TDmonthly's ToyFair 2006 Preview--Party Goods Product Category

Incredible Treasure Hunts by PARTY INNOVATIONS LLC

The Incredible Treasure Hunt Party Games are themed Treasure Hunt Party Kits that come complete with a beautiful wooden treasure chest, a set of themed clues, eight party invitations, and eight prize-filled loot bags containing more than 60 themed prizes. They are designed to offer everything parents need to host a fun and exciting party. There are three steps to set-up. First, hide the clues and treasure chest in the designated areas found on the Secret Hiding Places Guide prior to the party. Next, gather the party-goers around, and then, read the first clue aloud to start the Incredible Treasure Hunt. "The real wooden chest is a substantial and attractive piece that sets it apart from other games, and the cute characters, clever clues and multiple themes to choose from make it unique," Lisa Howard, CEO of Party Innovations, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009. ( Watch Video) 3/31/2009 (Price: $49.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Breakfast Floss by ACCOUTREMENTS

Who needs breakfast when you’ve got Breakfast Floss? Start off your day by using the coffee flavor on your lower teeth, then switch over to the waffle and bacon flavors for your uppers. It's quite possibly the most delicious way to keep yourself out of the dentist’s chair. Each package contains three 1.5" (3.8 cm) plastic dispensers that contain 12 yards (11 m) of waxed dental floss. It comes on an illustrated blistercard. Launch date: April 15, 2009. 2/27/2009 (Price: $5.95)

Funny Business™ by GAMEWRIGHT

Imagine if a bakery merged with barber shop. What would you call the new business? Bread Heads? ... Cookie Cutters? ... How about Shave 'n Cream? Think up these and other creative answers in this hilarious party game where naming is the name of the game. Randomly select two different business cards and then try to come up with a clever name for their unlikely merger. If your name wins the most votes, you're the boss. Game includes 200 business cards, 8 write-erase boards, 8 write-erase markers, 8 voting wheels, 2 card stands, 1 sand timer, 1 score board and instructions. Launch date: March 2009. 2/27/2009 (Price: $27.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Morph-O-Scopes Party Fun Pack - Halloween by OOZ & OZ

This no-stress optical illusion coloring activity captivates all ages, has global appeal, and is ideal for mixed boy and girl groups. The activity is easy to assemble, totally child safe, and made in the USA. Each Party Fun Pack for 8 Children contains eight morphed placemat coloring pages with colorable borders, eight Morph-O-Scope mirror decoders, and eight bonus morph activities. Activity time is about 30 to 45 minutes. Retail cost per child is about $2. The Halloween Party Fun Pack meets or exceeds all U.S. safety standards. Princess Pony and Pirate themes are also available. 2/24/2009 (Price: $15.99)

Morph-O-Scopes Party Fun Pack - Princess Pony by OOZ & OZ

This no-stress optical illusion coloring activity captivates all ages, has global appeal, and is ideal for mixed boy and girl groups. The activity is easy to assemble, totally child safe, and made in the USA. Each Party Fun Pack for 8 Children contains eight morphed placemat coloring pages with colorable borders, eight Morph-O-Scope mirror decoders, and eight bonus morph activities. Activity time is about 30 to 45 minutes. Retail cost per child is about $2. The Princess Pony Party Fun Pack meets or exceeds all U.S. safety standards. Pirate and Halloween themes are also available. 2/24/2009 (Price: $15.99)

How To Host A Murder® - The Chicago Caper (with CD) by WORLDWISE IMPORTS

In How To Host A Murder®, the world's best-selling mystery dinner party game, the host and guests assume the roles of humorous suspects — each with a motive and opportunity to commit the crime — in a lighthearted murder mystery. How To Host A Murder® provides everything needed to bring a murder mystery to life, from detailed player guides, maps and secret clues, to costume suggestions and recipes tailored to the era featured in each episode. Contents include a comprehensive Host Guide; eight invitations and envelopes; name tags; a CD, which sets the scene and details the crime; and a diagram of the crime scene. "HTHM is the original Murder Mystery game; it has been unavailable for two years but WorldWise Imports is bringing it back," Stephan Brissaud, partner at WorldWise Imports, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008. 1/23/2009 (Price: $32.00)

Tea Party Kit by PAPER POSIE

Designed as a fun activity for children at a birthday party or just for play at home, this kit includes tea party supplies for four: invitations to color and mail, plates, tea cups, favor bags, sets of teatime stickers, teatime fortune tellers, teacup temporary tattoos, fans to color and make, a tea party recipe book, five napkins (one to use as a tablecloth), and five sets of non-toxic crayons. ( Watch Video) 1/21/2009 (Price: $16.95)

Flying Wish Paper™ by HUX CREATIVE LLC

Flying Wish Paper is a wishing kit for birthdays, holidays, weddings ... anything from a prayer meeting to a bachelorette party. Just write a wish on the special paper, shape it into a tube, and light the top. The wish burns down and, at the last second, dramatically rises into the sky. Write it, light it, watch it fly! It comes with 50 sheets of Flying Wish Paper, 25 platform cards, pencils, matches and instructions. Launch date: August 8, 2008. ( Watch Video) 12/12/2008 (Price: $15.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mini Glee Variety Pack by VERVE INC.

Each Mini Glee Variety Pack contains a convenient assortment of 21 Mini Glee Gum packets in kid-friendly flavors: Tangerine, Triple Berry and Bubblegum. The enclosed four-piece Mini Glee Gum packets are all natural, gluten-free, and made with sustainably harvested rainforest chicle. The new mini size makes them a great “green” option for parties, pinatas, Halloween and the holidays. Launch date: August 15, 2008. 10/29/2008 (Price: $5.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Betty Boop by GOODIES GALORE

This Betty Boop figurine wears a sleek, black evening gown. The company offers a full collection of Betty Boop items, including T-shirts, jewelry boxes, pens, clocks and more. Launch date: September 1, 2008. 9/19/2008 (Price: $29.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

BaseballTalk Conversation Cards for the Entire Family by U.S. GAMES SYSTEMS, INC.

