BRATZ Babyz 4.5" Doll: Fianna
Price $7.88
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Great Puzzles at Bits and Pieces
This 51 piece interlocking challenge is a time honored Japanese puzzle that has stumped numerous generations. See if you can dismantle and reassemble the symmetrical design by discovering the key piece that unlocks the solution. Measures 6" high, solution included
Price Was $19.99 Now $12.99
Gather the family around the table and celebrate the changing seasons with our lively 1500-piece jigsaw puzzle by renowned country artist Carol Endres. It's like putting together twelve detailed puzzles, all surrounded by a delightful heart border. All are welcome to join the puzzling fun. Measures 24" x 33".
Price Was $19.99 Now $12.99
Artist Lynn Kaatz captures the beauty of the seasons with incredible color and detail. Enjoy the serenity of this jigsaw puzzle that contains 500 pieces and measures 16" x 20".
Price $8.99
Artist Lynn Kaatz captures the beauty of the seasons with incredible color and detail. Enjoy the serenity of this jigsaw puzzle that contains 500 pieces and measures 16" x 20".
Price Was $8.99 Now $4.99
Friday, April 20, 2007
RedWagons.com
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Radio Flyer Miniature Classic Wagon
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Radio Flyer Little Red Wagon
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Radio Flyer Little Red Roadster
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Yo-Yo second oldest toy
Few days ago my son came from the school and told me that someone came to their school to do a show on Yo-Yo. The Yo-Yo show was very good and my demanded money to buy Yo-Yo for him. Before this date I did not know much about the Yo-Yo. So I did surfing on the net find out more about the Yo-Yo. When this toy was invented and who invented it. When I did some research on the Yo-Yo, I realised that this toy is second oldest toy. Dolls are the oldest toy.
D.F. Duncan Sr. was the co-patent holder of a four-wheel hydraulic automobile brake and the marketer of the first successful parking meter. He was also the genius behind the first premium incentive where you sent in two cereal box tops and received a toy rocket ship. However, Duncan is best known for being responsible for promoting the first great yo-yo fad in the United States.
Duncan was not the inventor of the yo-yo; they have been around for over twenty-five hundred years. In fact the yo-yo is considered the second oldest toy in history, the oldest being the doll. In ancient Greece, the toy was made of wood, metal and terra cotta. The Greeks decorated the two halves of the yo-y with pictures of their gods. As a right of passage into adulthood Greek children often gave up their toys and placed them on the family alter to pay homage.
Around 1800, the yo-yo moved into Europe from the Orient. The British called the yo-yo the bandalore, quiz or the Prince of Wales toy. The French used the name incroyable or l'emigrette. The word yo-yo is a Tagalog word, the native language of the Philippines, and means 'come back.' In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey. People in the United States started playing with the British bandalore or yo-yo in the 1860s. It was not until the 1920s that Americans first heard the word yo-yo. Pedro Flores, a Philippine immigrant, began manufacturing a toy labeled with that name. Flores became the first person to mass-produce yo-yos, at his small toy factory located in California.
Duncan saw the toy, liked it, bought the rights from Flores in 1929 and then trademarked the name Yo-Yo ®. Duncan's contribution to yo-yo technology was the slip string, consisting of a sliding loop around the axle instead of a knot. With this revolutionary improvement, the yo-yo 'slept' for the first time. The original yo-yo shape, first introduced to the United States was the imperial or standard shape. The Duncan Yo-Yo introduced the butterfly shape, a design that reverses the halves of a traditional imperial yo-yo. The butterfly allows the player to catch the yo-yo on the string easily, good for certain tricks. Both the imperial and the butterfly designs co-exist today.
Duncan also worked out a deal with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to get free advertising in Heart's newspapers. In exchange, Duncan held competitions and the entrants were required to bring a quantity of new subscriptions for the newspaper as their entry fee. The first Duncan Yo-Yo was the O-Boy Yo-Yo Top, the toy with a big kick for all ages. Duncan's massive factory produced 3,600 of the toys every hour making the factory's hometown of Luck, Wisconsin the 'Yo-Yo Capital of the World.' Duncan's early media blitzes were so successful that in Philadelphia alone, three million units sold during a month-long campaign in 1931. In general, yo-yo sales went up and down as often as the toy. One story tells how after a market dip in the 1930's the Lego company was stuck with a huge inventory, they salvaged the unsold toys by sawing each yo-yo in half, using them as wheels on toy trucks and cars.
