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August 2010 Notable Toys — Preschool





Age Range: 4 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Construction
Preschool



This Lego starter kit lets younger children build a house, car, dog, helicopter and more. The set features 405 pieces stored in a durable plastic box with a see-through top. Included are minifigure, a building plate and a wide mix of standard bricks in various colors, as well as house and wheel elements.
— As of 12/17/2012 this product had 4.6 out of 5 stars from 293 reviews on Amazon.com and was No. 19 on the top 100 bestselling toys and games. Pros: 405 pieces and one figurine included; packaged in durable storage container. Cons: Younger children may need help with construction; pieces do not fill up bucket all the way.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29756      (added 7/26/2010)
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Age Range: 3 to 7
SKU or Item #: G97249
Launch Date: February 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Pretend Play
Preschool
Creative Activities



The All in One Play Kitchen is a canvas for little cooks to practice pretend-play skills. It is full of details that are designed to enhance play value and lead to hours of fun, including a refrigerator, a sink, a microwave, an oven, a dishwasher, a clock with moveable hands and a wall phone. "This product is manufactured to withstand years of enjoyment," Guidecraft designer Dave Ruddock told TDmonthly.
— In a May 2012 survey, Sherry Grisham, owner of Today's Dolls and Toys in Corinth, Miss., told TDmonthly that this is her best selling furniture item.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29727      (added 7/26/2010)
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Age Range: 2 to 6
SKU or Item #: G97325
Launch Date: June 2008
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Furniture & Decor
Preschool
Candy & Food



Lightweight and easy to move, fold and store, the Kitchen Helper safely and securely elevates children to countertop height. It easily adjusts to three platform heights and is available in two designs, Natural and Dollhouse. Natural features fun cutouts, wipe-off marker board and chalkboard. Dollhouse is a play item in addition to its functionality as a kitchen aid. The item ships fully assembled and safely supports up to 125 lbs.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29725      (added 7/26/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Target Age Range: 2 to 6
Gender: Girls
Category: Plush
Preschool



This soft and floppy Fuzzles monkey is adorned with white dots against a pink background. It's 8" sitting and 11" standing.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29689      (added 7/22/2010)
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Age Range: 2 to 5
Target Age Range: 2 to 5
Specialty: Yes (as of 2010)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Preschool



How Do You Read to A Rabbit? is a fun picture book that looks into one child's attempts at reading a book to thirteen different animals; from alligators, to bats, to kangaroos. Each animal poses a different challenge, but all ends well as we see the child finds someone to read to — his parents.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29673      (added 7/22/2010)
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Age Range: 2 to 4
Target Age Range: 2 to 4
Specialty: Yes (as of 2010)
Made in: China
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Preschool



With over half a million copies in print, Mortimer is one of Robert Munsch’s most popular and beloved books. The story of a little boy who refuses to go to sleep has always resonated with young children—and the adults who read to them. Now available as a board book, this modern classic retains the original story and its humor, but with revised text and in a child-friendly format appropriate for preschoolers.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29672      (added 7/22/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Videos & DVDs
Preschool
Educational



This line of DVDs is designed to teach early sign language skills to preschool-age children. Featuring beautiful video productions of some of the most recognizable children’s books of all time, this series offers a unique approach to learning sign language and helping kids of all hearing abilities to gain literacy and pre-reading skills. "A Pocket For Corduroy...and More Stories About Friendship" is adapted from the beloved book by Don Freeman.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29646      (added 7/21/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Videos & DVDs
Preschool
Educational



This line of DVDs is designed to teach early sign language skills to preschool-age children. Featuring beautiful video productions of some of the most recognizable children’s books of all time, this series offers a unique approach to learning sign language and helping kids of all hearing abilities to gain literacy and pre-reading skills. "Goodnight Moon…and More Great Bedtime Stories" is adapted from the 1947 storybook by Margaret Wise Brown that has sold tens of millions of units worldwide.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29645      (added 7/21/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
Preschool



Packaged in a reusable tote box, these 35 oversized pieces are easy for little fingers to assemble. When all the pieces are put together, a dazzling underwater scene is uncovered.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29621      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
Preschool



These four mini-jigsaws are each divided into four colorful pieces. This set features young princesses accessorized with crowns and wands.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29620      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys
Category: Puzzles & Skill
Preschool



These four mini-jigsaws are each divided into four colorful pieces. This set features a train, plane, truck and boat.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29619      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Preschool



The gentle concepts of this book aim to inspire children to love the natural world. Animals Everywhere is designed to teach children about animal habitats from snowy mountains to dusty deserts.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29618      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Preschool



