March 2010 New Specialty Toys — All

Photographs of a girl's friends, family and self mixed with a little creativity turn this kit into a bright colored, highly personalized scrapbook. Kids can collect and celebrate their favorite memories by creating beautiful pages that retell the story with decorative paper, rhinestones, stickers, and exciting pop-up pieces. The hardcover scrapbook measures 9” x 11.5”.
— “Creativity for Kids Scrapbook kit, that's a good one,” stated David Hesel, owner of The Toy Shop of Concord in Concord, Mass., when asked about his best-selling craft items in early 2010.
— Greg Larson, owner of Larson's Toys and Games in Columbus, Ohio, told TDmonthly Creativity for Kids supplies his best selling craft items. “The whole new line from Creativity for Kids, we got it in in September [2009] and it’s been doing very well.”
— Twenty-five percent of 48 retailers surveyed in January 2010 named Creativity for Kids as their top-selling craft line.

By combining high quality animation, rich narration, sound effects and music, Moving Picture Books provide a fun and educational digital reading experience for children ages 0-7. There are 38 titles — both classic stories and new favorites — each available in English, Spanish and English Read-Along-Text versions. Our books can be purchased as digital downloads, or DVDs.

Each recycled paper bead bracelet contains 30 beads woven with fabric stretch elastic. And... each bead is handmade in the villages around Phnom Penh, Cambodia from WASTE PAPER & OLD MAGAZINES. Your purchase assists in creating fair, ethical & sustainable livelihoods for some of Cambodia’s poorest people. No two are alike. One size fits most.

Hot Hugs are made with the highest quality supersoft fabrics. These animals contain an easily removable natural wheat filled tummy insert. The tummy insert has been infused with lavender and camomile pure essential oil to help soothe and calm your little ones at bed time. Simply heat the insert in a microwave to enjoy a lovely warm cuddle.

These fun Fuzzy Friends slippers will keep your feet warm on those long winter nights. These novelty slippers come in a one size to fit most feet in a range of animal designs to appeal to everyone.

This classic Pooh will appeal to kids of all ages. Other characters from the Hundred Acre Woods are availalable separately. Launch date: 2010.

Children learn that common shapes can be found everywhere in this 8-page, bathtime, anytime fun book. Launch date: September 1999.

From three snowy white polar bears to seven fluffy bunnies, kids will love reading the 10-page rhyming board book and counting to ten with all the wonderful numbers in nature! Next, they can use the game cards to match all the animal sets. Launch date: September 2009.

These fun pens will keep kids distracted during math class.

Little kids can Pollywolly doodle all day on this wooden banjo

These soft hand-knit toys encourage open-ended play.

Kids can learn about colors, numbers, stacking and nesting with this set of wooden nesting boxes.

These little cuties have been individually custom-molded from nontoxic wax crayons. Their faces are then hand-carved into their egg-shaped bodies, one egg at a time. They are ergonomically shaped for little hands, although they are great for all ages. They stand on their own and come in a half-dozen egg crate. Also sold individually. They measure 1.25" wide x 1.6" high.

Kids can release their inner Robinson Crusoe with this building set. The natural wood pieces can fit together in a number of ways to build the perfect island getaway.

This cuddly, jointed Koala bear may look like he's from Australia but, like other Vermont Teddy Bear toys, he was "born" in Vermont: just look in his eyes for the signature imprint.

This cheerful table and chair set has a hidden bonus: lots of extra storage space. The cute, animal-bedecked chair features a shelf underneath the seat. The table also has cubbies to store arts supplies, blocks, and other toys. Editors' note: This set is both visually pleasing and very functional. Not only does it feature sturdy wooden components and attractive, hand-painted detail; it would also nicely support a coordinated theme for a child's room or play space. The only drawback, based on review by a young toddler, is that since the underneath storage compartments on the desk are set so far forward, children cannot sit very close or with their legs under the table because their knees will hit the cubbies.

Now kids can dream up the next great YouTube video, review their homework in their head, or just space out while hopping up a storm. The Pogo Stick Counter keeps track of their jumps for them. Settings include number of jumps, time jumped or calories burned.

Out of the pages of Tanpopo Volume 2, Poodle Kuro makes a shocking transformation into Specter - as he teaches Tanpopo a lesson in emotion. This variant collectible plush follows the original, 15 cm Kuro "Poodle" black plush. Limited to only 1500 pieces.

Out of the pages of Tanpopo, a story of a young girl who makes a pact with a devil, by Camilla d'Errico, Kuro comes to life as an adorable 15 cm collectible plush. He's cute, he's evil, and he'll bring a smile to your face. Limited to only 1500 pieces.

The Liberty Cow is a New York Moolette. Moo's "Moo York Adventure: A Bovine's Guide to New York City" is both a story book and activity book. The book includes fun facts, funny photo mooments, stickers, coloring pages and plenty of room for you to cowmemorate your Moo York Adventure. Have more stories to tell? Download additional pages for your Moo York Cowpanion Passport. The gift set comes packaged in a recycled gift bag.

The My Cow Moo Cowbination Set includes an adorable Moolette (toy version of Moo) and our award winning book, "Moo Becomes a Cash Cow". Moo's book is designed to open the dialog about want vs need and the importance of saving your moola! Hopefully, Moo’s storybook will inspire your child to cowtinue her tales with her Moo Cow. Moo's books are printed on FSC-certified paper and soy ink. The gift set comes packaged in a recycled gift bag.

This 15” x 9” accordion case provides storage for all kinds of artwork. It has nine expandable pockets, and even a space for a photo.
— The art storage case by Alex Toys was a great seller at RoundTable Toys in Winterville, N.C., at the end of 2009, Owner David Davis told TDmonthly.

This kit includes materials to make a friendship bracelet, with a pre-strung wheel, two colors of floss, and string.
— The Friendship Wheel was listed as a top-10 best seller by David Davis, owner of RoundTable Toys in Winterville, N.C., at the end of 2009.

From the mind of visionary filmmaker, Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), comes a unique new twist on the classic tale Alice in Wonderland. Alice Kingsleigh is a beautiful 19 year-old, quite out of place in a world of rules and tradition. One day she is lured from a garden party by a White Rabbit and falls into a rabbit hole where she re-enters the outrageous dreamlike world of her childhood. A magical world where rabbits talk and cats disappear into thin air. Only this time, they've been expecting her. The fate of Underland lies within her hands. Alongside the Mad Hatter, Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to end the Queen's reign of terror and attempt to restore peace to Underland. Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Lucas. The film strip portrayed in the image above is only an example of the film cells one may receive. Cells may vary from piece to piece because they are hand selected from reels of film. This item contains clips of film, an image portraying the movie(s), artist(s) or character(s) and a stunning descriptive plaque. These elements have been double mounted and placed within a beautiful black wood frame. Each item comes with an official © Trend Setters Ltd. certificate stating its authenticity.