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INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Over 6.2 million Every day, parents ask professionals for advice on buying These are defined as: toys for their children. Often, shoppers are wary of buying Physical Impairment children live with toys for special needs children. However, selecting a toy for PI Children with physical impairments any child begins with two steps: first, learning what the child disabilities, accounting (children with less than optimal use of their is interested in, and second, assessing his or her skill level. handsH oI r children with some motor control for 13.2% of the child Let’s Play: A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs challenges) were able to play with this toy. is a helpful educational tool designed to assist with this Physical impairments include cerebral palsy and A Guide to Toys for population. Millions of selection process. After reviewing this guide and doing your B muscular dystrophy. Features to look for when homework, we encourage you to visit toy shelves (both Children with Special Needs parents, grandparents, selecting toys for children with a physical online and at your local retailer) and sample the great LV impairment include large parts that make a toy other family members products designed to excite, engage and enthrall your child. Introduction ...... 2 easy to grasp and a sturdy base to secure a toy in Experience with them the joy and happiness of play! DD and caregivers of its plaPceI . Activity/Outdoor Toys ...... 4 With support from the Toy Industry Association, Inc.™ and Hearing Impairment children with special its members, the Toy Industry Foundation ™, in partnership HI While many toys are appropriate for Building Toys ...... 7 with Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) and American needs struggle to find children with hearing impairments, these toys Foundation for the Blind (AFB), has researched and tested Creativity Toys ...... 10 included one or more of the following: lights or the best play and hundreds of toys in an effort to offer you a comprehensive B visual feedback, volume control, interesting guide to the best toys for children of all ages with all types PI Dolls/Stuffed Toys ...... 11 texturPe Ior surface or some other unique feature educational products of special needs and interests. Toys included in this guide LV that makes it appropriate for a child with a for them . were tested by over 100 “toy experts” – children with a Educational Toys ...... 12 hearinHgI impairment. variety of special needs. ATA and AFB selected the featured DD products based on the toy’s play value for children with Games/Puzzles ...... 18 B Blind or Low Vision special needs. Whether shopping for a three-year-old, B Although children with visual Infant/Preschool Toys ...... 20 visually impaired child or a ten-year-old with developmental impairments may enjoy many toys in LV disabilities, Let’s Play is an excellent resource for finding the LPV I this guide, these toys are rated Musical Toys ...... 24 perfect toy. particularly high because of their sounds and intereDstD ing texture or surfaces that provide For each toy included in the guide, you will find a DHDI Playsets ...... 26 sensory stimulation. Also, children with description of the item, along with an explanation of skills moderate visual impairments can enjoy toys that Pretend/Role Play Toys ...... 27 that the toy will encourage and build during playtime. includeB bright lights. For a fully accessible version Please keep in mind that age ranges indicated for each toy of this guide for visually impaired readers, please Vehicles ...... 30 are assigned by the manufacturer based on a child with no visit wLwV w.afb.org/toyguide.asp. special needs. From time to time, you may see a quote Company Info ...... 31 included in a toy description that comes directly from a Developmental Disabilities parent, caregiver or teacher who was DD Children with developmental Index ...... 32 involved in the testing to give you a more disabilities including Down syndrome and autism “hands-on” feeling about the toy and the enjoyed playing with this toy. When selecting Contributors and Partners ...... 35 enjoyment it provided to the child. Each toy toys for children with these disabilities, look for will also contain one of the following labels to products that encourage them to act out real life indicate who may find the toy most enjoyable: PI, situations such as playing school or interacting HI, B, LV and DD. with action figures and dolls.

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ACTIVITY/OUTDOOR TOYS

Aerobie ® Squidgie ® Ball All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon Aerobie, Inc. Radio Flyer Squeeze the Squidgie Ball and you won’t want The Original Little Red Wagon™ with high to let go. Everyone loves its feel. Made of soft wooden stake sides and big brawny air tires molded rubber fins, the Squidgie Ball is can handle any terrain. Air tires provide a designed for kids as young as 9 months, but super soft, super quiet ride, and the full- players of all ages enjoy it both indoors and sized, all-steel seamless body comes with outdoors. The Squidgie Ball is “easy to hold no-scratch edges. “Great for improving onto” and ideal for learning to pick up, throw, gross motor skills.” Promotes exploration of and catch. Promotes tactile exploration. environment and stimulates imagination.

Ages 18 months+ Cost $120.00 PI HI B LV DD Ages 9 months+ Cost $5.99 PI HI B LV DD

Pathfinder Wagon Catch ‘N Stick Monster Mitts Radio Flyer ALEX With seat backs and a seat belt, kids will be Play catch with two oversized foam monster mitts extra safe while having fun in this wagon. and a colorful tennis ball. Each soft mitt has a Seats fold up for a comfortable ride or fold Velcro front surface and adjustable strap on the down for maximum hauling capacity. The back that make it easy to fit. Encourages use of extra-long handle for easy pulling also folds motor skills and promotes body awareness. under for easy storage. Stimulates imagination and promotes exploration of environment and motor skills.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $9.99 PI HI DD

Ages 18 months+ Cost $80.00 PI HI DD Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘N Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on Hasbro, Inc. This developmental toy comes with a fun revvin’ wheel, which will make kids feel like they’re in the driver’s seat with its tooting Ultimate Canopy Steer & Stroll Trike horn, clicking directional signals and motor Radio Flyer revving sounds. The removable wheel Give your little one a thrilling ride around the allows kids to take the fun of driving with block. Freewheeling pedals let the child them on the go. The truck converts from passenger coast while the adult turns the front push toy to walker to a ride-on vehicle. wheel with a push handle. Promotes awareness "Once students get on this they won't let it of sound and stimulates imagination and go." Promotes exploration of environment available vision. and tactile exploration. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.

Ages 9 months - 3 years Cost $39.99 PI HI B LV DD Ages 2 years – 5 years Cost $80.00 PI HI DD

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ACTIVITY/OUTDOOR TOYS BUILDING TOYS Activity Ball Building Blocks™ TMI Toymarketing Intl, Inc. BRIO ® This very special “Opti” (translucent) ball A new take on BRIO’s ® classic wooden contains colored balls. “How fun with the blocks, this set comes with 51 pieces in balls inside the big ball!” Approximately different shapes and sizes, each painted 20 inches in diameter. Promotes three in one of five vibrant colors. Set dimensional sight and coordination as includes nylon storage bag. Stimulates well as body awareness. imagination and promotes creative play and creative experimentation. Ages 2 years+ Cost $35.00 PI HI LV DD

Aku Ring Ages 12 months+ Cost $26.99 HI TMI Toymarketing Intl, Inc. Aku Rings are soft and very flexible 7” rings that can be easily caught due to their unique Floating Blocks nipple studded surface that is washable with Edushape Ltd. soap and water. Available in four colors: red, Unique soft blocks enable your child to blue, green, and yellow. Promotes tactile have fun building a house of dreams exploration and body awareness. during bath time. Sixteen assorted pieces of brightly colored shapes printed with Ages 2 years+ Cost $25.00/set of 4 PI HI DD windows, doors and walls. The board and Jinglin’ Ball blocks float on water and securely stick to each other when wet. Mesh storage bag TMI Toymarketing Intl, Inc. included. “Wow! My child really got The Jinglin’ Ball is a transparent ball that excited about building floating cities!” contains metal bells that create jingling Promotes creative experimentation and sounds when the ball is in play. stimulates imagination. Approximately 22 inches in diameter, this "large, light ball” is “easy to catch" and “good for kids with motor skill difficulties." Promotes Ages 18 months+ Cost $16.50 PI HI DD body awareness, stimulates available hearing and promotes awareness of sounds.

