Long-time readers of TRE might find this lil cutie familiar ~ tis Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk ! Previously made available in 2008 as handmade resin figures [shown below-right / tagged ] ~ the lil lady and birdie are currently seeing a vinyl release (initial moulds shown below–left / sans “legs”) with a tentative late-2009 / early 2010 release! Creator / designer Gavin Strange aka Jam-Factory – blogged : “Here’s the latest of another vinyl toy project of mine, ‘Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk’. They an independently produced toy made with sculptor supreme Alex Avelino, who’ll also be hand-painting the figures along with his team.

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The Return of Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk In Vinyl
Last blogged about a week ago, Tessetoys ‘ OAKOR DIY resin figure is now available via www.tessetoys.bigcartel.com as of 2pm (bst) Tuesday 27th October 2009. Priced at £15.00 per ~ the 4″ polyurethane resin figure comes packaged in a solid cardboard tube with custom vinyl lettering, and hand numbered according to their batch. Each DIY figure comes with a keyring as well ~ and do note that there are oly 8 available in this group!

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Oakor DIY by Tessetoys Available Now
A new colorway of MyTummyToys ‘ Jouwe Digi Wings joins the Splashing colorway -family with the baby-blue Splashing Sky version! Pre-order for the 12 inch tall resin-figure begins October 31st via http://mytummytoys.bigcartel.com/ with only 5 pcs made available worldwide @ US$140.00 per (shipped). Designed by Marine Ramdhani, Jouwe Digi Wings comes with Jouwe and Plum Buttons, Plum and Jouwe Stickers. [Jouwe Digi Wings reviewed on TRE ]

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Jouwe Digi Wings Splashing Sky by My Tummy Toys (Oct 31-preorder)
PRESS: The holidays are quickly approaching and Toy2R has some surprises in store on the sleigh… Here is the teaser for the very limited edition Bossy Bear & Friends: Milk and Cookies Guardians Edition – just in time to get them under the tree for that bossy fan. David Horvath has created a unique holiday edition for fans of Bossy Bear and now you need not worry about a lump of coal! This collection will feature Bossy Bear , Turtle and Crocadoca in holiday themed colors and a very special version of Bossy Bear to keep a look out for.

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Bossy Bear & Friends: Milk and Cookies Guardians Holiday Edition
From Brazil comes a DIY resin figure named ZÔôpi ! Designed by Bruno GC aka TazX ~ the release date is set for November 2nd with the price of ZÔôpi DIY pegged at $15.00 (+ shipping), along with other goodies including customs ~ available online via http://www.toyzoopi.com/ . FYI: you may also wanna download the figure template for reference first yeh? [ Template.eps / Template.pdf ]

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ZÔôpi by TazX (Nov 2-drop)
Ian Firth aka FRIFF has completed a series of 6 Skulkies ~ ever ready for your Halloween-purchasing pleasures! PRESS: Skulkies – Edition of 6 blind boxed Skulkies. Series One consists of one each of Vanilla, Gold Tooth, Glow in the dark, Day of the dead, Horned and Jet Black. Each Skulkie is about 2″ and totally hand made, sculpted and painted, so each is unique in it’s own individual way and comes with a lil’ gold Friff logo round the back

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Skulkies by Friff
Play by Color Song Book with color chart FREE with purchase of Schoenhut Toy Pianos Music is a basic joy of life. To encourage and promote that joy, this collection of familiar songs provide the elements that make up the child’s beginning world of music. This learning system is designed for the child who has no previous piano study, and is intended to make piano-playing simply and fun.

