The goalie can dive back and forth and catch the soccer ball in his Velcro hands. The play set includes a goal, a goalie and two plush mini soccer balls. Launch date: August 2007

This large wooden castle features seven towers, a detailed baseboard with a moat, a wind-up drawbridge and portcullis, a knock-out wall, two flags, a ladder and a winch.

This soft-sided bin is not only decorated according to the theme, but is also shaped to resemble a train depot. It looks like an engine house when it’s carrying toys, but opens up into a train lover’s delight of a playscape. It also includes eight sections of wooden track and three train cars, all of which match other popular wooden trains. “Neat-Oh! products alone offer the patent-pending ability to convert back and forth from toy to storage,” said Gerry Linda, director of marketing for Neat-Oh! International. Launch date: August 2007. This product was previously catalogued under the name ZipBin® Softie™ Train Depot Playset™ Play, Zip, Go! (changed January 2009).
— The shape, artwork and usefulness of this ZipBin® set made it a recipient of a TDmonthly Innovations 2007 award. Not only does it zip-up into a storage space and zip-out into a play mat, but it also includes toys for play so that kids and parents have everything they need right at the time of purchase.

This fully armed squad of Roman Centurions is ready for all invaders. The set includes five distinctive warriors armed with spears, sword and shields, a battle flag and even a powerful firing catapult. If this band of brave fighters can't win the battle, then none can.
— "Playmobil Romans — we’re expecting it to be big [for Christmas 2007]. ...We always do well with Playmobil," said Cathy Foland, manager at Imagination Station in Fenton, Mich.
— "It’s supposed to be featured in November on one of the early news shows: ‘Today’ or one of the others," Foland added in anticipation of the popularity of the new line.
— "Playmobil's Roman Warriors bring the past into the future," said Michelle Winfrey, marketing and public relations manager for Playmobil USA. "The new Roman play world [including the arena] allows children to learn about the history of ancient Rome while playing,"

This set of interchangeable parts features the following eight animals plus extra pieces: black bear, dart frog, Madagascan moth, seal, swine, lobster, kangaroo and Komodo dragon. It comes with a 20-page educational booklet and a large playmat of the world. The pieces can be popped together to create all sorts of poseable animals. Launch date: October 2007.
— TDmonthly has been tracking Zoomorphs’ success from the beginning, and sales haven’t wavered yet. Kids have an unquenchable appetite for building new critters or, for the more fastidious, faithfully recreating the real things with these multicolored animal parts. The newest set adds an educational play mat and booklet. Altogether, Zoomorphs have earned a TDmonthly Top Seller 2007 award.

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This 25-piece set includes New York Police Department vehicles with the various special unit insignias of the NYPD on each vehicle. The set also includes a helicopter, police station and landing site, “Police Line Do Not Cross” signs, a traffic signal, cones and more. Launch date: October 2007.

Young children can exercise their imaginations using the set’s 17 colorful magnetic pieces. The playset comes with a magnetic board on which kids can arrange and rearrange magnet to tell a story. The playset will keep kids quiet and occupied at church, during car rides and during quiet playtimes. Launch date: October 2007.

The playset contains 17 fun and colorful magnets and a simple magnetic board. Children will be able to easily create stories and keep themselves quiet and occupied for hours. The item is great for church, car rides and quiet playtimes, and makes for a great gift. Launch date: October 2007.

This four-figure play set is great for stand alone play, or in addition to any other play set. Each figure in the set is a child of a different ethnicity.

This four-soldier set is great for stand alone play, or in addition to the Castle of Legends play set. Each solder comes equipped with either a sword or a bow.

This cute and creative kitty is accompanied by a fashionable handbag/pet carrier, a leash, a magazine and a red fish.  For Toby, the red fish is a representation of freedom.
— “The new ones are great,” Katie of Red Wagon Toy Co. in Woodstock, Vt., told TDmonthly in summer 2007 about the best-selling PawParazzi pets in the store. The dog named Indy sells a bit better than the cats, she noted. THIS PRODUCT IS NO LONGER AVAILALBE

This magnetic set includes colorful figurines that are ready to put on a show. Launch date: 2007.

This three-in-one playset can be used for travel, play and storage. It includes three pirate figurines, a cannon, swords, a canoe, gold treasure, a skeleton and more. The case includes a top handle for easy transport. “Both sets [Take-Along Castle and Island] easily accommodate the toys they come with plus space for lots more,” Michelle Winfrey of Playmobil told TDmonthly.