Yo-yo sales reached its highest peak in 1962, when Duncan Yo-Yo sold 45 million units. Unfortunately, this 1962 hike in sales led to the end of Donald Duncan's Company. Advertising and production costs far outstripped even the sudden increase in sales revenues. Since 1936, Duncan experimented with parking meters as a sideline. Over the years, the parking meter division grew to become Duncan's main moneymaker. This and bankruptcy made it easier for Duncan to finally cut the strings and sell his interest in the yo-yo.The Flambeau Plastic Company bought the name 'Duncan' and all the company's trademarks, they began producing their line of all plastic yo-yos soon after. The yo-yo continues today, its latest honor is being the first toy in outer space.
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D.F. Duncan Sr. was the co-patent holder of a four-wheel hydraulic automobile brake and the marketer of the first successful parking meter. He was also the genius behind the first premium incentive where you sent in two cereal box tops and received a toy rocket ship. However, Duncan is best known for being responsible for promoting the first great yo-yo fad in the United States.
Duncan was not the inventor of the yo-yo; they have been around for over twenty-five hundred years. In fact the yo-yo is considered the second oldest toy in history, the oldest being the doll. In ancient Greece, the toy was made of wood, metal and terra cotta. The Greeks decorated the two halves of the yo-y with pictures of their gods. As a right of passage into adulthood Greek children often gave up their toys and placed them on the family alter to pay homage.
Around 1800, the yo-yo moved into Europe from the Orient. The British called the yo-yo the bandalore, quiz or the Prince of Wales toy. The French used the name incroyable or l'emigrette. The word yo-yo is a Tagalog word, the native language of the Philippines, and means 'come back.' In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey. People in the United States started playing with the British bandalore or yo-yo in the 1860s. It was not until the 1920s that Americans first heard the word yo-yo. Pedro Flores, a Philippine immigrant, began manufacturing a toy labeled with that name. Flores became the first person to mass-produce yo-yos, at his small toy factory located in California.
Duncan saw the toy, liked it, bought the rights from Flores in 1929 and then trademarked the name Yo-Yo ®. Duncan's contribution to yo-yo technology was the slip string, consisting of a sliding loop around the axle instead of a knot. With this revolutionary improvement, the yo-yo 'slept' for the first time. The original yo-yo shape, first introduced to the United States was the imperial or standard shape. The Duncan Yo-Yo introduced the butterfly shape, a design that reverses the halves of a traditional imperial yo-yo. The butterfly allows the player to catch the yo-yo on the string easily, good for certain tricks. Both the imperial and the butterfly designs co-exist today.
Duncan also worked out a deal with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to get free advertising in Heart's newspapers. In exchange, Duncan held competitions and the entrants were required to bring a quantity of new subscriptions for the newspaper as their entry fee. The first Duncan Yo-Yo was the O-Boy Yo-Yo Top, the toy with a big kick for all ages. Duncan's massive factory produced 3,600 of the toys every hour making the factory's hometown of Luck, Wisconsin the 'Yo-Yo Capital of the World.' Duncan's early media blitzes were so successful that in Philadelphia alone, three million units sold during a month-long campaign in 1931. In general, yo-yo sales went up and down as often as the toy. One story tells how after a market dip in the 1930's the Lego company was stuck with a huge inventory, they salvaged the unsold toys by sawing each yo-yo in half, using them as wheels on toy trucks and cars.
Yo-yo sales reached its highest peak in 1962, when Duncan Yo-Yo sold 45 million units. Unfortunately, this 1962 hike in sales led to the end of Donald Duncan's Company. Advertising and production costs far outstripped even the sudden increase in sales revenues. Since 1936, Duncan experimented with parking meters as a sideline. Over the years, the parking meter division grew to become Duncan's main moneymaker. This and bankruptcy made it easier for Duncan to finally cut the strings and sell his interest in the yo-yo.The Flambeau Plastic Company bought the name 'Duncan' and all the company's trademarks, they began producing their line of all plastic yo-yos soon after. The yo-yo continues today, its latest honor is being the first toy in outer space.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Instant Online Gaming System For Kids Become Reality
The buzz is at full pitch in anticipation of NET JET, an online gaming system from Hasbro’s Tiger Electronics, now on store shelves through out New York. Designed for kids ages 6 to 11, NET JET is expected to be one of the hottest items showcased at the 27th American International Toy Fair this week.
NET JET includes a kid tested controller that plugs into a personal computer’s USB port and game keys that slide into the controller and activate up to 40 online games, from snowboarding to kart racing. NET JET delivers something for parents, too. NET JET is void of banner and pop up ads. That translates to uninterrupted fun.
“The market has been screaming for a system like NET JET,” said Duncan Billing, Hasbro’s chief marketing officer. “We’ve delivered a winner that is absolutely ‘on trend’ for teens entertainment products for 2007-NET JET is all about high-quality, easily accessible, diverse and fun online entertainment at a reasonable price. That’s some thing that both kids and parents can get behind.”
