November 2007 New Toys — Educational

Build-It-Yourself Sundial by ROB WALRECHT PLANISPHERES

Kids can build their own sundials using this cardboard kit. The kit even comes with additional material to educate kids about sundials and they way they work. The 16-1/2” x 12” sundial is designed for the U.S. and Canada. Launch date: 2002. 10/2/2007 (Price: $2.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Build-It-Yourself Star Wheel by ROB WALRECHT PLANISPHERES

Kids can build their very own star wheel. This cardboard kit is a simplified version of the planisphere and measures 16-1/2” x 12”. There are two versions available: the STW-40, for 40° north (most of the USA) and the STW-50 (for the northern USA and Canada). Launch date: 2002. 10/2/2007 (Price: $2.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Think-ets by THINK-A-LOT TOYS

The educational and fun-filled game uses adorable miniature objects from around the world that inspire imagination and test memory. All packaged in a little drawstring bag, it’s an at-home game, a travel game, a party game, a storytelling game and a camping game that’s perfect for children and families. Think-ets has received the following awards: 2008 iParenting Media Award (Classic and Hot), 2008 The Toy Man Product Guide (Award of Excellence & Editor's Choice), AblePlay, and 2007 Creative Child Seal of Excellence. Launch date: September 2007.
— Teresa Derry, owner of Annie’s Toy Chest in Cocoa, Fla., told TDmonthly in March 2009 that her stores sells about 12 Think-ets per week, keeping them located near the register. “I can’t keep it in the store,” she said.
— “Think-ets are good ones for traveling,” seconded Lisa McMartin, co-owner of Wonderment Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn.

Past videos: Product Demonstration ( Watch Video) 9/27/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

ScienceWiz™ - Energy: Join the Race to Save the Planet by SCIENCE WIZ / NORMAN & GLOBUS INC.

Both educational and fun, this kit addresses the global climate crisis and calls kids to action. The kit includes lab materials and a book written by Ph.D. scientist Penny Norman. A supercapacitor, a solar cell, two motors, an electric car, a flywheel generator and pure hydrogen are among the many materials included. 9/27/2007 (Price: $19.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

JumpStart World 2nd Grade by KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE, INC

This computer software provides children with a revolutionary 3D world of learning that progresses in response to each child’s pace. Kids build critical second grade level skills as they discover new lands and solve the mystery to become a JumpStart Hero. This product is a 2007 iParenting Media Award winner. 9/26/2007 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

JumpStart World 1st Grade by KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE, INC

The first grade level software provides children with a revolutionary 3D world of learning that progresses in response to each child’s pace. Kids are introduced to puzzle play and problem solving as they build essential first grade level skills and explore a vast world of learning. This product is a 2007 iParenting Media Award winner. 9/26/2007 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Grow A Frog™ by BEST OF BEST

Watch the incredible metamorphous from tadpole to adult frog. Grow A Frog™ includes aquarium, growth food, pet handbook and certificate. Just mail in the certificate and a live tadpole will be sent directly to you! Ages 6 and up.
— “I often have to point the kits out, as [kids] are transfixed by the aquarium,” Richard Stoecklein, owner of The Toy Factory in Jacksonville, Fla., said in summer 2008 of the live Grow-A-Frog display he has kept on his counter for many years. 
— Five percent of 64 retailers said in August 2008 that Grow-A-Frog is a top-selling science and nature item. 9/25/2007 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

BabyFirstTV 6-DVD Collection, Volume 1 by BabyFirstTV

Suitable for ages 6 months to 3 years, BabyFirstTV, the nation's only 24/7 channel dedicated to babies and their parents, now offers its award-winning programming on DVD. The line of developmental DVDs features content specifically tailored to meet the needs of infants and toddlers. It is created by leading child development experts, features on-screen parenting tips and a unique 3-step introduction method to topics, and is available in English and Spanish. The six-DVD collection includes Vocabulary Seeds, Numerical Concepts, Cognitive Beginnings, Night Symphony, Visual Inspirations and Social Explorations. “The BabyFirstTV DVD line is ideal for the specialty toy market since the products are not currently offered in mass retail outlets,” Marketing Director Kristin Feltz of BabyFirstTV told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 1, 2007. ( Watch Video) 9/25/2007 (Price: $69.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

FOZEX Dig it Up! Excavation Kit Tyrannosaurus Rex by NEAR NATURE CORPORATION

This kit includes a paleontological buried fossil and a full set of excavation tools including a mallet, a flat chisel, a point chisel, a brush and a sponge. “Dit It Up! excavation game is the only digging play-type dinosaur game that uses stone powder. Our dinosaur fossil is three times stronger than competitor's products. This makes Dig It Up! the only digging excavation game that could make layers simulating real paleontologist's action. The powdered gypsum that we use is toxic proof. We also use no lead material,” President Tony Sangvacharakul of Near Nature Corporation told TDmonthly. Launch date: June 24, 2007. 9/25/2007 (Price: $19.95)

The Teaching TimeOut by TIMEOUT TOT

Written by Ann Brazil, creator of TimeOut Tot’s teaching toys, this 5.5” x 7.7”, 125-page soft-bound book is a step-by-step guide and parent resource. It shows parents not only how to use the discipline technique of timeout, but when to use it. Timeout is more effective for impulsive misbehaviors but isn’t right for every misbehavior. 9/25/2007 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Beethoven Lives Upstairs by THE CHILDREN'S GROUP INC.

