May 2009 New Specialty Toys — All

Written by award-winning author Carole Marsh, "Mary America: First Girl President of the United States," covers Mary's exciting adventures. Orphan Mary Americ, who becomes president at age 12 through a fluke in the law and a high IQ, is busy with slumber parties, balls, home school and the Situation Room. She must learn about the government, diplomacy and the White House, while being dependable, responsible and 12. Launch date: June 2009.

These holiday readers can be used a gift for early readers, as they educate children about the story of Santa Claus, hanging stockings and cooking special meals with the family, plus other holiday traditions around the world.

With these three activity books, children and students can learn about different holiday traditions surrounding Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, while participating in engaging activities, delicious recipes, seasonal trivia and more. Launch date: June 2003.

This 160-page, reproducible activity book covers all 50 states, plus U.S. Territories, and lots of activities in history, geography, people and more. It may be used in the classroom or on the road. "It's the biggest, coolest, funniest, smartest, greatest USA Activity Book you've ever seen," Camille Chansteen, marketing manager for Gallopade International, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2008.

Kids can line up the arrows on Froggy's belly and watch him spin through the water from one end of the pool to the other. He uses 2 AA batteries. The "patented random direction makes him zip in random directions," Doug Rubel, CEO of MindWalk, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009.

 Ernie, one of the most playful characters on Sesame Street is an 11"  character with his trademark jeans and striped jersey, red sneakers, and a big wide smile. Launch date: December 2002.

Spin for a Hero, and something to ride: a rival, a treasure (to find or to hide). Choose a cave, or a castle with fortified towers, a friend and an object with magical powers. Get all of them first and you'll get the glory ... of winning ... and using them all in a story. The game includes: four Heroes, four Rivals, four Helpers, four Magical Objects, four Means of Transport, four Treasures and four Fairy Tale Places. Launch date: 2009.

The 70-piece Superstructs Rolling Fun set allows kids to create cool cars, trucks and even a motorcycle. It includes an illustrated, step-by-step guide to four different models and a driver character with two hats. The pieces are packaged in a 6.5" L x 6.5" W x 9" H canister.
— “Superstructs do awesome. This is one toy kids always get out to play with, grandparents tell us,” Cathy Gabay told TDmonthly in spring 2009 of this top-selling construction item in her Salina, Kan., store, The Toy Parade.
— Two of 49 retailers surveyed in April 2009 named Superstructs as a best-selling construction toy.

Specially designed for bathtime fun, Tidoo is soft and posable and so light that it floats. It's filled with polystyrene "beads" that can dry. It has sleeping eyes and can even suck its thumb. 12" tall Tidoo baby dolls can wear any fashion from the Mon Premier collection.
— “Corolle Calin and Tidoo dolls, and most recently Corolle’s Lia doll, are top sellers,” said Candace Gooch of At Once All Agog in Limerick, Maine in spring 2009.

This plush, battery operated character is motion activated to laugh and roll around when a hand is moved in front of the light sensor on its forehead. Launch date: March 2009.

This 11" machine-washable puppet doll is designed to be soft and snuggly for baby.

Featuring a bright color palette, this 11" puppet is soft and snuggly.

So Small Pets moms and dads can take their tiny, posable progeny to the amusement park for fun. There's a ferris wheel, merry-go-round, and a train set for tiny tots. All of the So Small Pets are posable and can stand on their own. Launch date: February 2009.

These soft, posable plush pets can form a club in their treehouse, ride a monorail, play on the tire swing  and help the babies up into the tree with a dumb-water bucket.  They can even stand on their own! Launch date: February 2009.

Coral poofy princess tutu with daisies. Perfect for weddings, dance, special photography, birthdays, dress up and everyday wear. As seen in Gala Weddings magazine.

These little skull tees come in pink or black for any trendy tot.

The Shaun 12" Figure features an authentic likeness of Simon Pegg as Shaun in cult horror/comedy pic "Shaun of the Dead." His body features 30-points of articulation. In addition to his shirt, tie, pants, socks, shoes, and belt, he has a nametag, two vinyl records with sleeves, a cricket bat, pool cue and two sets of interchangeable hands. The Figure Display Base features a "Shaun of the Dead" logo. Limited edition of 750 pieces.
 

In the films Saw, Saw 2, and Saw 3, audiences were horrified as the villain crafted elaborate puzzles and 'games' for his victims. To communicate with his victims, the jigsaw killer would often communicate through a very eerie puppet, with dark eyes and vivid red markings on its pale white face. The Saw Puppet is now available in 'cute' plush form, perfect for any Saw fan.

This expertly crafted diorama captures the classic scene when the monstrous creature captures a terrified but beautiful victim — an epic moment in Universal Monster cinema and another testimony to the beauty and the beast theme. Each diorama is cast in high-quality polystone, hand finished and hand painted to exacting standards. Released in a limited edition of 500, The Creature From the Black Lagoon Diorama is sold out.

This 10" plush figure represents Billy the Puppet from the Saw series. Launch date: June 2007.

The skulls that freckle Gast Le Boo actually glow in the dark. This plush toy likes going through walls, white noise, para-psychologists, haunting San Quentin, vinegar chips & root beer floats. He dislikes hostbusters, demons, worms, chains and infomercial psychics.
 

MEZCO Toyz joined forces with New Line Cinema's House of Horrors, the licensing division for "Friday the 13th," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street," to breathe life into some otherwise very dead characters. Under their horror brand, CINEMA OF FEAR, MEZCO has released the second COF series of Deluxe Plush characters from House of Horrors ,combining highly detailed roto-cast heads, hands and feet with a plush body and removable fabric outfit. Following the breakout success of COF Roto Plush Series 1, Mezco revisits these horror icon’s softer side; *Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 features the new mask worn in the second TCM movie. Leatherface also has a completely new outfit and his trusty oversized chainsaw accessory. He stands approximately 13" tall.

MEZCO Toyz joined forces with Warner Bros. Studios to breathe life into some otherwise very dead characters. A Nightmare on Elm Street Deluxe Plush characters combine highly detailed roto-cast heads, hands and feet with a plush body and removable fabric outfit. Following the breakout success of COF Roto Plush Series 1, Mezco revisits these horror icons’s softer side. Freddy Krueger as seen in A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors sporting a dapper tuxedo. He stands approximately 13" tall.

This "Nightmare Before Christmas" Lunch Box features printed and embossed graphics.