Ages 2 years+ Cost $35.00 PI HI B LV DD Kiddy Connects Edushape Ltd. Hyper Dash™ “These are fun and easy to put together and Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. take apart.” Colorful, durable snap Hyper Dash consists of one electronic tagger and five different connecting plastic bubbles will surely bring colored and numbered targets. The tagger plays pre- about an allure for any child in creating funky recorded music and calls out which targets you need to structures or making a chain. “A great strike. The game is physically and mentally engaging, alternative to blocks. They connected so and, more importantly, it’s lots of fun! “My son easy, but yet felt stable!” Encourages use of thought this game was hilarious! He couldn't stop motor skills, stimulates imagination and laughing!” Encourages social skills and promotes encourages creative play. body awareness. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.

Ages 6 years - 12 years Cost $19.99-$24.99 PI DD Ages 2 years+ Cost $12.99/36 pieces PI HI B LV DD

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BUILDING TOYS Mini EduBlocks™ Wedgits™ Starter Set Edushape Ltd. ImagAbility Incorporated Exclusively designed for your young This open-ended building set introduces architect’s grip. Colorful, flexible and soft! little ones to the spatial world of angles, All you have to do is touch them to fall in color matching and creative, free-play love with them and know that they are a designing. The set has large blocks must have for any child’s play time. “Great providing fun for the family with toddlers for sharing with friends.” Developed to and individuals with special needs. expand color and shape recognition as well Promotes tactile exploration, encourages as fine motor skills. Stimulates imagination use of motor skills and stimulates and encourages creative play. available vision.

Ages 12 months+ Cost $37.99/26 pieces PI HI LV DD Ages 2 years+ Cost $22.99 PI HI B LV DD

Wee Wedgits™ My Soft World – City Set ImagAbility Incorporated Edushape Ltd. This soft, poly-vinyl block set has Uniquely designed soft foam blocks smooth, rounded edges that provide for any little builder to construct a hours of squeezy-stacking fun for city life setting. Set includes soft children. The five nesting blocks Wood-Like™ Blocks, solid foam provide quiet play, and the soft blocks, cars, buses and stop signs. design provides a gentle playset Tucks away neatly in see-thru plastic offering for high-energy children. carrying tote. Encourages creative Introduces cause and effect, play and creative experimentation. encourages use of motor skills and Stimulates imagination. encourages creative play.

Ages 9 months+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Ages 12 months+ Cost $12.99 PI HI B LV DD

Little People ® Build ‘n Pull Bus™ Mega Bloks Building Imagination Bag Fisher-Price, Inc. MEGA Brands Simple connections make it easy for The Mega Bloks Building Imagination Bag little hands to stack, build and play with now includes 10 creativity cards to 35 themed block and accessory play springboard ideas for parents and children pieces. Includes a fold out stop sign that to play, learn and interact together. The kids can open and close and a sliding cards offer imaginative possibilities ranging window for fun peek-a-boo play. from building a penguin to learning Promotes exploration of environment numbers. Encourages creative play and use and encourages creative play and use of of motor skills. Stimulates imagination and motor skills. promotes tactile exploration.

Ages 1 year – 4 years Cost $24.99 HI B LV DD Ages 12 months+ Cost $14.99 PI HI LV DD

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CREATIVITY TOYS DOLLS/STUFFED TOYS

Light Sketcher™ Sorbet Melodie Corolle Fisher-Price, Inc. Snuggled inside bright, retro packaging, machine washable This unique, mess-free drawing board Sorbet Melodie is 16 inches of softness. She features a cozy literally allows children to draw…with cloth body and cheerful painted face framed with velour light! The light from the stylus reacts ponytails. Long, easily manipulated limbs and colorful French with special ink on the drawing fashions make this versatile new doll a child’s play favorite. surface to produce magical results. Promotes tactile exploration. Encourages creative play and use of motor skills. Stimulates imagination Ages 0 years+ Cost $30.00 PI HI B LV DD and available vision. Requires 4 AA Snuggle-kins™ Animals Assortment batteries, not included. Fisher-Price, Inc. Snuggle-Kins is a new line of the sweetest little animal babies Ages 3 years+ Cost $29.99 PI HI LV DD that require nothing more than tender love and care! Watch as their eyes open and close like a real baby or listen as they coo Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy and make animal sounds like “meow,” “purr” or “growl.” These adorable soft, cuddly animals also make soft sucking sounds Hasbro, Inc. as they drink milk that magically disappears in the The Super Craft Caddy gives kids endless bottle. Promotes awareness of sounds and introduces hours of creative fun including sand art cause and effect. Requires 3 AAA batteries, included. activities, stained glass, bead making and even cake decorating. The Super Craft Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99 PI HI B LV DD Caddy includes a large floor mat, clean-up tools, a handle for portability and a place to store all of your Play-Doh compound Alfie Bear and tools. There is “always a new tool to Gund, Inc. use to create something.” Encourages creative play and use of motor skills. A 19” soft and cuddly bear is a perfect companion Promotes creative experimentation. for children and always ready for a hug. “Popular with all ages.” Promotes tactile exploration.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Ages 12 months+ Cost $25.00 PI HI B LV DD

Talking Crayons The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll International World of Toys The Jester & Pharley Phund This real set of crayons includes six crayons and one The Jester & Pharley book and doll are distributed exclusively by talking head; once the child inserts a color into the The Jester & Pharley Phund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation head, the voice of the character (Dora, Blue’s Room, benefiting ill and special-needs children and literacy programs. In Backyardigans, SpongeBob, Max & Ruby) will activate this charming tale, the jester awakes one morning to find laughter and it will detect the color, spell it in two languages missing in his kingdom, and he and Pharley set off on a quest to (English/Spanish or English/French) and name an find it. The doll is designed with pliable limbs and invites children object of that same color. Encourages creative play. to interact with the character. Pharley is detachable. The book and Requires 3 LR44 (watch size) batteries, not included. doll together encourage social skills and promote use of auditory tracking skills and exploration while stimulating the imagination.