Classical Kids® takes children into the world of the composer. In this story, an eccentric new boarder turns a young boy’s life upside-down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! Young Christoph exchanges letters about the chaotic arrival of Mr. Beethoven and learns to appreciate the great composer and his music. 9/24/2007 (Price: $16.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Murmel Murmel Munsch! by THE CHILDREN'S GROUP INC.

Robert Munsch has been entertaining children, parents, grandparents, librarians and teachers with his zany, silly, colorful, poignant, and powerful stories for more than thirty years. 9/24/2007 (Price: $16.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Love You Forever — The Best of Robert Munsch by THE CHILDREN'S GROUP INC.

Not a read-along or book-on-CD, Love You Forever – The Best of Robert Munsch features approximately 60 minutes of classic Munsch works performed by the author himself and infused with his inimitable sound effects, added musical embellishments and tons and tons of fun! 9/24/2007 (Price: $16.98) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Nursery Rhyme Tease Board Book & Matching Tee Sets by TIME OUT SPOTS INC.

Created by teacher turned mom, Heather Sievers, Nursery Rhyme Tease is the first children's line to incorporate fashion and literacy. Reading to infants is one of the best ways to encourage their development. Designs now available are Itsy Bitsy Spider, Old MacDonald, Hey Diddle Diddle, Humpty Dumpty, Wheels on the Bus, 5 Monkeys, Twinkle Twinkle, and 3 Little Pigs. There is also a "holiday" design series featuring Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, Valentine's Day, and a great Patriotic design that works for the 4th of July & Memorial Day. The new "Color Me Tease" sets come with fabric markers too and allow little ones to color their own tee. Launch date: September 07 ( Watch Video) 9/18/2007 (Price: $25.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

SmartGlobe Junior™ by OREGON SCIENTIFIC

Following on the heels of the award-winning SmartGlobe™ 2.0, the SmartGlobe Junior™ brings a world of discovery right to any child's room. Go on a fun-filled voyage of discovery with the interactive SmartGlobe Junior™. Cool animations and sounds indulge children's curiosity and encourage independent exploratory play through a simple touch pad. The SmartGlobe Junior™ introduces children to animals, famous sites, language, music, food and clothing from around the world. 9/14/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Hot Wheels™ Fast Track Laptop by OREGON SCIENTIFIC

Put the pedal to the metal and join in the fun with the Hot Wheels™ Fast Track Laptop! This car-inspired laptop not only looks cool but also helps young Hot Wheels™ fans learn essential 1st and 2nd grade skills. The learning laptop is packed with exciting activities and fun games to test your skills at languages, mathematics, memory, logic and lots more! Hot Wheels™ racetracks can be mounted directly to the laptop where kids can test the speed of their cars. 9/14/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Barbie™ B-Bright™ Learning Laptop by OREGON SCIENTIFIC

The Barbie B-Bright™ Learning Laptop features 12 learning activities which teach letters, numbers, math, shapes and colors, all in a Barbie™ ballerina theme. It also includes a musical keyboard for melody and music fun and a mini laptop for your favorite fashion doll. 9/14/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Barbie™ World Traveler Touch & Teach™ Globe by OREGON SCIENTIFIC

Join Barbie® on a learning journey around the world. Music, cool sound effects, animation and the voice of Barbie® bring to life world facts in a simple and entertaining way. This interactive touch globe introduces preschool and kindergarten children to animals, famous sites, food and customs from around the world. With just a touch, Barbie® cheerfully takes children on this fun-filled path of discovery. 9/14/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

DeLuxe Snap Rover SCROV-50 by ELENCO

With this deluxe version, kids can build their own RC Snap Rover using the colorful Snap Circuits parts that come with the kit. There is no soldering required; all the parts simply snap together with ease. Once the Snap Rover is completed, kids can navigate their surroundings with the easy-to-use remote control. The Deluxe features a disc shooter, a digital voice recorder, music sounds, a wireless microphone and more than 20 other experiments.
— "The Deluxe Snap Rover comes with remote control and can be navigated both forward and backward. It all snaps together with ease and comes with a full assembly manual,” said Walter Larsen, national sales manager for Elenco. 9/6/2007 (Price: $99.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Kyle by KIDS WITH POSSIBILITIES

Kyle happens to be deaf, but that doesn't stop him from going camping, playing baseball at the park and teaching his teammates sign language. His friend Wendy uses the Braille alphabet to read and has a spunky seeing-eye dog named Liam. “These plush dolls with their positive message have arrived to inspire action through play and thus to seek out the rising star within each child,” Kids With Possibilities Founder Laurie DesRosier told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2007. 9/4/2007 (Price: $35.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Word Builders - 12 Reading Games by BILINGUAL LANGUAGE MATERIALS

1,015 different words can be build with the 37 beginning card sounds and 56 ending card sounds in the Word Builder’s Kit. For example: fun, hop, quit, chin, best, drank, game, hope, quite, play, flight, and sky.

The new Word Builder’s Kit was created by a classroom teacher who used it successfully with her students. 9/4/2007 (Price: $11.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mandy and Pandy Sing songs Set-1 by MANDY & PANDY BOOKS

In this fourth installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy visit the farm to experience farm tools and farm animals. 8/30/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mandy and Pandy Visit the Farm by MANDY & PANDY BOOKS

In this fourth installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy visit the farm to experience farm tools and farm animals. 8/30/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mandy and Pandy play Colors at the Lake by MANDY & PANDY BOOKS

In this third installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy go through colors in Chinese. 8/30/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mandy and Pandy Play Let's Count by MANDY & PANDY BOOKS

In this second installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy teach numbers in Chinese. 8/30/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]