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ACTIVITY/OUTDOOR TOYS

Aerobie Squidgie Ball

Aerobie, Inc.

Squeeze the Squidgie Ball and you wont want to let go. Everyone loves its feel. Made of soft molded rubber fins, the Squidgie Ball is designed for kids as young as 9 months, but players of all ages enjoy it both indoors and outdoors. The Squidgie Ball is easy to hold onto and ideal for learning to pick up, throw, and catch. Promotes tactile exploration.
All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon

Radio Flyer

The Original Little Red Wagon with high wooden stake sides and big brawny air tires can handle any terrain. Air tires provide a super soft, super quiet ride, and the fullsized, all-steel seamless body comes with no-scratch edges. Great for improving gross motor skills. Promotes exploration of environment and stimulates imagination. Ages 18 months+ Cost $120.00

Ages 9 months+

Cost $5.99
Pathfinder Wagon Catch N Stick Monster Mitts
Play catch with two oversized foam monster mitts and a colorful tennis ball. Each soft mitt has a Velcro front surface and adjustable strap on the back that make it easy to fit. Encourages use of motor skills and promotes body awareness.
With seat backs and a seat belt, kids will be extra safe while having fun in this wagon. Seats fold up for a comfortable ride or fold down for maximum hauling capacity. The extra-long handle for easy pulling also folds under for easy storage. Stimulates imagination and promotes exploration of environment and motor skills.

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Ages 3 years+

Cost $9.99

Ages 18 months+

Cost $80.00

Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot N Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on

Hasbro, Inc.

This developmental toy comes with a fun revvin wheel, which will make kids feel like theyre in the drivers seat with its tooting horn, clicking directional signals and motor revving sounds. The removable wheel allows kids to take the fun of driving with them on the go. The truck converts from push toy to walker to a ride-on vehicle. "Once students get on this they won't let it go." Promotes exploration of environment and tactile exploration. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.

Hyper Dash

Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc.
Hyper Dash consists of one electronic tagger and five different colored and numbered targets. The tagger plays prerecorded music and calls out which targets you need to strike. The game is physically and mentally engaging, and, more importantly, its lots of fun! My son thought this game was hilarious! He couldn't stop laughing! Encourages social skills and promotes body awareness. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included. Ages 6 years - 12 years Cost $19.99-$24.99

Ages 2 years+

Cost $12.99/36 pieces

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Mini EduBlocks
Exclusively designed for your young architects grip. Colorful, flexible and soft! All you have to do is touch them to fall in love with them and know that they are a must have for any childs play time. Great for sharing with friends. Developed to expand color and shape recognition as well as fine motor skills. Stimulates imagination and encourages creative play. Ages 12 months+ Cost $37.99/26 pieces

Wedgits Starter Set

ImagAbility Incorporated
This open-ended building set introduces little ones to the spatial world of angles, color matching and creative, free-play designing. The set has large blocks providing fun for the family with toddlers and individuals with special needs. Promotes tactile exploration, encourages use of motor skills and stimulates available vision.

Cost $22.99

My Soft World City Set
Uniquely designed soft foam blocks for any little builder to construct a city life setting. Set includes soft Wood-Like Blocks, solid foam blocks, cars, buses and stop signs. Tucks away neatly in see-thru plastic carrying tote. Encourages creative play and creative experimentation. Stimulates imagination.

Wee Wedgits

This soft, poly-vinyl block set has smooth, rounded edges that provide hours of squeezy-stacking fun for children. The five nesting blocks provide quiet play, and the soft design provides a gentle playset offering for high-energy children. Introduces cause and effect, encourages use of motor skills and encourages creative play.

Cost $19.99

Cost $12.99
Little People Build n Pull Bus

Fisher-Price, Inc.

