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Uncle Milton launches a new line of live insect habitats inspired by A » Bug’s Life, including Ant Island, a deluxe multichambered live ant habitat. The set features clear viewing domes, transparent underground tunnel views, and glow-in-the-dark chambers, as well as a mail-in-coupon for live ants.
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Fisher-Price is now online at fisher-price.com. The website will serve as a storehouse of information about the company’s products and will offer parents and gift-givers tips on children’s toys without them having to set foot in store. The site features a complete online catalog, a personal shopper area, an interactive playground, a parents’ handbook, and more.
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Kids can make and dissect slimy aliens with Alien Autopsy, from NSI. Create the alien by mixing the alien gel in a mixing bowl and pouring it into the mold. Once it hardens, cut through the alien skin to reveal the oozing purple slimy blood and skeleton. The kit creates up to three aliens.
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Basic Fun makes the original Operation game one level more challenging with the miniature Operation key chain that works like the real game. The battery-operated miniature features tweezers, a nose that lights up when the sides of the openings are touched, and removable bones—which are safe-guarded against loss by tiny strings.
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Gibson’s Silly Slammers make crazy noises when dropped or slammed on a hard surface. The new line is called Tantrums.
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Freaky Flying Discs, from WPF Toy & Game Co., are 9-inch soft-foam discs that feature popular characters and monsters, such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Dracula.