December 2009 New Specialty Toys — All

This rocking horse is 29"L x 12"W x 26"H with 17" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR614 is in brown and white 2-tone colors. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 24"L x 7.25"W x 21.75"H.

This rocking horse is 29"L x 12"W x 26"H with 17" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR612 is in a tan color. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 24"L x 7.25"W x 21.75"H.

This rocking horse is 29"L x 12"W x 26"H with 17" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR607 is in a dark brown color. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 24"L x 7.25"W x 21.75"H.

This rocking horse is 29"L x 12"W x 26"H with 17" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR602 is in a beige color. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 24"L x 7.25"W x 21.75"H.

This rocking pony is 29"L x 12"W x 25"H with 16" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR400B is in a golden brown color. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 23.5"L x 7.25"W x 21.125"H.

This rocking pony is 29"L x 12"W x 25"H with 16" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh) and moving mouth when pinch the ears of the horse. JR400A is in a dark brown color. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Horse is individually packed in a box. Box size is 23.5"L x 7.25"W x 21.125"H.

This Hair style rocking pony is 29"L x 12"W x 25"H with 16" seat height. It features real horse sounds (clippity clop & neigh), moving mouth & flashing light when pinch the ears of the horse. JR311/2 is in brown and beige colors. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included). For ages 3 years and up. Each Rocking Pony is individually packed in a box. Box size is 23.5"L x 7.25"W x 21.125"H.

The flexible wire inside this 6.75" black mustaches allows it to be shaped in various styles, including the friendly barber, the stern general and the dapper dandy. It comes with a rubber piece that clips to the nose.
— Two of 38 specialty retailers mentioned mustaches as a best-selling novelty item in fall 2008. Michelle Bears, owner of The Toy Store in Highlands, N.C., told TDmonthly her store sells about 48 Accoutrements fake mustaches per month.
— Donna Frederick, owner of The Play House Toy Store in Durham, N.C., told TDmonthly in a December 2011 survey about Halloween that, "Accoutrements sells a set of novelty mustaches that is very popular."

Risas y Sonrisas (which is Spanish for "Laughter and Smiles") is a Spanish Program for kids that makes teaching and learning Spanish enjoyable. The Student Book includes an interactive CD-ROM and a Skits DVD. The interactive CD-ROM is the voice of the book. It is divided into five areas: Pronunciation, Songs, Vocabulary, Q&A, and Verb Conjugations. The Skits DVD incorporates vocabulary and Q&A learned in each chapter with subtitles to read and repeat whenever necessary. Vocabulary Units are illustrated in the same order as the Songs. They have Q&A of high frequency to use in conversations, a skit and a cultural point at the end of each chapter. This audiovisual presentation helps young and older students learn at their own pace. Everything learned with the classroom program is included in the student book to practice at home. This product was named one of Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2009.

The Teamson Design Windsor Collection table and chair is a high-quality and safe table/chair set with ample shelf space below the tabletop that the children can use for storage. "Large shelf space below the table top makes it easy to store items. [The] large, wide table top makes it a perfect surface for the child to work on. High quality, solid wood table/chair legs are very strong and resist breakage," Jerry Su, president of Teamson Design Corp., told TDmonthly. Launch date: June 2009.

This 12-piece gift set features lead-free products and is available in pink, blue, green, yellow and white. Launch date: 2007.

Designed to provide safe, fun and healthy activity for children, the Happy bike has an adjustable seat and a tension setting, and includes a battery powered odometer. It is made with a steel frame, and is foam padded for safe play, Some assembly is required (tools included). Launch date: 2009.

Designed to provide safe, fun and healthy activity for children, this air walker is made of steel and is foam padded for safe and long-lasting use. Some assembly is required (tools included). Launch date: 2009.

This treadmill for children between the ages of 2 and 6 is designed to provide safe, fun and healthy activity. It is not motorized. It features a battery powered odometer, and some assembly is required (tools included). The treadmill is foam padded and colorful, built of steel for long-lasting use. Launch date: 2009.