Simple connections make it easy for little hands to stack, build and play with 35 themed block and accessory play pieces. Includes a fold out stop sign that kids can open and close and a sliding window for fun peek-a-boo play. Promotes exploration of environment and encourages creative play and use of motor skills.
Mega Bloks Building Imagination Bag

Alfie Bear

Gund, Inc.
A 19 soft and cuddly bear is a perfect companion for children and always ready for a hug. Popular with all ages. Promotes tactile exploration. Ages 12 months+ Cost $25.00

Talking Crayons

International World of Toys
This real set of crayons includes six crayons and one talking head; once the child inserts a color into the head, the voice of the character (Dora, Blues Room, Backyardigans, SpongeBob, Max & Ruby) will activate and it will detect the color, spell it in two languages (English/Spanish or English/French) and name an object of that same color. Encourages creative play. Requires 3 LR44 (watch size) batteries, not included.
The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll
The Jester & Pharley Phund
The Jester & Pharley book and doll are distributed exclusively by The Jester & Pharley Phund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation benefiting ill and special-needs children and literacy programs. In this charming tale, the jester awakes one morning to find laughter missing in his kingdom, and he and Pharley set off on a quest to find it. The doll is designed with pliable limbs and invites children to interact with the character. Pharley is detachable. The book and doll together encourage social skills and promote use of auditory tracking skills and exploration while stimulating the imagination.

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Ages 3 years 6 years

Cost $14.99

Cost Book: $20 / Doll: $40
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EDUCATIONAL TOYS

One, Two, Tie My Shoe
Four chunky foam shoes to lace and learn to tie. Includes four lacing shoes, four printed laces and a shoelacing lesson card. Good for physical therapy. Encourages use of motor skills and daily living skills and promotes tactile exploration.

Lets Imagine

Comfy North America
This interactive software, to be used with the Comfy Keyboard System, offers toddlers hours of delight while developing creative skills. Didi, Boo and their amusing friends introduce toddlers to the world of animals, shapes, objects and body parts, while developing their language skills and helping them to solve problems. Introduces cause and effect, promotes awareness of sounds and stimulates imagination. Ages 1 year 3 years Cost $19.99

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Storytime Bear
A 16.5 storytelling bear recites the Christmas classic Twas the Night Before Christmas. His head and mouth move when you press the paw. Promotes awareness of sounds and stimulates available hearing. Requires 3 AA batteries, included. Ages 3 years+ Cost $40.00

Story Reader

A narrator magically reads the book as each page is turned, while Story Reader adds sound effects and music. This very fun book helps to enhance reading skills. Introduces cause and effect and promotes awareness of sounds. Requires 4 AAA batteries, not included. Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99

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Elmos My First TV Fun & Games

Techno Source

Talking Dictionary
Enter letters to spell words from the dictionary. English, Spanish, and Definition modes. Introduces cause and effect. Stimulates available vision and hearing. Requires 3 AAA batteries, included. Ages 4 years+ Cost $19.99
Kids will have hours of fun playing games and learning through matching shapes, letters and numbers with their favorite Sesame Street friend Elmo. The game includes five exciting activities with Elmo and Dorothy. Encourages social skills and creative play. Requires 4 AAA batteries, not included.
The SENSEsational Alphabet Book

SENSEsational Alphabet

The SENSEsational Alphabet is a completely interactive ABC picture book focusing on integrated sensory methods to learning. The book incorporates visual stimuli, movement, touch, smell, sound, Braille and Sign language, with each colorful page having a unique feature. Promotes awareness of available vision and hearing. Introduces cause and effect. Requires 3 AG-13 DC 1.5 volt standard watch batteries, included.

Elmos Snapshot

Have a blast taking pictures with Elmo and even review them in the digital photo album. This handheld LCD promotes classification and reasoning skills through letter, shape, and object identification. Pretend picture taking is a classic play pattern that fosters fun and creativity. Stimulates imagination and available vision and hearing. Introduces cause and effect and encourages use of motor skills. Requires 2 AAA batteries, included.

Candy Land Castle Game

The Gingerbread kids have lost their colorful decorations! Help them find new ones by matching the colorful tokens with the shapes on your Gingerbread Kid gameboard. Encourages use of motor skills and social skills. Stimulates imagination. Ages 3 years+ Cost $19.99

Whac-A-Mole Tower Game

Ring in the fun when you grab your mallet and give the mole a whack! Be quick and see if you can send his furry friend scurrying up-up-up the tower. Four different games to choose from. Promotes exploration of environment and body awareness. Introduces cause and effect, encourages use of motor skills and stimulates available hearing and vision. Requires 3 C batteries, not included.

