November 2010 New Specialty Toys — All

Easy to follow illustrated instructions show how to create and paint a one-foot-tall volcano. The included dinosaurs and “lava” recipe which shows them how to make it erupt again and again.

Create a custom, one-of-a-kind crafts by using the included paints to personalize bowls with one's own colorful designs, favorite sayings or name. Kit includes two bowls, one bowl to paint for yourself and one to paint for a friend. Set bowl designs by baking in home oven. Ceramics are FDA approved.

Create a custom, one-of-a-kind crafts by using the included paints to personalize bowls with one's own colorful designs, favorite sayings or name. Kit includes two mugs, one mug to paint for yourself and one to paint for a friend. Set mug designs by baking in home oven. Ceramics are FDA approved.

Using a steel hammer and chisel, kids dig up replica, snap-together bones of a Triceratops, reassemble the pieces and paint the skeleton for display in their very own dinosaur museum. Paleontologist Field Guide, paints, and digging goggles included. "Our Digstone™ brick is composed of a coarse sand matrix that is dust free and easy to clean up. With the most realistic digging experience, these kits bring the exciting worlds of paleontology and archaeology to life for young explorers," Andrew Tober, Directory of Creative Development of BSW Toy, told TDmonthly.

Using a steel hammer and chisel, kids dig up replica, snap-together bones of a T-Rex, reassemble the pieces and paint the skeleton for display in their very own dinosaur museum. Paleontologist Field Guide, paints, and digging goggles included. Lots of fun and easy clean-up. "Our Digstone™ brick is composed of a coarse sand matrix that is dust free and easy to clean up. With the most realistic digging experience, these kits bring the exciting worlds of paleontology and archaeology to life for young explorers," Andrew Tober, Directory of Creative Development of BSW Toy, told TDmonthly.

Fabulous Franko and his Fabulous Toys is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a fabulous little guy called Franko and his fabulous adventures, in six stanzas of rhyming verse. "Illustrations that are wildly creative and whimsical combined with rhyming verse," Randy Compton, CEO of Think-a-lot Toys, told TDmonthly.

Screen with words that have many different sayings. Over 20 different words, these are in tie dye or solid color colors and they glow in the dark.

Eco-friendly, handmade and an instant heirloom. Transform outgrown clothing into a keepsake patchwork bear. The process involves one to ship 6 to 10 articles of clothing in the provided box, and approximately 4 weeks later, a classic, vintage-styled bear is shipped back made with the articles of clothing provided. Return postage is included. "Eco-friendly, sentimental and an instant heirloom," Jennifer Cura, owner of The Patchwork Bear told TDmonthly.

The patented technology lets you use LEDs to play chess and checkers. Just stick the LED game piece into the rubber pad and watch them light up. Chess and Checkers included.

Create your own art by sticking the LEDs into the rubber pad and watch them light up. Use the 50 LEDs of 8 colors to create personal designs.

Create your own art by sticking the LEDs into the rubber pad and watch them light up. Use the 50 LEDs of 8 colors to create personal designs.

This is a double stroller, developed to accommodate twins as well as two children of different ages. The Stroll-Air My Duo stroller has the ability to reverse each seat independently of each other, so that older baby could be facing forward and the younger one would still face the parent. The stroller accommodates one (when using in combination with one seat) or two infant car seats (for twins), as well as one or two bassinettes. The narrow 29 inch wide frame allows passage through doorways and compact fold allows the double stroller to fit inside a car trunk.
Awards: 2008 JPMA Innovation Award.

The infant and toddler swim aides keep the child's face out of the water. Soft and flexible, they are comfortable for child to wear. These features also extend the time the device can be used by child as the device expands as the child grows.
Awards: 2008 NAPPA Honors winner (Schooner device)

In honor of the 2011 70th Anniversary of Archie, Dark Horse has given the Archie family the signature Syroco-style treatment. The third statuette in the series of five is Betty Cooper. The pretty, blonde, sweet and earnest Betty is always ready to have fun, especially when Archie is involved. Limited to 950 numbered pieces, the statue comes packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and character booklet.

