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Hot Rods for Kids - Matchbox Ads (GALLERY) Hot Rods for Kids - Matchbox Ads (GALLERY)

I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it's kids who are still a good half decade from obtaining their licenses. The toy car ads, by Ogilvy & Mather, Frankfurt, feature children sitting in hot rods, exuding demeanors so cool, you'd wonder if they were related to James Dean. One image shows a young boy in a denim jacket, sitting in a … [More]





Green Children's Toys - SEE Toys Charge by Crank (GALLERY) Green Children's Toys - SEE Toys Charge by Crank (GALLERY)

Last fall, ZenDesign Group launched the toy collection SEE (safety, ecology, economy) which are electric toys that don’t need batteries. Instead, the toys are powered by the energy created by moving the hand cranks on the toys; 60 seconds of cranking leads to 15 minutes of fun-filled, charged play…[More]



Fairytale Transformers - Frog Becomes Prince When You Add Water Fairytale Transformers - Frog Becomes Prince When You Add Water

Yes, every young girl’s fairytale fantasy has just become real... and you don’t even need to kiss the frog! This romantic toy is hilarious, and sells for well under $10! Here are the directions: 1. Buy the toy 2. Tell all your friends about it 3. Treat the poor rubberized creature wel…[More]



Rollercoasters for Babies - The Giant Gurgle Rollercoasters for Babies - The Giant Gurgle

Finally babies will have the ability to go on rollercoasters! At the Staffordshire theme park in the UK, a new ride called the Giant Gurgle was opened, designed for infants as young as six months. "Parents and carers will be able to walk around the outside of the track as their child experiences th…[More]









Safe Chewable Jewelry - For Babies and the Insatiably Hungry (GALLERY) Safe Chewable Jewelry - For Babies and the Insatiably Hungry (GALLERY)

Dr Helen Bloom, a dentist, has launched a line of 'safe' Chewable Jewelry to give women the chance to wear trendy jewelry and keep teething babies happy and occupied at the same time. The pendants and bangles look like they are made of resin but are much softer and won’t harm developing tooth buds…[More]



Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY) Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY)

The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings. Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if the…[More]



100 Foot LEGO Building - 50th Anniversary Tower 100 Foot LEGO Building - 50th Anniversary Tower

Some people's love of LEGO doesn't fade with age, in fact, for some people, the desire to build structures out of the plastic toys becomes even stronger. To demonstrate the possibilities of the architectural models you can build, LEGO created a 100 foot building made of 500,000 plastic bricks, makin…[More]



Fantasy Kids Rooms - Cartoon Furniture (GALLERY) Fantasy Kids Rooms - Cartoon Furniture (GALLERY)

If looking at the pictures in the gallery remind you of Toon Town, you're bang on, because both were inspired by the same world of children's designs. Cartoon Furniture, started by Randall and Sharon Porter, is a company that specializes in cartoon-inspired children's furniture. The product line i…[More]



Playgrounds from Hell - Slavic Nighmare Parks (GALLERY) Playgrounds from Hell - Slavic Nighmare Parks (GALLERY)

Playgrounds are made for kids to have fun and enjoy their years of innocence. That's the general thought in most parts of the world, but in some Soviet countries, playgrounds house evil-looking, nightmarish statues that illustrated the elements of Slavic fairy tales. The demon-like playground equi…[More]



Magnetic Puzzles With Infinite Solutions - The NeoCube (VIDEO) Magnetic Puzzles With Infinite Solutions - The NeoCube (VIDEO)

Ever figure out a puzzle, like a Rubik's Cube for example, and get bored with it? No, I haven't either. But if you're one of those lucky few who have, the NeoCube may be the ideal puzzle for you. The puzzle toy is made up of 216 magnetic spheres that can be combined in almost any orientation, result…[More]









Graphic Plays on Words - Scrabble Ads (GALLERY) Graphic Plays on Words - Scrabble Ads (GALLERY)

These ads for Scrabble are quite clever, going to show how different people's minds can create very different results from the same possibilities. The first image shows the letter G, D and O and depicts a dog portrayed as if he were a god. Another shows an image of a Da Vinci-style art rat, and a …[More]



Real Toys Become Virtual - Lego Universe MMOG (GALLERY) Real Toys Become Virtual - Lego Universe MMOG (GALLERY)