The gentle concepts of this book aim to inspire children to love the natural world. Little Helpers shows kids that small actions taken each day can make a big difference in helping the Earth.
Awards:  2010 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29617      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Launch Date: July 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Preschool



Ten chunky books can be stacked or stored to turn even a few minutes into a learning lesson. Concepts include colors, shapes, rhymes, opposites and more. The book tower is available in Little Animal or Little Learning versions.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29616      (added 7/20/2010)
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Age Range: 3 to 6
Target Age Range: 3 to 5
Specialty: Yes (as of 2010)
Made in: Europe
SKU or Item #: 40.80
Launch Date: June 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Wooden Toys
Preschool
Eco-Friendly



This double-sided modern children's kitchen is made in Germany from high-quality beechwood. "Children can play on both sides of the kitchen," Detlef Schülingkamp, Sales Manager, Fagus Wooden Toys, told TDmonthly.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29430      (added 7/9/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Educational
Preschool
Electronics



ABC Melody Maker is an exciting electronic learning companion featuring five fun games and a ten note musical keyboard sure to entertain and educate youngsters. This colorful interactive unit features an activity selector that puts kids in charge of choosing their fun. Children won’t even realize they’re learning! Song book included. Requires three “AA” batteries (included). Ages 3+ years.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products 2010
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29351      (added 7/7/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Educational
Preschool
Puzzles & Skill



This series of Puzzle Doubles! combines a beautifully illustrated floor puzzle along with twelve fun animal facts into a high-quality educational experience. Children will first enjoy assembling the large, colorful puzzle. Flip the puzzle over to learn fun facts about the pictured animals. All Fun Facts! Puzzle Doubles! encourage parent-child interaction. Each 50-piece puzzle measures a giant 3’ x 2’! Ages 3+ years.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29350      (added 7/7/2010)
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Age Range: 1 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Interactive
Preschool
Play Sets



This cheery garden-themed activity playset is designed to encourage developmental learning while planting the seeds of wonder, discovery and exploration. There are three cute little "bugs" for children to grasp, hide and drop. The "flowers" wiggle and sway, and the flowerpot comes equipped with numerous places for the bugs to hide. The garden-themed discovery playset includes three toy bugs, a watering can and a flowerpot.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29312      (added 7/5/2010)
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Age Range: 1 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Preschool
Interactive



Kids can squeeze and push this free-rolling play figure with a cute character face. The soft, brightly-colored bumblebee is designed for on-the-floor fun.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29311      (added 7/5/2010)
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Age Range: 1 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Preschool
Interactive



Kids can squeeze and push this free-rolling play figure with a cute character face. The soft, brightly-colored caterpillar is designed for on-the-floor fun.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29310      (added 7/5/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
SKU or Item #: E3108
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Novelties
Preschool



This non-toxic wooden child-sized Healthy Basics food set lets kids create their own mealtime treats. The food is undersized, making it perfect for small hands, and simply designed so that it is identifiable but durable. The set includes three eggs, a bottle of apple juice, a bottle of orange juice, an orange juicebox, a jar of blueberry jam, strawberry yogurt, a carton of milk, and a wheel of cheese.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29230      (added 6/29/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2010)
Gender: Girls
Category: Dolls
Preschool



It's "rock a bye" for a favorite baby doll in this beautiful ruffle-trimmed classic cradle complete with coordinating pillow and blanket. Little ones will love to place their dolls snuggly inside for nap or bed time. Fits up to a 17" baby doll (not included).
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29199      (added 6/28/2010)
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Age Range: 3 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Plush
Interactive
Preschool



This light up 12" bear is a night light and a teddy bear all in one, designed to help calm children's fear of darkness. When the bear's hand is squeezed, he  lights up and changes colors.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29190      (added 6/25/2010)
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Age Range: 2 and up
Specialty: No
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Plush
Preschool



Made of super-soft plush with unique details just like the characters on the show, each "Yo Gabba Gabba!" beanbag pal measures 7" tall.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29189      (added 6/25/2010)
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Age Range: 0 to 5
Target Age Range: 3 to 5
Specialty: Yes (as of 2010)
Made in: United States
SKU or Item #: 9781846864032
Launch Date: January 2010
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Books
Educational
Preschool



In this novelty peek-a-boo book, children are invited to look through the holes on every other page to answer the repeating refrain, "Who’s coming to see how my garden grows?" The energetic, rhyming text introduces all sorts of creatures that are busy foraging and frolicking in the garden.
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 29147      (added 6/25/2010)
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