August 2010 Notable Toys — Gifts

The frog mood necklace not only changes colors when worn, but the frog's bottom legs dangle and wiggle and move as well. An original and unique design, created by Cool Jewels®, this mystical mood pendant hangs on an adjustable, black slider cord necklace and comes with the "Mood Jewelry" head tag, describing the meaning of each mood color.

Glass dragonfly necklace with dragonfly pendant hanging on an adjustable silver ball chain and available in pink, blue, purple, and white. Packed in a box of 12 for wholesale.

This counter display carries 72 woven peace sign bracelets in assorted colors (black, yellow, light blue, pink, dark blue, and green). Each bracelet is individually UPC'ed.

This combination set includes double six Dominoes, a sliding lid cribbage board with pegs, a deck of cards, five wooden dice and a wooden box. Game Instructions are included for games including dominoes, dribbage, Dice 1000, One-O-Five, Three Dice Game, Twenty-One, Going to Boston, Chicago, Gin Rummy and Crazy 8’s. It comes in a handsome wooden box with a sliding lid.

Smelly Bill is back, and he's as smelly as ever ... but now he's in love! Can Bill win the affections of a perfectly preened pup without cleaning up his act? This book features the "return of a well-loved, funny and smelly dog,"Albert Whitman & Company Marketing Director Michelle F. Bayuk told TDmonthly.

Adam avoids accidents. Brianna is busy in the bathroom. Caleb is comfy and clean. Danny and his friends know twenty-six ways to be done with diapers. Rebecca O'Connell's familiar examples and Amanda Gulliver's bright, cheery art aim to help kids practice their potty knowledge and learn their letters, too.

Santa and Mrs. Claus must rush to find a home for a foundling kitten named Cookie. Santa would love to keep the kitten, but he's allergic, and there's a little girl out there with the perfect home. This book offers "A heartwarming peek behind the scenes at the North Pole," Albert Whitman & Company Marketing Director Michelle F. Bayuk told TDmonthly.

"My name is Buddy. I am a dog. I am also a detective." Dog lovers and mystery fans will be swept up in Dori Hillestad Butler’s appealing, easy-reading chapter books.

This combination game set features popular games including chess, checkers, backgammon, cribbage, dominoes, dice and cards. It comes in a wooden box with an old-world latch.

The yo-yo has been around for 2,500 years and is considered the second oldest toy in history, the oldest being the doll. A yo-yo was also the first toy in outer space. This classic wooden yoyo is designed to delight kids of all ages as it has through all the ages.

Dice can be found in almost every culture in the world, and the number of games that can be played with a set of dice are virtually limitless. Dice games, by their very nature, tend to rely much more on luck than skill. This wooden dice game includes instructions for 10 different games. It comes with a magnetic closure and is designed for travel. The old-world, palm-sized wooden treasure box contains eight wooden dice.

This game is a 5" solid wood set with marbles that store inside the board with a sliding magnetic closure. "This is a high quality game with a great price!" Wood Expressions manager Christine Oda told TDmonthly.

This is a 5" solid wood game set features marbles that store inside the board with a sliding magnetic closure. Designed for travel, Nine Men's Morris is an abstract strategy board game for two players that emerged from the Roman Empire. The game's popularity peaked in Medieval England. This version of this historic game is crafted from wood. The pieces, "or men", store neatly inside the game when not in play.

Hot Wheels™ ZipBin® Wheelie Track Pack resembles a mag wheel with a Hot Wheels rim. It unzips from the mag wheel to a two-lane dragracing track with integrated jump. The backpack includes pockets for six favorite cars, but easily holds 100 cars. Designed for portable play, it interfaces with Hot Wheels® tracks and includes an authentic Hot Wheels® car.

Individually handcrafted and designed with detailed sequin work, this diaper bag is versatile and multi-functional. Each bag has numerous gathered pockets for storage and organization on the inside and outside. RaaKha bags can be used for formal occasions as well as daily errands. "Our bags are made of beautiful and vibrant cotton prints with individual hand sequin work," RaaKha Vice President Monty Ahluwalia told TDmonthly.

This 5" solid wood game board includes marbles that store inside the board with a sliding magnetic closure. It is portable and designed for traveling. "Our game is a high quality product at a great price!" Wood Expressions manager Christine Oda told TDmonthly.

This mail notifier connects to users' private e-mail accounts, Twitter, and Facebook when they cannot, to let them know when they have mail or other notificationa. Webmail Notifier works in the background to inform about personal emails and social media notifications, and even the capacity of unread emails. It comes equipped with red, green and blue illuminators and an optional sound indicator.

This original Starship Enterprise NCC-1701 USB webcam features engines that light up red to give users the full starship effect.

This smart stress ball is designed to combat the high-tech stresses of today. This USB-powered stress reliever can pulverize any uploaded photo, destroy documents and erase an email, and afterward it will restore everything back to its original place.

This friends message monitoring software incorporates color and sound alerts that can be personalized for up to 10 accounts. It supports Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, Outlook, Windows Live Hotmail, Facebook and Twitter.

Paul Frank’s iconic monkey: the famously feisty character, Julius. Some think he’s a bit of a renaissance man, but others think he’s just a crazy monkey with big dreams and great taste. Fiesta’s Paul Frank line includes 15” and 18” Julius, holiday Julius, knitted monkeys, bath mitts, and cool 6” and 12” character heads.

These cute 15” teddy bears are dressed in cheerleading outfits, pom-poms, and accent bow in their hair.  Available in three assorted colors of blue, pink, and red. Outfits are embroidered with team spirit sayings like “Go Team”, “I Love Cheer”, and  “Cheer”.  SRP: #13. Ages 3+.

The 10" Buttonz teddy bears are made of soft knit fabrics and are accented with bright print fabrics and feature buttons. Available in 13 styles.

This line of plush 12” Moms include Lioness, Tiger, White Tiger, and Leopard.  They tote their baby cubs gently in their mouths – just like in nature.