February 2015 Notable Toys — All

A soft multi-sensory environment in a fun bright dinosaur, the award-winning Playnest is fresh this year with the Playnest® Dino! A fabric covered inflatable ring that supports baby during play, the additional textures and sounds help both hand/eye coordination and manipulative skills. The Playnest Dino will play an important role in baby's physical and play development. Covers are machine washable. Mention ToyDirectory for special considerations

This is our Largest Big Bubble Zone wand, the Mega Wand. Each package includes 1 (one) wand plus a FREE 16oz. ready to use bottle of Super Miracle Bubbles.

Blurble is a hilarious, fast-paced card game that is great for nearly all ages and group sizes. Flip over a card and be the first to say a word that starts with the same letter as the image on the card. Proper nouns, numbers, and words with fewer than three letters are not allowed. The winner of each card moves on to challenge another player, and the player with the most cards at the end is the winner. Aside from the hilarious gameplay, Blurble is also a great educational tool for children.

The Four-Headed Orange Dragon has little to fear, with four sets of eyes on the lookout for food and fiery colored scales that allow it to move through boiling hot lava pools. Safari Ltd® Dragons include the most colorful, creative, and varied dragon figures available. Some of our most intricate professional sculpting and eye-catching hand painted designs can be found in this collection. Let your imagination soar with our Fantasy figures!
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award

All you need is sunshine, water and your creativity to make unique and beautiful sun art prints! Place natural objects like flowers, leaves, shells or even man-made objects on the sun-sensitive paper. Set outside on a sunny or overcast day or even indoors in a sunny window. Sit back and watch as the sun turns the paper a beautiful blue! Includes 15 sheets of paper and a clear acrylic sheet to hold your art in place. Perfect for school art project, science fair or for home schooled creative fun! Available in three sizes. Made In USA!
Award: 2014 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award

Little ones will love taking their favorite Mon Premier baby doll for a walk in this charming Small Stroller. From Corolle's Mon Premier Collection of dolls, fashions and accessories for ages 18 months and up, the lightweight stroller features smooth-rolling pink wheels that make it easy for your child to push. The Small Stroller fits all Corolle Calin and Tidoo dolls (sold separately) as well as other dolls up to 12 inches tall. Ages 18 months+, MSRP: $39.99

Specially designed for bath time fun, 12-inch Mon Premier Bébé Bath Girl is soft and pose able and so light that it floats. Filled with polystyrene "beads" that dry quickly, the doll is a favorite playmate out of the tub, too. When bath time is over, simply air-dry the doll by hanging it from the tab on the back of its neck. Bébé Bath Girl's sweetly expressive face will captivate little ones while its cuddly soft body will invite lots of hugs and cuddles. Mon Premier Bébé Bath Girl features quality materials and careful attention to detail. Its face and limbs are made of soft, supple vinyl that is delicately scented vanilla -- a Corolle signature and its blue eyes close when you put Mon Premier Bébé Bath Girl down for a nap or at bedtime, just like a real baby.  Ages 18 Months +, MSRP: $42

Arabesque, anyone? Bebe Calin Ballerina is recital-ready in a leotard, tutu, tights and pink slippers with ribbon laces. Designed for little mommies 18 months and older, the Corolle Mon Premier Bebe Calin Ballerina will be her new favorite baby. Perfect for your little one, this dolly has a sweet face with big blue eyes that close when she's put down for a nap. Her kissably soft vinyl skin is gently scented with vanilla and her snuggly soft body is posable and perfect for cuddling when dancing fun is over!  MSRP: $39.99 Ages 18 months+
— In a June 2015 survey, three out of 10 retailers told TDmonthly that Calin from Corolle was their best-selling doll.

The perfect gift set for a newborn, Miss Fresh Riviera & Blanket will delight babies ages 0 and up. Miss Fresh Riviera is 9.5 inches tall, so you can easily take her wherever your little one goes. She has a soft, cuddly body that’s easy for little fingers to grasp and hold, with soft, pastel coloring to delight babies’ senses. Her smooth vinyl face is delicately scented with vanilla — a Corolle signature — and has a sweet expression that will both captivate and soothe baby. The set also includes a soft, fleece blanket to wrap her up and snuggle. Ages 0+, MSRP: $39.99

Ray with the red cap and Ben with the blue cap make the perfect pals (shown with bodies tucked in).

Inspired by a child's drawings, they have soft cushy pillow heads, with small stuffed bodies that tuck inside. As a friend to dream with, they spark positive, imaginative play, and encourage children to Be A Dreamer®. As a pillow, Dream Frenz put the fun in FUNctional! Each one has a coordinated quilted soft fabric on the back. U.S. Pat. No. 8,321,978

Pretty Pink Penelope and Beautiful Blue Brittany (shown with bodies tucked in) make delightful friends!

Inspired by a child's drawings, they have soft cushy pillow heads, with small stuffed bodies that tuck inside. As a friend to dream with, they spark positive, imaginative play, and encourage children to Be A Dreamer®. As a pillow, Dream Frenz put the fun in FUNctional! Each one has a coordinated quilted soft fabric on the back. U.S. Pat. No. 8,321,978

Shimmer the Star and Marlin the Moon make bedtime magical as their faces glow in the dark! Sol the Sun is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Inspired by a child's drawings, they have soft cushy pillow heads, with small stuffed bodies that tuck inside. As a friend to dream with, they spark positive, imaginative play, and encourage children to Be A Dreamer®. As a pillow, Dream Frenz put the fun in FUNctional! Each one has a coordinated quilted soft fabric on the back. U.S. Pat. No. 8,321,978

Ruggedly handsome, PJ the Pirate with Merry the Mermaid, and Sol the Sun (shown with body tucked in).