Ages 3 years – 6 years Cost $14.99 HI LV DD Ages 3 years+ Cost Book: $20 / Doll: $40 PI HI B LV DD

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EDUCATIONAL TOYS

One, Two, Tie My Shoe Let’s Imagine ALEX Comfy North America Four chunky foam shoes to lace and learn to tie. This interactive software, to be used with the Comfy Includes four lacing shoes, four printed laces and a shoe- Keyboard System, offers toddlers hours of delight while lacing lesson card. “Good for physical therapy.” developing creative skills. Didi, Boo and their amusing Encourages use of motor skills and daily living skills and friends introduce toddlers to the world of animals, shapes, promotes tactile exploration. objects and body parts, while developing their language skills and helping them to solve problems. Introduces cause and effect, promotes awareness of sounds and stimulates

Ages 3 years+ Cost $9.99 HI LV DD imagination.

Comfy Keyboard System Ages 1 year – 3 years Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Comfy North America This “easy to use” system includes a specially designed keyboard for toddlers, helping to World of Colors build developmental skills. Includes bonus Comfy North America “First Step” CD (additional software sold This interactive software, to be used with the Comfy separately). Comfy Keyboard System Keyboard System, exposes toddlers to the wonderful world creates a rich and exciting learning of colors in a mystery to find Jumpy’s lost bone. Children experience, inviting your toddler to actively learn how to name colors, to compare objects and to fit participate in touching, exploring and colors to specific objects, all while enhancing their discovering through fun play. Connects to observation and visual perception skills. “Great for home PC with USB cord. Monitor not stimulation.” Promotes creative experimentation. included. Special Guide Booklet of Comfy Keyboard System for Children with Special Needs also available. Ages 3 years – 5 years Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Encourages use of daily living skills. Interactive Lia Ages 1 year – 5 years Cost $59.99 PI HI DD Corolle Corolle’s new 17”multi-lingual baby doll communicates her delights and discomforts in Animal World French, English, Spanish or Italian. Through a Comfy North America simple, well-hidden and secure battery system, her This interactive software, to be used with the Comfy language skills can be activated using one of three Keyboard System, offers a creative way for children to learn included charm bracelets. Also comes complete about animals and their surroundings. Kids will adventure with bib, plate, bottle, spoon and potty. Encourages through Earth, Forest, Water and Snow environments while use of daily living skills, introduces cause and effect developing cognitive, emotional, language and creative skills. and stimulates imagination and available hearing. Stimulates imagination. Promotes tactile exploration and awareness of sounds. Requires 3 AAA batteries, not included.

Ages 3 years – 5 years Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $90.00 PI HI B LV DD

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EDUCATIONAL TOYS Dress-A-Pillar Edushape Ltd. Teach Me To - Boy Lace it up, snap it shut, zip it tight and hug it with Gund, Inc. love! This cuddly caterpillar makes a game of A 17” bear dressed in khaki overalls, striped shirt, getting dressed. Children will attach a hook and red shoes and blue cap is ready to teach the loop strip, buckle, zip, button, tie and snap, then children how to button, tie, buckle and fasten. undo them all to gain entry into 6 little pockets. Promotes tactile exploration and encourages the Excellent tool for developing fine motor skills, color use of daily living skills. recognition and dressing dexterities. Promotes

tactile exploration and stimulates available vision. Ages 12 months+ Cost $37.00 PI HI B LV DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99 B LV DD Teach Me To - Girl Gund, Inc. Fun 2 Learn™ Learning DJ™ A 17” bear dressed in a pink outfit with flower Fisher-Price, Inc. accents on the shirt and hat is ready to teach the Music can make it easier (and more fun) to learn— children how to button, tie, buckle and fasten. especially with a cool friend who sings and dances Promotes tactile exploration and encourages the use along! Sing along and learn along with numbers, of daily living skills. letters, colors, shapes—even musical instruments. Promotes awareness of sounds, introduces cause and effect and stimulates available vision and hearing. Ages 12 months+ Cost $37.00 PI HI B LV DD Requires 3 C (LR14) alkaline batteries, not included. My First Story Reader™ Ages 2 years – 6 years Cost $29.99 B LV DD Publications International Turn the pages to hear a friendly narrator, fun sounds, and Laugh & Learn™ Song & Story Learning Chair™ lively music make the words come to life! The last pages Fisher-Price, Inc. of each book feature a beloved nursery song. Press the This charming chair and side table come to life with three big buttons to answer simple questions about colors, fun activities that set the stage for learning. Has both shapes, and more! “Kids are entranced with this book.” learning and Music Fun modes for children to learn a Promotes tactile exploration, encourages use of motor variety of skills. Introduces cause and effect and skills, stimulates available hearing and introduces cause stimulates imagination, available vision and hearing. and effect. Requires 3 AAA batteries, included. Requires 3 AA batteries, included.

Ages 6 months+ Cost $19.99 HI LV DD Ages 1 year – 3 years Cost $34.99 PI B LV DD Story Reader™ Storytime Bear Publications International Gund, Inc. A narrator magically reads the book as each page is A 16.5” storytelling bear recites the Christmas classic turned, while Story Reader ™ adds sound effects and Twas the Night Before Christmas. His head and mouth music. This “very fun” book helps “to enhance reading move when you press the paw. Promotes awareness of skills.” Introduces cause and effect and promotes sounds and stimulates available hearing. Requires 3 AA awareness of sounds. Requires 4 AAA batteries, batteries, included. not included.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $40.00 PI B LV DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99 PI LV DD

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EDUCATIONAL TOYS Elmo’s My First TV Fun & Games Techno Source Talking Dictionary Kids will have hours of fun playing Publications International games and learning through matching Enter letters to spell words from the dictionary. shapes, letters and numbers with their English, Spanish, and Definition modes. favorite Sesame Street friend Elmo. The Introduces cause and effect. Stimulates game includes five exciting activities available vision and hearing. Requires 3 AAA with Elmo and Dorothy. Encourages batteries, included. social skills and creative play. Requires 4 AAA batteries, not included.

Ages 4 years+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $12.99 HI DD

Elmo’s Snapshot The SENSEsational Alphabet Book Techno Source SENSEsational Alphabet Have a blast taking pictures with Elmo and The SENSEsational Alphabet is a completely even review them in the digital photo interactive ABC picture book focusing on integrated album. This handheld LCD promotes sensory methods to learning. The book classification and reasoning skills through incorporates visual stimuli, movement, touch, letter, shape, and object identification. smell, sound, Braille and Sign language, with each Pretend picture taking is a classic play colorful page having a unique feature. Promotes pattern that fosters fun and creativity. awareness of available vision and hearing. Stimulates imagination and available vision Introduces cause and effect. Requires 3 AG-13 DC and hearing. Introduces cause and effect 1.5 volt standard watch batteries, included. and encourages use of motor skills. Requires 2 AAA batteries, included.

