Toys - Stuffed toys and toys for infants and preschoolers

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Infants -

Infantino

Movers & Shakers Ages - 3m+

• Favorite Features -

  • hippo and giraffe are fun first friends

  • adorable design

  • variety of colors

  • battery has an auto shut-off

  • plays Beethoven

  • encourages movement, grasping and cause and effect

 

 

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Manhattan Baby

Grabbitz Ball Ages - 6m+

• Favorite Features -

  • colorful, soft teether with easy to grab rings

  • soft fabric colorful balls crinkle and rattle for more fun

  • encourages grabbing

  • colors, textures and sounds combine for a fun first toy

   

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Chimpanzee Jamboree Ages - 9m+

• Favorite Features -

  • includes four "chimps" and a house with two doors

  • sounds, colors, textures add to the fun

  • encourages imaginative play, cause and effect and motor skills

 

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Peek, Squeak and Little Peep Elephant Ages - 9m+

• Favorite Features -

  • soft, pastel elephant activity toy

  • rings, magnetic bird, crinkle ears, squeaky leg, mirror and rattle combine for fun features

  • encourages imaginative play, learning - cause and effect

  • Creative design for a learning toy that is a fun "friend" as well

 

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Woo Blocks Ages 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • 10 wooden blocks per set

  • five colors with fun, silly faces

  • encourages motor skills, color recognition, face recognition

  • unique block set

 

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Pirates Bounty Treasure Hunt Ages 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • encourages interactive, imaginative play

  • includes boat, two pirates, treasure chest and map

  
  

      These new infant toys from Manhattan Baby/Whoozit are sure to be a big hit with babies! Fun with a purpose - great gift ideas for little ones! Tremendously well done, Manhattan Baby!

 

 

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Hasbro/Playskool

Peek & Pop Giraffes Ages 6m+

• Favorite Features -

  • five activity rings with unique textures and sounds

  • includes let's play together tip card

  • encourages discovering, counting, colors

  • involves parents in playing with their child

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Fill 'n Spill Fish Ages 6m+

• Favorite Features -

  • fun colors, shapes and sounds

  • little fish are also puppets

  • tip card for parents

  • encourages colors, discovering, interactive play

  • longevity - children will play with this for years

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Busy Ball Popper Ages 9m+

• Favorite Features -

  • encourages moving, creativity, interactive play

  • sound effects, music, and air powered play are sure to be a hit with children

  • eight songs children will really move to

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Busy Gears Ages 12m+

• Favorite Features -

  • flashing lights, 11 gears, motion and music

  • encourages learning, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and movement

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Wheel Pals Triple Track Tower Ages 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • sound effects add to the fun

  • includes three rubber, soft cars in three colors

  • encourages imaginative, interactive play

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Weebalot Castle Ages 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • color, design, imagination combine for an amazing toy children will love

  • encourages imagination, interactive play, role playing

  • includes a board book, dance floor, revolving moat, boat, bed, chair, throne, round table, staircase, drawbridge, lookout and four weeble characters - horse, prince, princess and dragon

    Playskool/Hasbro has a variety of excellent toys for children as they begin to learn to play, imagine and interact with others! Quality, design and creativity show in all their toys - tremendously well done, Playskool/Hasbro!

 

 

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Fisher Price

Amazing Animals Polar Friends Tote Ages 6m+

• Favorite Features -

  • sounds from bears and penguin add to the fun

  • encourages imagination, role playing

  • easy to clean

  • portable fun for little ones

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Giggle Elmo Drill & Goggles Ages - 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • drill makes sounds and talks like Elmo

  • encourages hand-eye coordination, imaginative play

  • fun first "tool"

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Backyardigans Sing & Spin Pablo Ages - 18m+

• Favorite Features -

  • fun friend from the show for little ones

  • encourages children to sing, dance and play with Pablo

  
  

      Fisher Price combines loved familiar "friends" with new "friends" to make toys children will love!  Extremely well done, Fisher Price!

 

 

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Quercetti

GeoKid Big Bunnies Ages - 1+

• Favorite Features -

  • 12 large, colorful, interlocking pieces - six bunnies and six connectors

  • completely safe, unbreakable

  • washable

  • encourages color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, construction and creative skills

  
  

      Tremendously well done, Quercetti! I love the unique look and style of this first building set for little ones! This is a great choice to help little children learn to build as they will have great fun in the process!

 

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Preschool Age Children -

Kid Galaxy

My First RC - Go Go Auto Ages - 2+

• Favorite Features -

  • fun, soft school bus rc

  • easy two button control

  • everything a first RC should be - fun, simple and safe!

