Products from KidsGive, LLC
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Travel Charmers Soft Dolls - 2nd EditionMSRP: $20.00Age: 3 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 23215The 2nd edition of Karito Kids soft, plush dolls is now available. Zoe, Gia, Lulu, Wan Ling and Pita are traveling to new locales, and their outfits reflect their destinations. Each comes with a charm that can be added to a Crocs shoe, or inserted in the included charm bracelet. Launch date: February 2009. — "[These dolls] opened up their minds about the world and wanting to travel abroad," Mildred Tong, a reviewer in TDmonthly's Dolls Roundtable, said of the Travel Charmers' effect on her 9- and 4-year-old daughters. READ REVIEW 4/9/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Travel Charmers™ BraceletsMSRP: $8.00Age: 3 and upCategory: GiftsToyDirectory Product ID#: 20084Travel Charmers™ bracelets are colorful, fun fashion jewelry for kids of any age. Each bracelet celebrates the unique personalities and cultures of the original Karito Kids and features three charms inspired by their books, with space for an extra charm. A Karito Kids® World Citizen Globe closure allows the child to size the bracelet to fit her wrist. The charms work with clogs too! 8/20/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Travel Charmers™ Soft DollsMSRP: $20.00Age: 3 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 19702The Karito Kids are now available as soft, plush dolls. Zoe, Gia, Lulu, Wan Ling and Pita come with a charm that can be added to a Crocs shoe, or inserted in the included charm bracelet. Launch date: June 2008. — "[These dolls] opened up their minds about the world and wanting to travel abroad," Mildred Tong, a reviewer in TDmonthly's Dolls Roundtable, said of the Travel Charmers' effect on her 9- and 4-year-old daughters. 7/3/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Preppy Karito Kids OutiftAge: 6 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 18195The outfit comes with a three-piece wardrobe, jewelry, shoes and a purse. The outfit will fit any Karito Kids doll. Launch date: March 2008. 3/28/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids® - Piper from AustraliaMSRP: $99.99Age: 3 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17359This 21” doll has the Aussie look and freckles. She is part of the Karito Kids World Collection of dolls and books that feature 11-year-old characters and allow kids to donate a portion of profits to charity. The company's website is also introducing two new online interactive games, Hidden Quest and Culture Crossings. Launch date: February 2008. — Marianne Kearns, owner of Second Star to the Right in Bridgehampton, N.Y., told TDmonthly in summer 2008 that she’s on her third order of Karito Kids. “We sold the most of [the] West dollies,” she said. — Three of 62 specialty retailers named Karito Kids as a best-selling doll line in their stores in summer 2008. — “We sold ... about six a month” in spring 2008, Jeff Boss, owner of Brain Builders in Moorpark, Calif., told TDmonthly, noting that his store had never carried dolls before. 1/30/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Accessory - Party PrincessMSRP: $34.00Age: 6 and upCategory: Dolls - AccessoriesToyDirectory Product ID#: 15660For those special invitations, Karito Kids have just the thing to pull from their closet to look their best. This beautiful party dress, made from a high quality cotton chintz fabric, is tailored just so with a fitted bodice, drop waist and flared skirt. The unique off-the-shoulders sleeves have over the shoulder strap bows made from white grosgrain ribbon. The white crinoline netting peaks from beneath the skirt to give it the right amount of flirty flair. Matching white faux leather ballet slippers and box purse come along with pearl necklace and bracelet to make this a must have outfit. (5 Items. Doll not included). All Karito Kids products allow kids to “activate” a donation to a children’s charity online equal to 3% of the retail price of the product. 