November 2010 Notable Toys — All

This two sided pendant comes by the dozen and hangs from a 24" silver ball chain. One side reads "Save the Planet" and has the Earth on it. The other side of this Mood Peace Sign Key Necklace reads "Key to Peace" and has a peace sign on it. Both sides are "mood" sensitive, and change colors to reveal your inner mood when touched or worn.

These Silver Beaded Woven bracelets are new to the Cool Jewels ® line.  Each dozen comes assorted in a variety of colors: pink, blue, purple and green. Silver beads shine throughout this adjustable slider bracelet.

This system combines a quality sound monitor and a movement monitor in a single system. Whether baby is awake or sound asleep, Angelcare® under-the-mattress Sensor Pad will detect all of baby's movements. Rechargeable Parents Unit (4 AAA rechargeable batteries included).

A combination of a quality sound monitor and a movement monitor in a single system. Whether baby is awake or sound asleep, Angelcare® under-the-mattress Sensor Pad will detect all of baby's movements.

This movement monitor can be used with a sound monitor that you may already own or can be used on its own if there is no need for a sound monitor. Can be used anywhere baby sleeps (camping, chalet and other places without electricity).

This sound monitor can hear all of baby's sounds and can be used anywhere baby sleeps.

Young Learners! games bring a contemporary twist to traditional entertaining and educational board games. Designed to help children recognize sounds, colors and shapes, letters and numbers, as well as develop hand-eye-coordination, practice time telling and improve their social skills, many of the games also encourage children to think about their environment and make healthy choices. In Yummy Scrummy, kids guess what the hungry monsters have eaten as they race to find the healthy food.

Why does everybody think it’s OK to bother poor old Cozy Monster with their troubles and crazy questions about the meaning of life? Cozy Monster would love to have some answers himself! Who invented quizzes?! Who came up with taxes?! Perhaps you have the answer? If not, you and Cozy will get along just fine.

Young Learners! games bring a contemporary twist to traditional entertaining and educational board games. Designed to help children recognize sounds, colors and shapes, letters and numbers, as well as develop hand-eye-coordination, practice time telling and improve their social skills, many of the games also encourage children to think about their environment and make healthy choices. Eat Your Words is a snappy word-building game that encourages first spelling and aims to improve letter recognition. Kids make their frog hop from leaf to leaf to the finish line and watch out for the hungry crocodile while building simple words.
Awards: Parent's Choice Award 2011

Uglybots are here to serve you. Uh oh...It would seem even robots aren’t made to be robots. What Uglybot really needs is a friend. Hey and who doesn’t. Well this friend will never turn his back on you, never turn over your diary to the press, and while he may blink 12:00 from time to time, you’ll never need to upgrade his love.

Soft, floppy, and cuddly, this 11" long horse comes in fresh, distinctive hues and color combinations.

Catan® is a modern classic. An international favorite, it has redefined social board games. Now you can create Catan out of wood and enjoy settling and building using specially tooled wooden pieces. Embark on a quest to settle the fair isle of Catan! Guide your brave settlers to victory by using clever trading and development. Use resources (grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber) to build roads, settlements, and cities, and buy development cards. Acquire your resources through trades or the role of the dice. But beware! You never know when someone might cut off your road or if the robber will appear and steal your precious gains. Are you the best trader, builder, or settler? Will you master Catan? The strong, compartmentalized box contains: 52 thick, beautifully illustrated map hexagons, 144 specially designed playing pieces, 6 hexagonal building costs summaries and 2 special victory point markers, 1 vile robber, 2 dice, and 28 random number chits-all made from sturdy wood. The 154 cards, like the hexes, bear fine artwork from Michael Menzel. This special limited 15th Anniversary Wood Edition of The Settlers of Catan® is designed for 3-6 players.

The MathMosis Classroom Kit is an instructional tool which coincides with a school’s already existing math program. MathMosis was designed for kindergarten through third grade classrooms. Supported by research, this math supplemental teaches children to count by multiples through a variety of learning modalities and utilizes a strategy which assists in understanding and memorizing multiplication and division problems beginning at an early age. Kit includes MathMosis Book, MathMosis Mania Games, MathMosis Posters, and MathMosis Music CD.

Little sleuths can fingerprint suspects, collect evidence and record findings with this "CSI"-themed kit. The set includes a field case, mini microscope, stamp pad, replacement ink, fingerprinting powders, fingerprinting brush, fingerprint lifters, plastic gloves, tweezers, magnifying glass, crime scene tape, goggles, string, L-shaped ruler, evidence bags and tags, slides, evidence markers, alternative light source, evidence logs, test tubes, stencil, plaster frame, crime scene journals, activity book, evidence, book of charts, fingerprint cards and situation cards.

These 18" dolls, including Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella and Tiana, come with tiaras, signature gowns, and invitations to become part of the Princess & Me Royal Family. Girls can even purchase a matching replica ball gown.

With Cuponk, players compete to get a ball in a cup by trying to master a series of tricks to make the cup light up and sound off.

The Tri-County Landfill, based on the scene in the movie "Toy Story 3," allows kids to open the furnace, spin the sorter, and levitate objects with a crane, then drop them on a conveyor belt.

Promising a “great ride with that ‘drifting’ and ‘spinning’ sensation," this four-wheeled riding vehicle lets kids slide through corners or make fast 180-degree rotations.

Kids can grow up to 300 Orbeez at once, and 2,500 total, in this gizmo. While the Orbeez grow, children can shoot them through the hoops. Once grown, they cascade down the spiral ramp into the collection tray and can be used for play with ideas from the included activity booklet.

The Purple Puppy Dog CD is a one-of-a-kind compilation of all-time hits rewritten and re-recorded especially for kids who love dogs, as well as their dog-loving parents and grandparents. The upbeat collection includes the favorite "Dogs Just Want to Have Fun" (a remake of the Cyndi Lauper hit) plus nine more. 

These smooth oval-shaped stones feature military emblems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Each stone can be personalized with a loved one’s picture, a message or whatever is desired to be featured on the opposite side.

Kids can personalize their sneakers with these durable shoelace attachments for collecting, trading and wearing. Children can spell out their name or personalize their shoes and sneakers with the eye catching, colorful letters and generic images.

This classic disguise, with black furry eyebrows and mustache, will give users a whole new look, unless they already have a sizable nose, big eyebrows and thick black glasses. The plastic frames are designed to fit most adult heads, and come bagged with an illustrated header.

This bountiful beard extends a cascade of wispy whiskers 4' below the chin. It would take decades to grow a real beard that long. The adjustable strap is designed to fit all heads.