Net Jet Breaks The Fun Barrier But Not The Bank
The system is affordably priced, at an approximate retail price of $24.99for the controller and $14.99 for each game key, which holds four games-one “Feature” game and three “Choice” games. The Feature games are purchased at retail and are more robust, offering great graphics and superior game play. The Choice games are asses to game keys upon launching onto NetJetGames.com where kids can browse a wide variety of content and select games that meet their individual interests.
Kid-Tested Fun
Tiger Electronics enlisted a squad of kids to ensure that every aspect of NET JET would appeal to young, aspiring casual gamers. They tested the look, feel and durability of the controller, provided input on the types of games that they’d want to play online, put each game through its paces and helped select colors for the packaging.
“The NET JET controller is awesome,” said Penny Mitchell. “Now you don’t have to use the keyboard and learn totally different commands for every new game you play. That’s huge. NET JET has you playing in seconds- it’s all about your own personal speed in how quickly you can plug in the controller, insert the game key and start playing!”
“I like NET JET because it’s like having an arcade in your house that you can play any time,” said Don Rennels. “Everything about it is cool- the controller, collecting the game keys, al the game choices and, of course, actually playing the games. I want to be the first of my buddies to have all 40- the ultimate arcade.”
Get Your Game Face On
NET JET offers a broad mix of 40 full-screen games across multiple genres that include original Hasbro properties At launch, there will be 10 Feature titles, including SUPER SOAKER Water Fight, MISSINN PAINTBALL, Marble Blast XP,Bubble Bonanza, Kool Kart Racing, Peak Performance Snowboarding, Cartoon Network’s Foster’s home for Imaginary Friends: Buggin Out and Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy: Freaky Freezeday, and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SqurarePants and Fairly Odd Parents.
Thirty Choice games offer lighter fare with favorites such as Free Kick Football, Darts, Mini Golf, Penguin Power, Treasure Hunt, Skeet Shoot, Stake Out, Ben 10: Ben to the Rescue and Volleyball. The NET JET controller includes a demo game key so kids can get a taste of all 10 of the Feature games- total free game play time is 300 minutes. They can also go to http://www.netjetinfo.com/ for more information about the entire system, including the full game lineup.
Retailers Gearing Up
Mass merchant and specialty retailers around New York have been gearing up for NET JET’S arrival and have given the system premium placement in stores in anticipation of high foot traffic surrounding the launch.
It’s time to wax your virtual snowboard, top off your SUPER SOAKER and tune-up the mountains, battlefields and race tracks are calling.
NET JET TITLES:
Kool Kart Racers
Bubble Mania
Peak Performance Snowboarding
Marble Blast XP
Mission: Paintball
Supersoaker Water Fight
Spongebob Squarepants Pizza toss
Foster's home for imaginary Friends buggin' out
The grim adventures of billy & mandy freaky freezeday
Fairly oddparents timy's roach rampage
NET JET includes a kid tested controller that plugs into a personal computer’s USB port and game keys that slide into the controller and activate up to 40 online games, from snowboarding to kart racing. NET JET delivers something for parents, too. NET JET is void of banner and pop up ads. That translates to uninterrupted fun.
“The market has been screaming for a system like NET JET,” said Duncan Billing, Hasbro’s chief marketing officer. “We’ve delivered a winner that is absolutely ‘on trend’ for teens entertainment products for 2007-NET JET is all about high-quality, easily accessible, diverse and fun online entertainment at a reasonable price. That’s some thing that both kids and parents can get behind.”
Net Jet Breaks The Fun Barrier But Not The Bank
The system is affordably priced, at an approximate retail price of $24.99for the controller and $14.99 for each game key, which holds four games-one “Feature” game and three “Choice” games. The Feature games are purchased at retail and are more robust, offering great graphics and superior game play. The Choice games are asses to game keys upon launching onto NetJetGames.com where kids can browse a wide variety of content and select games that meet their individual interests.
Kid-Tested Fun
Tiger Electronics enlisted a squad of kids to ensure that every aspect of NET JET would appeal to young, aspiring casual gamers. They tested the look, feel and durability of the controller, provided input on the types of games that they’d want to play online, put each game through its paces and helped select colors for the packaging.
“The NET JET controller is awesome,” said Penny Mitchell. “Now you don’t have to use the keyboard and learn totally different commands for every new game you play. That’s huge. NET JET has you playing in seconds- it’s all about your own personal speed in how quickly you can plug in the controller, insert the game key and start playing!”