This colorful and charming deck presents fascinating facts about America's favorite pastime. Each card poses an intriguing question designed to get conversations rolling at home, in school, at parties or on the road. There are no wrong or right answers. Participants just pick a card and start talking. "Unique questions get kids thinking and talking about their own ideas and experiences," Lynn Araujo, communications director for U.S. Games Systems, Inc., told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 2008. 9/19/2008 (Price: $6.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Groovy Holidays Party Hat by GROOVY HOLIDAYS

This reuseable felt party hat can be personalized with the child's name on the front panel. 8/21/2008 (Price: $5.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Webcaster Gun™ by DAVID M. MANGELSEN GROUP

The Webcaster Gun™ is the only UL listed, patent pending designed gun available for the amateur halloween decorator. Create Unique Halloween Displays, In Homes, Outdoors, Schools, Haunted Houses, Theaters, and Retail Stores Choose from a variety of colored Websticks to make your haunted scene into an extraordinary scene! 7/11/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Self-Inflating Whoopee Cushion by WESTMINSTER INTERNATIONAL CO.

This whoopee cushion self-inflates and comes in a “Try Me!” package. It is available in yellow, orange or pink.
— “The whoopie cushion — that's your perennial novelty item,” Tye Steinbach of Thinker Toys in Portland, Ore., told TDmonthly in May 2008.
—  According to Thea Brown, buyer and general manager at World of Mirth LLC in Richmond, Va., whoopee cushions are best-sellers, running out the door at a rate of “10 per month.”
— In May 2008, three of 55 retailers surveyed by TDmonthly singled out prank products as best-sellers in the novelty category. 6/9/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Shrinky Dinks® The Enchanted Kingdom of Dink Party Pack by JOOBLI STUDIO

Like the other party packs, this one includes everything you need to enchant and entertain. It includes invitations, envelopes, Shrinky Dink sheets, baking instructions and more! 5/28/2008 (Price: $17) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mumbo Jumbo by FUNDEX GAMES

The fast-playing adult social game features five categories: humming, charades, word relationship, seven-word clues and the big question. It’s a mix of acting, guessing and thinking. The game includes 40 action and category discs, two die, a 30-second spin timer and instructions. Launch date: June 2008. 5/22/2008 (Price: $15.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

How to Balloon Animals Kit by SCHYLLING

The simple and fun kit contains 20 balloons, a balloon pump and an 80-page instruction book.  Step-by-step photos and instructions help users create a variety of balloon shapes, including a dinosaur, teddy bear with a tulip, rabbit, elephant, ram, octopus, mouse, giraffe, dog and lovebirds. Additional balloons and pump refills are available separately. Launch date: October 2004. 5/19/2008 (Price: $9.99)

Spectrix Glow Laser Visors by Ekos USA

Double the fun of the Spectrix Laser Visor in Glow-In-The Dark!  Special frame glows in the dark while unique cross star holographic film lenses lets you discover the spectral colors of light by displaying a myriad of rainbow pattern. 5/2/2008

ReFraze Junior Edition by REFRAZE

In the fast-paced game, the names of kids’ songs, movies, and TV shows are “rephrased” and players race to figure out the actual names. For example, “underdog” is the correct answer to the movie ReFraze “lower pup.” Launch date: January 2008. 4/11/2008 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Seaweed Tropical Fish, Double Bubble balloon, 24" by RAINBOW BALLOONS

24" Qualatex Double Bubbles have a non-oxidizing, virtually seamless clear plastic outer bubble, showcasing colorful balloon shapes inside—a unique and magical effect for any display! Qualatex® 3/14/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

High School Musical, Jumbo Sing-A-Tune® balloon, 28" by RAINBOW BALLOONS

Since it's debut in 2006 High School Musical  has become a pop culture phenomenon. Sing-A-Tune® balloons come to life with music, character voices and fun sound effects. With a single tap, Sing-A-Tune® balloons capture the hearts of all those who experience them! Astonishing sound quality! Guaranteed 50 plays. Inflate balloon and tap to play. M&D 3/14/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Hannah Montana Holographic balloon, 32" by RAINBOW BALLOONS

Hannah Montana has exploded to become the #1 cable show among the target 6-14 "tween-age" group. M&D 3/14/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Graduate, Jumbo Sing-A-Tune® balloon, 28" by RAINBOW BALLOONS

Sing-A-Tune® balloons come to life with music, character voices and fun sound effects. With a single tap, Sing-A-Tune® balloons capture the hearts of all those who experience them! Astonishing sound quality! Guaranteed 50 plays. Inflate balloon and tap to play. Anagram 3/14/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Wits & Wagers - Xbox LIVE Arcade Version by HIDDEN PATH ENTERTAINMENT LLC

This video game version of North Star Games’ Wits & Wagers game accommodates up to four players on one console and up to six players online. The game features dancing characters and comes with 700 questions for 25 hours of gaming. Wits & Wagers is the first trivia game players can win without knowing trivia, making it accessible to kids and non-trivia buffs. Launch date: 2008. 3/3/2008

Captain Clueless™ by GAMEWRIGHT

In this hilarious party game, blindfolded players try to navigate a clear route to their Caribbean port without running into land or running out of time. Teammates can provide a limited number of clues. The first team to reach their destination wins. This four- to eight-player game comes with 20 port cards, two blindfolds, two dry erase markers, one eraser, one sand timer, one game board and rules in both English and Spanish. Launch date: 2008. 2/26/2008 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]