February 2010 Notable Toys — Stationery

With these cool stationery books, kids just write it, seal it and send it. It includes 40 full-color letters and matching stickers. "Our designs are hip and fun," Leslie Montalbano, Prepress Manager, ISCREAM, told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 4, 2010.
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These lenticular flip, motion, zoom and 3D bookmarks are printed in full color front and back and packaged in a clear plastic. Launch date: January 4, 2010.

Gift givers can add their personal touch by filling the "secret compartments" with gifts. To discover each surprise, the recipient opens the lid doors and punches through the tissue. First, assemble the box. Then, wrap your gifts in the tissue and "STUFF" the 24 secret compartments. This patent-pending products is made in the USA. Launch date: November 7, 2009.

These environmentally friendly greeting cards feature art from the award-winning game I Cherish Planet Earth. They are printed in the USA on recycled paper using vegetable inks. Each card comes with a “Geolope,” an envelope made from recycled surplus maps. The $2 pack contains eight cards.

"Give your pen a flight upgrade!" Pen your next letter or memo in style with the PlanePerClip™ Pen. Sleek and aerodynamic, with a "Clip of Class", an ingenious advancement of the PlanePerClip™ line of products. This pen will boldly appear as no simple writing instrument has appeared before. It will start working for you even before it leaves your pocket or purse, and is sure to start a conversation before any writing begins. Available in various body styles and finishes. Available Colors: Tango Red, Sierra Orange, Bravo Blue, Foxtrot Green, Zulu Black, and Carbon fiber.

This stretchy rubber band is shaped like anything, from adorable animals and pretty butterflies, to fashionable shoes, clothes and rock star shapes. Tweens can stretch them, wear them, trade them, and collect them all. "The Banditos line is so affordable, and they are the latest craze. We are going to come out with several series, and even throw in some licensed styles that are truly unique to Fashion Angels," Sarah Koth, PR Coordinator, Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2010.

Crazerasers Series 2 by Fashion Angels features funky shoes and handbags, unusual food items and crazy creatures. "Series 2 is going to be limited edition, so when they are gone, they are gone! The whole eraser fad is continuing strongly, and Fashion Angels will add to the line throughout 2010," Sarah Koth, PR Coordinator, Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly in December 2009. Launch date: December 15, 2009.

Snifty Valentine pens are available in two sweet scents with corresponding artwork: Boxed Chocolate and Message Candy Hearts. You can’t eat them, but the yummy smell might make you want to! Snifty Pens are created using a non-toxic scented molded plastic - this keeps their sent long-lasting. The delicious aroma of SNIFTY pens will make you feel nifty! Available to retailers in a box of 30, individually wrapped, Valentine scented pens.

Smalentine Valentine Pencils are made from 100% recycled newspaper soaked in natural gourmet liquid fragrance. Smalentine Valentine pencils are available in 5 sweet scents; Strawberry & Cream, Vanilla Cream, Chocolate Mint, Raspberry Truffle, and Love Candy. Each Smalentine is packaged in its own freshness tube made from biodegradable, corn based plastic and comes with its own removable heart shaped necklace. The perfect treat for that special someone! $2.49 per pencil.

Snifty Scented Pens are available in four delicious scents with corresponding artwork. Imagine yummy vanilla cupcakes, a sweet strawberries, juicy watermelons and sticky sweet Bubblegum at your fingertips anytime of the day. Snifty Pens are created using a non-toxic scented molded plastic — this keeps their scent long-lasting. The delicious aroma of SNIFTY pens will make you feel nifty! $1.95 per pen. Available to retailers in a box of 50.

Set of 10 Gourmet Scented Pencils in reusable zippered pouch. Smencils are made from 100% recycled newspaper soaked in natural gourmet liquid fragrance. Scents include: Bubble Gum, Orange, Cinnamon, Grape, Root Beer, Watermelon, Black Cherry, Very Berry, Tropical Blast, and Cotton Candy. Each individual Smencil is packaged in its own freshness tube made from biodegradable, corn-based plastic. Smencils will retain their scent for up to 2 years and each time you sharpen your Smencil the scent is refreshed.
— "We sell about 50 per month. We're expecting this to be a big stocking stuffer,'' Christine Osborne, co-owner of Wonder Works in Charleston, S.C., told TDmonthly.
— William Meredith, owner of Learning Express in Cary, N.C., told TDmonthly in a Fall 2012 survey that they sell 100 Smencils a month, making them one of the store's best selling tween products.

These magnetic photo clips range from a perfect little pug to a kitten wearing spectacles. Great as bookmarks or paper clips, Re-Marks magnetic photo clips are packaged in a crisp clear sleeve as either singles or a 3-pack.