This weight bench for children between the ages of 2 and 6 is designed to keep children fit by providing safe, fun and healthy activity. The total weight of the bar, including foam weights, is 4.25 lbs. Three different exercise are possible: press, leg curl, and leg lift. It is made of steel and foam padded. Some assembly is required (tools included). Launch date: 2009.

These smart characters are comprised of three soft pieces that when “puzzled” together make a playful friend. Sturdy enough for a wobbly toddler to balance on and lightweight enough to move around, these silly seats are a fabulously fun gross motor tool. Kids can climb on it, sit on it or drool on it; the snugly, durable fabric is removable and washable, and there are four playful characters. Silly Soft was a 2010 Gold Award Winner for Netherlands' Best Baby and Infant Product. Launch date: September 25, 2007.

The weePOD® toilet trainer provides an adjustable, cushiony seat for toddlers, with a secure and easy to use design for parents. It is available in green, blue and pink. Launch date: October 2009.

Kids toss it, catch it and then react to the concept under their thumb. This ball offers a fun way for children to get to know one another. The utilization of a ball during play allows participants to ask each other questions about personal preferences and life experiences. Launch date: March 3, 2009. Awards: Creative Child Preferred Choice Award 2007

Designed as an economical, easy and environmentally friendly starter kit that removes the guesswork from choosing a cloth diaper system, this box of cloth diapering essentials features organic cotton diapers and accessories. It includes flushable liners and a step-by-step guide to no-fuss diapering. It does not involve rinsing, pins, or stuffing. This product is a 2009 winner of both the iParenting Media Award and the PTPA Media Green Award. Launch date: June 16, 2009.

Choose from a shoulder bag or a hobo style bag, each in three different fun, fashion friendly colors (fuschia, black, and turquoise). These bags can also be personalized with our Build a Better Bracelet alphabet letter and icon slides. "The peace sign is a huge trend right now, and it should be around for a while. These purses are a good price point, and it's a great bonus they can be personalized with our Build a Better Bracelet line, but can also be used alone. Plus, kids and adults love these purses," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2009.

These mini puzzle erasers can be taken apart and put back together. A new series of the fun and functional erasers will be available about every three months. Retail prices run $0.40 for a single Crazeraser, and $1.20 for a set of four Crazerasers. "The company started shipping Series 1 of Crazerasers in mid-August, and has plans for Series 2 to be on store shelves in November, adding to the collectibility aspect of the line. As a sneak peek, Series 2 of erasers will take on that fun, funky and fashion-minded theme that Fashion Angels is known for, with purse, shoe, and make up themed erasers. Don’t worry, there will be a few erasers that boys will want as well, such as monsters and a humorous toilet plunger erasers," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 2009.

Available in three sizes, this beanbag utilizes suede, nylon, PU, vinyl and cord materials, featuring double-needle stitching and a child-proof safety zipper. It is filled with polystyrene beans. "Tired of unmovable sofas? Take our products with you everywhere, and enjoy your life. It is quite handy while unstuffed," William Xie of Chine Toybiz.cn told TDmonthly. Launch date: October 2009.

Ever wonder about the techniques make-up artists use to create the extreme looks you see on the runway? Girls can learn to do fun high-fashion make-up with this deluxe studio set. They plan and record the high-fashion looks by using the pre-printed sketch pad. The sketch pads and make-up palette allows them to create the best looks for any face shape. The make-up style guide illustrates make-up looks throughout history to use in their own looks. "The kit includes a 21 color make-up artist palette, plus the make-up brushes and applicators so you can really get into the techniques of how to apply make up. The full color make-up guide shows all the make up trends throughout history, so girls can learn and be inspired from trends of the past and combine them for future trends," Sarah Koth, PR coordinator for Fashion Angels Enterprises, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Girls can customize and redesign T-shirts, tanks and hoodies to create their very own funky, personalized look with the Project Runway Graphic T-Shirt Design Studio Set. They can use the style guide for tips and ideas on how to redesign their clothes to make them unique works of art. The stencils, ribbons, fabric markers and Cooler Jeweler stud setting tool will get girls on your way to making the freshest shirts around for them and their friends. Launch date: 2009.