January 2014 New Specialty Toys — All

Three 24-page full color, hardbound books featuring 12 simple songs that are ideal for all Schoenhut toy pianos but are specifically created to correspond with Twinkle Tunes Piano Book snap-in, snap-out interchangeable design. These delightful Raggs song books utilize the Schoenhut patented Tri-Play Learning System for the child who has no previous piano study. Each book features activities to accompany the songs and a corresponding Raggs CD to assist the child while learning the tune. Titles include: Sing-A-Long Songs, Celebration Songs (holidays) and Learning Songs (ABC’s, numbers).

Schoenhut’s popular Twinkle Tunes Piano book enhanced with a limited edition song book and CD featuring the music loving characters from the award winning children’s television show Raggs. Twinkle Tunes is a 1-octave (8-note) keyboard that electronically produces lovely piano sounds. This instrument, designed for the child who has no previous piano study, is paired with Schoenhut’s patented Tri-Play Learning System. Easily portable for young children, this unique toy provides hours of musical fun. Battery included. Additional hardbound books featuring 12 simple songs are sold separately.

Create and design mosaics with the new PlayMais® MOSAIC. The new smaller PlayMais® MOSAICS open up a new kind of activity and will therefore expand the potential of PlayMais. PlayMais® stands for natural learning and sensible playing. With our new PlayMais® MOSAIC series, we especially encourage children's fine motor skills. Children are introduced to a variety of designs and colors with the help of included craft cards to stick PlayMais® on. This way, kids develop creativity, and motivation is boosted by quick success. PlayMais® MOSAICS is the perfect addition to our already existing PlayMais® variety. The new PlayMais® MOSAICS series is available in 6 themes for boys and girls. Each box consists of 2300 PlayMais® MOSAICS, 6 printed cards to stick them on, instructions, and accessories. Each box guarantees more than 8 hours of fun. PlayMais® MOSAIC LITTLE SEA, ZOO, FRIENDS and TRAFFIC are fun for kids 3 years and older; focusing especially on developing the fine motor skills. In order to create the mosaic, children have to combine color and shapes; perfect also for the hand-eye coordination.

The new FUN TO LEARN series supports the educational character of PlayMais® three years. It introduces children to different themes in a playful way. Each box contains more than 550 PlayMais® pre-cut cartons with different tasks, and instruction. The first box COLORS & FORMS is suitable for children from three years on to learn something about colors and forms. To learn playfully about forms and colors and to overcome the gap between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional is possible with this series. The boxes of the FUN TO LEARN series guarantees more than 8 hours of fun. The FUN TO LEARN series is ideal for costumer who would like to learn in a playful way. The ideal present for every occasion.

Let your child's inner Picasso come alive as they create a flying masterpiece with the Paint and Fly glider DIY paint kit! Created with durable foam, this glider can handle even the most enthusiastic of fliers and is an engaging project for creative minds. The fun does not stop when you are done flying! The special paint provided in the kit dries fast and when the paint job is not so new anymore, it is easily removed by soaking the glider in water. Now your budding artist has a fresh canvas to work with for their next great design. Excellent for school art projects, clubs, birthday parties, or anytime there is a need for a creative way to get loved ones away from the television doing something as constructive as it is fun. Buy your child a smile today!

Let your child's inner Picasso come alive as they create a flying masterpiece with the Paint and Fly glider DIY paint kit! Created with durable foam, this glider can handle even the most enthusiastic of fliers and is an engaging project for creative minds. The fun does not stop when you are done flying! The special paint provided in the kit dries fast and when the paint job is not so new anymore, it is easily removed by soaking the glider in water. Now your budding artist has a fresh canvas to work with for their next great design. Excellent for school art projects, clubs, birthday parties, or anytime there is a need for a creative way to get loved ones away from the television doing something as constructive as it is fun. Buy your child a smile today!

Get ready to totally geek out on awesome science projects! Geek & Co. Science is a new series of 12 science-themed project kits that put fun first to make learning truly approachable and entertaining. With each kit, kids build a tangible, lasting item — an object worthy of keeping on display after the fun and educational process of creating it is over. Launch date: June 2014.
— In a May 2015 survey, two out of 11 retailers told TDmonthly that Geek & Co was their best-selling line of activity kits.

Whether you’re growing beautiful crystals, digging for dinosaurs, or hunting for fingerprints, this new line of $10 kits make science fun, fast, and affordable. Choose from 12 awesome topics or better yet - try them all!

Trend Alert! The new Darn Yarn™ line by Fashion Angels® provides tween girls with the supplies and instructions to complete their own DIY knitting projects that they will be proud to wear. This line offers 4 kits, an infinity scarf, a pom-pom scarf, a monster hat, or a bow headband using colorful yarn and an easy-to-use knitting loom. The packaging doubles as a storage bag to keep all of the knitting supplies neatly organized and best of all, once the initial activity is complete, the loom can be used again and again.

Gigantic fun for kids of all ages. Great cooperative group play. Helps to build muscle tone. Fun at birthdays, picnics or anytime. There are over 100 different games a child can play using this “Kaleidochute”. Develops perceptual, cognitive, motor and academic skills. A must have item for every child. Comes with its own carry bag.

