5/19/2008 (Price: $42.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Rocket by CARDBOARDESIGN

With this product and a little bit of imagination, kids can travel the galaxy and whiz off to distant planets in their very own rocket. They can paint and draw on the rocket, or decorage it with stickers, sparkles, string, pins or even faux-metal papers. A project might include creating an interior of environments such as a flight panels and hot buttons. “Our ‘made in America’ rocket promotes pure self expression and role play in an old-fashioned way by not using high-tech gadgets or batteries in a chemical-free environment,” Cathy Henszey of cardboardesign told TDmonthly. 4/21/2008 (Price: $76.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]