TDmonthly's ToyFair 2006 Preview--Educational Product Category

Bright Starts Activi-Tree by BABY EINSTEIN

This is a new activity toy that provides a variety of activities and sounds to keep baby entertained while on the floor or in the crib. Use on floor, or attach straps for use in crib. Includes multiple activities to develop different motor skills.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/13/2010 (Price: $11.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

2Skoolbus by RUBBABU

The new soft and colorful Rubbabu 2Skoolbus is fun and the rounded body and soft wheels make it is uniquely huggable.  Made of natural rubber, it is a great alternative to PU foam, and is as plush as it is strong despite its soft texture. Skoolbus is available in all the Rubbabu colors – so there’s plenty to choose from.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/13/2010 (Price: $19.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Purrfect Puzzles - Architectural Collection by PURRFECT GAMES

International photographer Achim Bednorz has released three dazzling high-end puzzles featuring some of Bednorz’ most famous images in the Purrfect Puzzles Architectural Collection. The new 1000-piece puzzles present stunning photos of La Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, the Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in San Francesco, and Lincoln Cathedral in England.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/13/2010 (Price: $15.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Word Wheels by PARADIGM DEVICES

Word Wheels are fun, educational, toys. They are intuitive, hand held, and promote learning through reading, manipulation, and understanding. To a child they are toys, but to a parent or teacher, they are learning tools. They engage the mind, are quiet, and enhance learning through stimulating comprehension. "Word Wheels play like a toy and teach like a book," Tim Irwin, president of Paradigm Devices, told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 2011.
Awards: 2010 Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products 10/12/2010 (Price: $7.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

GoGo Kabongo by KABONGO

Kabongo’s exciting online brain play develops thinking skills that underlie learning, inspiring self confidence that contributes to child’s overall success. This product has been enthusiastically embraced in classrooms across the country and now Kabongo’s online brain games are being made available to parents. This game will help parents help their children learn and think.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/12/2010 (Price: $7.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Boikido Eco-friendly Geometric Stacking Puzzle by BOIKIDO

This environmentally friendly wooden Geometric Stacking Puzzle is made of wood from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) monitored sources, painted with water-based paints, packaged in a box made of recycled materials, and printed with
soy-bean ink. This puzzle with stacking and counting elements helps your kids think and learn. Each of the four puzzle pieces contains one, two, three, or four posts for children to stack a circle, rectangle, square, or triangle on.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/12/2010 (Price: $24.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Staccabees by BIG VOORAH PRODUCTIONS LLC

Staccabees is a fun, family friendly update to the ancient game of teetotum.  Unlike traditional teetotum, however, Staccabees involves both skill and strategy--and literally builds to an exciting climax as players add cubes to a towering stack.  Each game includes 54 hardwood game pieces, an engraved spinning top, illustrated rules, and a 100% cotton heavy duty canvas game bag with an embroidered logo.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/12/2010 (Price: $19.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Sesame Street Video USB by ATP ELECTRONICS

ATP Electronics has partnered with Sesame Street to bring educational media into an exciting and dynamically new format – full-length Sesame Street home videos on character USB drives. The collection of Sesame Street characters offers an easily accessible and exciting new way to watch video and store photographs, music, and
documents — all on the same drive!  Characters include Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Ernie, Abby Cadabby, Grover and the Sesame Street sign.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010, 2010 Most Innovative Flash Memory Customer Implementation Award, 2010 Gold Mom's Choice Award - Electronic Learning, 2010 Dr. Toy's Ten Best High Tech Products. 10/12/2010 (Price: $24.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Ready to Learn - Jump into Numbers by SANDVIK INNOVATIONS LLC

Each book includes a variety of write-on/wipe-off and magnetic activities designed to reward curiosity and spark an excitement for learning. Contains an 8” x 12” portrait, 24 pages of self-ends, 35 magnetic play pieces, and 1 write and wipe marker. Jump Into Numbers focuses on early number skills. The book is filled with activities that build a child’s understanding of the relationship between real objects and abstract
numbers, and how numbers are used to represent math facts.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $10.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Stay-on-Track Packs by Pearson Education

Many parents are concered that their children will not maintain their academic proficiency during time away from school. But these new Stay-on-Track Packs offer a great way to learn while on vacation or at anytime. The review packs keep student skills strong by providing six books to maintain reading fluency, suggested creative
writing activities, and a math computation workbook that focuses on problem solving.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $46.67) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

WonderElla by WONDERCHESS LLC

The co-creators of WonderChess™ and Cranium® Cadoo® bring you a game of Sets & Match with Math, Colors, and Animals. WonderElla comes in a 12” cotton bag in the shape of WonderElla the elephant. It contains 18 jumbo-sized, game pieces depicting mini-Ella and features nine of her animal friends. The unique WonderElla game pieces can be filled with surprise hidden treats.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Block Crayon by WOOKY ENTERTAINMENT

Designed for pre-schoolers, this clever and colorful stackable Block Crayon is perfect for little hands as it combinies two of a child’s favorite activities – building and coloring – into one. This product is safe and user friendly for all children. Children can draw, associate images, and improve dexterity, making it an excellent developmental choice for parents of preschoolers. With multiple playtime activities to offer, this is a perfect new choice to expand a child’s dexterity and creativity at a young age.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $16.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Cha, Cha, Cha - Spanish Learning Songs by WHISTLEFRITZ

