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February 2009 New Specialty Toys — Creative ActivitiesAge Range: 3 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
JAMLiBs are reusable accessories for kids to decorate and customize their Perler® and fused-bead creations. JAMLiBs open the door to another level of creativity and fun. There are many varieties of JAMLiBs, including jewels of all shapes, sizes and colors, googly eyes, colorful dots and word tabs. They can even be hung on a refrigerator with one of the super magnets. "The patent-pending reusable fastener that allows you to decorate your fused-bead designs is the only such product available. This craft for creative kids will open their minds and offer hours of creativity and entertainment," Brad Wilcox, managing director of JAMLiBs, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 15, 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22662 (added 2/27/2009) . Age Range: 8 and up Launch Date: March 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Get hooked on this card game of big fish and even bigger fish tales. Cast a lure card from your tackle box, then pick from your opponents' cards in hopes of landing the big one. Will you be able to see through their bluffs or will you get stuck with a soggy old boot? Reel in the most fish and you're the master angler. But catch only junk and you'll be left telling a story about the one that got away. Launch date: March 2009. — Gamewright games were listed as top sellers by Shana Hack, owner of Moon Rabbit Toys in Santa Fe, N.M., in June 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22646 (added 2/27/2009) . A child can slip through the opening of this plane and run around holding the sides of it, pretending to fly. It can also be decorated and personalized with paints, markers and accessories. It measures 29" x 18" x 18". ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22517 (added 2/17/2009) . This activity map of the United States includes a checklist with the state names and abbreviations and can be written on with any type of crayon or marker -- even permanent -- and then simply wiped away. It is available in 24" x 18" and 36" x 24" (MSRP: $24.99). ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22516 (added 2/17/2009) . Aspiring fashion designers can achieve “Runway Ready” status, with Harumika – the new dress-form fashion doll from Bandai America Inc. Already a huge phenomenon in Japan, Harumika lets girls “style their imagination” and easily design attire with colorful fabrics and fashion accessories – all with no sewing required. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22505 (added 2/17/2009) . Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
This parent and child activity kit includes materials to create a foot cast in the sand at the beach. It includes enough plaster mix to make molds of two feet and comes in a bright beach pail. Launch date: February 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22469 (added 2/16/2009) . The Shailie™ Closet is an 18" x 30" fabric panel and hangs from a standard clothes hanger. The Shailie™ pieces attach by simply pressing the Velcro® side of each Shailie™ design piece onto the Closet. The Closet helps the pieces "play nice" and not hook and snag each other, keeping everything in runway-ready condition. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22453 (added 2/11/2009) . Shailie™ themed fashion kits are sold separately and include the Pink Princess, Prom, Fiesta, Bride, and Fairy. Dresses are designed to fit most girls ages 5-13. The themed fashion kits come in pieces, from jewels to sleeves, collars, and skirts. Girls can design their own dresses and then wear them. All Shailie™ products can be mixed and matched, providing endless creativity and endless fashion fun! ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22452 (added 2/11/2009) . Pink polka dot fabric is the new signature look for Shailie's™ life-size dress form—the foundation on which girls design, create, and wear their own unlimited fashions using a wide variety of Shailie™ dress-up pieces and accessories. The pink polka dot dress form comes in child size, medium and is a darling accent to any girls' bedroom or play area decor. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22451 (added 2/11/2009) . This playfully smart art easel has so many neat-o benefits. Use it as a traditional easel, a chalkboard, a white board, or a puppet theater. Included are two fabulous “coloring-book” scenes to use as backdrops when this clever easel is in puppet theater mode. There is room in the back to add a P’kolino Play Kit and the entire unit folds flat for easy storage. Launch date: May 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22442 (added 2/10/2009) . Includes a large variety of jewels so you can add some "bling" to all of your fuse bead projects. Pack includes flowers, hearts, stars, larger circles and three different colors of our popular smaller circles. Then hang your completed Perler® and fuse bead project on the refrigerator with one of the super magnets. JAMLiBs allow a child to customize their fused or Perler® bead projects, opening the door to another level of creativity and fun. They come in jewels of all shapes, sizes, and colors, googly eyes, colorful dots and word tabs. Each pack also includes magnets, enabling each kid to display their finished work on your refrigerator. JAMLiBs are reusable. