February 2009 New Specialty Toys — Interactive

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, she’s always giggling and having a ball. This yellow Glowberry Bear is kind from head to toe, both her tummy and her personality glow. The Glowberry Bears are 12-inch soft plush, adorable daytime friends; at night they are huggable, cuddly, night-lights. The Glowberry Bears glow and giggle if their tummies are rubbed. A squeeze of their left paw and they become a cuddly night-light. The Glowberry Bears can actually talk to kids and when two Glowberry Bears are in the same proximity they talk to each other!

Twinkles is pink and just the kind of Glowberry Bear you’d think. She’s pretty and kind, and witty you’ll find. Besides her incredible ability to sing, the other Glowberry Bears will tell you she knows everything. The Glowberry Bears are 12-inch soft plush, adorable daytime friends; at night they are huggable, cuddly, night-lights. The Glowberry Bears glow and giggle if their tummies are rubbed. A squeeze of their left paw and they become a cuddly night-light. The Glowberry Bears can actually talk to kids and when two Glowberry Bears are in the same proximity they talk to each other!

This Glowberry Bear is green, the youngest and cutest on the scene. Smart and athletic, he has it all, and is always there to help when his best friends call. Day after day, this fastest Glowberry Bear is out, discovering what Snooky Island’s all about. The Glowberry Bears are 12-inch soft plush, adorable daytime friends; at night they are huggable, cuddly, night-lights. The Glowberry Bears glow and giggle if their tummies are rubbed. A squeeze of their left paw and they become a cuddly night-light. The Glowberry Bears can actually talk to kids and when two Glowberry Bears are in the same proximity they talk to each other!

Press a song button on the guitar and sing along to popular children’s songs. Lyrics are printed in the book. Roll the bar on the guitar to play the melody note by note. Includes five song triggers.

Kids help Thomas take photos from around Sodor. “Digital camera” module includes buttons for five spread animations with sound effects, a flash snapshot button, and a slideshow button. Kids watch the LED animation and press the snapshot button to capture a still ‘photo’ that they can then view by pressing the slideshow button. Each spread animation can have six ‘photos’ and each ‘photo’ is accompanied by a sound effect.

Children will love using the real working flashlight included with this book to cast shadows on the book and the pop-ups that are on each spread. The flashlight includes five fun sounds. 

Steering Wheel books feature a steering wheel mounted on a telescoping base that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. Each spread features the story with illustration on the left-hand page, while the right-hand page shows what the child sees through the “windshield” at a particular point in the story.

Trigger 25 magic moments including sound, character voice, and melodies by touching the “magic” spots on the page with the magic wand. Or wave the wand in the air to hear sparkly magic wand sounds.

Welcome to the Pit Crew! The Tool Box book helps readers join the team by letting them use three tools while reading the story. Hear the click-clack, tap-tap, and ratchet sounds by interacting with the shaped buttons. Press the illustrated buttons to hear Lightning’s engine rev and other race day sounds.

Fans of Kooky Klickers now have the opportunity to join an exclusive club created just for them.   The Kooky Fun Klub offers exclusive membership benefits and tools for collectors.  Benefits of Klub membership include a special website activation code for members only, an exclusive Kooky Klicker pen named “Desmond”, a Klub Lanyard, Fun Klub Bling stickers, a 2009 Kooky Klicker checklist, a Fun Klub Member certificate, a Fun Klub window sticker, a 2009 Kooky pocket checklist, Fun Klub peel and stick stickers, and a Klub button. Launch date: 2009.

My Five Food Groups Reward Chart is an inspirational learn-and-play educational toy designed to help children learn more about their diet and the benefits of a balanced regime comprising all five food groups. "We offer this at a fantastic price, which means that our customers get more value for their money," Director Graham Macklin of Meadow Kids told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 5, 2009.

Children can learn and play with Colin, who is made of 12 colorful, detachable counting blocks designed to help children develop basic numeracy skills. The blocks can not only help children classify objects by color and shape; they can also help them learn about depth, width, height and length. Launch date: January 5, 2009.

The Tell Me About Today chart is a soft, plush, hand-crafted wall hanging. This "Learn and Play" interactive chart gives parents a fun way to help children learn the days of the week, the months of the year, the seasons, the weather and much more. With more than 40 hand-stitched, colorful and cute components, this chart will provide fun and education throughout the year. "Our price sets this product apart from any other. We offer fantastic value for money," Graham Macklin, director of Meadow Kids, told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 5, 2009.

