Watch Toy Videos of the Day (9/12/2011 - 9/9/2011)

By TDmonthly Staff
September 2011

We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store! Check this space every weekday to see brief video clips of new and specialty products.

In the spotlight today? Your store will be anything but standard when you carry high-quality, eco-friendly items like Standard Dominoes from MAPLE LANDMARK WOODCRAFT CO.

Standard Dominoes by MAPLE LANDMARK WOODCRAFT CO.

Standard Dominoes by MAPLE LANDMARK WOODCRAFT CO. Maple Landmark Woodcraft has had animal and vehicle dominoes for years, and now they have developed a colorful set of standard dominoes. This 28-piece, double six set is made from locally harvested hardwood maple. Each domino measures about 1 1/4" wide X 2 1/2" long and about 3/8" thick. The colorful dots are done in a very durable non-toxic ink. Each number is in a different color. The set comes with a drawstring cloth bag and a playing instructions and suggestions. "The dominoes are made in the USA," Barbara Rainville, marketing manager at Maple Landmark Woodcraft, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 2011. ( Watch Video) 5/27/2011 (MSRP: $19.00; Age: 3 to 8)

Soft Shapes® Play Puppets: Enchanted Kingdom by INNOVATIVEKIDS

Kids can make up their own royal adventures, swashbuckling stories, superhero missions, and pretty kitty tales with these themed puppet packs containing six puppets each. For use alone or with the Soft Shapes Puppet Theater. Launch date: August 2011. ( Watch Video) 9/6/2011 (MSRP: $6.99; Age: 3 to 6)

Christmas Tree Mini Microbe Box by GIANTMICROBES

Merry Christmas Microbes! Tree Ornaments: Trim your tree with Common Cold, Brain Cell, Kissing Disease, E. coli and the limited-edition Red Amoeba, festively adorned with a Santa hat, reindeer antlers, winter scarf, candy cane, and mistletoe.
Launch date: November 2010. ( Watch Video) 6/24/2011 (MSRP: $24.95; Age: 3 and Up)

Air Hedz by BLUW

Air Hedz by BLUW Each set of Air Hedz comes with a piece of huge inflatable headgear and an inflatable accessory. Boys can choose from a cowboy hat and gun, alien head and hands, robot head and blaster, fireman hat and extinguisher and a pirate hat and cutlass. Our range for girls features a princess wig and wand, nurse hat and nurse kit and a pop star wig with a mic. Launch date: February 2011. ( Watch Video) 3/4/2011 (MSRP: $12.00; Age: 4 and Up)