Play-spaces
My daughter loves to make a den. She will make forts even curl up in her closet or hide under a blanket with her laptop. When I met Stephanie Zukerberg the Art Director of Pacific PlayTents she showed me around a kids tent paradise! Lines of high quality reasonably price drop tents that sport reinforced poles and rip-proof pole pockets, colorful, reversible and easy to clean interiors. They understand that kids can be rough on tents. They have lines of full on outdoor gear and they also sport a high-quality heirloom suitable line they sell exclusively through Nordstrom outlets. My favorite thing was a foldable camp chair with lumbar support to sit on the floor for story tjmes. I’ll hope to be trying it out as a chair for my son’s Swim meets as well!
Whether you are looking for a play tent, tunnel, or parachute. You will surely find something that will help your child use their imagination to its fullest extent!
This Glow-In-The-Dark Space Capsule is my personal favorite! What a way to take crawling through space to the next level! This D-Tunnel tent can be used indoors or outdoors, as it comes with a waterproof flooring. Take this tunnel into the dark, and let your little astronaut gaze into the glowing stars. With the night stars and space ships glowing in the dark before their eyes!
Easy Set-Up, Durable D-Shape Complete With Glow in the Dark Stars. Great for indoor/Outdoor Play Double Stitched Seams Along Stress Points for Reinforcement “Ultra-Mesh” Lets the Air in and Keeps the Bugs Out!
Doors Can Be Tied Back With Velcro® Tabs Radius-Cut Velcro® Means No Cuts or Scrapes!
Our Super Poles™ are Patented for Safety Waterproof Floor Keeps Kids Dry When Playing Outdoors. Makes Spills Easy to Clean Up! Sturdy Carry Bag included for Convenient Travel and Storage
Crafted of Velvety Smooth Peach Skin Fabric.
56 IN X 43 IN X 35 IN
Retail $94.95
check out the full line of Pacific Play Tents at pacificplaytents.com
Collectables
Collectables are always popular but now you see more diversity among them from low price lines to high-end rare collectibles featuring intricate style details to collectables with multiple functions but my daughter she loves her Num Noms very reasonably priced food based scented collectables. They combine the draw of a mystery unboxing, cute collectibles girls or boys can trade and a very attractive price point for parents. A new toy jones satisfied for under 8 bucks! (NUMs are the top piece and Noms are the bottom) LOL surprise which are sold out everywhere! You get seven layers of fun with every L.O.L. Surprise doll! As you unwrap the ball you’ll reveal a new mystery, hinting at which L.O.L. Surprise doll!
I would’ve been remiss if I didn’t state pay a visit to their booth and I got a demo from their PR rep Emily! Take a look at the unboxing I shot! Both toys are currently available at Toy retailers everywhere with series 2 debuting soon!
Emily also clued me in on a special surprise for boys! So as soon as I get the samples I will let you know.
AURORA WORLD INC.
Established in 1981, Aurora World is a global leader in plush toys and high-quality gift products, and a respected leader in the character and content industry.Aurora World offers an extensive range of branded and licensed products for children and adults. The company sells its product lines via a wide variety of retailers including major zoos, department stores, high-end toy stores and top gift chains, as well as hospital gift shops, fine florists, candy stores and gift/stationary stores worldwide. Aurora is known in the industry for its incredibly high quality products, range of diverse offerings and competitive pricing. John Kim Aurora World Marketing Coordinator showed me around the impressive booth.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Yoo Hoo & Friends with a new line of plushies and an animated series, and an exciting new license agreement with L.A. based Tokidoki, founded in 2003 by designer Simone Legno and his partners Pooneh Mohajer and Ivan Arnold.
The brand’s cult status has fueled high-profile collaborations with Karl Lagerfeld, LeSportsac, Onitsuka Tiger, Marvel and now with plushie collectable giant Aurora debuting in March, It’s a perfect match! I’ll have some debuts of Tokidoki Unicorno and other characters and plushies as they are made available! Check out www.auroragift.com for more information!
Active Toys
Watermelon Ball Review:
Active play is vital for sedentary lifestyles. Kids should be active at least an hour a day. My discovery of not only a new product, but a new game made this a real treat for me. Watermelon Ball by playsmarttoys.com was a low tech surprise of the ToyFair. I recieved an editorial sample for a fair review. It’s a small rubber inflatable ball that looks like a watermelon. You inflate with water instead of air. This gives it neutral buoyancy so you can play underwater! There are rules to the game similar to rugby and you can only pass the ball underwater. The team that scores five points wins. My kids tried it out during swim practice and couldn’t get enough of it! You can dribble, bounce it off pool walls and pass the Watermelon Ball over 10 feet underwater with a little practice! My kids are pretty good already!
It’s really so much fun and swimming around with this ball is a workout! I highly recommend this product and I’m super excited my kids have a new activity that’s not Electronic!
Get your Watermelon Ball available now at www.plasmart.com msrp $19.99
stay tuned for the second part of my recap in an upcoming All Things Geek!
all art – by manufacturers / author
The role of men is changing in the 21st century. Want to keep up? Get the best stories from The Good Men Project delivered straight to your inbox, here.