They’re back! Good ol’ fashioned toys, games and downright fun things that spark the imagination and inspire bonding between family and friends. Offering hours of fun for the soul and stimulation for the mind, traditional games and toys are enjoying a roaring revival.
Orca Communications has rounded up the most extraordinary new games, toys and fun items for children and adults for its Best Toys, Games and Fun Media Guide (Summer 2007). This Media Guide is designed to provide an easy and convenient reference to some of the most phenomenal toys and games in the marketplace today so that you may share that information with your readers and viewers.
Best Toys, Games & Fun
Griddly Headz
Griddly Games Inc.
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Description: Whether one is a football fan, a baseball fan or a car racing fan we have an interactive and challenging game to suit any taste. Each game comes with detailed 3d molded characters and sports equipment. Griddly Headz prides itself on producing quality products that will last from one generation to the next.
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Buy online at www.griddlyheadz.com or check out our retailer section to see where to purchase the games.
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Description: Last Word is the uproarious race to have the final say! Be the first player to advance to the finish by creatively connecting subjects and letters, while racing a random-interval timer and the other players! For example, Subject: “Vegetables”…Letter: “C". Players race opponents to blurt out words like…Carrots! Cucumbers! Corn! Cauliflower! The player with the Last Word in before the timer sounds advances.
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Target, Wal-Mart, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble
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Description: ADORABLE GIRL is a vibrant collection of dolls that young girls simply adore! Each doll is uniquely expressive in her fashion flair and trademark hair. But it's the positive esteem building message carried by each huggable doll that makes them so popular with parents. It comes as no surprise that the Adorable Girl Dolls are an honored recipient of 6 iParenting Media Awards of Excellence.
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call Adorable Originals for info, www.adorableoriginals.com
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Description: Not a trivia buff? It doesn’t matter! Each player writes a guess to the same question and places it face-up on the betting mat. Then players bet on which guess is closest to the correct answer. Think you know it? Bet on your guess! Think you know who the expert is? Bet on them. Wits & Wagers has already won 11 industry awards, including Games Magazine’s 2007 Party Game of the Year. It takes 2 minutes to teach, 25 minutes to play, and can be enjoyed by up to 20 people.
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Target, Amazon.com, check website for additional retail locations
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Description: Keesdrow (word seek spelled backwards)is the Ultimate Word Seek Game! Double-sided tiles present a new game every time Keesdrow is played! Move in any direction, use letters more than once in a word and build on letters previously used to score premium points. Exciting interaction between players where everyone has access to all letters on the game board at all times. Fun, Strategic and Educational. Keesdrow brings word games to a new level of excitement for adults and children!
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Game and Toy stores, Borders Books, Gift and Book stores, Internet, Website
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Description: A new take on an old classic! MINISTERS™ symmetric chess employs a different board and set up: with MINISTER™ pattern on one side and conventional chess on other. The king is flanked by two queens, each called "minister", historic name of the queen. Since no theory of openings has yet been written for Ministers™, now even chess champions can play by pure instinct.
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Description: A new type of playing cards that are easy to shuffle. Players can pick their own cards. Cards are made of durable plastic, 100% waterproof and windproof - great for outdoor play!
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Description: Our toys are boxed sets of sports action figures, designed to encourage creative and imaginary play in children ages 3-8 years. With no set rules or directions and 28+ pieces, children are inspired to play the way they have been playing with action figures for years – by using their imagination.
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Specialty Toy Stores and catalogs across the U.S., Collegiate stores, Fan Shops and via our website, www.Kaskeykids.com
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Description: Tanner’s Manners is the FUN way for kids 2-9 years to learn manners. This award-winning children’s manners CD encourages better behavior. 17 fun, original, and entertaining songs teach basic social skills without kids thinking it’s educational. There’s sing-a-long fun for home, camp, or classroom. Kids love singing Rude Rudy, Magic Word Mambo, and Dan’s Disastrous Dining Dilemma.
Tanner’s Manners is a proud participant in Campbell’s Labels for Education™ Program.
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Description: Color-in & Personalize with Sticklers™ Kits
Families & friends, kids & adults have fun expressing their style with Sticklers™. Gold & silver outline stickers come in a variety of shapes. Peel off & color-in with Soufflé™ & Glaze® 3-D ink pens to personalize stationery, cards, crafts, journals & personal electronics like cell phones, game boys & cameras. Sticklers adhere to glossy cardstocks, vellums, paper, mirrors, plastics & glass.
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Available at craft stores & major retailers nationwide. For more additional locations visit: www.sakuraofamerica.com
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Description: Dolliecrave.com is a one-stop shop for fabulous web page designs! DollieCrave provides a fantastic variety of high quality glitter graphics that can be used to create unique designs for personal web pages and computer screens. All you have to do is copy and paste the pre-written graphics code onto your site! DollieCrave.com is full of other goodies like tutorials, interactive reads, dress up games, quizzes, and fonts. Plus, all the graphics on are free, for personal use only.
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Description: Poppo! is a first of its kind word game that provides a hands-on sensory oriented activity that entertains kids and parents. It’s played in a fast-paced setting making it challenging, exciting and fun while helping emerging readers learn how to assemble and rearrange letters to make words.
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Available at local toy stores, book stores, and educational catalogs nationwide. Or buy online at www.poppo.com
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Description: SportsShade is a portable, retractable awning. Take it with you tailgating or at kids games and enjoy it at home to reduce energy bills and provide comfort while grilling. It’s less than 10 lbs and can be set up by 1 person in under a minute. 98% UV protection.
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Description: Pawparazzi Pets are all the rage for celeb loving kids! Each posh pet comes with his or her own interactive and action packed celebrity life, that's chronicled on the Pawparazzi website.
Here Pawparazzi Pet owners follow the escapades of their celeb pet, reading the "Pawparazzi Celebrity Weekly Tabloid." Tech-savvy young toy owners can even post pictures of their Pawparazzi Pet or enter the message boards to interact with other owners.
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Nordstrom, FAO Schwartz and select online boutiques
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Description: SwingToss is a unique yard game that will have everyone in the family racing outside for some great fun. The game consists of 2 target ladders placed 25 feet apart, 6 game ball sets, a built in score keeper, and can be enjoyed by 2 to 4 players. Great game for the backyard, the beach, or anywhere else life takes you.
