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Play Along Toys
Written by: TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
The latest and greatest from Play Along Toys
New Care Bears
When you think back to the best parts of being a kid, what was better than Saturday morning cartoons? Nothing, of course. And now, one of the classics is being revived in a big way just in time for the holiday season. Everyone's favorite do-gooder bears, the Care Bears, are back. Play Along is introducing their Limited Edition line of 25th Anniversary Tenderheart Bears. To commemorate 25 years of Caring and Sharing, you'll receive a beautiful white and silver bear with authentic Swarovski crystal eyes and sterling silver-plated accents. This great collectible comes complete with a super-rare DVD featuring the episode that started it all, "The Land Without Feelings." This particular episode has never been re-aired after its original debut, nor has it been released for distribution. So for all of you nostalgic Care Bear fans out there, this is a can't-miss opportunity! Along with the 25th Anniversary Bear, the entire line of lovable stuffed bears has been re-imagined and re-designed. The new bears are modeled after the new look introduced in the new Care Bears movie, "Oopsy Does It." The result is a more personalized line of bears than ever before, with more expressive faces and redesigned tummy symbols. The 25th Anniversary Bear is retailing for $19.99 nationwide.
Introduce your little ones to the bears who once made Saturday mornings fun for you. If you've got a toddler, the Care Bears Sing-Along Friends are a perfect gift. Each musical bear knows three songs of its own that it would love to sing for you. And when you get two or more of these music-loving bears together, they'll recognize each other and sing along together! Retailing for $19.99 nationwide.
Cabbage Patch Kids
The Cabbage Patch Kids line has a few new surprises for the 2007 Holiday season. One is a brand new line of smaller dolls, dubbed the "Lil' Sprouts." These small-scale dolls are modeled after their bigger brothers and sisters, but only stand about 5" tall. You can purchase the accompanying Lil' Sprouts play sets as well. Lil' Sprouts are currently only available in girl-versions, but ethnicality-wise the bases are pretty well covered, choose from African, Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic. Each doll has her own fun fashions and accessories, plus a sweet butterfly tag offering a special message to the little girl who adopts her. Retails nationwide for $7.99-$19.99.
Is your little one frightened in the dark? Instead of investing in a nightlight, buy them a glow-in-the-dark buddy to keep them company! The new Cabbage Patch Kids Magic Glow Surprise dolls glow from head to toe-literally. Everything from the hair to the clothes to the shoes will glow brightly when you turn out the lights. And if that's not enough, these dolls also come with over 50 glow-in-the-dark stickers and a glow-in-the-dark hairbrush, just in case your little one has the sudden urge to brush their doll's hair in the middle of the night. Every Magic Glow Surprise Kid is unique and comes with his or her own name, birth certificate, and adoption papers. Look for them nationwide for $29.99.
Disney Channel Dolls
If you've got "tween" girls, they're probably crazy about the latest Disney smash hits "Hannah Montana" and "The Cheetah Girls." For Christmas this year, Disney has released two new lines of dolls featuring the stars of these two hit shows. Your little girl can play with their favorite characters, dressing them in fun fashion clothes and accessorizing with shoes, microphones, and more! There are play-sets, too, like the In-Concert Pop Stage Hannah Montana performs upon (it comes with a realistic light show and a sound system to play Hannah's chart-topping hits). And little ones will love the electronic role play DVD. Spring for the dress-up package and she can don a wig, don the headset microphone and the Hannah Montana Rockin' Electric Guitar and rock out to the music. Or she can learn Hannah Montana's best dance moves with the Pop Star Dance Mat & DVD. And the singing Hannah Montana dolls will let your little girl pretend that she's at a real Hannah Montana concert! And if that's not enough, check out the Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds game. Kids can help Miley live a normal life by day and rock out by night.
"The Cheetah Girls" have enjoyed two hugely popular Disney Channel movies, multiple sold-out concert tours and a soundtrack that has sold more than two million copies to date. With the new Cheetah Girls doll line, your own children can dress and accessorize their favorite divas and even make believe they're performing alongside them! Along with each adorable diva doll, you get several fun fashion outfits and a detailed play-set modeled after scenes from the story, like The Cheetah Girls Tour Bus. And did I mention these dolls sing? Bring the microphone to her lips and each doll performs a different smash hit from their soundtrack. The dolls are available nationwide for $19.99. Of course, you'll want to check out the other great offerings in The Cheetah Girls line, like the Groovin' Dance Mat. It features three of the divas' biggest hits. Youngsters can learn to move like their favorite Disney divas by following the light-up patterns and numbers on the mat. There are three difficulty levels to master to ensure hours of fun! Also available is The Cheetah Girls Tour Bus, which plays two of the group's hit songs and comes complete with lights and sounds. Or feed your child's musicality with The Cheetah Girls Rockin' Keyboard. The keyboard includes eight distinct beats and instrument sounds, as well as a sing-along microphone, special echo effects and keys that light up. For video gamers, there's The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Fame TV Game. Your girl can hang out with her favorite diva in London, Berlin, Barcelona, or Paris!