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22400 (added 2/6/2009) . Includes everything you will need to get you started; large and small jewels, googly eyes, colorful pegs, word fun circles with pre-printed messages and some word fun circles to write your own message. Then hang your completed Perler® and fuse bead project on the refrigerator with one of the super magnets. JAMLiBs allow a child to customize their fused or Perler® bead projects, opening the door to another level of creativity and fun. They come in jewels of all shapes, sizes, and colors, googly eyes, colorful dots and word tabs. Each pack also includes magnets, enabling each kid to display their finished work on your refrigerator. JAMLiBs are reusable. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22399 (added 2/6/2009) . Age Range: 3 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
WorkTown Mat™ presents children with images commonly found in industry, including: heavy equipment, workers, safety gear, buildings under construction, and construction materials. When WorkTown Mat™ is placed next to other PlayTown Mats™, roads wind seamlessly throughout. Like all PlayTown Mats™, WorkTown Mat™ has a rigid surface to support action figures and small toy vehicles; and, they are lightweight, readily expandable for play, and fold compactly for easy travel and storage. Launch date: February 15, 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22335 (added 1/30/2009) . Age Range: 3 and up Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
HomeTown Mat™ presents children with images of a peaceful small town, including: residential community, various civic and commercial buildings, roads, and nature. When HomeTown Mat™ is pieced together with other PlayTown Mats™, roads wind seamlessly throughout. Like all PlayTown Mats™, HomeTown Mat™ has a rigid surface to support action figures and small toy vehicles; and, they are lightweight, readily expandable for play, and fold compactly for easy travel and storage. Other collectible themes, such as FunTown Mat™, FarmTown Mat™, CampTown Mat™ and DownTown Mat™, to follow soon. Launch date: February 15, 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22334 (added 1/30/2009) . This colorful construction kit contains four pieces each of the five ZOOB shapes in sparkly shades. They come in a reusable tube that includes instructions for 17 simple projects, including a giraffe, rocket man, cell phone and tiara. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22322 (added 1/30/2009) . Safari Adventure Mega Magnaforms From: PETER PAUPER PRESS Other products from PETER PAUPER PRESS
Age Range: 4 to 8 Launch Date: July 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
At home or away, little adventurers will enjoy engaging in wild pastimes with magnetic Sudoku, tangrams and other games, and venturing on safari in imaginative play scenes. There are 18 games, puzzles and play scenes, more than 100 magnets, a zipper bag for storage, and a handy flip-over magnetic back cover. Launch date: July 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22284 (added 1/30/2009) . Young princesses make their way through palaces and enchanted forests as they have a ball with memory and strategy games, Sudoku, imaginative play scenes and tangram puzzles. This activity includes 18 games, puzzles and play scenes, more than 100 magnets, and a zipper bag for storage. "The Mega MagnaForms has a magnetic foldover back cover [that] allows easy movement to play games and provides endless fun for play on the go or at home," Rasheen Hewlett, marketing assistant for Peter Pauper Press, told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22283 (added 1/30/2009) . Princess Bella Scratch & Sketch From: PETER PAUPER PRESS Other products from PETER PAUPER PRESS
Kids can trace the illustrations of Princess Bella and her adventures and watch her colorful story unfold. Launch date: February 2005. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22282 (added 1/30/2009) . Flower Fairies Scratch & Sketch From: PETER PAUPER PRESS Other products from PETER PAUPER PRESS
This activity features a scratch garden filled with bright flowers and lively fairies. Kids will see their artwork blossom on rainbow-swirled and gold, silver and purple glitter pages. They can use the sketch pages to draw their own designs. Scratch & Sketch "inspire[s] kids of all ages to become more creative and imaginative," Rasheen Hewlett, marketing assistant for Peter Pauper Press, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2007. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22281 (added 1/30/2009) . Age Range: 8 to 14 Launch Date: January 2003 Gender: Boys And Girls
