PRWEB Headline News: Industry: Toy

• Collector’s Estate Auction Holds Much of Local Cleveland’s History
  Thousands of items to be auctioned from the amazing estate of Larry Southworth. [PRWEB Oct 8, 2005]
  
• Balghar.Com, The Online Store That Brings Your Childhood Memories Home, Helps Parents Preview The Books And Other Products Before The Purchase
  Balghar, Inc., the online store that brings your childhood memories home, is showcasing its technology that lets parents preview the products online before making a purchase decision. [PRWEB Oct 7, 2005]
  
• 'World's Ugliest Dog' Picture Contest Offers Prize & Fun
  DogExplorer.com announces start of 'World's Ugliest Dog' Picture Contest. The new website’s contest offers free entry, a nice prize and fun. [PRWEB Oct 6, 2005]
  
• Brain Chain, The Strategy-Driven Trivia Game, is Now Available at BrainChainGames.com
  Brain Chain, The Strategy-Driven Trivia Game is now available for sale. Brain Chain appeals to both trivia buffs and strategy gamers! Perfect for a quick diversion, parties, or a weekend getaway, Brain Chain makes the perfect gift and is guaranteed to keep the entire family up well past their bedtime! [PRWEB Oct 6, 2005]
  
• Dollhouses Are a Girls Best Friend
  Dollhouses of all types are making a comeback as Baby Boomers retire. More and more of the 50's generation are reverting to giving the gift of the past. [PRWEB Oct 4, 2005]
  
• 'Tee Pee for Me' Announces Top Baby Gift Styles
  Makers of Tee Pee for Me tee pees, the 'original' baby tee pee, announce the hottest styles for today's celebrity babies. [PRWEB Oct 3, 2005]
  
• DB Enterprise Group, INC Announces Launch Of New Website
  Starport Games is geared to the young video gamer. [PRWEB Oct 2, 2005]
  
• Avalon, Hit Book Series For Girls 8 to 12, Launches: 'Heart of Avalon,' 10th Avalon Title in Brings To 1,000,000 Copies In Print
  Book Series Is Secret Hit With Girls 8-12. Rachel Roberts, author, says, 'The Avalon books entertain girls and also show them that friendship, teamwork, responsibility and appreciation of their own uniqueness are very important.' [PRWEB Oct 2, 2005]
  
• Sesame Workshop Teams with Make It About Me! to Produce Photo-Personalized Books
  Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, and Make It About Me! announced the signing of a licensing agreement to bring Elmo, Cookie Monster and other characters from Sesame Street to children's homes with photo-personalized books that star the children themselves. Using digital or printed photographs, the books present the child fully interacting with the Sesame Street characters. [PRWEB Sep 29, 2005]
  
• HorseToys.com - The Ultimate Online Toy Store for Plush Horse Toys and Books about Wild Horses
  HorseToys.com, an online children’s retailer, is pleased to feature award winning toys and children's books that promote awareness and education for endangered animals including wild horses. [PRWEB Sep 29, 2005]
  
• National 4-H Council and Ty Inc. Unite in Donating 4-H Beanie Babies for Youth Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
  National 4-H Council and Ty, Inc., creators of the popular Beanie Babies, have united in an effort to provide 4-H Bears to youth left homeless in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. [PRWEB Sep 28, 2005]
  
• Seattle Company Brings Unusual Wooden Toys to North America
  Toy stores and online retailers all across North America are raving over a line of unique, old fashioned wooden toys. The desire for hand-made natural wood quality toys is on the rise. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2005]
  
• Doggone Crazy! Hits the US Airwaves, Coast to Coast
  Doggone Crazy!, manufacturer of the Doggone Crazy! board game and Clicker Puppy training DVD, will hit the airwaves across the US in the coming weeks with pre-Christmas product promotions. Animal Radio will air an interview with Doggone Crazy! co-creator Teresa Lewin on-line and with its 37 affiliate radio stations. A Doggone Crazy! promotion will be heard 700 times on 92 radio stations with the popular Joy Grdnic segment. All Star Radio Networks has selected the Clicker Puppy DVD for its innovative Contest in a Can promotion, distributed to 350 radio stations across the US and will also provide Morning Show content including Doggone Crazy! safety messages to 350 radio stations. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2005]
  
• PUMGO is the Best New Ride-on Toy and Sporting Good in 2005, Reported by CBS News, Washington Post and Time Magazine for Kids
  PUMGO is the first human-powered push-free cruise board in the world. PUMGO is the 4WD vehicle and you are the V2 engine! Like skateboards, PUMGOs have a deck and four wheels, but that’s where the similarities end. These boards are “push-free,” which allows the rider to drive the board forward simply by pumping the deck. Now you can experience the cool feeling of surfing on land, without the need to constantly push off the ground. It’s suitable for both adults and kids ages 7 up. Fun for both kids and parents to ride together. Watch the video at www.pumgo.com. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2005]
  