Ages 12 months+ Cost $29.95 PI HI B LV DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $12.99 DD

New V.Smile™ TV Learning System VTech ® Elmo’s Fishing For Letters The new, enhanced V.Smile™ includes a Techno Source sing-along microphone, writing stylus Elmo comes to life in this electronic game with big, and joystick that can be adapted for left- bold graphics, engaging phrases and playful sound and right-handed players alike. Kids can effects. Go fishing with Elmo, reel in letters, and sing along with their favorite songs or learn about sea creatures. This handheld LCD skillfully navigate writing games. fosters letter recognition and learning the alphabet. Includes the Alphabet Park Adventure The rod features a turning reel and realistic Smartridge. Pink version also available. cranking sound effects! Promotes awareness of Encourages social skills and use of daily sounds. Requires 2 AAA batteries, included. living skills. Introduces cause and effect. Requires 4 AA batteries, not included.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $12.99 DD Ages 3 years – 6 years Cost $49.99 PI HI

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GAMES/PUZZLES Jumbo Tic Tac Toe What’s in Ned’s Head? Edushape Ltd. Fundex Games, Ltd. Soft touch tic tac toe! This old time favorite Children draw cards and reach into Ned’s nostrils game is great for after school, recess and or ears as they race to find the silly object pictured family time play. Foam interlocking tiles form a on their cards. This wacky, fun game is large 15” board and 5” foam Xs and Os allow guaranteed to keep kids giggling for hours! for easy pickup and sight of pieces and makes Stimulates imagination. Promotes tactile play a success. Encourages social skills and exploration and identification. motor skills. Promotes tactile exploration.

Ages 4 years+ Cost $29.99 PI HI LV DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $12.99 PI HI DD

Carpet Bocce Big Trouble Fun Slides Toys and Games Hasbro Games This fun toy brings the traditional lawn game indoors Electronic talking POP-O-MATIC TROUBLE bubble “tells” and helps to develop motor skills. Combining skill, you whether to discard or add cards to your hand with strategy and competition, this timeless game is ideal for colorful lights and fun sound effects. Be the first player the whole family! Pucks glide on your carpet (or hard to discard your hand of cards and win the game! floors); the soft foam bounces off wall and furniture. Encourages social skills, exploration of environment and Encourages social skills. creative play. Requires 3 AAA batteries, included.

Ages 6 years+ Cost $16.99 PI DD Ages 6 years+ Cost $19.99 HI DD Hot Potato™ Fundex Games, Ltd. Candy Land Castle Game Hasbro Games Squeeze the Hot Potato™ and the frantic family fun begins! Toss the tater back and forth, up high, down The Gingerbread kids have lost their colorful decorations! low, around and around! Don’t get caught holding Help them find new ones by matching the colorful tokens the spud when the music stops! Encourages social with the shapes on your Gingerbread Kid gameboard. skills and promotes the use of auditory tracking Encourages use of motor skills and social skills. skills. Promotes tactile exploration and awareness of Stimulates imagination. sounds. Requires 2 AA batteries, included. Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD

Ages 5 years+ Cost $14.99 PI B LV DD Whac-A-Mole Tower Game Monster Under My Bed Hasbro Games Fundex Games, Ltd. Ring in the fun when you grab your mallet and give the mole a whack! Be quick and see if you can send his furry friend Players reach under the bed to find the matches on their scurrying up-up-up the tower. Four different games to choose bingo style card. The monster gets nervous if a player is from. Promotes exploration of environment and body looking too long and will growl a warning sign. The first awareness. Introduces cause and effect, encourages use of player to find and match three items in a row wins! No motor skills and stimulates available hearing and vision. reading required. Encourages creative play and stimulates Requires 3 C batteries, not included. imagination. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.

Ages 4 years+ Cost $29.99 PI HI DD Ages 4 years+ Cost $39.99 PI HI B LV DD

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INFANT/PRESCHOOL TOYS

Stacking Clown™ Rolliphant™ BRIO ® Edushape Ltd. BRIO’s ® most popular stacking toy since This ball-track tub toy is ideal for developing fine 1955, the Stacking Clown™ is fun to play motor skills. Three interlinking elephants’ trunks with and helps develop grasping, sorting provide a unique track for balls to roll down. and sequencing skills. Includes a stacking Easily attaches to any smooth surface for base and eight colorful, wooden rings. stimulating fun in or out of the bathtub! Promotes Stands nine inches tall. Promotes tactile exploration of environment. exploration and body awareness. Ages 2 years+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD

Ages 19 months+ Cost $14.99 HI LV Rollipop Edushape Ltd. Hug-A-Bug The best architects need to start young. Construct a Edushape Ltd. colorful tower and discover how the ball rolls! The Detachable ladybugs that rattle, giggle, unique tracking sets are ideal for introducing cause and light up and vibrate. Hook and loop effect and developing and encouraging use of motor flower centers on pillow allow for each skills. Also promotes use of auditory tracking skills. bug to be reattached to pillow when not in use. “The detachable flowers were Ages 9 months+ Cost $28.99/Starter; $34.99/Advanced PI HI LV easy for my baby to remove and taste.” DD Promotes tactile exploration, Sensory Balls encourages use of motor skills, Edushape Ltd. stimulates available vision and Infants can squeeze, roll, throw or kick these promotes awareness of sounds. colorful, textured balls. Their bumpy surface offers tremendous sensory play value for Ages 12 months+ Cost $29.99 PI HI B LV DD young athletes. Set includes 4 balls – one in each color: red, yellow, blue and green. “Good for overall stimulation and easy to Play & Sound Mat clean.” Also promotes tactile exploration. Edushape Ltd. Ages 12 months+ Cost $11.99/set of 4 PI HI B LV DD This stimulating, textured play mat is much more than a soft mat for babies. It Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy includes a push-button musical chip, a Gund, Inc. safe peek-a-boo mirror, puzzles and A 17” Tinkle Crinkle Rattle and Squeak more. Ideal for enhancing color caterpillar has bright primary colors that recognition and fine motor skills. appeal to the sense of sight. Features: Tail – Promotes exploration of environment Tinkles, Flower – Crinkles, Bee – Rattles, Head and awareness of sounds. Stimulates – Rattles, Number Windows – Mirror accents. available vision and hearing. Promotes awareness of sound and stimulates available hearing.