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Flex Blaster Ages - 5+

• Favorite Features -

  • shoots water 30 feet

  • includes safety information

  • multi-directional eye nozzles

  • unique water gun will give kids an abundance of fun

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KC Racer Ages 5+

• Favorite Features -

  • small size adds to the fun

  • fast rc - spins and does wheelies

  • encourages hand-eye coordination

  • perfect portable fun!

    Kid Galaxy perfectly combines safety with creative and fun RC toys so even little siblings can race cars like their older siblings! Tremendously well done, Kid Galaxy!

 

 

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Quercetti

Transparent Marble Run Ages - 4+

• Favorite Features -

  • 46 piece set - can combine with other sets for a bigger marble run

  • encourages creativity, reasoning, imagination and hand-eye coordination

  • endless possibilities for fun and learning

  
  

      Every child should have one of these building sets - they will have hours and hours of creating and learning fun! Tremendously well done, Quercetti!

 

 

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Manhattan Toy

Kibokos - Camel Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • soft, unique camel pillow/toy

  • encourages imaginative play

 

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Applikissed Bunny Ages - 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • soft bunny with flowers makes a great friend

  • encourages imaginative play

 

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Treadles Monkey Ages - 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • blue, soft monkey waiting to be a loved friend

  • encourages imaginative play

  • soft and extremely huggable

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Eenie Meanies
	Ni, Mye & Moe Ages - 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • unique fabric, design and stitching combine for a great new friend

  • encourages imaginative play

  • creative design shows Manhattan Toy's imagination!

    I love the quality, creativity and imagination Manhattan Toy shows in their stuffed toys! These toys are sure to become loved "friends"! Tremendously well done, Manhattan Toy!

 

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Folkmanis

	Velociraptor			Emperor Penguin			Hatching Dragon Puppet
	Mini Hatching Eaglet			Mini Tree Frog			Mini Baby Ostridge
	Mini Baby Penguin			Mini Baby Gorilla			Mini Baby Quail
Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • facts of interest and short stories for each puppet

  • unique and varied fabric - bright colors for the raptor, frog and dragon and "feathery" fabrick for the Eaglet, Penguin, Ostridge and Quail while the gorilla has a "hairy", soft fabric

  • extra special features like the latex rubber egg for the dragon and eaglet and magnets for the gorilla hands to "hold" things

  • unique, creative fun!

  • encourages imagination, creativity, interactive play

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Elephant Ages - 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • able to operate the trunk from inside the puppet

  • includes facts and poems about elephants

  • unique fabric looks like wrinkled elephant skin

  
  

      Tremendously well done, Folkmanis! Year after year the puppets we receive from Folkmanis are second to none! Clearly with their commitment to creativity, imagination, quality and design, Folkmanis sets the mark for puppets children will absolutely love!

 

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Mattel

Cars Toss and Talk Vehicle Ages - 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • Lightning McQueen from the movie - kids will love being able to play with their fun "friend" from the movie

  • soft, colorful talking car

  • great stocking stuffer or gift exchange item

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Fast Talkin' Lightening McQueen Ages 4+

• Favorite Features -

  • car "talks" with 30 words and phrases

  • car can be programmed with 15 commands

  • fun "friend" from the Cars Movie

  • encourages imagination, planning and moving

  • very cool toy kids will love!

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Hot Wheels Starter Set Track Ages 5+

• Favorite Features -

  • includes a car to race

  • motorized for "real" racing fun

  • six feet of track with loops and banking turns

  • encourages imagination and interactive play

  • great starter racing track

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Superman Inflato-suit Ages 3-7

• Favorite Features -

  • quickly inflates with a fan clipped to child's belt

  • encourages imagination, creativity, interactive play and role playing

  • little boys will love being able to "turn into" Superman!

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MatchBox Pop-up Adventure set Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • available in several sets like Construction Zone and Dragon Castle

  • includes items like dump trucks and SUV

  • complete play set with wrecking ball, construction crane, snap on construction pieces and crossbow, castle, etc

  • two levels for playing on

  • connects with other systems

  • portable fun

  • encourages imagination, interactive play

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Hot Wheels cars Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • great for collector or child to play with

  • includes fun facts about cars

        Mattel can be counted on to continue to make quality classic toys like Hot Wheels and MatchBox along with new toys children will love and play with for years! Tremendously well done, Mattel!

 

 

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Play Along

Secret Stylin' Doodle Bear Ages 3+

• Favorite Features -

  • "magic" glasses to see butterflies/flowers

  • includes two pairs of glasses, one mystery writer and three washable markers

  • encourages imagination, creativity and role-playing

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Hide 'n Seek Care Bear Ages 4+

• Favorite Features -

  • Surprise bear and cb finder

  • soft, huggable, colorful new friend to love

  • encourages imaginative play, movement, active play, following directions, role playing

  • radio-frequency finder lights up and tells when you are closer and closer

  • unique and creative new Care Bear!

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