December 2014 New Specialty Toys — All

Now girls can start sewing in a safe and creative way! The Sew Cool Machine is a revolutionary threadless device that's perfect for a first time experience. It has everything you need to start sewing right away. Create nine projects from start to end. This threadless sewing machine includes patterns and pre-cut shapes for purses, pouches, characters and more. Encouraging imagination and hand eye coordination, young sewers will love it because they can do it by themselves. Start creating today with the threadless miracle that's Sew Cool!

This new set comes with 2 inflatable shields and 6 soft plush snowballs! Open the box, inflate your shields and let the 'INDOOR' Snowball fight begin! Snowballs are super soft and light weight, do nobody gets hurt and nothing gets damaged. Snowballs are machine washable!

Set includes 1.5lbs of colored Sands Alive!, Brick & Pebble Rollers with interchangeable handle, 2 Sculpting tools and convenient Play Tray!

The artist and writer sets are designed to inspire young artists and writers, these all-in-one sets contain everything girls need to get creative whenever they’re in the mood! With a thick pad of paper and plenty of writing/drawing utensils in one beautiful case, these sets open up a world of possibilities!

Say it Proud Writer Set includes a removable writing pad, cool pencil, pen and a chunky shaped eraser in one sweet book that writers  can take anywhere.

Draw With Your Heart Artist Set is perfect for every sweet artiste, this ultimate artist’s set includes a thick, chunky sketch pad, 6 colorful felt tip markers for drawing, sketching, doodling or designing any way they want. Marker colors include: Red Carpet Red, In the Clouds, Purplicious, Green Goddess, Bubblegum Pink, Black Licorice

ANSWER 6 EASY QUESTIONS WRONG TO GET IT RIGHT. Sounds easy? Well, it should be – except that there is a short time limit and that our brains are wired to give the right answer to an easy question. Still sounds easy? Well, then let’s add a rule that each wrong answer can only be given once. What!? Still too easy? Okay, then sometimes you have to give the right answer and sometimes the wrong answer. That should make it hard enough for you!

Whackies is the latest and greatest product coming out of Creative Concepts this year. Filling a tube full of great tasting crunchy candy pieces makes this new product a must for retailers who are looking for something new and exciting.

Pucker Powder is celebrating 15 years of Interactive candy fun. Choose one of several size tubes and fill it with a your favorite powdered candy flavors and colors. 

It is the early 1900’s and you are the owner of one of the fastest growing rail companies in the eastern USA. Expand your rail network as you connect cities in order to pick up and deliver more goods. Complete contracts and routes to bring in money to modernize your train. Upgrade your engines, tenders and railcars to transport the most freight. Build farther, transport more and amass wealth on your way to become 'King of the Rails'!
2–4 players • Ages 14 and up • Playing time: 60 min

Figure out who your frozen friends are in this hilarious new party game. Is he hurling a javelin or being a superhero? Is she a tumbleweed or a hedgehog? It’s a laugh a minute as you guess what your friends are trying to be while they… Strike A Pose. Each round, all but one player (the Guesser) must freeze into a statue depicting one of the people, places or things on the current card in play. When everyone is set, the Guesser enters the room and decides who’s who after looking at the current card! Lots of laughs in this game that’s great for families, parties and groups!
3–14 players • Ages 10 and up • Playing time: 45–60 min

Where the heck are your friends...in this party game of outlandish locations and cryptic clues? With only thirty seconds to paw through a giant pile of photo clues, the pressure is on to pick ones that describe your secret hiding spot so you can be found. When time runs out, the Messes are passed around and you must guess which of the possible locations landed in front of you. What will YOU choose when you have to...GUESS THE MESS!
3–8 players • Ages 10 and up • Playing time: 30–45 min

The Pucker Powder Party kit is a fun activity for parties, outings, sleepovers or a rainy day. This kit comes with 3 awesome flavors of Pucker Powder, 12 small tubes and caps and your very own home dispenser. Refill kits will also be available for additional purchase.
Custom Candy Kit  MSRP $39.99 -  Refill Kit MSRP $12.99

Balanstix is a game of skill! Everyone at one time in their life has balanced something, whether it was a book on their head or a tennis racket in their hand. This game has two distinct levels of competition and is great for Parties, Holidays, or just for fun. Looking for a way to increase your Balance skills, try Balanstix.

 

Whoever said diamonds are a girl's best friend never had a pet! With this super sweet kit, you can pamper your pet with a one-of-a-kind pet collar charm and make a matching charm for yourself. Packaged in a cool, collectible tin. A perfect gift to give and get! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this kit will be donated to a charity to benefit animals.