Ages 0+ Cost $49.99 PI HI B LV DD Ages 0+ Cost $18.00 PI HI LV DD

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INFANT/PRESCHOOL TOYS Playskool Busy Ball Popper Beginning Bites Hasbro, Inc. Sassy, Inc. Drop one of the colorful balls onto the track and the balls Beginning Bites offer teethers that baby can really sink his or pop out of the top, roll down the track, and then pop out her gums into. These soft terrycloth creatures have soft, all over again. The Busy Ball Popper features silly sound smiling faces and chewy, teethable plastic rims around them. effects and eight lively songs that add to the fun. This Choose a lamb, lion or piggy. They make soft rattling sounds “great interactive toy” is “pretty neat!” Introduces cause when shaken. Beginning Bites can be washed in warm and effect, stimulates available hearing and encourages soapy water and air-dried. Promotes tactile exploration. social skills. Requires 4 D batteries, not included.

Ages 9 months+ Cost $19.99 PI HI DD Ages 0+ Cost $4.99/set of 2 PI HI B LV DD Playskool Honeybee Hop Me in the Mirror Hasbro, Inc. Sassy, Inc. This motorized toy consists of a base, designed as a cute This soft padded mirror can be hung so that a newborn beehive and an extendable arm with an adorable little bee can gaze into it while lying down, or it can be attached that circles the hive at two different speeds to the tune of flat against the crib rails to accommodate a sitting baby. Flight of the Bumblebee . Kids jump over the rotating arm It stands on its own outside the crib, providing tummy- before it reaches their feet. If the toy’s arm hits the child’s time enjoyment or entertainment for sitting babies. leg, silly sounds are played, the music stops and the arm Baby will love to touch and pull plush curlicues and will stops rotating. Promotes body awareness and use of motor delight in the jingling bug and chewy ring tethered to skills. Requires 3 C batteries, not included. the frame. Stimulates available vision and hearing.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $17.99 DD Ages 0+ Cost $12.99 PI HI DD Ultimate LEGO ® DUPLO ® Set Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy LEGO Systems, Inc. Sassy, Inc. Little builders with big imaginations will love This carry along activity toy is bursting with activities sifting through the bricks and pieces in this new and words in three languages to keep children busy and tub to inspire their inner creators! Includes entertained. Push the buttons and slide the levers to building plate, wagon base and figure to promote find five cute farm animals hiding behind the doors and role play fun. New storage container allows for windows. When a window or door opens, the name of easy clean up and storage. Encourages creative the animal and its sound are announced in English, play and use of motor skills. Stimulates Spanish or French. The toy has a soft, padded back imagination and available vision. which makes it perfect for lap play. Introduces cause and effect and promotes awareness of sounds. Ages 18 months+ Cost $24.99 PI LV DD Steering Wheel Ages 9 months+ Cost $19.99 PI HI B LV DD Publications International Stacking Family Steering Wheel books feature a mounted telescoping Top Shelf Holdings, LLC base with a steering wheel that raises and locks into Learn to count “family-style” with this ingenious place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the stacking toy. Mix and match the wooden blocks, wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the or follow the colors to stack your way up to five. story. Each of the six spreads features a story with This is a “fun toy to teach stacking and children illustrations. Promotes tactile exploration and enjoy creating funny looking people.” Promotes encourages use of motor skills. Requires 3 AG-13 button exploration of environment and body awareness. cell batteries, included. Ages 18 months+ Cost $14.99 PI LV DD Ages 2 years+ Cost $19.95 PI HI LV DD

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MUSICAL TOYS Little Superstar™ Sing-Along Stage™ 3 in 1 Music Island Fisher-Price, Inc. ALEX This interactive musical toy allows kids of all ages and Three real instruments for the tub on a fabulous abilities to be the star of the show. Two modes of play fish-shaped floating island! Includes a drum, mean twice the fun! Lively songs, lights and music are xylophone and octopus jingle shaker plus two activated by shaking the rattle microphone or playing mallets, helpful music sheets and a music holder. along with any of the four instruments. Children can Encourages creative play and stimulates available also create songs by pressing the drum, xylophone, hearing and vision. Promotes awareness of trumpet and guitar. Introduces cause and effect, sounds, use of auditory tracking skills and tactile promotes awareness of sounds and encourages use of exploration. motor skills. Also stimulates available vision and hearing. Requires 3 AA batteries, included.

Ages 3 years+ Cost $24.99 PI B LV DD Ages 6 months+ Cost $39.99 PI B LV DD

Little Tikes ® Rock & Twist™ Music Machine Bongos MGA Entertainment First Act Discovery This multi-musical station comes with a Funky beats are right at your fingertips keyboard, working microphone and a fun- with First Act Discovery’s pre-tuned function seat that allows children to make wooden bongos. Especially sized for music through physical movement by children, bongos feature natural hide bouncing and swiveling. “Good size for a head and patented stay-in-tune rims to child. Nice keyboard sound.” Encourages ensure a long-lasting, full, round tone! creative play, stimulates available hearing and Encourages use of motor skills and promotes awareness of sounds. Chair requires promotes awareness of sounds. 2 AAA batteries, not included. Keyboard requires 4 AA batteries, not included.

Ages 4 years+ Cost $17.99 PI B LV DD Ages 2 years – 5 years Cost $39.99 PI HI B LV DD

Junior Accordion My First Piano ® First Act Discovery Schoenhut Piano Company ® Real accordion sound! This fun-to-play, 7- Schoenhut’s bright red 18-key tabletop is the key accordion plays fourteen notes, with two perfect choice for a toddler’s first piano. Both bass keys and an air bypass key. Marbled fun and educational, it is an ideal instrument plastic casing for a classic look, bellows clips to use for developing eye-hand coordination for easy storage. Bass and thumb straps and encouraging musical make the accordion easy to hold. Great for creativity. Songbook included. Promotes use many musical styles. Promotes awareness of of auditory tracking skills, stimulates sounds and body awareness and imagination, promotes body awareness and encourages use of motor skills. stimulates available hearing.

Ages 4 years+ Cost $19.99 DD Ages 3 years+ Cost $50.00 PI HI B LV DD

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Arctic Figure 8 Set™ Sarah Lynn ® & Her Camping Adventure BRIO ® Fisher-Price, Inc. A new set in BRIO’s ® signature wooden railway line, this one in a cool, winter A two-seater convertible and “pop-up” camper wonderland theme. Set comes with 23 pieces, including track, vehicles, figures and comes complete with a kitchen, sleeping quarters accessories. Lead train has light feature. “All ages had fun putting the tracks and sleeping bags for two, a pretend camp fire, together.” Promotes tactile exploration and encourages creative play. Requires 1 AAA two camping chairs, a cooler stocked with battery, included. goodies and even a fishing pole that Little People figures Maggie™ and Sarah Lynn can hold in their hands! Encourages creative play, stimulates imagination and promotes tactile exploration. Requires 2 AA batteries, included.

