Vanity and Stool
MSRP: $250.00
Age: 3 to 8
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24380

Constructed of Baltic birch plywood, the Vanity and Stool could make the perfect addition to a bedroom, playroom or classroom. The unit features a durable bench capable of seating two, a large open storage compartment beneath the tabletop, and an unbreakable acrylic mirror with two small side wings. "Its dual funtionality as a working vanity in the bedroom or as a dramatic play center in an educational setting" set is apart, Dave Ruddock, in digital imaging and design for Guidecraft, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 20, 2009. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Transportation Table and Chairs Set
MSRP: $190.00
Age: 2 to 8
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24333

Hand-painted and hand-carved details, hardwood legs and posts and a classic, timeless design give the Transportation Table and Chairs Set vintage appeal for a first-room or playroom. The bright, primary palette complements a variety of room decor and bedding collections. The set includes a table and two chairs, providing a place to play, finger paint, or work on puzzles. There's double-bolt construction on the table legs, and angled legs on the chairs prevent tipping. Seat height is 12". It's part of a matching four-piece furniture collection. Adult assembly is required. Launch date: February 20, 2009. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Papagayo Toy Box
MSRP: $180.00
Age: 2 to 8
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24331

Shades of greens and browns, sweet jungle animals, turned hardwood legs and posts in an espresso finish, and hand-carving and hand-painted details make the Papagayo Toy Box an ideal storage solution for a bedroom, playroom or family room. It features a spacious interior, two safety-lid supports, and finger-hole cutouts to prevent pinching. The Papagayo Toy Box is part of a four-piece furniture collection that coordinates with a Lambs & Ivy bedding collection design. Adult assembly is required. "Hand-carved relief and hand-painted details bring out the fun of the characters displayed on the furniture," Dave Ruddock, digital imaging and design for Guidecraft, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 20, 2009. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Ball Bopper™
MSRP: $25.00
Age: 1 to 3
Category: Wooden Toys

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24289

Toddlers can pound the wooden balls through the snug-fitting holes, then the fun begins all over again as the balls reappear below the play surface. Circular cut-outs have tough vinyl rings inside the holes to hold the balls in place. The product is designed to improve gross-motor skills. It features sturdy wooden construction with rounded corners and smooth edges, and safe non-toxic paints with a clear finish. A raised base accommodates floor or tabletop play. Launch date: July 2009. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Block Mates™ - Safari
MSRP: $25.00
Age: 3 to 6
Category: Wooden Toys

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24287

Block Mates build upon the foundation of unit blocks by providing children with a themed exploration set. All Block Mates are designed to fit standard unit blocks and can be built in their natural form or mixed and matched with others in the set to create new, imaginative creatures. The patented gasket design is created for a snug fit. There are five characters per set. The Safari set includes Gorilla, Rhinoceros, Elephant, Alligator and Lion. Blocks not included. There is not a toy in any market like Block Mates™. "They bring new life to a store's unit block sales and they are not marketed in big-box stores. They can be sold as an educational toy or a creative toy," Dave Ruddock, digital imaging and design for Guidecraft, told TDmonthly. This product received a Best of 2008 Instructor Teacher's Pick award and a 2008 and 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award. Launch date: October 20, 2008. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

See Saw Sorter™
MSRP: $13.00
Age: 1 to 4
Category: Educational

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24285

Kids stack the shapes on opposite ends of the see-saw to create a balanced platform. Shapes fit snugly in routed holes. It's designed to promote color and shape recognition, balancing, color-matching and sequencing. The product features sturdy wooden construction with rounded corners and smooth edges, and safe non-toxic paints with a clear finish. It's a "new, unique design that is not found in big-box stores," Dave Ruddock, digital imaging and design for Guidecraft, told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 9, 2009. 6/29/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Tea Party Table and Chair Set
MSRP: $180.00
Age: 0 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 24203

Designed especially for tea time with a friend — real or imaginary — the Tea Party Table Set is sweetly decorated with hand-carved and painted decals of tea pots, cups and delicate flowers.  Turned wooden legs add delicacy, and the table comes with two matching chairs with 12” high seats. 
— Four of 43 retailers named Guidecraft as their top-selling brand of children's furniture during a May 2009 survey. 6/25/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Block Mates™ - Dinosaurs
Age: 2 and up
Category: General Toys

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 17817

Simply slide four sections of a Block Mates character onto a traditional-sized unit block, and the character comes alive. Each piece slides on easily and securely with a patented “gripping” system. Kids will enhance their fine motor and color matching skills. Additionally, the character pieces can be mixed and matched. Other varieties include Farm Animals and Safari Animals. Launch date: Spring 2008. 3/3/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Madame Alexander Furniture Collection – Table and Chairs
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 17562

This classic, high-end table and chairs set reflects the tradition and beauty of Madame Alexander dolls and is designed as part of an heirloom collection that also includes rocking chair, a toy chest and a storage step-up. Hand-carved Queen Anne’s legs and chairbacks upholstered in velour give the set a distinctive style. 2/18/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Pirate Collection – Table & Chair Set
MSRP: $150.00
Age: 3 to 8
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 15178

