Here´s a new line of stretchy products manufactured out of an innovative material, Hyper-flex, which is super-elastic and always returns to its original dimension and shape - no matter how much kids pull and stretch it. Available in 10 different versions, Inside Out Ball($2.50-$5.00) looks like a soft round ball, but flips inside out with one quick move to change into a soft spiky ball.
These Painted Tip, Inside-Out Balls come in two sizes. When flipped inside out, the painted tips reveal an array of color. They were introduced in January 2005 and have exceeded the company´s retail expectations. — Virtually every retailer who has these products has told TDmonthly Magazine over the past year that this is a hot-selling product. — “Are you kidding? They love them!” Chuck Susmilch, owner of J.T. Puffin’s in Madison, Wis., responded when asked how well they were selling at his store. “We always sell a lot at Christmastime.” He said that other stretchy products, such as the Urchin Ball and Glow-in-the-Dark, Inside-Out Ball from Play Visions, were also great sellers. — It’s a ball … it’s a wig … it’s anything you want it to be! Retailers want best sellers and the Inside-Out Ball is that, too, which is why it was chosen for a TDmonthly Top Seller 2007 award.
Stretchy String surprised us all last year. We sold so many miles of this product, we lost count… So What else could we do? We’re Play Visions, thus we innovated. New sizes, new functions, new packaging, it’s so much fun—you can pull it, oscillate it, twirl it, fling it, shoot it into the sky! It’s just to much fun for one, and its stretchy enough for two!
As Play Visions asks on its website, "Is this the coolest item you have ever seen?" It is so soft that it seemingly stretches forever. You can't put it down because it's wiggly, jiggly, delightful and entertaining to the max. The Spaghetti Ball comes in assorted colors. — "Play Visions covers a whole range, including their Spaghetti Balls," said Trish Garlock, co-owner of The Treasured Child in La Grange, Ky., when she talked to TDmonthly about hot-selling novelties.
This friendly-looking ladybug sprung from the imagination of author Stephen Cosgrove. Lily has a huge, welcoming smile and very stretchy, cool hair that can be strung out, tied up or twisted around. With the face of a cartoon character, Lily is sure to inspire a whole collection of Zibbies. Those who adopt Lily can look at the Zibbies website to learn more about her story and her extended Zibbies family.
This cute character is outfitted with super-stretchy hair. The comical, edgy and eccentric plush Zibbies now have a new home – on the Internet Launched in January 2008, ZibbieZone.com is a virtual playground for children and their Zibbie friends. It offers games, interactive experiences and delightful illustrations. No Zibbies purchase is necessary. “The website was created by celebrated children's book author Stephen Cosgrove (Penguin Publishing), who has written more than 300 books,” Vice President Lauri Aibel of Schwartz Public Relations told TDmonthly.
It's a bird... It's a plane...no, it's AirShark, the glider with attitude. Soft and safe, with rubber-band propulsion it flies over 50 feet. "It is a simple glider with attitude. Any one can make it fly," said Laura T. Brewer, VP of marketing, Play Visions. Launch date: July 28, 2008.
Following the success of the initial introduction of the Clackers in 2008, Play Visions has added a new twist to the item ... with a maraca shape on the ends, filled with small beads. This combination produces a pleasant “swishing” sound while participants play with one of the most tactile, elastic items on the market. Launch date: January 10, 2009.
Set includes 5 pounds of Sands Alive!, 6 Geometric Shape Molds, 4 Deluxe Castle Molds, 4 Small Castle Molds, 5 Mini Castle Topper Molds, 2 Sculpting Tools, 1 Paver, Brick and Pebble Rollers with Interchangeable Handle and Large Play Tray. — In a March 2014 survey, 2 out of 9 retailers told TDmonthly that Sands Alive! was a best-selling product. — Kelly Ratoff, owner of Kennebunk Toy Company in Kennebunk, Maine, told TDmonthly in a May 2014 survey that Play Visions sands are consistently best-sellers. "As many as we can get, we sell through," she said. — David Castillo, vice president of The Red Balloon Toy Store in Salt Lake City, Utah, told TDmonthly in a November 2014 survey that Sands Alive is one of their store's best-selling educational toys. "Sands Alive especially has been hard to keep on the shelf," he told us.
Snow Time Any Time is the only product on the market that allows kids to have wintry snowy fun anytime they want, even on hot August days! These specially designed snowballs are light and fluffy and feel like a real snowball. Soft and safe, they even crunch with you squeeze them! Item# 7500 count suggested retail $30.00. Item#7501 15 count suggested retail $20.00.
Blast away with this super sensational FartZooka. Simply move the plunger in and out, and the most audacious farts explode out of the barrel... It’s a riot. Item # 1212 FartZooka suggested retail $8.50
Comes with 4 wrestlers on a card. Twist them together and watch them fight their way free with their best moves. Wild wrestling action! — In a September 2014 survey, Melissa Pennille, co-owner of Teaching Toys & Books in Tacoma, Wash., told TDmonthly that Wrestle Razzle was one of the store's best-selling novelty toys.
This new set comes with 2 inflatable shields and 6 soft plush snowballs! Open the box, inflate your shields and let the 'INDOOR' Snowball fight begin! Snowballs are super soft and light weight, do nobody gets hurt and nothing gets damaged. Snowballs are machine washable!
Plastic components will react in the dark with the UV LED Glasses and lights up beyond your belief! Comes with 4 pounds GLOW Sand, large play tray, UV LED Glasses, UV Pen Light, Brick and Pebble Rollers, 4 Stencils in assorted themes, 2 Volcano Molds, 6 PVC Neon Bugs, 6 PVC Dino Skeleton, 3 assorted Jungle Animal molds, and a light up flashing red LED module to make your volcano come to life! ITEM PROHIBITED ON AMAZON.
This play set comes with 1.5 pounds of Sand, a Paver Vehicle with 2 replaceable Rollers (rock crush and smooth designs), and the Backhoe has a repositionable Scooper. Also comes with 4 Street Signs, 2 Traffic Cones, 2 Barrels and a Play Mat.
Totally new concept in hair adornment for girls. In seconds girls can wrap their hair inside the coils and have an instant hair accessory. As well, they can connect together to form an interesting myriad of spirals and coils all over their hair to create beautiful masterpieces. Comes with 3 pieces of 7" length per blistercard.
Play Visions introduces a new ball with an amazing function. When it is flat and deflated, just bounce it in your hand a few times, and it will self-inflate! Play Hacky or just play catch. Made of super thin, light weight glow in the dark material, it’s easy to take and play anywhere.
Live aquatic creatures which you will bring to life, hatching them out of their hibernated egg state by putting them in water. Aqua Dragons look like three-eyed, long-tailed, hairy headed dragons. They swim and play graciously in their fascinating aquatic underwater world. Care for them and you will see them eat, grow, swim, play and reproduce. Comes complete with aquarium, eggs, food and feeding tools.