Ages 2 years – 5 years Cost $19.99 PI HI LV DD

Ages 3 years+ Cost $39.99 LV Dragon Hand Puppet Gund, Inc. Children will have hours of fun with this blue dragon hand puppet that has a roaring sound mechanism. “Fun sounds stir imagination.” Stimulates available hearing, promotes awareness of sound and introduces cause and effect. City Rescue Set™ BRIO ® A new set in BRIO’s ® signature wooden railway line, this one in a bustling city environment. Set comes with 34 pieces including track, vehicles, figures and Ages 12 months+ Cost $25.00 B LV DD accessories. Fire engine has light and sound features. Track length approximately 44.3” x 22.3”. Promotes creative experimentation and encourages use of motor Furreal Friends S’mores Pony* skills. Requires 2 LR 44/A76 (watch size) batteries, included. Hasbro, Inc. This adorable life-sized plush miniature pony has many features similar to that of a real pony, including moving ears and head, a soft fur coat and a swishing tail. “Feed” her the carrot and groom her with her brush. She even whinnies and snorts, and will sniff your hand! Promotes use of auditory tracking skills, introduces cause and effect, stimulates imagination and promotes body awareness. Requires 6 D batteries, not included. *Available exclusively on Hasbrotoyshop.com until September 2008; after September, available nationally. Ages 3 years+ Cost $69.99 HI LV

Ages 4 years+ Cost $269.99 PI HI B LV DD

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All Terrain Vehicle Noah’s Ark ® Playmobil ® Playmobil Equipped with a pull-back motor, the All Terrain This toy floats on the water with working crane, Vehicle can propel over 20 feet. Encourages use a store room for bales of hay, cages in the hull, of motor skills, stimulates imagination and and sleeping room in the roof. Plenty of encourages exploration of environment. accessories and thirteen pairs of animals included. “Great for teaching animals and their sounds.” Stimulates imagination, promotes creative experimentation and stimulates Ages 4 years+ Cost $7.99 HI LV DD available vision. Ambulance Playmobil ® Ages 4 years+ Cost $69.99 PI HI DD Someone has gotten hurt and they need your help! You can get there in no time with this rescue Mobile Spy Ear™ ambulance, complete with two medics, adjustable Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. medical equipment, patient and bicycle. The roof The Mobile Spy Ear is a portable device can be removed and the emergency flashers really that transmits sound to a remote ear bud. work! “I loved using this to teach about Just pull it back, let it go and send it out community helpers.” Stimulates imagination. to spy. The receiver on the vehicle transmits sound, allowing you to hear Ages 4 years+ Cost $34.99 HI LV DD through walls, windows, doors and floors Emergency Vehicle from up to 75 feet away. “Fun for all ages Playmobil ® and abilities.” Stimulates imagination and promotes exploration of Get to the scene of an emergency quickly environment. Requires two 9-volt with this new Emergency Vehicle, featuring a batteries, not included. rescue figurine, medical equipment and vehicle with removable roof, foldable seats and real flashing lights! Encourages use of Ages 6 years+ Cost $14.99 – $19.99 HI DD motor skills, stimulates imagination and encourages exploration of environment. Purse Pals™ Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. Ages 4 years+ Cost $24.99 HI LV DD Purse Pals are 3-D pets that live in small interactive purses. Each purse opens to Farm Puzzle reveal a playhouse with four different Playmobil ® environments. When a pet is placed in spots Where do all the farm animals belong? Put the within its purse, electronic sensors recognize animals in the right places to solve the puzzle. the pet and monitor its visits to the “Play,” The puzzle board includes a figurine, cow, “Grooming,” “Feeding” and “Going Out” horse, pig, cat and sheep. “Awesome puzzle to areas. Introduces cause and effect, stimulates teach beginning puzzle skills.” Promotes tactile imagination and encourages use of daily exploration, stimulates imagination and living skills. Requires 2 AAA batteries, not encourages use of motor skills. included.

Ages 18 months – 3 years Cost $14.99 PI HI DD Ages 5 years+ Cost $19.99 HI

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VEHICLES COMPANY INFO

Roadmax Dump Truck The toys in this guide are available in stores throughout your area. If you have difficulty Bruder locating a toy, please contact the manufacturer for the nearest retail location carrying the The Roadmax Dump Truck has a tilting dumper, product. For additional contact information, visit the Toy Industry Association Member soft rubber sculptured tires, and a windshield Directory at www.toyassociation.org. that snaps open. Your child will love this Aerobie, Inc. Gund Inc. Publications International “wonderful truck” that is “fun for all ages and 800-999-3565 732-248-1500 800-595-8484 abilities.” Promotes exploration of environment www.aerobie.com www.gund.com www.pibooks.com and “very effective for stimulation.” ALEX ® Hasbro, Inc. Radio Flyer, Inc. 800-666-ALEX 800-327-8264 800-621-7613 Ages 2 years+ Cost $33.80 PI HI DD www.alextoys.com www.hasbro.com www.radioflyer.com

Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe BRIO ® Hasbro Games (Milton Bradley) Sassy, Inc. Bruder 800-822-5639 888-836-7025 800-323-6336 This Bruder tractor has a fully functional front www.brio.knex.com www.hasbrogames.com www.sassybaby.com loader and backhoe. It also comes with soft ® sculptured rubber tires and has an extending Bruder Toys America, Inc. ImagAbility Incorporated Schoenhut Piano Company, Inc. stabilizer to tackle any digging job! “Both my 877-450-5152 877-WEDGITS 888-414-2739 children loved this tractor.” Stimulates www.brudertoys.com www.wedgits.com www.toypiano.com imagination, introduces cause and effect and Comfy North America International World of Toys SENSEsational Alphabet promotes use of motor skills. 866-372-6639 888-627-7838 800-295-3002 Ages 2 years+ Cost $34.75 PI HI DD www.comfyland.com www.internationalworldoftoys.com www.sensesationalalphabet.com Amazing Animals™ Press & Go Farm Truck Edushape Ltd. The Jester & Pharley Phund Techno Source Fisher-Price, Inc. 800-404-4744 800-9-JESTER 212-725-4500 Every farm needs a great farm truck, and this one www.edushape.com www.thejester.org www.technosourcehk.com comes with some adorable farm friends. Load the piglet First Act, Inc. LEGO Systems, Inc. Top Shelf Holdings, LLC and lamb into the truck bed to join the truck driver cow. 888-551-1115 800-453-4652 877-853-6644 Push down on the cow to produce fun sound effects as www.firstact.com www.lego.com www.topshelfholdings.com the truck moves forward. “Great for all abilities. Easy to clean and easy to use.” Promotes tactile exploration, Fisher-Price ® MEGA Brands Inc. Toy Marketing International, Inc. encourages use of motor skills and introduces cause 800-432-KIDS 800-465-MEGA 800-GYMNICS and effect. Requires 2 AA batteries, not included. www.fisher-price.com www.megabloks.com www.gymnicballs.com

Ages 6 months Cost $14.99 PI HI DD Fun Slides Toys and Games MGA Entertainment VTech Electronics, LLC Poppin’ Push Car 800-847-4683 800-222-4685 800-521-2010 Sassy, Inc. www.funslides.com www.mgae.com www.vtechkids.com Push back on this little car and let it go to see colorful Fundex Games, Ltd. Playmobil ® Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. beads pop, pop, pop inside the car’s clear top. The 800-486-9787 800-PLAYMOBIL 877- WILD PLA(NET) cheery little car has a bright colored “chassis,” with www.fundexgames.com www.playmobil.com www.shopwildplanet.com contrasting interior, polka dot hubcaps and headlights that form eyes on the car’s smiling face. “Popular with young children. Great sounds.” Promotes use of auditory tracking and exploration of environment.