Monster Under My Bed

Players reach under the bed to find the matches on their bingo style card. The monster gets nervous if a player is looking too long and will growl a warning sign. The first player to find and match three items in a row wins! No reading required. Encourages creative play and stimulates imagination. Requires 3 AA batteries, not included. Ages 4 years+ Cost $29.99

Ages 4 years+

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INFANT/PRESCHOOL TOYS

Stacking Clown

Rolliphant

This ball-track tub toy is ideal for developing fine motor skills. Three interlinking elephants trunks provide a unique track for balls to roll down. Easily attaches to any smooth surface for stimulating fun in or out of the bathtub! Promotes exploration of environment. Ages 2 years+ Cost $19.99
BRIOs most popular stacking toy since 1955, the Stacking Clown is fun to play with and helps develop grasping, sorting and sequencing skills. Includes a stacking base and eight colorful, wooden rings. Stands nine inches tall. Promotes tactile exploration and body awareness.

19 months+

$14.99

Rollipop

The best architects need to start young. Construct a colorful tower and discover how the ball rolls! The unique tracking sets are ideal for introducing cause and effect and developing and encouraging use of motor skills. Also promotes use of auditory tracking skills. Ages 9 months+ Cost $28.99/Starter; $34.99/Advanced

Hug-A-Bug

Detachable ladybugs that rattle, giggle, light up and vibrate. Hook and loop flower centers on pillow allow for each bug to be reattached to pillow when not in use. The detachable flowers were easy for my baby to remove and taste. Promotes tactile exploration, encourages use of motor skills, stimulates available vision and promotes awareness of sounds.

Me in the Mirror

This soft padded mirror can be hung so that a newborn can gaze into it while lying down, or it can be attached flat against the crib rails to accommodate a sitting baby. It stands on its own outside the crib, providing tummytime enjoyment or entertainment for sitting babies. Baby will love to touch and pull plush curlicues and will delight in the jingling bug and chewy ring tethered to the frame. Stimulates available vision and hearing.

Ultimate LEGO DUPLO Set

Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy
This carry along activity toy is bursting with activities and words in three languages to keep children busy and entertained. Push the buttons and slide the levers to find five cute farm animals hiding behind the doors and windows. When a window or door opens, the name of the animal and its sound are announced in English, Spanish or French. The toy has a soft, padded back which makes it perfect for lap play. Introduces cause and effect and promotes awareness of sounds.

LEGO Systems, Inc.

Little builders with big imaginations will love sifting through the bricks and pieces in this new tub to inspire their inner creators! Includes building plate, wagon base and figure to promote role play fun. New storage container allows for easy clean up and storage. Encourages creative play and use of motor skills. Stimulates imagination and available vision. Ages 18 months+ Cost $24.99

Steering Wheel

Steering Wheel books feature a mounted telescoping base with a steering wheel that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. Each of the six spreads features a story with illustrations. Promotes tactile exploration and encourages use of motor skills. Requires 3 AG-13 button cell batteries, included. Ages 18 months+ Cost $14.99

Stacking Family

Top Shelf Holdings, LLC
Learn to count family-style with this ingenious stacking toy. Mix and match the wooden blocks, or follow the colors to stack your way up to five. This is a fun toy to teach stacking and children enjoy creating funny looking people. Promotes exploration of environment and body awareness.

Cost $19.95

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MUSICAL TOYS

Little Superstar Sing-Along Stage 3 in 1 Music Island
Three real instruments for the tub on a fabulous fish-shaped floating island! Includes a drum, xylophone and octopus jingle shaker plus two mallets, helpful music sheets and a music holder. Encourages creative play and stimulates available hearing and vision. Promotes awareness of sounds, use of auditory tracking skills and tactile exploration.

This interactive musical toy allows kids of all ages and abilities to be the star of the show. Two modes of play mean twice the fun! Lively songs, lights and music are activated by shaking the rattle microphone or playing along with any of the four instruments. Children can also create songs by pressing the drum, xylophone, trumpet and guitar. Introduces cause and effect, promotes awareness of sounds and encourages use of motor skills. Also stimulates available vision and hearing. Requires 3 AA batteries, included.

Ages 6 months+

Little Tikes Rock & Twist Music Machine Bongos

First Act Discovery

Funky beats are right at your fingertips with First Act Discoverys pre-tuned wooden bongos. Especially sized for children, bongos feature natural hide head and patented stay-in-tune rims to ensure a long-lasting, full, round tone! Encourages use of motor skills and promotes awareness of sounds.

