October 2012 Notable Toys — Gifts

Baby Fitness Center. Baby sized innovative products to develop baby's fine and gross motor skills and strengthen core muscles. Includes Edu-Training Mat, Edu-Weights (only 1.5 ounces each), Power Stretch and My First Ball. A perfect gift set or each available separately. Launch date: June 2012.

Commemorate with pride the patriotism of the seven men through whose courage and vision gave birth to the nation we love. George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Jay. Seven magnificently sculpted coins, lavishly coated in 24 karat gold reflect the image of each Founding Father on the front and an inspirational quote from them on the back. The collection comes with a personalizable hardback book of the US Constitution, a magnifying glass and deluxe gloves for studying the coins and a deluxe hardwood display box, also with a personalizable nameplate to preserve and protect the collection for years to come. Also included are a set of history cards that describe the contributions of each of the celebrated patriots and a Certificate of Authenticity. Launch date: August 2012.

Roll-a-chore is a dry erase chore, rewards, message chart game. In the bag: 10"x13" themed game board, dry erase marker, dice, spinner, draw string bag, suction cup and adhesive magnets. This game takes the "chore" out of assigning chores in a fast, fair, fun way. There are countless benefits when using this product: math, writing, reasoning, teaching responsibility. Themes available include: Basketball game board, Baseball game board, Policeman game board, Jake (one of roll-a-chore's characters) surfing game board, Molly (one of roll-a-chore's characters) surfing game board, Flowerpower game board, Blue Hearts game board, Molly Soccer game board, color-a-chore (for the little tikes learning their colors) themed game board, and Handy Helpers 2 & 3 (a general family theme look) game board, with more themes to be available later in the year. Launch date: February 2005.

It's a rainy day, so Posy decides to stay at home and do some baking. With the cupcakes safely in the oven, she settles down to lick the bowl when a large, blue, furry paw appears at her window. A moment later, a monster walks in- oh, no! But something about the monster looks familiar...Pip and Posy are friends (most of the time!) in the newest title in this series about the dramas of toddler life. Launch date: July 2012.