March 2010 New Specialty Toys — Tween

Using VELCRO brand closure, petals, flowers, jewels and skirt pieces simply attach to the base skirt and top. Girls can mix and match skirt tiers, layered petals, jewels and flowers to create and recreate their own good fairy. Fairy includes a total of 54 pieces. NO SEWING REQUIRED Awards: TDmonthly Innovations 2009

Girls can design their own gown for the ball, and then redesign a dress using the same pieces for their next night on the town. All Shailie dress kits can mix and match to create endless designs. NO SEWING REQUIRED. Pink Princess includes a total of nine pieces: two skirts, two sleeves, a bodice, two peplums, a collar and a pink jewel. Awards: 2009 TDmonthly Innovations.

This footbag features a patented design. Launch date: December 2009.

This entry level footbag and is one of the company's best sellers. It features four-piece, hand-sewn construction and a multi-color logo. Launch date: December 2009.

This hand-sewn footbag (aka Hacky Sack®) features two layers of cover material combining sand and plastic pellets on the inside, and it is slightly oversized for the beginner. Launch date: December 2009.

The World Cup Dirtbag® 32 is a hand-sewn, 32-piece footbag complete with the flags of 12 nations. Launch date: December 2009.

This Dirtbag offers glow-in-the-dark kicking fun. The Stellar Staller Dirtbag® is a handsewn footbag (aka Hacky Sack®) designed to be low tech and dependable. It uses glow-in-the-dark silkscreen ink and is washable.

The tallest style is excellent for tiny treasures. Earrings, bracelets, charms and sachets are all safe and comfortable inside. There are four drawers, one in front and one on each side. The Spring Burst box measures 6" x 4" x 6".

Shaped to look just like a Pug (with a bit of extra design detail), this purse is outfitted with a silk blend outer fabric with a floral pattern, a zippered pouch for keys, makeup and cell phone, and the signature silver leatherette paw bearing the company's bone cross logo. It comes in a gift box with a paw-shaped "breathing hole."
— "What's been a surprise to me is the Fuzzy Nation stuff. I honestly chided my wife for ordering them, and I can't keep them in stock," Jude Larene, co-owner of Izilla Toys in Seattle, told TDmonthly in late fall 2009. "Even the expensive $50 purses are just flying out."

This brainteaser puzzle includes 50 "mind-splashing" challenges set to the scene of a pool party. The goal is to move the puzzle pieces around in such a way that the boy on the red inner tube ends up next to the steps in the lower right corner of the pool. It comes with the swimming pool, 14 puzzle pieces, a storage bag and a challenge booklet with instructions and solutions.