Inspired by a child's drawings, they have soft cushy pillow heads, with small stuffed bodies that tuck inside. As a friend to dream with, they spark positive, imaginative play, and encourage children to Be A Dreamer®. As a pillow, Dream Frenz put the fun in FUNctional! Each one has a coordinated quilted soft fabric on the back. U.S. Pat. No. 8,321,978

The Lifenest® Breathable and padded Mesh Crib Bumper was developed by a Medical Doctor in response to the concerns with baby suffocation raised by the research, but also with the aim of preventing injuries that bumper pads protect against. Made of Breathable Hypoallergenic Polyester Mesh material, the Lifenest Bumper simultaneously helps prevent suffocation and injury while at the same time, with its soft padding, promoting baby’s comfort. The Lifenest Crib Bumper collapses to prevent climbing and tucks below the mattress for additional protection. The bumper attaches easily with convenient ties complying with the ASTM standard to prevent entanglement. The Greenguard Gold Certification ensures that a product has met some of the world's most rigorous and comprehensive standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds into indoor air. The packaging is BPA free and phthalate free. The durable Lifenest Breathable Crib Bumper is machine washable and fast drying. It fits most of the US rectangular cribs.
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Innovations Award

Sky Scrapers soar over 100 ft. Includes: 3 Orange disks and Sky Scraper launcher.
— Paula Bolte, owner of Imaginations Toy & Furniture Co. in Blacksburg, Va., told TDmonthly in a November 2014 survey that Sky Scrapers from Aeromax is one of their store's best-selling flying toys.
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award

Air Powered Light Up Soccer Disc by Can You Imagine
Can You Imagine presents the Light-Up Air Power Soccer Disk, the amazing new disk that turns nearly any smooth surface into a sport court, indoors or outdoors. Use it on low-pile carpeting, wood floors, sidewalks and driveways there's just no end to the ways you can play.
— Helen Santosuosso, owner of Village Toy Shop in North Easton, Mass., told TDmonthly in a November 2014 survey that the Light-Up Air Power Soccer Disk is one of their store's top-2 best-selling flying toys.

A flying toy that you can control by remote! Coated in a durable, light-weight flight cage to protect against collision. 4-way directional flight leaves the sky as the only limit.
— Helen Santosuosso, owner of Village Toy Shop in North Easton, Mass., told TDmonthly in a November 2014 survey that the Vectosphere from Westminster Toys is one of their store's top-2 best-selling flying toys.

Sub-micro size. 100% factory-assembled, test-flown and ready-to-fly right from the box. Unique rotor head designed specifically to provide inherent stability of a coaxial helicopter, but provide the agile control of a single-rotor helicopter. Factory-installed 5-in-1 control unit with Spektrum™ 2.4GHz DSM2®-compatible receiver, main motor ESCs, mixer, gyro and fully-proportional servos. This model is one of the many available for the Phoenix RC Flight Simulator.
— Diane Gervais from Amato's Toy & Hobby in Middletown, Conn., told TDmonthly in a November 2014 survey that Horizon Hobby is their store's best-selling brand of flying toys.

With this kit, create 8 sparkling, transparent flowers using liquid stain glass paint. Bend the frame rods into petal shapes and place them in the mold. Squeeze the paint color of your choice into the mold and wait 2 to 3 hours for the paint to dry. Assemble the petals and complete the flowers with pistils made from the "Patarev" supplied. A great kit for young girls who love decorating their room.

These easy to use sets feature a distinct and unique method that makes painting by numbers obsolete. The painter has complete control. Unique embossed picture cards absorb paint in some areas and repel it in others creating intricate, detailed works of art that even the youngest children can achieve. The vibrant colors provided in these superb painting kits are extremely appealing to children, Parents describe Aquarellum as captivating and relaxing for both themselves and their Children. The Aquarellum have three boards and 9 washable inks to create 1000's of exciting color combinations!
— David Stelzer, owner of Shananigans Toy Store in Baltimore, Md., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that Aquarellum painting kits were one of his store's best-selling STEM toys.

These easy to use sets feature a distinct and unique method that makes painting by numbers obsolete. The painter has complete control. Unique embossed picture cards absorb paint in some areas and repel it in others creating intricate, detailed works of art that even the youngest children can achieve. The vibrant colors provided in these superb painting kits are extremely appealing to children, Parents describe Aquarellum as captivating and relaxing for both themselves and their Children. The Aquarellum have three boards and 9 washable inks to create 1000's of exciting color combinations!

My Perfume Maker is a classic among educational kits. Eight natural essences or fragrances from the world’s most beautiful sources allow children seven years or older to create more than 100 different "eau de toilette." My Perfume Maker uses the highest quality fragrances available on the market, and many have found that the resulting bouquets are also very enjoyable in the bath. The kit includes a perfume guide that makes creating perfumes a fun and educational activity.

Follow simple steps to learn basic French Knitting techniques and sew your own chubby owl doll. Contains 1 set of pre-cut coloured felt shapes. 24-pronged French knitting reel, crochet hook, yarn, stuffing, ribbon, glue, plastic needles and detailed instructions. (Makes a 12cm tall chubby owl doll). Made by 4M, distributed by Toysmith in the USA.
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Seal of Approval

Easy-to-do. Learn basic embroider stitches and create beautiful embroidery with outline stencils. Contains 1 set of embroidery hoop, 6 spools of coloured embroidery floss, 3 sheets of embroidery canvas, 2 outline templates, 2 plastic needles, pillow stuffing and detailed instructions. Makes a 14cm X 14cm mini pillow or a mini bag. Made by 4M, distributed by Toysmith in the USA.
Awards: 2014 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Seal of Approval