“X” marks the spot where treasures abound. This bold and colorful table and chair set prominently features an adventurous pirate treasure map on the table top and numerous pirate graphics on the chairs. It is part of a coordinated five-piece collection that will turn any child’s room or play area into a high seas adventure. Launch date: mid-October 2007. 9/17/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Pirate Collection – 3-D Lamp
MSRP: $70.00
Age: All Ages
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 15177

This delightful lamp adds a sense of adventure to any child’s room with three-dimensional characters aboard a pirate ship in full sail. Launch date: mid-October 2007. 9/17/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Sunflower Table & Chair Set
MSRP: $160.00
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 13515

This table and chair set is perfect for games, puzzles or craft projects involving kids. The wooden table comes with two 12" chairs and the entire set weighs 44 lbs. Some assembly is required.
— "We only sell one line of furniture and only one item: It's the Table and Chair Set from Guidecraft," said Tom England, owner of Dancing Bear Toys & Gifts in Frederick, Md., about best-selling furniture in his store.
— "Sales are sporadic, ranging from six units per month to zero units per month," England said about sales for the big-ticket furniture item from Guidecraft.
— Two of 62 retailers TDmonthly spoke with in spring 2007 said Guidecraft is a customer favorite when it comes to the furniture and play house categories. 6/15/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Creation Station Art Center
MSRP: $190.00
Age: 3 and up
Category: Arts & Crafts

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 12861

This versatile art center is the perfect workspace for a young artist or two. The center’s creative and colorful design provides instant inspiration and easy organization. Features include an easy-fold art drying rack, four recessed paint cups, two recessed tool and brush trays, three supply shelves and two stools. The Creation Station stands 30”W x 30”D x 19.5”H. Launch date: March 2007.
― Guidecraft is “quick and good on shipping,” Danny Givens, owner of Little Dickens in Lynchburg, Va., told TDmonthly in spring 2007. 5/15/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

WoodWorx Race Car Kit
MSRP: $10.00
Age: 5 and up
Category: Arts & Crafts

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 12841

Quality wood, innovative designs, bright colors and stickers with awesome graphics all combine to create a masterpiece every time.  Kids can follow the patterns on the package or create their own designs—just build, paint, stick, and play.  Once completed, the racecars are ready to be played with or placed up on display.  The Wood WorX™ series of craft kits are enjoyable for both children and parents alike.  Launch date: June 2007. 5/15/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Magneatos - Intermediate Glow in the Dark - 114 Pcs.
MSRP: $60.00
Age: 5 and up
Category: Construction
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ToyDirectory Product ID#: 12285

How do you make multiple award-winning Magneatos even more fun? Make them glow in the dark. Guidecraft has added this extra element of surprise to both the jumbo and intermediate series. Kids will love the mystery of seeing their creations come to life with an exciting glow when they turn down the lights. Glow in the Dark Magneatos also come in 36- and 66-piece sets.
— “Magneatos continue to do very well. ... They just came out with a new glow-in-the-dark version,” said David Campbell, owner of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont., in spring 2007.
— One other retailer TDmonthly spoke with agreed that Magneatos are best sellers for infants in their store.
— Six of 39 retailers that TDmonthly spoke with in spring 2007 about construction toys agreed that Magneatos are a best seller in their stores. They sell approximately 20 units per month, and sometimes double that amount as the holiday season approaches. 4/12/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Wall Mount Easel
MSRP: $80.00
Age: 3 and up
Category: Arts & Crafts

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 11723

Children can turn any area into an art center with this colorful easel that mounts firmly to the wall and frees up floor space, providing greater stability for young artists. A 15" paper roll is included. Owner Patti Guetschon of The Learning Station in Newark, Del., and her associates Jackie Raup and Georgia Wampler were impressed with the Guidecraft line at Toy Fair and specifically mentioned the Wall Mount Easel. Launch date: June 2006. 2/28/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Unit Blocks (110 Pcs.)
MSRP: $240.00
Category: Wooden Toys

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 11462

The Unit Blocks from Guidecraft are a premium product in the wooden blocks toy category. The 100-piece set comes with 28 different shapes. Each piece is finely sanded and rounded, is splinter-free to protect young hands, is resistant to dents and dings, and is guaranteed for life. The Unit Blocks are the winner of the Oppenheim Toy Award No. 1 Pick for 2006 and provide kids with a limitless world of fun, constructive, and imaginative play. The entire set weighs 49 lbs.
— "Traditional wooden blocks: Unit Blocks by Guidecraft," was the response regarding best-sellers given to TDmonthly by Tom England, owner of Dancing Bear Toys & Gifts in Frederick, Md. 2/19/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Licensed MLB Furniture – L.A. Dodgers
MSRP: $500.00
Category: Furniture & Decor
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ToyDirectory Product ID#: 11285

Sets of eye-catching children’s furniture pieces and room accessories are available with the logo of each Major League Baseball Team. Each includes a rocking chair, a jr. director’s chair, a table lamp, a clothes tree, a toy chest, a flip-up step-up and a storage step stool. 1/29/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Magneatos Intermediates – 114-Piece Set
MSRP: $50.00
Age: 4 and up
Category: Construction