Ages 6 months+ Cost $5.99 PI HI B LV DD

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Teach Me To – Girl 15 Play & Sound Mat 20 Snuggle-kins ™ Animal Assortment 11 PI Physical Impairment The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy 10 Sorbet Melodie 11 3 in 1 Music Island 24 and the Jester & Pharley Doll 11 Playskool Busy Ball Popper 22 Storytime Bear 14 Activity Ball 6 The SENSEsational Alphabet Book 16 Poppin’ Push Car 30 Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy 23 Aerobie ® Squidgie ® Ball 4 Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy 21 Purse Pals ™ 29 Teach Me To – Boy 15 Aku Ring 6 Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on 4 Roadmax Dump Truck 30 Teach Me To – Girl 15 Alfie Bear 11 Ultimate Canopy Steer and Stroll Trike 5 Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe 30 The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon 5 Ultimate LEGO ® DUPLO ® Set 22 Rolliphant ™ 21 and the Jester & Pharley Doll 11 Amazing Animals ™ Press & Go Farm Truck 30 Wedgits ™ Starter Set 9 Rollipop 21 The SENSEsational Alphabet Book 16 Animal World 12 Wee Wedgits ™ 9 Sarah Lynn ® & Her Camping Adventure 27 Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy 21 Beginning Bites 23 Whac-A-Mole Tower Game 19 Sensory Balls 21 Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on 4 Bongos 24 What’s in Ned’s Head? 19 Snuggle-kins ™ Animal Assortment 11 Wedgits ™ Starter Set 9 Candy Land Castle Game 18 World of Colors 13 Sorbet Melodie 11 Wee Wedgits ™ 9 Carpet Bocce 18 Stacking Clown ™ 20 Whac-A-Mole Tower Game 19 Catch ‘N Stick Monster Mitts 4 Stacking Family 23 Comfy Keyboard System 12 HI Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy 23 Farm Puzzle 28 Hearing Impairment Talking Crayons 10 LV Floating Blocks 7 Activity Ball 6 Talking Dictionary 16 Low Vision Furreal Friends S’Mores Pony 27 Aerobie ® Squidgie ® Ball 4 Teach Me To – Boy 15 3 in 1 Music Island 24 Hot Potato ™ 18 Aku Ring 6 Teach Me To – Girl 15 Activity Ball 6 Hug-A-Bug 20 Alfie Bear 11 The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman Aerobie ® Squidgie ® Ball 4 Hyper Dash ™ 6 All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon 5 and the Jester & Pharley Doll 11 Alfie Bear 11 Interactive Lia 13 All Terrain Vehicle 28 The SENSEsational Alphabet Book 16 All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon 5 Jinglin’ Ball 6 Amazing Animals ™ Press & Go Farm Truck 30 Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy 21 All Terrain Vehicle 28 Jumbo Tic Tac Toe 18 Ambulance 28 Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on 4 Ambulance 28 Kiddy Connects 7 Animal World 12 Ultimate Canopy Steer and Stroll Trike 5 Arctic Figure 8 Set ™ 26 Laugh & Learn ™ Song & Story Learning Chair ™ 14 Beginning Bites 23 Wedgits ™ Starter Set 9 Beginning Bites 23 Let’s Imagine 13 Big Trouble 19 Wee Wedgits ™ 9 Bongos 24 Light Sketcher ™ 10 Building Blocks ™ 7 Whac-A-Mole Tower Game 19 City Rescue Set ™ 26 Little Superstar ™ Sing-Along Stage ™ 25 Candy Land Castle Game 18 What’s in Ned’s Head? 19 Dragon Hand Puppet 27 Little Tikes ® Rock ‘N Twist ™ Music Machine 25 Catch ‘N Stick Monster Mitts 4 World of Colors 13 Dress-A-Pillar 14 Me in the Mirror 23 City Rescue Set ™ 26 Emergency Vehicle 28 MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag 9 Comfy Keyboard System 12 Fun 2 Learn ™ Learning DJ ™ 14 Mini EduBlocks ™ 8 Elmo’s My First TV Fun & Games 17 Furreal Friends S’mores Pony 27 Monster Under My Bed 19 Emergency Vehicle 28 B Blind Hot Potato ™ 18 My First Piano 25 Farm Puzzle 28 3 in 1 Music Island 24 Hug-A-Bug 20 My Soft World – City Set 8 Floating Blocks 7 Aerobie ® Squidgie ® Ball 4 Interactive Lia 13 New V.Smile ™ TV Learning System 17 Furreal Friends S’Mores Pony 27 Alfie Bear 11 Jinglin’ Ball 6 Noah’s Ark 29 Hug-A-Bug 20 All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon 5 Kiddy Connects 7 Pathfinder Wagon 5 Interactive Lia 13 Beginning Bites 23 Laugh & Learn ™ Song & Story Learning Chair ™ 14 Play & Sound Mat 20 Jinglin’ Ball 6 Bongos 24 Light Sketcher ™ 10 Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy 10 Jumbo Tic Tac Toe 18 Dragon Hand Puppet 27 Little People ® Build ‘n Pull Bus ™ 8 Playskool Busy Ball Popper 22 Kiddy Connects 7 Dress-A-Pillar 14 Little Superstar ™ Sing-Along Stage ™ 25 Poppin’ Push Car 30 Let’s Imagine 13 Fun 2 Learn ™ Learning DJ ™ 14 Little Tikes ® Rock ‘N Twist ™ Music Machine 25 Roadmax Dump Truck 30 Light Sketcher ™ 10 Furreal Friends S’mores Pony 27 MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag 9 Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe 30 Little People ® Build ‘n Pull Bus ™ 8 Hot Potato ™ 18 Mini EduBlocks ™ 8 Rolliphant ™ 21 Little Tikes ® Rock ‘N Twist ™ Music Machine 25 Hug-A-Bug 20 My First Piano 25 Rollipop 21 Me in the Mirror 23 Interactive Lia 13 My First Story Reader ™ 15 Sarah Lynn ® & Her Camping Adventure 27 MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag 9 Jinglin’ Ball 6 One, Two, Tie My Shoe 12 Sensory Balls 21 Mini EduBlocks ™ 8 Kiddy Connects 7 Play & Sound Mat 20 Snuggle-kins ™ Animal Assortment 11 Mobile Spy Ear ™ 29 Laugh & Learn ™ Song & Story Learning Chair ™ 14 Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy 10 Sorbet Melodie 11 Monster Under My Bed 19 Little People ® Build ‘n Pull Bus ™ 8 Poppin’ Push Car 30 Stacking Family 23 My First Piano 25 Little Superstar ™ Sing-Along Stage ™ 25 Rollipop 21 Steering Wheel 22 My First Story Reader ™ 15 Little Tikes ® Rock ‘N Twist ™ Music Machine 25 Sarah Lynn ® & Her Camping Adventure 27 Story Reader ™ 15 My Soft World – City Set 8 My First Piano 25 Sensory Balls 21 Storytime Bear 14 New V.Smile ™ TV Learning System 17 Play & Sound Mat 20 Snuggle-kins ™ Animal Assortment 11 Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy 23 Noah’s Ark 29 Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy 10 Sorbet Melodie 11 Talking Dictionary 16 One, Two, Tie My Shoe 12 Poppin’ Push Car 30 Stacking Clown ™ 20 Teach Me To – Boy 15 Pathfinder Wagon 5 Sensory Balls 21 Stacking Family 23

