January 2009 Notable Toys — Party Goods

Age Range: 12 and up
Launch Date: January 2008
Gender: Boys And Girls

Category:

Board Games
Party Goods
Halloween Merchandise

In How To Host A Murder®, the world's best-selling mystery dinner party game, the host and guests assume the roles of humorous suspects — each with a motive and opportunity to commit the crime — in a lighthearted murder mystery. How To Host A Murder® provides everything needed to bring a murder mystery to life, from detailed player guides, maps and secret clues, to costume suggestions and recipes tailored to the era featured in each episode. Contents include a comprehensive Host Guide; eight invitations and envelopes; name tags; a CD, which sets the scene and details the crime; and a diagram of the crime scene. "HTHM is the original Murder Mystery game; it has been unavailable for two years but WorldWise Imports is bringing it back," Stephan Brissaud, partner at WorldWise Imports, told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2008.

Designed as a fun activity for children at a birthday party or just for play at home, this kit includes tea party supplies for four: invitations to color and mail, plates, tea cups, favor bags, sets of teatime stickers, teatime fortune tellers, teacup temporary tattoos, fans to color and make, a tea party recipe book, five napkins (one to use as a tablecloth), and five sets of non-toxic crayons.

Flying Wish Paper is a wishing kit for birthdays, holidays, weddings ... anything from a prayer meeting to a bachelorette party. Just write a wish on the special paper, shape it into a tube, and light the top. The wish burns down and, at the last second, dramatically rises into the sky. Write it, light it, watch it fly! It comes with 50 sheets of Flying Wish Paper, 25 platform cards, pencils, matches and instructions. Launch date: August 8, 2008.

Each Mini Glee Variety Pack contains a convenient assortment of 21 Mini Glee Gum packets in kid-friendly flavors: Tangerine, Triple Berry and Bubblegum. The enclosed four-piece Mini Glee Gum packets are all natural, gluten-free, and made with sustainably harvested rainforest chicle. The new mini size makes them a great “green” option for parties, pinatas, Halloween and the holidays. Launch date: August 15, 2008.