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 10075

Magneatos Intermediates are a magnetic construction set designed for younger children, and are “right-sized” for the more advanced builder with a little more dexterity. The smaller size invites detailed, intricate designs and “brings the realm of magnetic construction and play to a much younger age group, opening the door to discovering the fun and mystery of magnetism,” Dave Ruddock of Guidecraft told TDmonthly. This product received the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award for 2007. Launch date: February 2006. 11/14/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Safari Collection Wooden Rocker
MSRP: $100
Age: 2 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 8820

Elephants, zebras and giraffes are highlighted on this delightful, hand-painted children’s rocker. Hand-carved relief ads dimension to the animals. Assembly required.  Seat height 12”. 7/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Noah's Ark Collection Wooden Rocker
MSRP: $100
Age: 2 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 8819

Celebrate the story of Noah with this playful children’s wooden rocker that will be a treasure to hand down for generations. The Ark and Noah’s animal friends are featured in hand-carved relief and the entire piece is hand-painted. Assembly required. Seat height 12”. 7/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Safari Collection Wooden Table & Chair Set
MSRP: $150
Age: 2 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 8818

This colorful, safari-themed wooden play table and chair set will delight children and adults alike. Images of lions, elephants and zebras stand out in hand-carved relief, all painted by hand. The tabletop features a removable center panel with a mesh storage bag. Assembly required. Seat height 12". 7/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Noah's Ark Collection Wooden Table & Chair Set
MSRP: $160
Age: 2 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 8816

Celebrate the story of Noah with this stunning wooden play table and set of matching chairs. These colorful pieces feature images of the Ark, Noah and his animal friends in hand-carved relief and are hand-painted. The tabletop features a removable center panel with a mesh storage bag below. Assembly required. Seat height 12”.
— Diana Nelson, owner of Kazoo & Company in Denver, told TDmonthly in June 2008 that she sells one or two of this particular Guidecraft table set each month.
— “Rocking chairs and tables from Guidecraft,” said Marianne Kearns of Second Star to the Right in Bridgehampton, N.Y., when asked about top-selling furniture.
— Two of 62 retailers indicated in early summer 2008 that table and chair sets by Guidecraft are their best-selling furniture items. 7/28/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Magneatos Curves
MSRP: $23.00
Category: Construction

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7442

Two-thirds the size of conventional Magneatos but all of the fun, Magneatos Intermediates are for the more advanced builder with a little more dexterity. The smaller size invites more detailed and intricate designs. The set includes 24 pieces, including balls and curved struts. “Magneatos continue to do very well,” Owner David Campbell of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont., told TDmonthly regarding sales of infant and toddler products in early 2007. 3/30/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Magneatos
MSRP: $30.00
Age: 3 and up
Category: Construction

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4455

Magneatos is a jumbo-sized magnetic construction set similar in concept to popular sets made for older kids, but designed for small hands with huge imaginations, creating a new arena of play for younger children. The distinctive extra-large size and bright colors of Magneatos make them perfect for little builders of all ages. Available in 36-, 72- and 144-piece sets, all Magneatos construction sets can be combined with one another. The suggested retail prices for the sets are $30.00, $50.00 and $100.00, respectively.
— Baby builders can reach for the sky with this popular toy. Its steady sales have earned it a TDmonthly Top Seller 2007 award.
— TDmonthly posted a video of Guidecraft Inc.'s Magneatos in November 2007, in which a demonstrator commented on the "not so sturdy" nature of the product, potentially portraying the design or strength of the magnets as a weakness. TDmonthly did mention positive traits of the toy, but upon further review and observance of children playing the set, discovered even more: Magneatos encourage children to work together, communicate (as they find certain colors of pieces, for example), and compete, since the larger sets, especially, contain enough pieces for children to work on their own projects. Also, the power of the magnets forces children to put more thought into the foundation of their structures, reinforcing principles of balance. Per these findings, the video was removed. 9/7/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Junior Roll Top Desk
MSRP: $250
Age: 3 and up
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4192

A classic reproduction heirloom-quality rolltop desk designed just for kids will let them start their organizing early. It features a utility drawer, a lap drawer, a pull-out writing board, plus two file drawers and multiple storage compartments. The rolltop opens and closes easily. The desk is 27”L x 36”H x 14.5” W. The chair seat is 12” high and is included in the set. 8/17/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Pastel Single Storage Bench
MSRP: $70
Category: Furniture & Decor

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 4191

This multi-use piece is a bench, step-stool, and a storage area. Decorated with flower decals, this colorful bench is a perfect mix of utility and decoration for any young girl’s room, or even a nice addition to the store reading nook. It’s tested for safety and has a nonpinch closure. Also available in a double size. 8/17/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Shimming Water
Category: Play Sets

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 1839

Shimming Water is a playing block adventure in color, light and sound. This toy indulges a child’s desire for exploration by merging blocks together to form new colors, sounds and shapes. Each package comes with 4 rectangle and 4 half moon shapes. (Grade level: 3) 12/10/2004 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]