ASTRA Marketplace & Academy 2010 LILLIPUTIENS HAS BATH TIME FUN It’s bath time and the tub is full of beasties. There is only one solution: hunt down the cute little intruders by going fishing. In Fishing Game, by LILLIPUTIENS, bathing kids can have fun capturing the aquatic figures by arming themselves with the magnetic rod. The game grows as kids age, allowing older kids to count the points embroidered on the bellies of the animals hooked. In Nicky Bath Game, mother ducky Nicky has to teach her three baby ducks how to swim. The baby ducks, helped by a magnet, can follow one another and hang on to their mommy. If they start to feel tired, the ducks can find shelter under Nicky’s wings. The Nicky bath game is a fun way to role play while learning about independence and security. Nicky Bath Game
ZOOBDude DudeMaker Kit, by INFINITOY, combines the company’s three ZOOBDudes into one kit so that kids can build all of them at once, or mix and match to create their own Dudes. Each ZOOBDude includes its own working accessory: the Fireman has a squirting water hose, the Climber has a grappling hook to climb a line, and the Rescue Ranger has a large parachute. The DudeMaker Kit also includes four wheels and extra ZOOB Sparkle pieces so that kids can build more creations. ZOOB building sets feature pieces that move after kids put them together, allowing kids to interact with their creations instead of just looking at them. The pieces snap, click, and pop together to form joints that rotate, limbs that extend, axles that spin, and more. The sets are based on reallife systems, such as the basic structural units of nucleic acids, and their mobility mirrors the natural movement of people, animals, and machines. The
SPECIALTY TOYS & GIFTS
Tactile and stimulating, the Optica Baby Gym by KID O features three hanging shapes that baby can touch and move. The circular patterns on the shapes are color-coded for early recognition. The gym includes one wooden stand and Optica Baby Gym three removable rattles. The A to Z Magnatab helps kids learn how to write letters. The magnetic stylus, which serves as the pencil, pulls beads featured on the letters up to create solid lines. Letters also feature up, down, and sideways instructions via easy-to-follow arrows. The Magnatab includes one magnetic board and one magnetic pen.
The 36 Piece Floor Puzzle (with 10 jumbo crayons) is the newest addition to OUTSET MEDIA’s Create Your Own Puzzle line. The blank puzzle pieces are made from sturdy boards, so little (and big) artists can paint on them. Now there’s no need to spend time thinking of good charades. With Charades-In-A-Box the fun starts as soon as the box is opened. Each package includes a sand timer, a score pad, a pencil, and loads of charades.
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MAY/JUNE 2010