Dolls & Plush Lottie Dolls Are Back to Inspire
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ll Lottie dolls stand 7.5 inches tall and have Saran nylon hair and tactile fabrics with stitch ing detail and inner linings. The new range of Lottie dolls includes four “hero” dolls, including Robot Girl Lottie, who celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and math. Kawaii Karate Lottie comes with collector cards demonstrating beginner karate stances that both the doll and kids can try for themselves. Pirate Queen Lottie is based on the orignal “Pirate Queen,” Grace O’ Malley, who lived in 16th century Ireland. The Pirate Queen Accessory Set includes replica silver pesos de ochos coins (pieces of eight) as well as a treasure chest and a pirate flag with Latin wording. Pirate Queen Lottie
Irwin Toy Offers Huggable Twinkle Toes
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sabella Ballerina, from Irwin Toy, is the perfect dance partner for kids ages 3 to 6. The original huggable dancing friend launched in 1995 as gymnast Susie Stretch. Slipping on Isabella’s hands and feet, her arms and legs stretch to heightened lengths that are just right for little girls to move across the dance floor in perfect timing and technique. Isabella is an enthusiastic dance partner and will encourage kids to get active as they practice their pirouettes. Dancing with Isabella will help kids learn grace, poise, hand-eye coordination, and social interaction.
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Corolle Introduces New First Babies
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on Premier Calin Maria, from Corolle, is a first baby doll for girls ages 18 months and up. This multi-ethnic, 12inch baby doll is just the right size for young kids. She has a cuddly, soft bean bag body so she can be posed like a real baby, and vanilla-scented vinyl skin. Also from Corolle is the Grenadine Mini Miss & Baby Teether, a mini-size first soft doll with a sweet face and a vanilla-scented baby teether. This doll is appropriate for all ages. Grenadine Mini Miss
Dragon-I’s Toy-Fi Teddy Sends a Message
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ragon-I Toys offers Toy-Fi Teddy, its first toy to use Toy-Fi technology, which enables the plush bear to communicate with mobile devices. Friends and family can send messages from their mobile device to a child’s Toy-Fi Teddy. Suitable for kids ages 3 and up, Toy-Fi Teddy is slated for retail by mid-year. Dragon-I will also reinvigorate its Chatimals line with Cheeky Chatimals, featuring a hamster, a monkey, and a penguin armed with groovy up-and-down and sideto-side moves. Dragon-I will extend its line of toys based on the Talking Tom and Friends app with Talking Tom and Friends Talk Back Animation Plush Toy, as well as Talking Cheeky Chatimals Tom and Friends Talk Back Animation Hamster in new packaging with a refined Talking Tom, Talking Ginger, and Talking Angela.
FEBRUARY 2014