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November 21, 2024

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Toys in Motion: Preschool

By TDmonthly Staff

Preschool

Meet the Vowels - Board Book by PRESCHOOL PREP COMPANY

Meet the Vowels - Board Book by PRESCHOOL PREP COMPANY"Meet the Vowels" with this delightful board book, the newest in the Preschool Prep Series™. Children will have fun meeting the vowels while trying to find where they are hiding. Letters are memorable characters from the award-winning Meet the Letters™ DVD. (Watch the Meet the Vowels - Board Book Video Watch Video) 12/20/2005


Tonka Chuck & Friends Boomer My Talking Tow Truck by HASBRO INC.

Tonka Chuck & Friends Boomer My Talking Tow Truck by HASBRO INC. Boomer is a talking truck who’s always got something to say! It’s so much fun getting him to speak one of seven electronic phrases, because his mouth moves when he talks! Turn the wheels, lift and lower the tow hook and attach him to his friends, or move him around using the easy-to-grip handle! The Boomer My Talking Tow Truck toy is revved up, ready for adventure and filled with things to talk about.

(Watch the Tonka Chuck & Friends Boomer My Talking Tow Truck Video Watch Video) 9/8/2005 (MSRP: $14.99; Age: 3 and Up)


Letīs Pretend Blender by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS INC.

Letīs Pretend Blender by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS INC. Kids can whip up their own fake smoothies in this child-sized pretend blender. It has two settings, a clear measuring cut that holds real liquids, and a sturdy weighted base. A "pulse" button adds extra authenticity. The base is bright yellow, the dial is red, and the base is blue. It needs 3AA batteries, which are not included. (Watch the Let´s Pretend Blender Video Watch Video) 8/26/2005 (MSRP: $19.99; Age: 3 and Up)


Teddy by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS INC.

Teddy by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS INC.Even non-readers can learn basic skills from Teddy, the teaching bear. Teddy comes with 24 two-sided game cards that fit onto a sturdy Play Pad. Children learn colors, shapes, visual discrimination, alike and different, go-together, and counting. With infinite patience, Teddy lets children know if they answered their questions correctly. (Watch the Teddy Video Watch Video) 12/29/2004 (MSRP: $19.99; Age: 3 and Up)


bilibo by KID O PRODUCTS

bilibo by KID O PRODUCTSbilibo is a Swiss-designed plastic shell that rocks when children sit in it. Kids have fun stacking the product as well, since it nests snugly in other brightly colored bilibos. Young children enjoy the simple design that they use in many imaginative ways. Awards: 2010 TIA Awards Toy of the Year; 2006 UK Good Toy Awards Toy of the Year; 2003 Deutscher Lernspielpreis, Auswahlliste; 2002 Dr. Toy 10 Best Active Products; 2002 Spiel Guy Arbeitsausschuss Kinderspiel 2002; 2002 Design Distinction I.D. Design Review
— "bilibo: We had to keep ordering it," was the response about hot-selling Xmas toys that TDmonthly got from Jenny Goodlund, manager at JT Puffin’s in Madison, Wis.
— Peg Scholtes, owner of Capitol Kids Ltd. in Madison, Wis., had great things to say about bilibo: "It's great for 2- to 5-year-olds. It's the modern version of the cardboard box."
— “We keep a DVD going up on the front counter that shows kids playing with [the bilibo]. Kids instinctively understand it, but adults don’t,” said Co-owner Mary Sisson of Kazoodles in Vancouver, Wash., of this best seller in her store. (Watch the bilibo Video Watch Video) 5/10/2005 (MSRP: $30.00; Age: 2 to 7)








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