This 73-piece set includes a gray "stone" castle measuring 28.75" across, four knights, a horse, weapons, flags and more. It folds into a handy carrying case. This product is a 2007 iParenting Media Award winner.

Young green thumbs can watch nature at work by growing an indoor garden in just days with this environmentally friendly Indoor Gardening Kit made of recycled plastic milk jugs. The planting kit comes with a peapod-shaped planter, three planting pots, a trowel, three packages of organic seeds (Teddy Bear Sunflower, Basil and Zinnia) and soil disks. It is made from environmentally friendly materials, helping to reduce fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions in the name of Good Green Fun™. Launch date: September 2007.
— Angel Stahl, owner of Angel's Toy Barn in Greensburg, Pa., thinks these eco-friendly toys will do well for her in 2008.

Make-believe culinary treats benefit the earth when young chefs concoct them with this environmentally friendly Cookware and Dining Set made of natural bioplastic. The 27-piece set comes with a stock pot and lid, a skillet, four plates, four bowls, four cups, and four place settings (fork, spoon and knife). It is made from annually renewable, sustainable resources (such as corn), helping to reduce fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions. This company received a 2008 Green Toy Company Award from Dr. Toy. Launch date: September 2007.

Kids will dig building castles and hunting for buried treasure with this environmentally friendly Sand Play Set made of natural bio-plastic. This classic four-piece collection of tools includes a bucket, a sand castle mold, a shovel and a rake. It is made from recycled plastic milk jugs. Launch date: September 2007.
— Kristin Pollard of Mud Puddle Toys in Marblehead, Mass., has had a "good response so far to the sandcastle set that has come in,” and has more sets on order, she said in early 2008. Products by Green Toys were a Toy Fair favorite for five of 24 retailers surveyed by TDmonthly.

The wooden ship and pirate figures in this set are equipped with magnets, providing kids with a shipload of fun. The pirates attach securely to any area of the ship that contains a magnet, and can be arranged and rearranged as desired. Launch date: July 2007.

Kids will have a wagonload of fun arranging and rearranging the figures inside the covered wagon. Constructed of wood, each piece features a small magnet, allowing it to attach firmly to different parts of the vehicle that also contain magnets. Launch date: July 2007.

What could be more fun than playing both the offensive and the defensive while trying to search for the hidden treasures. Each time you roll the die you get to blow your ship towards the treasure. Touch the other pirate’s island and you get to seek a treasure card. But watch out – if you don’t touch the island then the other pirate gets to take one shot with his wooden cannon to see if he can knock your ship back to your own island.

Be a BSI! Super-cool portable tools let kids discover bug body parts, eating habits and other bug business—wherever they go. BSI Bug Scope Double-viewing action shows bugs from the top and bottom! GeoSafari® Bug Patrol® Catch-and-release container clips to clothing for hands-free bug patrol. Super Sleuth Microscope Check out tiny bugs at 30x their normal size! Discovering Bugs Full-color booklet gives kids the scoop on bug care.

This play set teaches children about Noah’s incredible Tale of Glory. Noah even narrates his own biography, reciting Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:13 and other key verses from the Bible. A unique start and stop function allows children to pause and restart the story at any point. A colorful mini-storybook is included. Launch date: August 1, 2007.

This seven-piece set features Remy, Emile, Diango, Linguini, Colette, Skinner and Gusteau from the movie “Ratatouille.” Each PVC figure stands up to 3-3/4” tall. Launch date: April 15, 2007.

Learn to count "family-style" with this ingenious stacking toy. Mix and match the wooden blocks, or follow the colors to stack your way up to five.

This play set includes three explorer figures, an ATV, an adventure truck, a horse, a horse trailer and hitch, a kayak and paddles, a tent, sleeping bags, a campfire and more. The vehicles can even be adjusted and taken apart. “Mighty World is a comprehensive, exciting line of play figures, accessories, and play sets designed to foster children’s imagination and creativity by encouraging them to create, experience and explore their own world of pretend play,” Andrea Harvey, public relations representative for International Playthings, told TDmonthly. This product is a Spring 2007 Dr. Toy Best Product Award winner. Launch date: September 2007.