August 2010 Notable Toys — All

This 3.75" Spock figure comes dressed in his Starfleet uniform and includes a utility belt, phaser and stand.

Rio is a 6" fashion model horse with a cool sense of style and attitude. This horse comes with her own personal bio of where she came from and what her likes and dislikes are. She comes with accessories including a necklace, boots, a purse, earrings, and a compact with ink. Rio has interchangeable accessories, mane and tail and is fully poseable.

Sydney is a 6" fashion model horse with a cool sense of style and attitude. This horse comes with her own personal bio of where she came from and what her likes and dislikes are. She comes with accessories including a necklace, boots, a purse, earrings, and a compact with ink. Sydney has interchangeable accessories, mane and tail and is fully poseable.

This 15" Tinker Bell doll has rooted blonde hair, painted eyes and a pretty signature costume.

This chamber creates an optical illusion. Users can place any object in the chamber and see it appear to hover.
Awards: Creative Child Magazine Toy Award 2010

This microscope lets users view objects in intricate detail with brightness and clarity. It features a 20x - 40x zoom magnification with LED illuminator and comes complete with slides, cover slips and a lens cleaning cloth.
Awards: 2011 Teachers' Choice Award; Creative Child Magazine Toy Award 2010; Fall 2010 Parents’ Choice Recommended.

The Colorful Darkness model combines enchanting birds, exotic flowers, twinkling stars and a crescent moon. The pink, green and white designs stand out clearly on the black strap, and the black watch face, with 12 crystals, adds to the magical aspect. It has a fabric strap, and for a bit of extra help telling the time, the hands are color-matched to the hours and minutes on the dial. Flik Flak watches are Swiss made and equipped with a robust aluminium case and scratch-resistant mineral glass. Their Swiss-manufactured quartz movement is designed to guarantee precision time-keeping. They are shock-resistant and can even be machine-washed at 40°C. This Flik Flak Preschool comes with a giant cardboard clock for learning to tell the time.

This plane can go from charger to flying in just 10 seconds with the easy-to-use, all in one hand-held charger/launcher. The plane is designed to fly for 30 seconds or more, and stand up to many back yard landings. It features a single-pull trigger, requires three AA batteries, and can fly up to 100 feet.
— The owner of Kid’s Center in Tucson, Ariz., told TDmonthly they ordered from ASTRA 2010 a Kid Galaxy “back yard flyer that we had not seen operational before” — one of their favorite products of the show.
— In a November 2011 survey Lisa LeStrange, owner of Lucky Duck Toys in Wayne, Pa., told TDmonthly that their "Top selling flying toy is Backyard Flyer by Kid Galaxy...Depends on the season, but in warm weather we sell maybe 10 per month."

This woven plush bear is designed for hours of riding fun and adventure. The 28" toy is surface-washable, and its stainless steel inner frame holds up to 300 lbs.

This 6" bear is made from curly light blue mohair and is softly stuffed with pellets. Klara wears a light blue ribbon around her neck, and sits in a genuine porcelain cup.

This ice-green 12" bear is inspired by the legend of the Christmas Rose, which dates back to 15th century Germany. According to the fable, a young girl named Madelon wanted to visit the Jesus in the manger, but had no gift to bring. From her tears sprang a plant with beautiful blooms, "The Christmas Rose."

This 8" bunny is the third in Steiff's festively colored Easter Rabbits series. In her paws, Gloria holds a needle-felted egg made of luxurious carded wool.

This Easter Plush Bunnyis made of cuddly sky blue soft plush with a white precious face and stomach. He carries a basket full of carrots on his back and measures 7."

Made of cuddly soft plush, this bear has the words "My first Steiff" embroidered on his foot pad. The bear comes in lavender, baby blue and light brown and measures 10."

This baby-soft blue lamb plush is machine-washable and measures 11."

This baby-soft green elephant plush is machine-washable and measures 11."

This soft 8" ball makes a chime or crinkle noise when rolled, and comes in three color combinations.

Babies can soothe their gums on these 12.5" buddy blankets. The soft blanket sports crinkles, rings, textured teethers and more to stimulate infants, and comes in green alligator and pink bear versions.

These 13.5" multicultural dolls aim to teach young girls about the importance of giving back. Each doll shows girls how her peers in other countries live, and how they contribute to their families, communities and the world. The girls in the first doll series are from Belarus, Ethiopia, India, Laos, Mexico and the United States. A portion of each sale is donated to a non-profit organization that provides services to the region the doll represents.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010

This 10" figure features the iconic red with black trim outfit from Michael Jackson's short film "Thriller."

This 10" figure captures the bold and flashy outfit worn in the Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" music video. The singer wears a black suit with a pink shirt and red bow tie.

This cradle is designed to teach babies cause and effect with a removable kick pad that activates LED lightshows and over 100 songs and sounds. Plug in your MP3 player and the cradle, which has built-in speakers, will display a lightshow to the music.

This rotating, height-adjustible high chair offers multiple recline positions. The star-shaped base fits around table and chair legs for up-close, convenient feeding. The colorful accessory packs, sold separately, include a removable tray liner and a machine-washable seat cushion.

The Morph is sold in two parts — the parental harness in two sizes for $50, and the baby pod for $85 — which means users can get separate harnesses for mom and dad, putting an end to strap and buckle adjustments. Just unlatch the pod and attach to your partner, baby and all. The ergonomic design goes on like a jacket and zips up.