A colorful clever collection of Spanish songs for children performed by award-winning singer and songwriter Jorge Anaya, Whistlefritz’s latest release is a mix of lively Latin rhythms.  Samba to Las Vocales (The Vowels), cha cha to Los Números (The Numbers), and polka to Que Llueva (Let it Rain). Cha, Cha, Cha makes learning Spanish exhilirating, educational, and fun.  A translation guide is included, providing an easy reference for parents and teachers. It's a great way to expand vocabulary and become bilingual.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Animal Stackers Barn Yard by TIER TOYS

This is an active barnyard that will keep your youngster busily engaged and learning at the same time.  Every young farmer will enjoy opening the box and spilling out the 51 detailed figures smartly stored in 5 layers of tiers.  From the bright rooster on the roof to the red tractor and white fencing, nothing has been forgotten to recreate a down-on-the-farm experience. The red and white barn overlooks horses, sheep, pigs, and cows.  This activity will build eye-hand coordination and expand communication skills.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $29.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Easy Translator by SMART PLAY LLC

Easy Translator makes it easy and fun for children to learn a second language.  This is an exciting interactive learning toy that teaches children English/Spanish basic vocabulary, picture-word association, fine motor and spatial skills. Primarily designed to teach English to Spanish speaking children and Spanish to English speaking children.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Record a Story Guess How Much I Miss You by PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Read a story to your little one even when you can’t be there. This unique storybook plays back your voice as the child turns each page. The beautiful, all-new illustrations with a classic feel and the dedication page make this book a keepsake to be treasured for years to come.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Smart Snacks Gingerbread Shape Sorter by LEARNING RESOURCES INC.

Spice up imaginative play while learning shapes, colors, and fine motor skills. This new cottage contains six holes that match six chunky candy shapes. The sorter engages children as they explore shape recognition, spatial reasoning, color recognition, fine motor skills, and imaginative play. Pieces store in the durable plastic house, which encourages clean up, and then empty through the door. Durable plastic pieces wipe clean. Good product for home and school.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $18.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Kidspiration 3 by INSPIRATION SOFTWARE INC.

Kidspiration Color Tiles™ is an excellent new software product that can be used to count, compare, and explore number properties and operations and develop computation strategies. Using the tiles, children solve area and perimeter problems and model number patterns and the four basic math operations.  With its expanded library of more than 3,000 symbols, children can use Kidspiration 3 to create graphic organizers including webs, concept maps, and diagrams to clarify thoughts, organize information, use new knowledge, and build critical-thinking skills. 
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $69.00)

Domino Zippy Scooters by HABA USA/HABERMAASS CORP.

Zippy scooters are speeding round the corner. Who is as fast as the cars and can be the first to place their tiles of Domino Zippy Scooters? This fun car placing game for 2-4 children includes variation for a solo player. Includes 21 big wooden pieces that are perfect for small hands and the easy-to-learn rules are just right for beginners.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $30.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Guess What I Feel? by FUN AND FUNCTION LLC

How do you feel when you ride a rollercoaster, drop your ice cream cone, hear your parents argue, see a friend left out, get sprayed with water or say goodbye? Choose from 50 situations -- and have fun sharing your reaction and seeing how others react to the same situation. Players draw their feelings using markers on a dry erase mirror and/or magnetic facial components that show surprise, confusion, boredom, happiness, anger, frustration, and more. The 50 cards show vivid photographs of the different situations -- no reading skills are needed to play and all ages will find it of
value.  This fun and interactive game helps kids understand their feelings and reactions to different situations.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $29.99)

Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers & Wetlands by FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING

Going Blue vividly presents facts and statistics about Earth’s oceans and waterways and information about the issues surrounding our current water crisis. Readers will find a wealth of strategies and examples that help them see themselves as change agents and move forward to complete an effective service project. The book is divided into the five stages of service learning: investigate, prepare, act, reflect, and demonstrate. With the aid of lively photos and illustrations, along with practical suggestions and activities, teens plan and do meaningful service learning projects that benefit our planet’s water system.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Story Stacker by DISCOVERY TOYS INC.

This 9-piece wooden stacking system is a construction toy that teaches numbers, size, sequence, colors and geometric shapes, while building eye-hand coordination and thinking skills. Learn about different farm animals: Identify animal heads; repeat sounds the animals make; and read animal stories. This toy is 7” high when fully assembled and includes extensive Activity Guide in English, French, and Spanish.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $20.00)

Magic Window Talking Farm by CHICCO USA INC.

The new Magic Window Talking Farm features a color LCD display that brings farm animals to life with smooth animation. Featuring three levels of play, eight nursery rhymes, and five songs, the Magic Window Farm engages children with its bilingual play option, teaching children numbers and letters in English and Spanish. Children learn by listening, watching, and interacting with the animals on the farm through naming, matching, answering, and sequencing games.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $49.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Ready2Learn™ Paint & Clay Texture Rollers (Set of 4) by CENTER ENTERPRISES

Ready2Learn™ Paint & Clay Texture Rollers is a roll with paint and clay craft activity that is as easy as using a rolling pin with a set of 4 designs. The clever styles include a dot pattern of various sizes in a random array, a wave pattern, zigzag squiggles, and parallel multi-width rollers are 7” long and made of very durable plastic and hard rubber. Soap and water are all that is needed for an easy clean-up.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $15.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Talk of the Farm by ALEX BRANDS

The play mat, Talk of the Farm, is designed for children to learn while they play, reinforcing the concepts of counting, learning colors, and animal sounds and helps children learn to follow directions.
Awards: Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010 10/11/2010 (Price: $47.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]