This product includes 20 super-cool drawing and design projects, from hieroglyphics to superheroes to Van Gogh. It comes with punch-out, reusable stencils kids can use in their designs. "Easy-to-handle wire-o binding makes each book user friendly," Rasheen Hewlett, marketing assistant for Peter Pauper Press, told TDmonthly. It was a 2006 NAPPA Honors award winner. Launch date: 2003. — Debbie Rogers, owner of Bear and Friends in Johnson City, Tenn., told TDmonthly in a January 2012 survey that they sell a dozen or so Scratch and Sketch books each month, making them a top selling arts and crafts item. — In an April 2015 survey, two out of 10 retailers told TDmonthly that scratch art was a best-selling travel toy. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22280 (added 1/30/2009) . Trendy designers can create their own fashions — party dresses, jeans, T-shirts, flip flops, sunglasses, bags and jewelry — by scratching away the black coating with the handy wooden stylus to reveal the swirl patterns and holographic colors in their hot new wardrobes. Launch date: June 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22279 (added 1/30/2009) . X-Ball From: CREATIVE WHACK COMPANY Other products from CREATIVE WHACK COMPANY
(Read Review) Age Range: 12 and up SKU or Item #: XB60RED Launch Date: February 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
X-Ball®, the newest creativity toy from the makers of the award-winning Ball of Whacks®, presents a whole new playful way to stimulate creativity. The set of 30 X-shaped magnetic design pieces click together to form a geometric orb. The uniquely angled X-shaped pieces allow imaginative users to invent their own shapes and designs. The X-Ball comes with an illustrated, 96-page creativity guidebook that offers lots of ideas for other fun shapes and creative applications. "X-Ball was created as a companion toy to the award-winning Ball of Whacks, and its unique X-shaped pieces can be combined the magnetic pyramids for creative play," Lynn Araujo, communications director for Creative Whack Company, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 15, 2009. Past Videos: ASTRA 2009 ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22210 (added 1/23/2009) . QuickCenter System From: AMACO (AMERICAN ART CLAY CO. INC.) Other products from AMACO (AMERICAN ART CLAY CO. INC.)
Age Range: 6 and up SKU or Item #: 22869E Launch Date: December 2008 Gender: Boys And Girls
Introducing the easiest way to center up to 4 lbs. of clay on a potter's wheel the first time, every time. The QuickCenter is "training wheels" for the centering process. The components of the system include the Universal Adaptor, Recessed Bat, Canister/Plunger, False Bottoms Set, Ejector, and QuickCenter Bat Pins. "Centering clay on a potter's wheel can be intimidating for students and those new to ceramics. The QuickCenter takes the guesswork out of centering clay in just three easy steps," Richard Fullenweider, advertising and media director of AMACO, told TDmonthly. Launch date: December 2008. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22207 (added 1/23/2009) . Age Range: 6 and up Launch Date: June 2005 Gender: Boys And Girls
Young artists can dive in for hours of fun and creativity as their artwork appears like magic while they learn about 20 of the ocean's most fascinating creatures. "Our Scratch & Sketch products are great because they inspire kids of all ages to become more creative and imaginative. Kids are never limited to any one design, the colors are beautiful, and the activity promotes hand-eye coordination," Rasheen Hewlett, marketing assistant for Peter Pauper Press, told TDmonthly. "Easy-to-handle wire-o binding makes each book user friendly." Launch date: June 2005. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22198 (added 1/23/2009) . Age Range: 8 and up SKU or Item #: 00008 Launch Date: March 2009 Gender: Boys And Girls
Kids can create a one-of-a-kind bowl for their one-of-a-kind pet. The size is perfect for dogs, cats, monkeys, parrots or opossums. The specially coated, food-safe ceramic pet dish comes with six non-toxic ceramic markers and holds three cups of dry food. The kit "provides children a creative way to express their love for a favorite pet. It is a fun, easy and functional project that your child will be proud of," Mike Greenwald, co-president of Bowwowmeow, told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 2009. — "I saw these last year and didn't give them a second thought," said Mary Sisson of Kazoodles in Vancouver, Wash., "but I'm realizing how much kids love their pets and how this fills a niche for the animal lovers among our customer base. Especially the artistic ones." The Bowwowmeow pet products were one of her favorite lines at ASTRA Marketplace 2009, she told TDmonthly. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 22184 (added 1/23/2009) .
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