The kit comes with over 500 pieces, allowing Hannah Montana fans everywhere to create her own customized tabletop versions of familiar show scenes, including Miley’s living room and Hannah’s stage and closet. The kit’s themed stickers, markers, beads and characters allow kids to design, decorate and play over and over again. Launch date: July 2008.

This pop-up toaster toasts Hello Kitty's face on every slice. It features six shade settings, a removable crumb tray, a 3-D Hello Kitty face on the toaster, two wide toast slots to accommodate bagels, a cool-touch exterior, self-adjusting bread guides and a cord storage area underneath.
— Josh Darby, manager of Toy Up in Little Rock, Ark., told TDmonthly in April 2008 that his store sells “about one [Hello Kitty] item per day.”
— Greg Bonner, owner of Heights Toy Center in Little Rock, Ark., said he averages “three pieces a day.”
— “In licensed products, we do the best with Hello Kitty. … We sell three or four … toys a day,” May Foster, a long-time sales person at The Toy Palace in Jackson, Miss., told TDmonthly in April 2008.

The interactive journal is based on Greg Heffley’s own “diary,” and encourages children to express themselves in a new way. The book comes complete with a full-color comics section featuring the collected cartoons of Greg Heffley and his best friend, Rowley. Launch date: October 2008.

The kit contains enough materials for four projects under the sun: two necklaces, colored thread, original shells and color instructions. “Easy to do, these summer projects will impress everybody,” Bojeux Inc. Coordinator Isabelle Grenon told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

The kit comes with assorted wood and felt pieces, one sheet of transfer, rattail, gems, three lobster clips and color instructions. “These dangle pals are easy to create…[and] very trendy,” Bojeux Inc. Coordinator Isabelle Grenon told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

The kit comes with enough materials to create three pouches: three assorted felt colors, six pre-cuts felt flowers, six buttons, one needle, colored thread and color instructions. “In a room, a dresser or a locker, it's the most fashion way to keep orderly your valuable objects,” Bojeux Inc.  Coordinator Isabelle Grenon told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

 The kit comes with enough assorted beads and gemstones to make two bracelets and two rings. Illustrated instructions are included. “It’s really fun to do and the result is amazing,” Bojeux Inc.  Coordinator Isabelle Grenon told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2008.

Patent-pending Clickables technology magically connects toys with Disney’s virtual worlds, seamlessly bringing online worlds, offline play and real-world friends together. The Pixie Dust eJewelry Collection includes a magical jewelry box, a charm necklace and three exclusive Disney Fairies charms powered by Clickables technology. When a girl touches a charm to the Clickables center of her jewelry box, Pixie Dust sparkles and music plays as the jewelry box comes alive. Each charm unlocks a unique fairy gift at the Pixie Hollow website, including exclusive clothing and décor. Launch date: Fall 2008.

The aluminum scooter features height adjustment capability, fold ability for easy storage and transport, a no-slip safety grip footboard, a customized footboard shape and a Bratz design.

The custom mylar braided pink jump rope comes with colorful streamers. Each handle reads “Bratz.”

The full-color, hand held console allows girls to create characters and have a rich, virtual life. Girls can dress their characters, purchase pets for their characters, take their characters on shopping trips and more. Launch date: 2008.

The spine-chilling stories teach kids valuable lessons in a very creative and memorable way: a finicky young eater gets turned into pasta, teddy bears take revenge on not-so-loving owners, a wasteful girl is recycled by Recyclops and much more. The animated DVD has a running time of over an hour. Launch date: April 22, 2008.

The clutch measures 4-3/4” x 2-3/4” and is designed for almost any occasion. Each side of the clutch features a different design and image. Launch date: Spring 2008.

The set builds environmental awareness with statement charms such as Love Earth, Green is Good, Plant A Tree and Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. Each set comes with five eco-themed interchangeable charms and a charm bracelet. The packaging is made of 100 percent recycled cardboard, features an eco-art design and comes with a 100 organic cotton insert. Launch date: Spring 2008.

The seven-piece room décor collection includes two fabric bins, a music note door plaque, a primping station and three shelves. Launch date: November 2007.

This doll from the Summertime Collection shows Hannah Montana ready to hit the beach with her friends. It comes with two fun stickers and other cool accessories.
— Hannah Montana products are best sellers at Puzzle Zoo stores, Co-owner Jay Demircift told TDmonthly in early 2008.

The 81-piece Imperial Dropship comes complete with three stormtroopers and features laser cannons and a detachable platform. It is 4” long.
— “We really do well with Star Wars Legos,” said Jay Demircift, co-owner of five Puzzle Zoo stores, about this best-selling line in early 2008.

This cute little duck comes with a code that allows its owner to access Webkinz World online.
— Over 26 percent of 45 retailers surveyed by TDmonthly in early 2008 named Webkinz as their hottest selling item.
— “Webkinz by Ganz — they still sell out every shipment,” Melodie Ingwersen, owner of Creativity for Kids in Columbia, S.C., told TDmonthly in early 2008.
— “[They] have been really hot for the last couple of years,” she added.

This modern version of Colorforms features detailed fashion stickers for mix-and-match fun. Girls can peel the designs on and off, adding shoes, hair, bags and other accessories to the scenes shown in the included booklets. The collectible series of books and stickers are produced in limited quantities. “Our product is colorful, high quality, multi-cultural, imaginative and educational. [It’s] great for developing fine motor skills, imaginative play, sharing, collecting and learning,” Founder Anne Kim of AK Toy Company told TDmonthly. “Simplymini … is not available in large retail stores and [is] currently sold in over 25 specialty stores in the Northeast and Midwest.”

The puzzle set includes three full-color puzzles featuring scenes from stories about nine-year-old Julie Albright, who lives in 1970s San Francisco. When assembled, the puzzles can be framed in the included oval frame and displayed.

The set includes hand and foot cream, shampoo, conditioner, lip shine, body lotion, shower gel, mesh sponge and a Real Beauty: 101 Ways to Feel Great About You book. Products come in coconut, vanilla, strawberries and cream, pink lemonade and fruit flavor scents. Launch date: Spring 2008.

The curtain is constructed of an assortment of beads and sequins and will go perfectly over any doorway, window, closet and more.

Writer, actor and performer Steve Martin teams up with cartoonist Roz Chast to introduce this laugh-inducing introduction to the alphabet for young children. In twenty-six alliterative couplets, accompanied by hilarious cartoons, Martin and Chast introduce readers to Horace the hare, whose hairdo hides hunchbacks, and Bad Baby Bubbleducks, who hides a framed picture of a beatnik holding balloons. Launch date: October 2007.

The set allows tweens to list their favorites, un-favorites, pet peeves, proudest achievements, weirdest phobias, secret crushes, wildest ambitions and much more. The book features 60 pages of ideas, games and activities ranging from thought-provoking to just plain goofy. A custom-designed, 150-page, coil-bound notepad comes with built-in pockets and a coordinating pencil. Launch date: March 2008.

The table and chair set is inspired by the boomerang form. Both pieces are environmentally friendly, industrial grade, hygienic, waterproof and easy to clean. Adult assembly is required. The set is available in pre-finished Baltic Birch plywood and three vivid, candy-coated colors. Launch date: January 2004.
— “These tables and chairs were originally designed for childcare centers and have been tried and tested,” notNeutral Designer Chiaki Kanda told TDmonthly. “Since their initial conception, the design has been simplified to a KD-version and is available in three painted styles.”