January 2010 Notable Toys — Gifts

Fashionably fit in designer fabrics treated with quilt stitching, this little 5" horse makes a colorful playmate or nice room decoration. It has beans in its body and legs, allowing it to easily stand up. The product is machine washable.

Denny the Dog features a rattle or squeak toy in one ear. Press the other and you'll activate a classical music selection. He's easily assembled and doesn't need to be taken for a walk.

Bao Bao is a soft, floppy bear that sports red-thread embroidery on his foot. He's part of the red-thread collection.

For toddlers ages 12-24 months. Made from soft, bendable, but durable medical grade silicone. Thick handle is easy to hold, while the long neck can easily reach back molars without being a choking hazard. Dishwasher and Freezer safe. Teach healthy oral care habits to your child at the earliest possible age.

Babies can get a good organic start with this gift set, which includes a sleeper, blankie, hat and carrot rattle.

This set of 8 self adhesive CD stickers consists of 4 sticker designs (2 of each design in the set). A sticker placement guide is included and the stickers are packaged in a PVC zip pouch.

This set of 6 printed file folders features an artful design of an owl over a color stripe background on the folder cover. Set includes folders with 3 tab locations and includes 12 Adhesive Tab Labels.

Through story-telling and song, children learn by listening and singing along with Come Dance With Us.  This vocabulary-building CD from the producers of the award-winning DVD series, Fundamentals, teaches young children about time, geography, ecology, phonetics, arithmetic, emotions, and many more subjects.  Educators have discovered that children can learn and remember concepts particularly when these concepts are set to music and rhythm. This CD has received the following awards: Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2009, Dr. Toy's 10 Best Audio/Video Products, and Creative Child Magazine's CD of the Year 2009. Launch date: October 2008.

Fundamentals: Think is the second level of our educational video series. It builds upon many concepts introduced in Fundamentals and adds additional subjects for higher order thinking. Video teaches reading by building from letter recognition and phonetics sounds to 3-letter words and simple sentences, and demonstrates geometry, addition and subtraction, and numbers up to 20.

Fundamentals is the first of a series of educational videos produced by The First Wave, LLC, a mother-daughter team. The video provides basic tools for children to learn about their new world and to inspire speech. It introduces letters, colors, the body, opposites, verbs, prepositions, numbers, shapes, and more.

This clinically tested castile soap is made with pure, organic ingredients and is free from phthalates, artificial preservatives and synthetic surfactants. It comes in three sizes: 50 ml, 160 ml (shown) and 1 liter.

This two-piece, dishwasher-safe drying rack features a flexible grass top to hold baby utensils and accessories and a lower tray to catch water as it drains. It is free of BPA, PVC and phthalates.

For crawlers to toddlers, these stylish baby kneepads — made from cotton with silicone pad protection — are designed to keep little ones' knees feeling and looking good. Designed for comfort and ease, they slide right over baby’s knees to protect and keep them scrape-free from hard and irritable surfaces as they crawl and explore their surroundings. The machine-washable pads are one size fits most and come in blue, green, orange and red.

Bright and pastel colors comprise this set of wooden letters by Tatutina. The letters are made of durable wood, painted with non-toxic paints and have an easy key hole on the back for easy hanging on the wall.  The letters are bright, colorful and measure approximately 7" in height.  These large letters make a great display of any child's name or a family's favorite phrase or room.  Available in bulk or by custom name.

This one-size-fits-all bracelet has a textured football design with white lacing and features the Philadelphia Eagles logo in the center. Other teams are available.
— LB Toys in Media, Pa., sells both football and baseball wristbands from Gamewear, going through about 24 per month, Owner Jamie Burdette told TDmonthly in fall 2009.

This cool retro scooter is designed to add a little flair to any suitcase or other bag. It measures about 5.75" x 5".