In honor of the 2011 seventieth anniversary of Archie, Dark Horse has given the Archie family the signature Syroco-style treatment. The second character statuette in the series of five is Riverdale's resident rich girl and brunette bombshell, Veronica Lodge. Best friend of Betty, Veronica has great looks, money, and charm — everything a girl could want, except for the undivided attention of Archie Andrews. Standing 5" tall, this statuette is sculpted by Yoe! Studio. Each Archie Syroco statue is limited to 950 numbered pieces and comes packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and character booklet.

The statues go back to the original look of the Peanuts characters from 1950, visibly different than today's look, and in a special 60th anniversary limited-edition series of the five main characters. Each piece is sculpted by Yoe! Studio, and is limited to 650 pieces and packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and a character booklet.

To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Archie comic, Dark Horse has released Archie statues with the Syroco-style treatment. Archie Andrews is the prototypical All-American teenager. With his signature red hair, freckles and eternal optimism, Archie is the protagonist of the Archie Comics Universe and the center of a love triangle with his two girlfriends, Veronica and Betty. A classic underdog persona, Archie often comes out on top of a situation even when it looks like the odds are against him. Limited to 950 numbered pieces, the Archie statue comes packaged in a tin box, with a pin-back button and character booklet.

The statues go back to the original look of the Peanuts characters from 1950, visibly different than today's look. The 60th anniversary limited-edition series features the five main characters and is sculpted by Yoe! Studio. Each character is limited to 650 pieces and comes packaged in a tin box with a pin-back button and a character booklet.

The statues go back to the original look of the Peanuts characters from 1950, visibly different than today's look. The 60th anniversary limited-edition series features the five main characters and is sculpted by Yoe! Studio.

Users can brighten up any festivities with these lively Domo Party Lights, featuring five brilliant colors of the character Domo. Each set includes a 12' string, with 10 bright lights.

In honor of the 60th anniversary of Peanuts, Dark Horse has brought the original look back with these twin-packs of small vinyl figures. Each set shows the characters as they were in the old days and what they are like now. Each figure measures close to 4" in height and stands on a grass-green base (not pictured), and features a sculpt by the talents at Yoe! Studio. "We found poses taken straight from the strips, and these specific panels will be depicted on the packaging. Both are in a running pose, which makes them look well placed together as a set," Kali Dugan, Product Sales Manager of Dark Horse Comics told TDmonthly.

In honor of the 60th anniversary of Peanuts, Dark Horse has brough the original look back with these twin-packs of small vinyl figures. Each set shows the characters as they were in the old days and what they are like now. Each figure measures close to 4" in height and stands on a grass-green base (not pictured), and features a sculpt by the talents at Yoe! Studio. "We found poses taken straight from the strips, and these specific panels will be depicted on the packaging. Both are in a running pose, which makes them look well placed together as a set," Kali Dugan, Product Sales Manager of Dark Horse Comics told TDmonthly.

This collection features re-recorded lullabies and popular songs whimsically re-imagined as lullabies by some of today's most notable indie artists. "We reinvent what it means to be a lullaby allowing indie-hipster parents to enjoy our CD just as much as their children do," American Laundromat Records Founder and President Joseph H. Spadaro told TDmonthly.
— “Chockfull of surprises,” said SoundXP’s Paul M of the CD, “it’s like a musical jamboree bag, perfect for savvy toddlers and their funloving carers.” Paul praised the inclusion of “a lot of quirky numbers like Little Boxes by The Real Tuesday Weld and Inchworm by The Leisure Society” and the charity nature of the album.
— Jason of CT Indie had high expectations for the CD, but he “had no idea how touching it would be. Hearing this record was like when all the Whos down in Whoville started singing, making the Grinch's small heart grow three sizes.” He loved “every note of this record” and found it “perfectly suitable for softly fading evenings.”
Awards: 2010 NAPPA Gold

The PirateTalk Conversation Card deck features topics on pirate lore and legend, as well as facts about real-life pirates and how they lived life on the high seas. PirateTalk cards aim to fire up the imagination with topics like sunken treasure, swashbucklers in popular movies and books, and "Talk Like a Pirate Day." Each of the 52 colorfully illustrated cards presents facts with intriguing questions designed to get everyone talking about their own ideas and experiences.