• PlasmaCar Rips Through Summer Finish Line, Winning Two Major U.S. Toy Awards On Way to Holiday Season
  The PlasmaCar ride-on toy is ripping through the summer finish line, winning two major U.S. toy awards on its way to the holiday season. Learning Express, the leading American specialty toy franchise, awarded PlasmaCar with its 2005 Vendor Most Innovative Toy of the Year Award. In addition, renown children's play expert, Stevanne Auerbach, PhD -- better known as Dr. Toy -- awarded PlasmaCar with her 2005 Best Vacation Children’s Products Award. [PRWEB Sep 21, 2005]
  
• Color Coded Recipes Helps Get the Kids in the Kitchen
  New product combines color coded measuring cups and tools with recipes in revolutionary cooking method for children. [PRWEB Sep 21, 2005]
  
• Water Toys for Outdoor Fun
  Miracles 4 Fun has expanded its popular outdoor water toy line with Soft Squirt’s Water Gun Riders™. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2005]
  
• Water toys for Outdoor Fun
  Miracles 4 Fun has expanded its popular outdoor water toy line with Soft Squirt's Water Gun Riders. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2005]
  
• Dr. Toy selects the Blobbies as BEST OF 2005
  The Blobbies® series of educational and entertaining children’s picture books with interactive CD-ROMs has received the "DR. TOY’S 10 BEST TOYS OF 2005" award. [PRWEB Sep 19, 2005]
  
• Free Video Game Alert Notification Service and Price Watch For Consumers Enters Second Year
  CE buys offers help to consumers looking to buy Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console. [PRWEB Sep 18, 2005]
  
• Dollhouse Store Takes a Different View on the Holidays
  www.DollProperties.com, a top-rated dollhouse website, takes a different view on sales and the community. They pride themselves on the constant donation of toys and durable goods to organizations like The Vollum Rhodes Foundation, a charitable organization. [PRWEB Sep 18, 2005]
  
• Mattel Plans Collectible Figure Game
  Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters [PRWEB Sep 16, 2005]
  
• Usillygoose.com Wins "Standard of Excellence" Award for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development
  Today, Silly Goose, Inc was awarded "Standard of Excellence" by the Web Marketing Association’s annual award show, the "Web Awards." The WebAwards is an awards event where websites are recognized, competing head-to-head with other sites within their industry and against an overall standard of excellence. [PRWEB Sep 15, 2005]
  
• Baby Emporio’s Ookie® Doll Helps Bond Baby With Mom
  BABY EMPORIO LLC’s Ookie® Baby’s First Doll is a perfect mom and baby bonding doll—especially when kissed by mom’s scent. Among the testimonials on the company’s web site at www.babyemporio.com is one written by Annabel’s mom, "I slept with the Ookie doll under my shirt for a night to transfer my scent and even though Annabel was very little, it was amazing to see her snuggle into the Ookie...she kept turning her head toward it. Annabel is almost 3 now and on her third Ookie! They last wonderfully!" The darling Ookie® is just one of the European-inspired baby gifts created by Clasina Valkenberg, owner of BABY EMPORIO LLC. [PRWEB Sep 15, 2005]
  
• Rio Grande Announces Fall Releases
  Including Knizia Card Game Adaptation [PRWEB Sep 15, 2005]
  
• Sentence Says Is The Gift To Give To Friends And Families This Holiday Season
  The Award-Winning, Quick-Thinking Sentence Creation Game Is This Season’s Ultimate Gift For Less Than $30.00. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2005]
  
• New Board Game Enlighten Expanding World View in a Fun and Entertaining Way
  Much like the popular board game Trivial Pursuit, Enlighten is a lively blend of trivia, knowledge and debate. Enlighten educates while it entertains, encourages tolerance and fosters understanding of the World’s many Faith traditions. Players are literally traveling around the globe, learning about different cultures and religions in an educational and entertaining manner. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2005]
  
• New and Innovative Halloween Decoration Turns Your Front Storm Door Into Decorative Handy Candy Dispenser; Pet Owners Can Keep Pets In While Passing Candy Out
  Halloween homeowners finally have a new way to build on an old tradition -- passing out candy. Thanks to the Eerie Entrance Halloween Candy Door, Halloween hosts no longer have to keep opening and closing their storm door every time trick or treaters come a calling. The Eerie Entrance simply replaces the screen or window in your existing storm door and becomes an inviting Halloween decorative accessory that also serves as a convenient way to give trick or treaters their candy. Those with pets no longer have to worry about their dog or cat escaping out an opened door while passing out candy. [PRWEB Sep 13, 2005]
  
• MoonEstates.com Ltd., a British Firm, Offers Americans the Opportunity to Become a Titled Laird or Lady of Historic Glencairn in the Scottish Highlands
  MoonEstates.com Ltd. offers the world’s most unusual gifts ranging from fractional ownership of soccer teams to a Scottish title. [PRWEB Sep 13, 2005]
  
• Online Toy Store, Sillyasstoys.com, Announces Expansion of Educational Toy Offerings
  Additional unusual and unique toys added in response to the beginning of the school year. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2005]