November 2007 New Toys — CD-ROM

NASCAR team Activity Book & CD by PC Treasures, Inc.

Updated for the 2008 NASCAR season, the activity kit includes an interactive CD with full kit materials, such as posters of the team and over 200 activity pages. Launch date: 2008. 10/19/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Play With Me Sesame – Good Night Sesame by GENIUS PRODUCTS INC.

This two-disc handle case features a DVD in which Sesame Street friends teach little ones about naps, encouraging them to use their imaginations and sing along to “Boogie Woogie Sheep.” It also comes with a bonus 60-minute CD-ROM. Launch date: October 23, 2007. 10/11/2007 (Price: $16.95)

Play With Me Sesame – Playtime With Grover by GENIUS PRODUCTS INC.

This two-disc handle case features a DVD in which Grover, along with friends Bert, Ernie, Prairie Dawn and others, encourages preschoolers to take part in interactive play while being educated about concepts such as size relationships and opposites. It also comes with a bonus 60-minute CD-ROM. Launch date: October 23, 2007. 10/11/2007 (Price: $16.95)

Creativity Express by MADCAP LOGIC LLC

Creativity Express is interactive educational software for children ages 7 to 12. The program is a blend of animated storytelling and interactive activities that teach the principles of art and provide the tools for creative self expression. It contains 16 modules that explore the elements of art and creativity, plus projects that allow children to put these concepts to use in artwork that they can create on the computer with the digital paint software included or with their own traditional art supplies. “Created by former Disney animators, the feature-film-quality 3-D animation and storytelling guides kids to develop advanced creativity and visualization skills,” Inside Sales Manager Lera Haines of Madcap Logic told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 1, 2007. 10/4/2007 (Price: $29.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

DollHouse by PROTOZONE

This program offers endless hours of creative fun and learning for children as they learn about patterns, symmetry, quilts and painting, all the while playing in their own virtual doll house. Within minutes, they can create amazing patterns on the walls, floors, furniture and rugs, all with the click of a mouse. Users can change seasons, turn day into night, open doors, drawers and windows, play games and more. They can save and print their creations, which may serve as sheets of wallpaper, rugs, paintings, floors and even furniture for a real doll house. Launch date: November 2006. 8/9/2007 (Price: $24.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

KaleidoPix by PROTOZONE

With this creative program, children can form magical patterns as they mix and match imported photos with drawings, doodles, leaves and snowflakes. As kids work with patterns, they will learn about art, science and symmetry, observing how even small changes to a shape can make a big difference in the outcome. Kids will appreciate seeing their symmetrical designs unfold on screen, and can also save and print their creations for framing, book and CD covers, wrapping paper, fabric designs and more. There’s even a playback movie feature. Launch date: November 2006. 8/9/2007 (Price: $24.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

KaleidoDraw by PROTOZONE

KaleidoDraw introduces kids to the art and science of symmetry patterns. This fun program is simple enough for a 3 year old and complex enough with infinite possibilities to fascinate all ages. In minutes, users will be making Magical Masterpieces that explode with a kaleidoscope of color. KaleidoDraw is running in Museums, hospitals and schools all around the world. Designs can be saved and printed for use in scrapbooks, pictures, cards and more. This product was a Children’s Software Review All Star award winner in 2003. “ProtoZone software is unique. It is intuitive, easy, complex and completely open ended; the only limits are the user’s imagination,” CEO Jim Metcalfe of ProtoZone told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2003. 8/9/2007 (Price: $18.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]