10/11/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids World Collection Volume IMSRP: $49.99Age: 8 and upCategory: BooksToyDirectory Product ID#: 15642Five hardcover Karito Kids® Adventure books are included in this box set, perfect as a gift for any child who wants to travel around the world through exciting mystery adventures about girls in five different countries. These engaging stories take each character through a thrilling adventure in her home country, letting the reader experience each culture's unique landscapes, celebrations, traditions and beliefs along the way. Titles included are Shanghai Secret, Nairobi Nightmare, Florence Fiasco, The Manhattan Menace, and Mexico Mystery. (5 Books, Hard Case). All Karito Kids products allow kids to “activate” a donation, made by the company, to a children’s charity online equal to 3% of the retail price of the product. 10/9/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Pita – Mexico CityMSRP: $99.99Age: 6 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11973Pita from Mexico City is the youngest of five children born into an ultra-conservative, affluent Mexican family. She is being raised by nannies, domestic servants, security guards and chauffeurs. Over time, she discovers how fortunate she is through exposure to the staff’s less fortunate side of life. "Karito Kids are not simply dolls, they are a philosophy," Dave Davis of KidsGive LLC told TDmonthly. "Though Karito Kids unique online activation process, children can direct three percent of the sales price to help other children around the world." This product is a Fall 2007 Parent's Choice Award winner. Launch date: July 2007. — “These dolls were tied to a special event that we did,” said Michelle Smith, owner of Piccolo Mondo Toys in Portland, Ore., in December 2008, about this best seller in her store. “We had five different stations set up, and the kids had passports … and they went from one station to the other and learned a little bit about [each] different country where the doll was from. We sold six dolls on one day.” 3/19/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Zoe – New York CityMSRP: $99.99Age: 6 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 11972Zoe Nicole Linden is an 11-year-old Bohemian girl with a knack for making up fun words and silly songs on her guitar. She also loves putting together great outfits from vintage stores in her New York City neighborhood. Like all the Karito Kids, Zoe is a 21” poseable play doll with a distinctive face-sculpt that reflects the beauty of her ethnicity. Zoe comes with a hardcover, 128-page chapter book that includes a fun eight-page scrapbook done by Zoe about her city. Zoe is made of phthalate-free vinyl with a torso that is 1/3 vinyl and 2/3 soft 100-percent cotton filled with polyester fill. This product is a Fall 2007 Parent's Choice Award winner. Launch date: July 2007. — Generic dolls are No. 3 on little girls' holiday wish lists, according to Reuters. Though multiple-award-winning Karito Kids are hardly generic, TDmonthly predicted that they would make a big splash for the holidays 2007 — and some retailers have told us that they certainly did. Launch date: July/August 2007. — John MacDougall, owner for 27 years of Golden Apple in Pleasanton, Calif., had just started carrying Karito Kids in January 2008, but said they’d done well: “We sold about 18 to 20 this year.” — Four of 63 retailers said they’d done nicely with this new line of charity-oriented dolls, though a couple complained of a slow start. 3/19/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Shanghai Secret: Another Karito Kids AdventureMSRP: $10.95Age: 8 to 11Category: BooksToyDirectory Product ID#: 11611Written at the fourth- to fifth-grade reading level and blending fiction and non-fiction, this 152-page book introduces Wan Ling from Shanghai, China, as she attempts to solve a mystery at the zoo. Readers can experience a combination of landscapes, cultures, celebrations and beliefs alongside beautiful illustrations and a full-color scrapbook with fun facts. The doll-and-book starter package is available for $99.99. Laura Rangel of KidsGive told TDmonthly the books are “linked to the Karito Kids website where readers can activate their donation, extend their reading experience and continue the adventure as well. By playing mini-games such as Hidden Quest and Culture Crossings, readers can earn currency called ‘World Change,’ which is then converted to a real world donation to our partner charity.” Launch date: July/August 2007. 