Girls can choose between Purple Twirl and Pink Paisley kits that unravel 6 feet of shiny chain and 6 reversible pretty patterned clips. They can hang up the chain any way they want, and then use the clips to hang up anything that inspires them. From photographs, magazine clippings, notes, posters, t-shirts, or anything else they can dream of. The Picture Perfect Pin-Ups let girls change their look as often as they change their mind! Sugar Lulu encourages girls to express their creativity, individuality and style, and gives them the chance to decorate their room with a festive flare! This holiday season girls can get inspiration for the perfect items to keep, give and share by watching Sugar Lulu’s Holiday DIY video at www.SugarLulu.com!

These outrageously hilarious games feature classics such as Fortune Teller, M.A.S.H., This or That and Truth or Dare. Girls will find out more than they’d ever imagined about their BFFS! Packaged in cool, collectible tins with everything needed to play the game right inside. These games are great for travel, sleepovers, parties, and make amazing stocking stuffers for the holidays! Girls can unlock secrets of the future and ask their friends the questions they’ve been dying to ask with Fortune Teller.  With M.A.S.H., girls can find out if their destinies will be magical, amazing, super or hilariously horrible. There’s only one very important rule to playing This or That...you must choose an answer. With mind-boggling questions that are sometimes ridiculous, sometimes disgusting and always hilariously fun, girls will find out the most shocking truth about their friends when they play this game. From secret-keepers to thrill-seekers, nobody is safe with the game of Truth or Dare. There are no winners or losers, just a lot of silly, crazy and hilarious fun!

The Sugar Lulu Design Your Own Jewelry Kits encourage girls to express their creativity, individuality, and style through the unique designs that they create. Girls can design each charm the way they want and then wear the jewelry in lots of different ways (check out www.sugarlulu.com to see the latest jewelry video).  It’s so fun and easy…just layer the background sticker first, collage your own design, and then seal it with a sticky bubble topper. It’s that simple, and the results are beautiful!  The Jewelry Kits include everything girls need to create their one-of-a-kind designs all packed in a pretty patterned collectible tin. The kits include: Charm Necklace Kit, Charm Bracelet Kit, BFF Rings Kit and BFF Pet Charm Kit. The best part about Sugar Lulu Jewelry is that it doesn’t have to stop with just one kit. Girls can get more charms and rings by going to the fully stocked in-store display where each piece is sold separately. It allows girls to continue to add to their collection of one-of-a-kind designs. Every piece is uniquely engraved so that both sides of the jewelry are special. Sugar Lulu Jewelry is not only something a tween/teen will want to make, it’s something they will love to wear and share!
MSRP: $19.99 - $24.99
— Priscilla Moore, owner of Mr. Fub’s Party/Toys and More in Yellow Springs, Ohio, told TDmonthly in an October 2014 survey that Sugar Lulu was their store's best-selling brand of jewelry and accessories.

Create an adventure vacation experience at home with this backyard zipline kit. Made from high-quality steel, this industrial strength kit from BYA Sports is available in multiple lengths and with or without seat to customize your ride. Recommended for ages 8 & up, starting at $99.99 MSRP.

Turn any environment into a playground with this easy-to-use slackline kit designed for beginners. A guide line and arm position trainer are included to mount overhead making it simple to learn and fun for the whole family. Recommended for ages 5 & up, 2 inches wide, 50 feet long, $79.99 MSRP.

Out of hibernation and fresh from the den comes the newest POLAR BEAR CUB from Folkmanis® Puppets. Heirloom design with soft plush fur, padded paws and a workable mouth, this cuddly glacial gladiator will easily find a warm place in your heart.

Spanish for "little armored one" the ARMADILLO puppet is a ball of fun! Featuring a “plated” shell fabric and leathered-looking skin, you can animate all four legs and the head. When he’s feeling shy, roll him into his shell using the hook and loop fasteners.

Born with brown spots as protective camouflage, the MOUNTAIN LION CUB is well suited for a solitary existence. The puppet, however, is too adorable to resist with its sweet expressive eyes. Imagine it mewing for attention with its movable mouth and you’ll want to adopt this big cat baby as your own!

The DRAGON IN TURRET is the latest pop-up from the magic makers at Folkmanis® Puppets. King of this castle is a lively baby dragon with colorful metallic accents. Movable mouth and arms come to life as you imagine your own fairytale.

In a quirky stance and ready to play, the FRILLED LIZARD puppet is full of surprises. With multiple variations of movement in his mouth and forelegs, you can even make his collar frill forward and back with a gentle squeeze of your fingers.

Fantasy play just got more entertaining with the Folkmanis® WINGED DRAGON puppet. Fierce and bold, this green flying reptile is a handful of fun. Create your own fairytale by animating the mouth and wings of this magical beast.
— Mary Porter, owner of Curiosity Zone in Ashburn, Va., told TDmonthly in an April 2015 survey that Folkmanis puppets are one of her store's top-two best-selling infant & toddler toys.
— In a June 2015 survey, three out of 10 retailers told TDmonthly that Folkmanis was their best-selling puppet brand.