MGA Entertainment

This multi-musical station comes with a keyboard, working microphone and a funfunction seat that allows children to make music through physical movement by bouncing and swiveling. Good size for a child. Nice keyboard sound. Encourages creative play, stimulates available hearing and promotes awareness of sounds. Chair requires 2 AAA batteries, not included. Keyboard requires 4 AA batteries, not included. Ages 2 years 5 years Cost $39.99

Cost $17.99

Junior Accordion
Real accordion sound! This fun-to-play, 7key accordion plays fourteen notes, with two bass keys and an air bypass key. Marbled plastic casing for a classic look, bellows clips for easy storage. Bass and thumb straps make the accordion easy to hold. Great for many musical styles. Promotes awareness of sounds and body awareness and encourages use of motor skills.

My First Piano

Schoenhut Piano Company
Schoenhuts bright red 18-key tabletop is the perfect choice for a toddlers first piano. Both fun and educational, it is an ideal instrument to use for developing eye-hand coordination and encouraging musical creativity. Songbook included. Promotes use of auditory tracking skills, stimulates imagination, promotes body awareness and stimulates available hearing.

Cost $50.00

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PLAYSETS

Arctic Figure 8 Set
A new set in BRIOs signature wooden railway line, this one in a cool, winter wonderland theme. Set comes with 23 pieces, including track, vehicles, figures and accessories. Lead train has light feature. All ages had fun putting the tracks together. Promotes tactile exploration and encourages creative play. Requires 1 AAA battery, included.

PRETEND/ROLE PLAY TOYS

Sarah Lynn & Her Camping Adventure
A two-seater convertible and pop-up camper comes complete with a kitchen, sleeping quarters and sleeping bags for two, a pretend camp fire, two camping chairs, a cooler stocked with goodies and even a fishing pole that Little People figures Maggie and Sarah Lynn can hold in their hands! Encourages creative play, stimulates imagination and promotes tactile exploration. Requires 2 AA batteries, included.

Dragon Hand Puppet

Children will have hours of fun with this blue dragon hand puppet that has a roaring sound mechanism. Fun sounds stir imagination. Stimulates available hearing, promotes awareness of sound and introduces cause and effect.

City Rescue Set

A new set in BRIOs signature wooden railway line, this one in a bustling city environment. Set comes with 34 pieces including track, vehicles, figures and accessories. Fire engine has light and sound features. Track length approximately 44.3 x 22.3. Promotes creative experimentation and encourages use of motor skills. Requires 2 LR 44/A76 (watch size) batteries, included. Ages 12 months+ Cost $25.00
Furreal Friends Smores Pony*
This adorable life-sized plush miniature pony has many features similar to that of a real pony, including moving ears and head, a soft fur coat and a swishing tail. Feed her the carrot and groom her with her brush. She even whinnies and snorts, and will sniff your hand! Promotes use of auditory tracking skills, introduces cause and effect, stimulates imagination and promotes body awareness. Requires 6 D batteries, not included.

Cost $69.99

*Available exclusively on Hasbrotoyshop.com until September 2008; after September, available nationally.

Cost $269.99

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All Terrain Vehicle

Playmobil
Equipped with a pull-back motor, the All Terrain Vehicle can propel over 20 feet. Encourages use of motor skills, stimulates imagination and encourages exploration of environment.

Noahs Ark

This toy floats on the water with working crane, a store room for bales of hay, cages in the hull, and sleeping room in the roof. Plenty of accessories and thirteen pairs of animals included. Great for teaching animals and their sounds. Stimulates imagination, promotes creative experimentation and stimulates available vision.

COMPANY INFO

The toys in this guide are available in stores throughout your area. If you have difficulty locating a toy, please contact the manufacturer for the nearest retail location carrying the product. For additional contact information, visit the Toy Industry Association Member Directory at www.toyassociation.org. Aerobie, Inc. 800-999-3565

www.aerobie.com

Gund Inc. 732-248-1500

www.gund.com

Publications International 800-595-8484 www.pibooks.com Radio Flyer, Inc. 800-621-7613 www.radioflyer.com Sassy, Inc. 800-323-6336 www.sassybaby.com Schoenhut Piano Company, Inc. 888-414-2739 www.toypiano.com SENSEsational Alphabet 800-295-3002
www.sensesationalalphabet.com

Cost $33.80

ALEX 800-666-ALEX
Hasbro, Inc. 800-327-8264

www.hasbro.com

www.alextoys.com
Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe
This Bruder tractor has a fully functional front loader and backhoe. It also comes with soft sculptured rubber tires and has an extending stabilizer to tackle any digging job! Both my children loved this tractor. Stimulates imagination, introduces cause and effect and promotes use of motor skills. Ages 2 years+ Cost $34.75