The "Body Bingo" CD, by Diane Cantwell, a specialist in education and dance, offers fun-filled manipulative activities using a bean and scarf, making it perfect for home and school activity time. The upbeat music and easy-to-follow verbal cues help teach body identification, locomotor and non-locomotor movement skills, improve coordination, balance and agility, and stimulate the imagination. It includes a guide, and Body Bingo cards are also available. "It feels like a game, but offers educational music and movement value," Elaine Murphy, director of sales and marketing for Kimbo Educational, told TDmonthly. This product received a 2003 Parents' Choice Gold Award. Launch date: 2003.

Timmy Tock is an interactive learn-and-play clock doll that helps children learn the basic elements of daily time. The soft, plush clock comes with more than 40 accessories, plus a reverse section to apply all the different "Tell the Time" components. This product is both a cuddly toy and a practical teaching aid, and is suitable for one-on-one "Learn and Play" as well as larger group teaching activities. Launch date: January 5, 2009.

LOL! (which stands for Laugh Out Loud!) is a new, fresh and exciting game of Internet lingo that involves acronyms, shorthand and Web slang used in chat rooms, email and text and instant messaging. The goal is to be the first to yell out "'LOL!'" to give the answer to the net lingo. Launch date: February 15, 2009.

Catch My Drift?!? is an interactive game of charades with an urban twist in which players have to guess the lingo from the hip-hop and pop culture. It has been featured by radio personality Michael Baisden on the Michael Baisden (syndicated radio) Show. "This is a new, hip and fresh game [that] targets the words/phrases most commonly used in the urban genre," Leia Avery and Eric King, founders of Slanguage Gamez, told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 29, 2008.

Comet® offers an exciting and fun way to learn spelling, based on dictionary meanings, world facts, geography, science, history, health and animals. This expansion deck is designed for children ages 8 to 10 covering the same themes as the Family Edition of Comet.
Awards: A TDmonthly Classics Award for being an all-time favorite toy.

Angel Heaven™ Plush Dolls & Creatures have been custom designed by Artist/Author Sharon M Hayes. They are embroidered and are made from high quality materials that conform to toy safety regulations. Each 14" Angel doll order will arrive in its very own carryall zippered vinyl bubble with the "Earning Wings" poem printed on the front. Orders also include a shiny silver plush star, removable plush iridescent white wings and halo so children can reenact the "good deeds" steps they learn online at Angel Heaven™ World.com and from the "Earning Wings" poem.  The angels also have their own members-only website filled with games, cartoons and music. Launch date: 2009.

Now little boys and girls can be like their big brothers and sisters, with their very own Webkinz toy, Webkinz Jr.  “Webkinz Jr. is a world for younger children to discover, where learning and daily activities can be chosen by parents to meet their child’s needs," explained Howard Ganz, president of Ganz. "The site is bright, welcoming and easy to explore, with music, familiar environments and lots to do with every visit.”  The 12", super-soft Webkinz Jr. Monkey comes with its own code so kids can enter an online play world. Launch date: Spring 2009.

This big, soft 12" version of Webkinz is designed for younger children. Each plush animal comes with a secret code granting pet owners access to an online world. The interactive experience will include music, laughter and new characters in a fun and educational environment. Launch date: Late Spring 2009.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010

These additions to Aurora’s furry, loveable YooHoo line are 8" Sugar Glider, Panda, Penguin and Lesser Panda. Each cuddly plush character makes a distinctive and funny sound when its tummy is squeezed.  Sugar Glider has pink wings attached to her tiny arms and tail, and makes a "whistle” sound). Lesser Panda features a pink and purple striped tail to match his pink button nose and purple body, and makes a “boing” sound. Panda makes a “giggle” noise when squeezed, and Penguin makes a “magical” noise.
— “I would say it would be the YooHoo dolls from Aurora — by sheer quantity, our best seller in plush,” Jason Curtis, owner of Funtopia in Middletown, Calif., told TDmonthly in May 2009.

The Naughty Monsters are portable time-out pillows in the form of friendly monsters. They include talking timers that allow parents to program the length of time the child should remain in time out. The child is to sit on the Naughty Monster while in time out. When time is up the monster will say, in a friendly monster voice, “You can get up now, but don’t be a Naughty Monster!” Launch date: November 15, 2008.

This high quality, 1:64-scale die-cast police car comes with a code that allows users to log onto the corresponding, interactive website. Once logged on, users get a garage and can fix up their cars and race them in the world of street racing, track racing and the dragstrip. The 06 Charger debuts in a limited edition. Launch date: February 2008.