2/23/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Lulu - Nairobi, KenyaMSRP: $99.99Age: 6 and upCategory: DollsToyDirectory Product ID#: 11243Eleven-year-old Lulu Rehema Kibwana co-hosts a kid’s TV show, where she loves to talk about her favorite sport, soccer (called football in her home country of Kenya). Like all the Karito Kids, Lulu is a 21” poseable play doll with a unique face sculpt that reflects the beauty of her ethnicity. Lulu comes with a 143-page hardcover chapter book that includes a fun eight-page scrapbook done by Lulu about her country. Lulu is made of phthalate-free vinyl with a torso that is 1/3 vinyl and 2/3 soft 100 percent cotton filled with polyester fill. This product is a Fall 2007 Parent's Choice Award winner. Launch date: July 2007. 1/24/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Ling - Shanghai, ChinaMSRP: $99.99Age: 6 and upCategory: DollsToyDirectory Product ID#: 11242Ling is an 11-year-old girl from Shanghai, China, trying to get used to moving to a new city and school. It’s not always easy but Wan Ling loves the reason that they moved to Shanghai – so that her father could work at the Shanghai Zoo as its panda expert. Like all the Karito Kids, Wan Ling is a 21” poseable play doll with a unique face sculpt that reflects the beauty of her ethnicity. Wan Ling comes with a 144-page hardcover chapter book that includes a fun eight-page scrapbook done by Ling about her city! Wan Ling is made of phthalate-free vinyl with a torso that is 1/3 vinyl and 2/3 soft 100 percent cotton filled with polyester fill. This product is a Fall 2007 Parent's Choice Award winner. Launch date: July 2007. — Amanda Forrest, a TDmonthly Dolls Roundtable mom, said, “This is the girls' favorite. They play with it almost every day.” 1/24/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids Gia - ItalyMSRP: $99.99Age: 6 and upCategory: DollsToyDirectory Product ID#: 11241Eleven-year-old fashionista Gia Valentina Russo lives and works in her family’s pensione (or inn) in Florence, Italy. Like all the Karito Kids, Gia is a 21” poseable play doll with a unique face sculpt that reflects the beauty of her ethnicity. Gia comes with a 136-page hardcover chapter book that includes a fun eight-page scrapbook done by Gia about her country. Gia is made of phthalate-free vinyl with a torso that is 1/3 vinyl and 2/3 soft 100 percent cotton filled with polyester fill. This product is a Fall 2007 Parent's Choice Award winner. Launch date: July 2007. — “We're pretty good with Karito Kids,” said Wallace Harvey, manager of Three Cheeky Monkeys in Los Angeles, Calif., when asked about his top-selling doll lines in May 2009. — Seven percent of 43 retailers surveyed in spring 2009 listed Karito Kids as one of their top-selling doll lines, reporting sales of up to 10 per month. 1/24/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Karito Kids® Doll and Book SetsMSRP: $99.99Age: 3 and upCategory: Dolls Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 10992Standing apart at 21” tall, Karito Kids are sized to emphasize the latest fashions and realistic body of an 11-year-old girl. Each doll features an original sculpt that focuses on the distinctive beauty of each ethnicity. These high-quality dolls are made from a combination of vinyl and partial-soft-body to maintain the nurturing nature of the doll. Each girl represents a modern-day way of life in each country and culture, providing today’s view of fashion, events and values that shape each generation and raise global awareness along the way. Designed for girls aged 6 and up, they are sold along with fictional chapter books that tell each girl’s story. The purchaser of Karito Kids products is able to determine the charitable cause to which a percentage of the purchase price will be donated, and can follow the progress of the cause. Launch date: July 2007. — “The single quality that makes [Karito Kids] stand apart from its competition is the interactive activation process, which uniquely brings the child into the actual process of giving to, and understanding the development of, children’s humanitarian projects around the world,” Laura Rangel of KidsGive told TDmonthly. — Karito Kids dolls made quite an impression at various trade shows — and in various media — throughout 2007, and they’re likely to grow stronger within the specialty market. This winner of a TDmonthly Top Toy 2007 award combines attractive character dolls of different ethnicities with educational stories and a charitable cause. What more could parents, or girls, want? 1/8/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]
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