This holiday season, Play AlongŪ, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK), is expanding their Puppy In My PocketŪ line of adorable pocket-sized pets with Kitty In My PocketŪ. Puppy In My Pocket quickly became one of the hottest must-have toys when it was reintroduced to the U.S. market in January of this year, and now kitties join the collectible phenomenon! All-time favorite themes of little girls everywhere, both the Puppies and Kitties are sure to delight this gift-giving season!
Puppy and Kitty in My Pocket
Maybe your kids are begging you for a puppy. There's about a hundred reasons why getting a pet may not be feasible (or advisable), but you don't have to leave your little one broken-hearted. The latest must-have trend for tween girls is the too-adorable Puppy in my Pocket line of figurines and accessories. Super-soft and sweet, the Puppies are the perfect fashion accessory, whether you choose to wear them as bracelets, rings, earrings, or hair barrettes. They're also great fun to collect, and now they come in two sizes: itty-bitty charm-sized and pocket-sized! But if your little girl is more of a cat-lover than a dog person, you should check out the brand new addition to the line, Kitty in my Pocket. Both lines offer fashionable, fun purses to carry your collection around with you. And starting this fall, the Puppy in my Pocket line now includes two deluxe play-sets. There's the Pretty Pet Palace, which includes a hot tub, a magic dance floor, and a two-story slide and includes two special pocket puppies. And there's also a Newborn Nursery, which features grooming and napping for the pampered pups and also happens to be the only place to find exclusive newborn puppies. Your little girl can go on collecting as long as her heart desires, because with over 40 breeds of pocket puppies to choose from, the possibilities are endless! And you'll finally know what to get her for Christmas and birthdays-at least for a few years, that is.
The Play Along Club
Are you worried about the message that some of the toys out there are sending little girls? Dolls that are too developed and not wearing enough clothes are definitely having an effect on young girls' mentalities and self-images. Play Along Toys agrees, which is why they've created a new line of dolls, The Play Along Club. These fresh-faced dolls herald a return to wholesome values and innocence, allowing your child to stay a child as long as they should. The Play Along Club dolls have adventures together, exploring, learning, and discovering together. There are three of them: Sophie Kate, Olivia Reese, and Zoe Madison, and each one is an inquisitive and bright individual. The dolls are pose-able and have expressive and sweet faces. Each doll has her own changeable fashions and comes with real sidewalk chalk, so your little girl can enjoy a game of hopscotch with her friends and The Play Along Club, or whatever else her imagination comes up with. Each of the three dolls also comes with a story book depicting their adventures together. In addition, your little girl will receive an official Play Along membership card so she can truly feel like part of the gang. You can also buy The Play Along Club Accessory Pack, which comes in one of three themes: Sleepover Party, Ballet, and Friendship. Each pack includes a fun, fashionable outfit, an interactive themed activity, and a sweet and cute Play Along Club pet. Or she can also go online to http://www.playalongclub.com for child-friendly games, contests, personalized stories and much more. The dolls retail for $19.99.
Sweet Secrets
Your little girl will adore the Sweet Secrets dolls from Play Along. These mini-dolls are a hard-to-find mix of high fashion and discovery. Originally released in the 1980s, the Sweet Secrets line has been totally revamped to include contemporary styles and fashions. The new line is due out this fall, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The new and improved line features fashionable accessories that transform with just the touch of a button into amazingly detailed play-sets. Accessories like lipstick cases open up to reveal a doll tucked away inside and lockets transform into ballet studios, classrooms, and vanities. And don't miss the Outdoor Mall Jewelry Case, which transforms into an amazing five-story outdoor mall play-set loaded with neat stores and accessories! These retro dolls are actually the ones that started the whole mini-doll craze when they came out in 1985. Now, you can get your hands on the new and improved versions!
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