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Kids Toy Piano Song Book Free With Schoenhut Toy Pianos
The Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece series continues to bring collectors historical ninja characters with the 1:6 scale Kamui collectible figure from the Japanese live action film – Kamui Gaiden . The collectible figure stands approximately 12″ tall and features more than 32 points of articulation, dressed in his movie-accurate ninja outfit including ninja costume, faux-leather vest, wristlets, shin guards, pants and shoes. The accessories and weapons include: Shinobi Sword with sheath Short sword with sheath Two iron fists Two kunai knives Small bag 2 pairs of interchangeable hands Shells Authentic likeness of Kenichi Matsuyama as Kamui Figure stand with Kamui Gaiden movie logo and Kamui nameplate
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Best buy cheap Revo 3.3 4WD Nitro Monster Truck RTR Other products by Traxxas
Best buy cheap PlanToys The Green Dollhouse with Furniture Other products by Plan Toys PlanToys is proving that it is possible to maintain superior quality and safety standards in addition to following a path of environmental and social responsibility. We are committed to maintaining the highest standard of ethics while creating innovative educational toys for every developmental stage of childhood. These toys inspire children’s imagination as well as promoting their physical and intellectual development.

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Best buy cheap PlanToys The Green Dollhouse with Furniture Other products by Plan Toys
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Not a penny wasted! – P90x Extreme Home Fitness with Tony Horton – Set of 13 Dvds
We finally have some more details on the Gold Ransburg McQueen that we saw a few months back. The Ultimate Cars Gift Pack being released this holiday season contains both the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of the Cars movie, along with an exclusive Gold Ransburg Lightning McQueen and Red Ransburg Rescue Squad Mater

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Ultimate Cars Gift Pack Blu-Ray, DVD and Exclusive Cars Set
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Best buy cheap Croozer 525 Double Child Bicycle Trailer (Red/Silver/Grey) Other products by Croozer Designs
image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of peeron image courtesy of azumu image courtesy of rybr image courtesy of jtk image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of knightranger image courtesy of Koyan image courtesy of Oxycrest theme: starwars, mini series, kabaya promotional year: 2004 pieces: 32 prices: us$5 minifigs: none come with polybag packaging.

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It’s an instant family heirloom that children through ages will enjoy and remember fondly when their children are riding Kettrikes! Our Kettler Tricyles, also known as Kettrikes feature patented Limited Turn Radius – Internal mechanism restricts front wheel from turning more than 45 degrees left or right, reducing the danger of tipping. Kettler Technical Data Information Comparison Chart Technical Data Air Navigator Air Happy Navigator Jumbo Oceana Item Number 8839-590 8848-090 8838-590 8845-699 8838-399 Ages 1 – 5 yrs. 1 – 5 yrs

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Kettler Tricycyle Comparison Chart
This is just a reminder that the exclusive Kmart CARS Collector Event is back, and will be in-stores tomorrow, Saturday, October 17th at 11:00 am. Collectors could also pre-order a limited quantity of this special case of Pixar CARS Character Cars on-line at Kmart.com starting on 9/27 at 10am. Each 24 pack case contains 19 Kmart exclusive racer vehicles with Real Synthetic Rubber Tires (7 different characters).

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Reminder: Kmart Cars Collector Day October, 2009
My family and I had the pure luck of stumbling upon a fantastic Art contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan this past weekend. ArtPrize consists of over 1,000 artists displaying their work all over the city. It is a powerful outlet for them to speak their mind and make a statement. One particular piece I found to be very relevant to our concerns at Hazelnut Kids. Lisa Yarost’s work was entitled “ Recyclable Container for Humans – plastic bales .” The concept (in short) is that we consume more than we realize, not considering the resources gone into creating these items that are all too disposable. The conatiner consists of plastics about to be recycled. It encloses around the people that enter the structure – hopefully giving the viewer a much needed perspective of mass consumption. A kind of ‘in your face’ visual where every turn you make you see the result of your consumption. However, there is no roof, giving the viewer a glimpse of hope as they look to the sky. It is easy to keep consuming in a disposable way – we’ve all done it – paper plates for pizza to avoid doing dishes, plastic baggies so we don’t have to spend money on reusable ones , or plastic bottles when we’re on the go. It is easy to toss and forget, but standing in this maze of discarded plastics, I was forced to stop and think about how my consumption affects our environment.
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Recyclable Container for Humans – A New Perspective
Extra, extra, real all about it, BestPriceToys.com is having an incredible sale on the entire line of swing sets . That includes all Kettler metal swing set, all wooden swing set, and plastic swing set. Our manufacturers are all involved in this sale, including KidWise Monkey Playsystems, Gorilla Playsets, Swing-N-Slide, and Kettler just to mention a few. Every single swing set is on sale now until the end of October. Choose from maintenance free Plastic Coated Lumber, Pine, or Metal

