Name: Multi-Player Pentago: The Mind-Twisting GameCompany: MINDTWISTER USA
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MSRP: $29.95
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
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This multi-dimension, multi-player version of the strategy game Pentago accommodates two, three or four players. Two players can play using one or two colors each, and in games with additional participants, players can choose to play as individuals or in teams. Launch date: March 1, 2010.
— A top pick, retailer Kate Tanner, owner of Kidstop Toys, informed TDmonthly at Toy Fair 2010. 1/5/2010
Name: GeemoCompany: BROOKLYN JUNIOR
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MSRP: $39.99
Age: 3 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Construction
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26906
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Designed by Cas Holman (born 1974), Geemo is a grabby, stretchy, quirky companion designed to occupy a child's mind as much as his hands. This playful building block for the imagination was sold in Geemanisms (sets) of five. Geemo's flexible, magnetic limbs grab and repel each other in unpredictable ways. As Geemo comes to life in one's hands, she can build, discover, create and imagine with freedom. Awards: Conduit Brave New Design 2005. Launch date: October 2006. Geemo was invented while Holman was pursuing her MFA at Cranbrook, and launched at the NY MoMA Design Store in 2007. It has since won numerous awards and shown in design and toy fairs in Moscow, Tokyo,Seoul, New York, Hamburg and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is a professor of industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design. Previously she was a professor at Syracuse University. Holman also invented Rigamajig, a 263-piece building kit for classrooms. (Amazon) Holman was the subject of an episode of the Netflix series Abstract: The Art of Design titled "Cas Holman: Design for Play," focusing on her design philosophies.
Name: Little Sky RidersCompany: DANO2 Designer Toys
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MSRP: $10
Age: 2 to 6
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Aircraft
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26913
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This line of modern toy airplanes is compatible with most wooden train systems and is proudly made in the USA with FDA-compliant materials that are PVC, BPA, lead and phthalate free. Parents can visit the Little Sky Riders website to experience how these planes can help teach children the alphabet. "Little Sky Riders' personalities set them apart from all other toy airplanes on the market. Add in that they are made in the USA and have an online educational component and you have a modern classic," Daniel Monahan, President, DANO2, told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 4, 2010. Watch Little Sky Riders: Top-5 Video, Toy Fair 2010 2/4/2010
Name: Pedestal PetsCompany: INSPIRED DESIGN LLC
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MSRP: $5.50
Age: 5 to 13
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Toys
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Pedestal Pets is a new educational pencil topper line! There are three series: Neighborhood, Safari and Barnyard Friends. Each package comes with 4 animal pencil toppers, 4 matching pencils and 4 fun fact trading cards! Children can also go to the website and 'adopt' their pets and print out coloring pages of all the animals! 2/4/2010
Name: RowboatCompany: MOOSETACHE GAMES LLC
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MSRP: $10.99
Age: 13 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Card Games
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26982
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Played with a unique deck of nautical themed cards, Rowboat is comprised of several different phases play that combine luck and strategy. Combining cards face up on the table and cards held in players' hands, each player must devise a dynamic strategy in order to play his cards, as well as predict how many rounds he might win in order to score the most points and ultimately win the game. “There's a lot to the game that forces you to create a strategy, and based on your opponents moves you have to rethink the way you're going to move forward,” John Montague, owner of Moosetache Games, told TDmonthly in February 2010. 2/9/2010
Name: Be BlocksCompany: BELLY PRODUCTIONS
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MSRP: $50
Age: 3 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Construction
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 26984
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These blocks were created for parents as concerned as their child's development as the environment they will inherit. They are made from 100-percent renewable bamboo, as is the storage box. They can be decorated by kids using non-toxic Be Block markers. The stencils are made from partially recycled polyester. All the paper and packaging is partially or completely recycled. The set comes with 18 blocks, eight markers, more than 100 stencils and an idea booklet. They're perfect for “people who want to design everything,” Founder Leah Hamilton told TDmonthly. A percentage of the proceeds funds arts education. Watch Be Blocks: Top-5 Video, Toy Fair 2010.
2/9/2010
Name: Stitch-It Raccoon KeyringCompany: The Little Experience
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MSRP: $6.99
Age: 6 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Arts & Crafts
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 27017
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This simple project from The Little Experience includes everything kids need to create this cute, clever key chain character. Pre-cut felt pieces are hand-stitched together using two colors of embroidery floss from the kit, and then stuffed and attached to the included metal keyring. 2/10/2010
Name: ZIP-IT!™Company: BANANAGRAMS
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MSRP: $14.95
Age: 7 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 27092
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In this two-player game, each participant starts with 12 cubes and proceeds to make a crossword. The first to finish with no cubes remaining yells "Zip!" and, on the bag that holds the pieces, moves his zipper to indicate a point. Players exchange six cubes at the end of each round, to keep their letter hands unpredictable. It can be played in as little as 20 seconds and is designed for take-along play on a plane. The game comes with the Weords mini dictionary. Launch date: spring/summer 2010. 2/15/2010
Name: Medium CubebotCompany: AREAWARE
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MSRP: $35.00
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Designer Toys
ToyDirectory Product ID#: 27135
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Cubebots's powerful hardwood frame can hold many poses, and his elastic-band muscles and durable wood limbs make him impervious to breakage. When it’s time for him to rest, he folds into a perfect cube. Designed by David Weeks. Made of sustainably harvested cherry wood. Watch Cubebot: Top-5 Video, Toy Fair 2010 2/16/2010
Name: Snipe HuntCompany: EDUCATION OUTDOORS
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MSRP: $24.99
Age: 6 and up
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
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The Snipe hunt game can be played with two people, two teams or special * single seeker play, and incorporates both indoor/outdoor activity and good old fashion fun. The object of Snipe is Be the first team/person to find the other team/persons snipe and return it to its nest. After the players have hidden their snipe the other player will try to find it. After a period of time, if the Snipes have not been discovered, they will chirp and then their eyes will light up. Each game comes with two snipes, (named Biela and Smartin) and a Snipe nest. The packaging tells the story behind the legendary campfire animals. 2/17/2010