Cloud B aromatherapy pillows are made with the same high-quality fabrics as their plush counterparts. A removable inner pillow features a soft cotton outer casing and a deep pocket for securing the aromatherapy pouch. Additionally, each pillow comes with a removable fitted bamboo pillowcase for added comfort and washing convenience. Furthermore, the pillows will feature a removable scented pouch with Cloud B’s exclusive aromatherapy lavender blend. The first two to launch are the Sleep Sheep Aroma Pillow™ and the Lavender Lab Aroma Pillow™.
Awards: 2010 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

This action stroller/jogger/trailer for active moms and dads can be used as a stroller or trailer immediately out of the box. It converts into Jogger Mode with the optional Zigo® Jogger Kit. With dual-disc brakes and 20” Pushbutton Release Rear Wheels, the Mango™ is designed to handle all terrain with ease. Launch date: September 2009.

The Dream Baby Retractable gate can be used indoors and outdoors, expands to 55' and comes complete with two sets of mounting hardware so it can be mounted in two different locations. It is UV protected, easy to install and move from location to location, and the hardware is galvanized steel. Launch date: October 2009.

The Tu-Tu Snuggle Buddy is part of a mix and match collection designed specifically for girls. The fun and fancy collection also includes a tu-tu themed sleep ‘n play and a novelty blanket to create a coordinated, cross-merchandised statement. There are multiple patterns and colorations offered. "Snuggle Buddies combine the comfort of a security blanket with the interactivity of a toy, making them irresistible to babies," Danielle Signorelli, media and communications director for Rashti & Rashti, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2010.

The baby daze logbook features eight sections designed by a professional organizer to help new and expectant parents cope with all the "baby data" they'll encounter when caring for a newborn — feeding, diapering, sleeping, medical information, gift tracking (and thank-you notes) and more all fit neatly in this centralized resource. "The comprehensive, yet simple, nature of the book" sets it apart. It is "easy to use, yet it offers a section for pretty much everything a new parent may encounter," Leland Brandt, president of The Research Department, Inc., told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 2002.

This two-piece gift set includes a cream-colored, 14” tall, plush piggy with tan feet, ears and nose on a friendly face and a curly pig tail. Piggy arrives in a soft blanket for baby, with the classic nursery rhyme embroidered and appliquéd along the 31” x 40” blanket’s cream-colored satin trim. Around piggy and blanket is a chocolate-brown organza ribbon and bow, and they’re comfortably nestled within artwork that depicts the rhyme “This Little Piggy,” with five little piggies all around the box, doing what made each one famous. On the back is an open book with the complete nursery rhyme. Both the little piggy and blanket are 100-percent polyester, including appliqués. The gift box measures approximately 12” H x 10” W x 5.25” D.

“Hopping through the garden, Bailey Bunny saw a pot...” Thus begins a sweet story that appears on the gift box of this three-piece set that includes a white, plush polyester blanket with white-satin trim, a whimsical, white-cotton cap with furry bunny ears accented in pale green, and a velvety-soft carrot rattle. The cap and 30" x 40" blanket are machine washable. The gift box design includes a bunny-shaped cutout where the plush blanket peeks through, a puffy bunny tail, a white-satin ribbon and bow with an imprinted carrot motif, a clear window on the back to showcase the blanket, hat and rattle, and an enchanting poem about Bailey Bunny printed all around the gift box. The gift box measures approximately 13 ½” H x 9.75” W x 3” D.

This soft 15" plush is cream, taupe and chocolate-brown with black accents. Patches comes with a sweet smile, adoring eyes, and a comfy place to sleep, and holds a plush, white, bone-shaped rattle for baby. The trim and inner lining is chocolate-brown satin, and a plush tail is attached to the Lovie's lower back. The border design includes embroidered paw prints and a small taupe appliqué with paw prints and a pink bone. Patches comes in a dog house with a red roof, puppy paw prints all around, his tail poking out the back, a sign on the front that says, “Patches” Plush Puppy Lovie, a bone-shaped handle on the roof, and a poem around the base that reads ,“This puppy needs a loving home, A place to play and call his own, With a child to hold him close and tight, One to comfort throughout the night! The dog house gift box measures 8” H x 4 ½“ W x 9 ½” D (including Patches’ face and front paws peeking from the dog house).