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Kids Will Love Our Monkey Swing Sets And Playsystems
image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of KimT image courtesy of always_n_forever image courtesy of parrygamepreserve image courtesy of starstreak007 theme: starwars, mini series, brickmaster exclusive year: 2008 pieces: 64 prices: us$na minifigs: none come with polybag packaging. come with brickmaster magazine subscription. come with a mini clone turbo tank.

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It is the time of the year again for the Fashion Royalty convention. It is the 6th Jason Wu event, taking place in Chicago, one of my favourite cities (and the only US one I have ever been to). Jason is celebrating the 10 years he has been in the fashion doll business and the concept of this convention is that iconic dolls and outfits of the past years will be re-done in a fresh style for this collection

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The Jason Wu Event VI – Iconic: celebrating a decade of style
http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/12/is-the-consume…oing-their-jobis-the-consumer-product-safety-commission-doing-their-job/ Even before the recent flurry of children’s toy recalls , I questioned the effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) when they failed to act on the presence of lead in children’s lunchboxes . The news has only gotten worse, since I wrote about it last February

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Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Doing Their Job?
http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/14/green-toys-fro…-channel-storegreen-toys-from-the-discovery-channel-store/ We all knew the Discovery Channel had green interests when it purchased Treehugger.com for $10 million, but now the Discovery Channel Store is featuring “eco-friendly” and “green gifts” toys for the 2007 holiday season. My family recently played with three of these products

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"Green" Toys From the Discovery Channel Store
http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/14/think-ets-toy-…aginative-playthink-ets-toy-trinkets-for-imaginative-play/ I believe that the only toys worthy of children’s play are ones that inspires their imagination (and are eco-friendly). Just by their nature, open-ended toys are more sustainable, as children do not rapidly outgrow them or get bored quickly

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http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/19/green-kids-holiday-gift-guidegreen-kids-holiday-gift-guide/ You may be thinking, “Oh no, not another gift guide”, but I have been inspired by Z Recs , The Not Quite Crunchy Parent , and Treehugger to create an Eco Child’s Play Green Kids Holiday Gift Guide . The following recommendations are highlights of our product reviews over the past year (click on the title of each recommendation to get to the full review post). All of these products have been played with by my family, thus these are not the gifts I am getting my children this winter, as these new toys have not been tested.

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Green Kids Holiday Gift Guide
http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/26/alternative-en…en-fuel-rocketalternative-energy-hydrogen-fuel-rocket/ This holiday season, the Discovery Channel Store is offering toys that are fueled with hydrogen . Our family tested out the rocket ship, which is made by Estes Rockets . The Hydrogen Fuel Rocket is designed for children ages 10 and up (adult supervision required under 12), thus I had Eco Dad test it out.

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Alternative Energy Hydrogen Fuel Rocket
Photo by UrbanTurn The holidays are coming and the world's largest toymaker (hint Mattel) has just been granted an exemption from third party testing its toys for lead. The CPSIA law was created because of Mattel, and they've managed to skirt it, while crafters and micro businesses making inherently lead free products pay dearly (or go out of business) to remain “legal.” There is hope
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CPSIA: Overcoming Obstacles & Fighting for Change
Classic toys are really popular right now and nothing is more classic than a traditional old fashioned rocking horse ! Radio Flyer Classic Wood Rocking Horse $79.00 This is a classic toy no child should be without! The wood rocking horse has natural solid wood construction with a smooth finish, soft molded saddle and a wide rocker base for safety and stability. Add to the decor of your home with this collectible, inspire your kids imagination and pass it down for generations to come

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Classic Rocking Horses