BRIO 800-822-5639

www.brio.knex.com
Hasbro Games (Milton Bradley) 888-836-7025

www.hasbrogames.com

Bruder Toys America, Inc. 877-450-5152

www.brudertoys.com

ImagAbility Incorporated 877-WEDGITS

www.wedgits.com

Comfy North America 866-372-6639

www.comfyland.com

International World of Toys 888-627-7838
www.internationalworldoftoys.com
Amazing Animals Press & Go Farm Truck
Every farm needs a great farm truck, and this one comes with some adorable farm friends. Load the piglet and lamb into the truck bed to join the truck driver cow. Push down on the cow to produce fun sound effects as the truck moves forward. Great for all abilities. Easy to clean and easy to use. Promotes tactile exploration, encourages use of motor skills and introduces cause and effect. Requires 2 AA batteries, not included. Ages 6 months Cost $14.99
Edushape Ltd. 800-404-4744

www.edushape.com

The Jester & Pharley Phund 800-9-JESTER

www.thejester.org

Techno Source 212-725-4500 www.technosourcehk.com Top Shelf Holdings, LLC 877-853-6644 www.topshelfholdings.com Toy Marketing International, Inc. 800-GYMNICS www.gymnicballs.com VTech Electronics, LLC 800-521-2010 www.vtechkids.com Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc. 877- WILD PLA(NET) www.shopwildplanet.com

Hearing Impairment Activity Ball Aerobie Squidgie Ball Aku Ring Alfie Bear All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon All Terrain Vehicle Amazing Animals Press & Go Farm Truck Ambulance Animal World Beginning Bites Big Trouble Building Blocks Candy Land Castle Game Catch N Stick Monster Mitts City Rescue Set Comfy Keyboard System Elmos My First TV Fun & Games Emergency Vehicle Farm Puzzle Floating Blocks Furreal Friends SMores Pony Hug-A-Bug Interactive Lia Jinglin Ball Jumbo Tic Tac Toe Kiddy Connects Lets Imagine Light Sketcher Little People Build n Pull Bus Little Tikes Rock N Twist Music Machine Me in the Mirror MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag Mini EduBlocks Mobile Spy Ear Monster Under My Bed My First Piano My First Story Reader My Soft World City Set New V.Smile TV Learning System Noahs Ark One, Two, Tie My Shoe Pathfinder Wagon
Play & Sound Mat Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy Playskool Busy Ball Popper Poppin Push Car Purse Pals Roadmax Dump Truck Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe Rolliphant Rollipop Sarah Lynn & Her Camping Adventure Sensory Balls Snuggle-kins Animal Assortment Sorbet Melodie Stacking Clown Stacking Family Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy Talking Crayons Talking Dictionary Teach Me To Boy Teach Me To Girl The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll The SENSEsational Alphabet Book Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on Ultimate Canopy Steer and Stroll Trike Wedgits Starter Set Wee Wedgits Whac-A-Mole Tower Game Whats in Neds Head? World of Colors
Snuggle-kins Animal Assortment Sorbet Melodie Storytime Bear Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy Teach Me To Boy Teach Me To Girl The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll The SENSEsational Alphabet Book Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on Wedgits Starter Set Wee Wedgits Whac-A-Mole Tower Game
Blind 3 in 1 Music Island Aerobie Squidgie Ball Alfie Bear All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon Beginning Bites Bongos Dragon Hand Puppet Dress-A-Pillar Fun 2 Learn Learning DJ Furreal Friends Smores Pony Hot Potato Hug-A-Bug Interactive Lia Jinglin Ball Kiddy Connects Laugh & Learn Song & Story Learning Chair Little People Build n Pull Bus Little Superstar Sing-Along Stage Little Tikes Rock N Twist Music Machine My First Piano Play & Sound Mat Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy Poppin Push Car Sensory Balls
Low Vision 3 in 1 Music Island Activity Ball Aerobie Squidgie Ball Alfie Bear All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon All Terrain Vehicle Ambulance Arctic Figure 8 Set Beginning Bites Bongos City Rescue Set Dragon Hand Puppet Dress-A-Pillar Emergency Vehicle Fun 2 Learn Learning DJ Furreal Friends Smores Pony Hot Potato Hug-A-Bug Interactive Lia Jinglin Ball Kiddy Connects Laugh & Learn Song & Story Learning Chair Light Sketcher Little People Build n Pull Bus Little Superstar Sing-Along Stage Little Tikes Rock N Twist Music Machine MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag Mini EduBlocks My First Piano My First Story Reader One, Two, Tie My Shoe Play & Sound Mat Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy Poppin Push Car Rollipop Sarah Lynn & Her Camping Adventure Sensory Balls Snuggle-kins Animal Assortment Sorbet Melodie Stacking Clown Stacking Family