Durability and the opportunity to teach about colors. Great cognitive challenges plus movement and cardiovascular benefits. Bag with a flat bottom and super stitched seams. Kangaroo pocket for essential game storage. Long, reinforced handles. Set of four sacks. Stimulates your child’s imagination while keeping them busy and active.

New for 2014 – Plaid Pals Backpack and Lunch Coolers!
The Tommy Tiger Backpack, Billy Bear and Elle Elephant backpacks the new-for-2014 product line called Plaid Pals. Designed for younger kids, the Plaid Pals backpacks feature brightly colored animal designs and two pockets for ample storage. The main pocket is large enough to accommodate a three-ring binder; the padded front pocket can safely hold a tablet or small computer.

Other members of the Plaid Pals line include Albert Airplane and Danny Dinosaur coolers.

Like every Neat-Oh! Product, the Backpacks and Coolers are manufactured to the highest quality and safety standards. The company’s comprehensive product testing program exceeds industry requirements. It tests for 19 heavy metals, not the mandated 8, it hand sews products, and it uses self-repairing zippers and food-grade inks. They’re products you can believe in.

No crown required.™

Neat-Oh! knows that every little girl is a princess, every day. The Everyday Princess line is a collection of dolls and play environments. They’re toys devised to encourage imaginative play – and to empower young girls to design and control their own creative realm.

There are 3 dolls in the Everyday Princess Line, Emma, Sophie and Haley, who all have bean bag chairs, Bucky and Lucky the ponies, and Buddy and Dottie the dogs.

Also in the product line are a dollhouse-themed backpack that comes with an Emma doll and opens into a play arena, a 60 Doll Butterfly Chateau that neatly holds the entire collection – and transforms into a doll house for a whole new play experience, and a regal, life-sized, 54”-tall fairly castle that can be customized and expanded.

Three new items join Neat-Oh!’s Go Sport™ product line in 2014: Football, Hockey and Soccer backpacks. The lightweight, durable backpack features colorful, eye-popping sports themed graphics and two zippered pockets: a front one for smaller items and a large one that accommodates books and notebooks, and includes padded pocket for a laptop or tablet. The backpacks are ruggedly made, easily cleaned, and has an outside side pocket for a water bottle pocket or MP3 player. The packs can even be customized with a favorite pro player’s number. Like every Neat-Oh! product, the GoSport™ Backpacks are manufactured to the highest quality and safety standards. The company’s comprehensive product testing program exceeds industry requirements. It tests for 19 heavy metals, not the mandated 8, it hand sews products, and it uses self-repairing zippers and food-grade inks. They’re products you can believe in.

The Knights and the Princess Castles are part of Neat-Oh!’s new 2014 line of Life-Sized Castle products. At 52” inches, the castles stands over 4’ tall when assembled, and create a true life-sized arena for fantasy play. These beautiful castles are sturdy, fully printed cardboard structures that can be assembled in endless ways. Multiple castles can even be combined to expand the kingdom. When playtime is finished, the castles collapses flat for easy storage. Like every Neat-Oh! product, the Life-Sized Castles are manufactured to the highest quality and safety standards.

Experience the unexpected with three easy molecular recipes that bring cutting-edge mixology into your home bar. Deconstruct your mojito into floating mint caviar and spectacular foams or encapsulate your favorite cocktail into a sphere that will explode in your mouth. Includes 10 pre-measured food additive sachets, specialized utensils and Recipe & Instructions booklet.

Play with the texture of your favorite cocktail to add an element of surprise, and experience the unexpected with three avant-garde recipes. Create a margarita slush topped with a fresh lemon mousse, add a splash of colour by creating blue azure suspended pearls or encapsulate your margarita into an edible cocktail! Includes 10 pre-measured food additive sachets, specialized utensils and Recipe & Instructions booklet.

Impress your friends with three recipes that push the boundaries of modern mixology. Serve a cosmopolitan bubble on a spoon that will pop in your mouth, top off your cocktail with a light fluffy cranberry foam or suspend citrus caviar in your drink. Includes 10 pre-measured food additive sachets, specialized utensils and Recipe & Instructions booklet.

Bring your culinary creativity to the next level and impress your guests with spectacular dishes such as mint caviar beads that burst in the mouth, chocolate spaghetti, lemon foam or tzatziki spheres! This all-encompassing, Do-It-Yourself kit includes all you need to experiment at home with the molecular techniques seen on Top Chef and in high-end restaurants, but without the celebrity chef price tag! Includes 40 pre-measured food additive sachets, specialized utensils and 50-recipe DVD; retails at USD 58.95.

Celebrate in spirit 4pcs cheerleader outfit.  Tank top constructed of vibrant color sequin and coordinating color trim "SPIRIT" across the chest. Sequin panel on skirt.  All seams are professionally serged. Includes: Tank top, skirt, short, metallic pom poms.  Available in Berry/Gold and Red/White/Blue.

Spanish inspired sleeveless dress exquisitely embellished bodice with black stretch lace, vivid red satin ruffle floral and red lace trim.  Layers of red satin ruffles and back satin trim, long train on back of hem.  All seams are professionally serged.  Includes: Dress, Hair flower clip, choker and fan.

Caillou Firetruck Set - a play set featuring Caillou and fire-fighting accessories.

Franklin the Turtle pops out of this box after turning the crank.

Aqua Dragon Deluxe deep sea habitat with LED light