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Steering Wheel 22 Little People ® Build ‘n Pull Bus ™ 8 Story Reader ™ 15 Little Superstar ™ Sing-Along Stage ™ 25 Storytime Bear 14 Little Tikes ® Rock ‘N Twist ™ Music Machine 25 Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy 23 Me in the Mirror 23 Talking Crayons 10 MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag 9 Teach Me To – Boy 15 Mini EduBlocks ™ 8 Teach Me To – Girl 15 Mobile Spy Ear ™ 29 About The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman Monster Under My Bed 19 The Toy Industry Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to bring joy, and the Jester & Pharley Doll 11 My First Piano 25 happiness and comfort to children in need through the experience of toys and play. We are The SENSEsational Alphabet Book 16 My First Story Reader ™ 15 committed to programs that help to remedy the effects of stress on children in need by providing Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy 21 My Soft World – City Set 8 them with developmentally and age-appropriate play opportunities. In addition to public Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘n Scoop 3 in 1 Ride-On 4 Noah’s Ark 29 education, TIF also creates programs and partnerships with organizations that share a Ultimate LEGO ® DUPLO ® Set 22 One, Two, Tie My Shoe 12 commitment to children in need. The programs include the Toy Bank and PLAY HELPS. For more Wedgits ™ Starter Set 9 Pathfinder Wagon 5 Wee Wedgits ™ 9 Play & Sound Mat 20 information or to make a donation, visit www.toyindustryfoundation.org. Whac-A-Mole Tower Game 19 Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy 10 About Toy Industry Association (TIA) What’s in Ned’s Head? 19 Playskool Busy Ball Popper 22 Playskool Honeybee Hop 22 Toy Industry Association is the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys Poppin’ Push Car 30 and entertainment products sold in North America, representing over 500 companies who account Roadmax Dump Truck 30 for approximately 85% of domestic toy sales. Those toy manufacturers are committed to DD Developmental Disabilities Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe 30 providing safe, fun and innovative playthings for children. Associate members include licensors, 3 in 1 Music Island 24 Rolliphant ™ 21 designers, inventors, safety consultants, testing laboratories, communications professionals and Activity Ball 6 Rollipop 21 the media. TIA has a long history of leadership in the development of toy safety standards, and ® ® ® Aerobie Squidgie Ball 4 Sarah Lynn & Her Camping Adventure 27 US standards for toys are widely used as models around the globe. For more information, visit Aku Ring 6 Sensory Balls 21 www.toyassociation.org. Alfie Bear 11 Snuggle-kins ™ Animal Assortment 11 All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon 5 Sorbet Melodie 11 The Toy Industry Foundation, Inc. would like to thank the Alliance for Technology Access and the All Terrain Vehicle 28 Stacking Family 23 American Foundation for the Blind for their help in making this publication possible. Amazing Animals ™ Press & Go Farm Truck 30 Steering Wheel 22 Ambulance 28 Story Reader ™ 15 The 2008 Guide was underwritten by Toy Industry Association (TIA), Animal World 12 Storytime Bear 14 researched and written by Beginning Bites 23 Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy 23 Amanda McDorman (TIF), Mary Lester (ATA) and Jaclyn Packer (AFB), and Big Trouble 19 Talking Crayons 10 designed by The CooperGroup. Bongos 24 Talking Dictionary 16 Candy Land Castle Game 18 Teach Me To – Boy 15 For more information, please contact: Carpet Bocce 18 Teach Me To – Girl 15 Catch ‘N Stick Monster Mitts 4 The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman The Toy Industry Foundation, Inc. and the Jester & Pharley Doll 11 Comfy Keyboard System 12 1115 Broadway, Suite 400 Dragon Hand Puppet 27 The SENSEsational Alphabet Book 16 New York, NY 10010 Dress-A-Pillar 14 Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy 21 Elmo’s Fishing for Letters 16 Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot ‘n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on 4 212-675-1141 Elmo’s My First TV Fun & Games 17 Ultimate Canopy Steer and Stroll Trike 5 [email protected] Elmo’s Snapshot 17 Ultimate LEGO ® DUPLO ® Set 22 www.toyindustryfoundation.org Emergency Vehicle 28 Wedgits ™ Starter Set 9 Farm Puzzle 28 Wee Wedgits ™ 9 Alliance for Technology Access Floating Blocks 7 Whac-A-Mole Tower Game 19 1304 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 240 Fun 2 Learn ™ Learning DJ ™ 14 What’s in Ned’s Head? 19 Petaluma, CA 94954 Furreal Friends S’Mores Pony 27 World of Colors 13 707-778-3011 Hot Potato ™ 18 707-778-3015 TTY Hug-A-Bug 20 [email protected] ™ Hyper Dash 6 www.ataccess.org Interactive Lia 13 Jinglin’ Ball 6 American Foundation for the Blind Jumbo Tic Tac Toe 18 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 Junior Accordion 24 New York, NY 10001 Kiddy Connects 7 1-800-AFB-LINE (232-5463) Laugh & Learn ™ Song & Story Learning Chair ™ 14 [email protected] Let’s Imagine 13 Light Sketcher ™ 10 www.afb.org

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