“I like NET JET because it’s like having an arcade in your house that you can play any time,” said Don Rennels. “Everything about it is cool- the controller, collecting the game keys, al the game choices and, of course, actually playing the games. I want to be the first of my buddies to have all 40- the ultimate arcade.”
Get Your Game Face On
NET JET offers a broad mix of 40 full-screen games across multiple genres that include original Hasbro properties At launch, there will be 10 Feature titles, including SUPER SOAKER Water Fight, MISSINN PAINTBALL, Marble Blast XP,Bubble Bonanza, Kool Kart Racing, Peak Performance Snowboarding, Cartoon Network’s Foster’s home for Imaginary Friends: Buggin Out and Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy: Freaky Freezeday, and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SqurarePants and Fairly Odd Parents.
Thirty Choice games offer lighter fare with favorites such as Free Kick Football, Darts, Mini Golf, Penguin Power, Treasure Hunt, Skeet Shoot, Stake Out, Ben 10: Ben to the Rescue and Volleyball. The NET JET controller includes a demo game key so kids can get a taste of all 10 of the Feature games- total free game play time is 300 minutes. They can also go to http://www.netjetinfo.com/ for more information about the entire system, including the full game lineup.
Retailers Gearing Up
Mass merchant and specialty retailers around New York have been gearing up for NET JET’S arrival and have given the system premium placement in stores in anticipation of high foot traffic surrounding the launch.
It’s time to wax your virtual snowboard, top off your SUPER SOAKER and tune-up the mountains, battlefields and race tracks are calling.
NET JET TITLES:
Kool Kart Racers
Bubble Mania
Peak Performance Snowboarding
Marble Blast XP
Mission: Paintball
Supersoaker Water Fight
Spongebob Squarepants Pizza toss
Foster's home for imaginary Friends buggin' out
The grim adventures of billy & mandy freaky freezeday
Fairly oddparents timy's roach rampage
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Why you need a toy guide
Here's why do we need a toy guide:
Because toys matter- To parents, the toys are little plastic or wooden playthings, diversions, gadgets, trinkets. To a child, they are companions, prized possessions, even teachers and objects of inspiration. Tyos plat a central role in the life of child, starting in infancy. They are a constant part of child's experience. Think of all the time you spend considering the kind of education your child will need. That's important because education helps shape who a child will become. Tyos play that role as well. They are part of the everyday environment that will sculpt your child's imagination, character, and outlook on life.
Because the choices are overwhelming - Retailers carry hundreds of thousands of different items for sale and it is necessary ot understand the development value of toys for a child. Often parents get confused while making a selection of a toy. Without guidance, we are lost in a sea of playthings.
Because the advice out there is misleading - There are plenty of outfits out there ready to offer you a short-cut. There are many "Best Toys", "Top Toy", and "Favorite Toys" lists around. These are and other experts say they'll take you past all the losers and straight to the best of the best toys. Problem is, many of those so called expers have failed to disclose their biases. Look behind the curtain and you' ll find that many an expert is actually on the payroll of a toy manufacturer. The only way to combat biased advice is with your own vault of knowledge.
Because it's costing you money - The average parent shell out $300 a year on toys. What's that money getting you? Far too many savvy consumers seem to leave their wits at the door when they enter a toy store. A thinking adult who would never make an electronics purchase witohut carefully researching the options will drop down a credit card at a toy store solely on the strenght of the marketing blurb on the box.
That's why it is necessary to teach yourself before aobut the toys. The knowledge about the toys is going to help you out to understand the value of the toys and help in understanding a difference between the values of two toys.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Why you need a toy guide
Every parent spent a lot of money every year on toys. I also spent a lot money for buying toys for my two wonderful Kids, Kanak and Divya. Like other children's my kids are very much in love with toys. Earlier I never pay attention what toy is good to buy. Few months ago I read the book on Toy Tips, A Parent's Essential Guide to smart toy choices, authered by Marianne M. Szymanski and Ellen Newborne. After reading this book I realised that I must pay attention on the educational value of the toys I buy for my kids.
We all parents worry over everything, from schools and our anxieties, we gobble up every bit of information and expert advice in hopes of making the best possible decisions for our children. but in one crucial area, we parents remain surprisingly clueless: toys. Sure, we know the basics. Or we think we do. The truth is, the toy industry is one driven by hype and marketing savvy, the average parent is at a distinct disadvantage. Toy buying ought to be child's play.
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We all parents worry over everything, from schools and our anxieties, we gobble up every bit of information and expert advice in hopes of making the best possible decisions for our children. but in one crucial area, we parents remain surprisingly clueless: toys. Sure, we know the basics. Or we think we do. The truth is, the toy industry is one driven by hype and marketing savvy, the average parent is at a distinct disadvantage. Toy buying ought to be child's play.
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