TOY FAIR NEW YORK 2019
Snow Leopard Cub
SOPHIA’S Sophia’s partners with Smithsonian for the Shoot for the Moon Career Collection, a series of STEM play sets for 18-inch dolls. Each set includes accessories and outfits corresponding to five different career choices—astronaut, biologist, horticulturist, paleontologist, and veterinarian. These new play sets are designed for kids ages 5 and up.
FOLKMANIS
KD GROUP
Folkmanis expands its range of animal puppets, designed for kids ages 3 and up. Puppet Pet Friends are available in Labradoodle, Pomeranian Puppy, and Shih Tzu Puppy versions. Kids can animate the mouths, legs, tails, and wings of the Baby Animals and Wildlife puppets. The puppets come in Lambkin, Snow Leopard Cub, Owlet, and Barn Swallow animals. Folkmanis also introduces new Finger Puppets, including Mini White Mouse and Mini Shark.
Shimmer Stars, from KD Kids, are plush animals that kids can decorate with the included Shimmerizer tool. The Shimmerizer stores more than 200 shimmers in different shapes and colors. To Shimmerize, kids place a shimmer on the star, use the Shimmerizer to pick it up, and press the button to add shimmer to a patch of fur. The Shimmerizer tool also works in kids’ hair. Designed for kids ages 4 and up, Shimmer Stars come with a “Twinsie Headband” and accessories so kids can match their plush. The plush will be available in the fall. KD Kids also expands its Rescue Runts line with Rescue Runts Series 2: Help Me Heal in the fall. Kids need to give this series of Rescue Runts extra love to nurse the plush back to health. Each Rescue Runt comes with matted fur full of fleas, dirty paws, boo-boos, tears in its eyes, and downturned ears. The pets come with new accessories, such as a cone, a cast, and reusable bandages. Kids ages 3 and up can nurse their pets back to health with the included grooming kit. They can also choose a name and add it to the collar and adoption certificate to make the adoption official. Also new to the Rescue Runts line is Rescue Runts Babies, which are 4-inch plush pets that arrive in plastic Babies crates and need love and care. Kids ages 3 and up can pick out their fleas, brush their messy fur, and tie a ribbon collar to transform them into the perfect pets. The crate also features interlocking walls and can transform into a bed, cubby, carrier, or house for the Rescue Runt Baby. There are more than 20 pets to collect, including cats, dogs, wild animals, and mythical creatures.
Rescue Runts Babies
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