November 2010 Notable Toys — Fashion & Accessories

This 24-pack features Silly Bandz resembling the popular Hello Kitty character and her accessories, including a hair bow and an apple. These bands can be collected, worn or traded with friends.
— 14 percent of 44 specialty retailers named rubber band bracelets a top-selling accessory in a fall 2010 TDmonthly survey, with one retailer boasting sales of 4000 a month.

These children's watches have flexible plastic bands and measure 8" long. Each watch has a battery tab and is packaged in a peggable plastic box.
— In early fall 2010, seven of 44 retailers named children’s watches a jewelry and accessory best seller. Two cited Toysmith as a top brand.
— Mary Porter Green, owner of Curiosity Zone in Ashburn, Va., told TDmonthly in September 2010 that her store sells “at least a dozen” children’s plastic watches each month. “Parents want their kids to be able to tell time,” allows Gwen Bowden, manager of Doodlehopper for Kids in Springfield, Va.

This Assorted Woven Bracelets Display offers easy sales and great margins. Each display package comes with 144 pieces of assorted woven bracelets and comes with a free display. Each bracelet is tagged individually with a UPC barcode (022902752481), for quick and easy display.

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.

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 Halloween-themed Silly Bandz 24-pack includes Jack-O-Lanterns, Bats, Frankensteins, Spiders, Witches and Ghosts. These bands can be collected, worn or traded with friends.
— In late summer 2010, 10 of 43 retailers surveyed named rubber band bracelets an overall top seller.
— Casey Sartain, buyer for Tutoring Toy in Salt Lake City, Utah, told TDmonthly in August 2010 that the store sells about 100 packs of Silly Bandz each month.

This kit contains materials for making up to 22 friendship bracelets. It includes four looms for two styles and eight patterns, along with 22 colors of floss, beads, a beading needle and a convenient storage case.
— As of 05/12/2012 this product has 3.9 out of 5 stars from 54 reviews on Amazon.com. Cons: Instructions are not helpful enough; not enough designs included.
— Kim Myers, co-owner of Hobbytown USA in Murfreesboro, Tenn., told TDmonthly in late Spring 2011 that ALEX arts and crafts were best-sellers in their category, especially among older girls.
― As of 9.21.2010, this product had 4 out of 5 stars from 24 reviews on Amazon.com and was No. 33 on the top 100 best-selling toys and games. 

These children's accessories are designed to keep kids both warm and stylish. BabyLegs leg warmers are made from 80-percent organic cotton, with 18 percent nylon and two percent spandex for stretch. One size fits most, and newborn sizes are also available. Awards: Mom's Best Award 2010

Wear one and share one. This best friends dolphin necklace comes assorted in three colors: purple, pink, and light blue. Each set comes with two necklaces. One dolphin pendant reads “best” and the other “friend.”  Necklaces are adjustable.

These adjustable sliders can be worn on ankles or wrists.  Each bracelet / anklet is made with colorful dolphins or turtles, and "bell" beads which quietly jingle with movement when worn. Comes prepacked with a free compact counter display (for retailers) and is individually UPC'ed.

This Black Shark Tooth Necklace features an exact replica of a 22 million year old shark tooth made with incredible accuracy and detail. Each tooth is wrapped with stainless steel wire, and hangs on an all-natural rope cord necklace.

This Mood Turtle Necklace features a turtle pendant which hangs on an 18" adjustable silver chain necklace. Each Mood Necklace comes with a "Mood Jewelry" header tag which describes the meaning of each color.

 

This super-soft, machine-washable luxury blanket is made of quality fabric with a whimsical jungle print and applique. It offers two different fabrics and textures on either side, and boasts a generous 30" x 40" size. Other colors and blanket designs are available.

This blanket is a luxurious two-ply 30" x 40" plush blanket with a heart applique and ruffle trim. A coordinating Snuggle Buddy is also available. "The fabric is unlike traditional blanket fabrics," Danielle Signorelli, Media & Communications Director of Rashti & Rashti, told TDmonthly.

Girls can become chocolatiers with the My Chocolate Boutique Chocolate Workshop. This kit has over 200 pieces for young ladies to design, mold and make their own chocolates for themselves and to share with friends and family. The workshop includes a battery operated melting machine that doesn’t overheat, so there’s no risk for kids to burn themselves or the chocolate. Girls can also use the foil wrappers, boxes and stickers to create customized packaging for their hand made treats. This kit does not include any chocolate or candy, so parents can control what ingredients their kids use. The kit includes a chocolate melting machine, a metal melting bowl, a mixing spoon, a decorating tool and brush, over 50 molds, 25 foil wrappers, 50 candy cups, 25 clear candy wrappers, two gift boxes, over 100 decorative labels, six decorative doilies, and an instruction and design guide.

The Fashion Angels Silk Screen Super Set is lets girls personalize their t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, and more. The silk screen machine make it easy to re-create a wardrobe. This kit includes a silk screen machine and frame, silk screens, five fabric paints, 10 stencil cards, a squeegee, sequins, design planning sketch sheets, and an  instructional design guide.

The Fashion Angels Jewelry Design Super Set is packed with tons of beading goodies to make over 200 pieces of jewelry. This kit contains over 4,000 transparent and iridescent plastic beads, string, embroidery floss, charms, a friendship bracelet wheel, a storage case, instructions and more.
— In fall 2010, five percent of 44 retailers surveyed told TDmonthly that Fashion Angels kits are a jewelry and accessory top seller.

The Fashion Angels Sticker and Badge Factory Super Set is two creative projects in one box. Girls can use the sticker making machine to make hundreds of stickers, then collect them in the included sticker journal. They can then also make trendy button badges for themselves and their friends. Badge and sticker templates are included.

This set is packed with two activities and 200+ pieces for fashion designing fun. Girls can trace an outfit using the fashion films and light box onto the Fashion Angels model sketch sheets for a basic outline, then use the design guide for tips on how to shade, embellish and add details to make the outfit worthy of any runway. They can also create a fabulous wardrobe for the two Fashion Angels paper dolls using the clothing patterns, colored pencils, glitter glue and sequins. The dolls can be dressed again and again with one-of-a-kind creations as a modern twist on paper dolls. The kit includes a portable fashion design light box, fashion films, Tree Free colored pencils, glitter glue, sequins, clothing patterns, two Fashion Angels paper dolls and sketch sheets.

This set features four activities for girls to take their designing skills to their own clothing and accessories. Girls can choose between airbrushing, tie dying, glitter paint and stamping, and gem and stud setting for taking their t-shirts from drab to fab. Awards: Creative Child 2010 Preferred Choice Award

This eco-friendly bag features playful designs and is very large, providing plenty of space for everyday items, books, school essentials or groceries. It measures 13" x 10" x 15."

Piggy Paint's 3-D nail art is kid-friendly, non-toxic and made in the USA. It can be used to complement any Piggy Paint nail polish.  Now available in 3 fabulous designs: flowers, rhinestone stars, and multi-colored hearts. Paint nails with your favorite shade of Piggy Paint nail polish. Select the design of your preference and apply to nail. Add a coat of Piggy Paint's Topcoat or Glass Slippers to seal the design.

Piggy Paint is a natural, eco-friendly nail polish designed for fancy girls. Its non-toxic, hypoallergenic formula makes it safe to use for all "piggies". Piggy Paint dries to a hard, durable finish that can easily be removed with our eco-friendly, low odor Piggy Paint nail polish remover. This set can be used with Piggy Paint Nail Polish for added scratch and chip resistance.