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Steering Wheel Story Reader Storytime Bear Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy Talking Crayons Teach Me To Boy Teach Me To Girl The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll The SENSEsational Alphabet Book Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot n Scoop 3 in 1 Ride-On Ultimate LEGO DUPLO Set Wedgits Starter Set Wee Wedgits Whac-A-Mole Tower Game Whats in Neds Head? Little People Build n Pull Bus Little Superstar Sing-Along Stage Little Tikes Rock N Twist Music Machine Me in the Mirror MEGA Bloks Building Imagination Bag Mini EduBlocks Mobile Spy Ear Monster Under My Bed My First Piano My First Story Reader My Soft World City Set Noahs Ark One, Two, Tie My Shoe Pathfinder Wagon Play & Sound Mat Play-Doh Super Craft Caddy Playskool Busy Ball Popper Playskool Honeybee Hop Poppin Push Car Roadmax Dump Truck Roadmax Road Loader with Backhoe Rolliphant Rollipop Sarah Lynn & Her Camping Adventure Sensory Balls Snuggle-kins Animal Assortment Sorbet Melodie Stacking Family Steering Wheel Story Reader Storytime Bear Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy Talking Crayons Talking Dictionary Teach Me To Boy Teach Me To Girl The Jester Has Lost His Jingle by David Saltzman and the Jester & Pharley Doll The SENSEsational Alphabet Book Tinkle Crinkle Activity Toy Tonka Wheel Drivers Scoot n Scoop 3-in-1 Ride-on Ultimate Canopy Steer and Stroll Trike Ultimate LEGO DUPLO Set Wedgits Starter Set Wee Wedgits Whac-A-Mole Tower Game Whats in Neds Head? World of Colors 13
About The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) The Toy Industry Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to bring joy, happiness and comfort to children in need through the experience of toys and play. We are committed to programs that help to remedy the effects of stress on children in need by providing them with developmentally and age-appropriate play opportunities. In addition to public education, TIF also creates programs and partnerships with organizations that share a commitment to children in need. The programs include the Toy Bank and PLAY HELPS. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.toyindustryfoundation.org. About Toy Industry Association (TIA) Toy Industry Association is the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys and entertainment products sold in North America, representing over 500 companies who account for approximately 85% of domestic toy sales. Those toy manufacturers are committed to providing safe, fun and innovative playthings for children. Associate members include licensors, designers, inventors, safety consultants, testing laboratories, communications professionals and the media. TIA has a long history of leadership in the development of toy safety standards, and US standards for toys are widely used as models around the globe. For more information, visit www.toyassociation.org. The Toy Industry Foundation, Inc. would like to thank the Alliance for Technology Access and the American Foundation for the Blind for their help in making this publication possible. The 2008 Guide was underwritten by Toy Industry Association (TIA), researched and written by Amanda McDorman (TIF), Mary Lester (ATA) and Jaclyn Packer (AFB), and designed by The CooperGroup. For more information, please contact: The Toy Industry Foundation, Inc. 1115 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10010 212-675-1141 tifinfo@toyindustryfoundation.org www.toyindustryfoundation.org Alliance for Technology Access 1304 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 240 Petaluma, CA 94954 707-778-3011 707-778-3015 TTY atainfo@ataccess.org www.ataccess.org American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 1-800-AFB-LINE (232-5463) afbinfo@afb.net www.afb.org

DD Developmental Disabilities
3 in 1 Music Island Activity Ball Aerobie Squidgie Ball Aku Ring Alfie Bear All Terrain Steel and Wood Wagon All Terrain Vehicle Amazing Animals Press & Go Farm Truck Ambulance Animal World Beginning Bites Big Trouble Bongos Candy Land Castle Game Carpet Bocce Catch N Stick Monster Mitts Comfy Keyboard System Dragon Hand Puppet Dress-A-Pillar Elmos Fishing for Letters Elmos My First TV Fun & Games Elmos Snapshot Emergency Vehicle Farm Puzzle Floating Blocks Fun 2 Learn Learning DJ Furreal Friends SMores Pony Hot Potato Hug-A-Bug Hyper Dash Interactive Lia Jinglin Ball Jumbo Tic Tac Toe Junior Accordion Kiddy Connects Laugh & Learn Song & Story Learning Chair Lets Imagine Light Sketcher 13 10

Contents

3-Piece Hinged Tower with Sliding Mole Cardboard Tower Topper Tower Base Mallet

ADULT ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.

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BUILD THE TOWER 1. Remove the tower pieces from the box. 2. L a v e the sliding mde setufed t the e i s center m n of the twa for now. partion of the tower first grasping the lower and middle se&r)m, &king sure to keep your fingers away from the hinge, and carefully pushing them together until they k k into place. Repeat this for the upper portion.
IMPOW7ANE DO NOT pull out or remove tfre wires.

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Insert the assembled tower into the base and snap it into place. IMFORTANE DO NOT pull on or attach anyfhing to the connector pegs or base contacts.

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Cardilly fit the cardboard tower topper over the bell and into the slot.

Secured Mole

UNLEASH

THE MOLE

Now, release the sliding mole.
IMPORTANT This game is not intended to be disassembled.
4. After lacking.the tower s d o n s together, use a Phillips head screwdriver to tighten the four Mack screws on the back side of the t q r. , TMis will m4w m r tower s ci s dPmmain e tm lded together.

A LOOK AT THE GAME

TURN ON THE FUN Press @ to turn the game ON. Press and hold @ to turn the game OFF. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Choose from 4 games. To select
1. Press @ until you get the game you want to play, then press @ O R 2. When your game is announced, use the mallet to launch the sliding mole up the tower to hit the bell.
LAUNCH THE MOLE Use the mallet to hit the mole, launching his sliding brother up the tower. Land the mole in the zones to turn the lights ON and OFF. But don't send him too far! Passing over the zones won't turn them off or on. IMPORTANT: The mallet should only be used to hit the mole. Never use it to hit the tower,
Get the sliding mole to hit the bell and score extra points.
Ughts Out (1 or Mom Players) OBJECT Turn off the lights on the tower as they light up. If 5 lights are lit at the same time, the game ends. 1. Random zones on the tower will light up. Send the sliding mole up the tower to the lit zone to turn it OFF. If you're told to "Ring It," send the sliding mole to hit the bell. 2. The game ends when 5 zones are lit at the same time. 3. The game will now announce your score. Keep track of it. 4. Pass the mallet to the next player, WINNING: The player who turns out the most lights, wins.
Ht I00 (1 or More Players) i
OBJECT: Score 100 points in the fastest time. Each zone scores its corresponding number of points and points are added up a you play. s

PLAY IT

Get Ready 1. Once you%e picked a game, press @ or launch the sliding mole up the tower to hit the bell. This will select the game. 2. The game will tell you when to begin. Hammer Time (I er More Players) OBJECT: Light up all 9 zones in the fastest time. 1. Send the sliding mole up the tower lighting up each of the zones. 2. Once all of the zones are lit, send the sliding mole to hit the bell. 3. The game will now announce your time. Keep track of it. 4. Pass the mallet to the next player. WINNINC: The player with the fastest time wins.

1. Send the sliding mole up the tower lighting a many s zones a you can. The game announces your ongoing s score with each zone lit being added in. NOTE: You cannot re-score a zone until its light goes off. 2. If you're told to "Ring It," send the sliding mole to hit the bell. 3. The game will now announce your time. Keep track of it. 4. Pass the mallet to the next player, WINNINC: The player scoring 100 points in the fastest time wins.
0 to 60 (2Player Head-to-Head Challenge)
OBJECT Be the first to score 60 points by lighting the different zones on the tower. Each zone scores 2 points. Play in rounds
1. You have 20 seconds to send the sliding mole up the tower lighting a many zones a you can. s s 2. Now your opponent has 20 seconds to do the same. 3. Keep taking turns, until one player scores 60 points. 4. If you're told to "Ring It," send the mole to hit the bell. 5. The game will now announce your score. The game ends when one player reaches 60 points. WINNING: The first player to score 60 points wins.