It seems kids today are no longer satisfied with any kind of toy if it doesn't have an online component, and that includes Lego. Did you know kids spend 5 billion hours playing with Lego each year? That number could double, triple or even increase 10 fold with the launch of a new massive multiplay…[More]



Leading Car Designers Creating Toys - Honda Wins Hot Wheels Design Competition (GALLERY) Leading Car Designers Creating Toys - Honda Wins Hot Wheels Design Competition (GALLERY)

Lead designers from Honda, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lotus and Mitsubishi all competed in a Hot Wheels Design Competition. The competition celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hotwheels 1/64th-scale die-cast toy cars. The Honda Racer is a winning concept from a design competition by Mattel Toys. Hon…[More]



Character Animation Evolved - GTA4's Euphoria Engine (VIDEO) Character Animation Evolved - GTA4's Euphoria Engine (VIDEO)

Character animation is becoming more evolved than ever before, as proven by the latest teaser for Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4). The game, to be released next week, uses a new Euphoria Engine, thought to be among the most realistic at rendering character animation. What does this engine actually do an…[More]



Location Based Gaming - Locomatrix Blends Virtual and Reality (VIDEO) Location Based Gaming - Locomatrix Blends Virtual and Reality (VIDEO)

LocoMatrix is a UK based game company that has developed a location based game to force our kids into the open. The games are available for GPS enabled mobile phones. One of the games, called Fruit Farmer, requires the players to run around in a real environment such as a park or beach collecting …[More]



Designer Pacifiers 3 - Juicy Couture Soothers Designer Pacifiers 3 - Juicy Couture Soothers

Not that your little one has any way of appreciating it, but you can now get your darling baby a Juicy Couture pacifier. The Juicy Boy and Juicy Girl soothers will give your bundle of joy that kick of chic to make it the most stylish baldie in your neighbourhood. Hey, if you don't have teeth to fl…[More]



Retro Baby Pedal Cars - 1930 Pink Ford & More Vintage Rides (GALLERY) Retro Baby Pedal Cars - 1930 Pink Ford & More Vintage Rides (GALLERY)

Remember that old retro pedal car you used to zoom around in when you were a kid? Well your kids too can have that experience with the Retro Baby Pedal Car. The Retro baby pedal cars are available at the 'My Retro Baby' website is a variety of designs from a speedy red fire engine to the classic 193…[More]



Edible Album Covers - Obacchi Jacket Bento Meals (GALLERY) Edible Album Covers - Obacchi Jacket Bento Meals (GALLERY)

Bento boxes are a tradition of Japanese cuisine. They are home-packed meals which can be very elaborately arranged and the food is decorated to look like people, animals, or characters and items such as flowers and plants. Obacchi Jacket Lunch Box started selling custom-made Bento boxes designed to…[More]



Emergency Money Box - Break Glass for Change Emergency Money Box - Break Glass for Change

Every parent has found the need to occasionally raid their children's piggy bank to get loose change when desperate. Here's an alternative so that you won't have to handle a rather irrate kid when they find out what you have done. Although the 'Emergency Money Box' by Becky Miller is not designed …[More]



Celebrity Dolls - Amy Winehouse Barbie Celebrity Dolls - Amy Winehouse Barbie

We've seen celebrity dolls used as narcisstic promotional tools, but it's not often we see memorabilia that accentuates a star's less appealing attributes. This Amy Winehouse Barbie has a lot of similarity with the real UK crooner, complete with black, messy beehive hair style, tattoos and dramatica…[More]



Ballroom Dancing Kids - 8 Year Olds on Dancing With the Stars (VIDEO) Ballroom Dancing Kids - 8 Year Olds on Dancing With the Stars (VIDEO)

If you thought Dancing with the Stars showcased incredible talent, wait 'til you see the moves these kids have! The popular reality show has recently put kids as young as 8 years old up against each other in the live ballroom dancing competition. I have never been so impressed by children's talent t…[More]



Messenger Dolls - USB Powered 'Fairy Elf' Flutters When You're Pinged (VIDEO) Messenger Dolls - USB Powered 'Fairy Elf' Flutters When You're Pinged (VIDEO)

How many times you walked away from your computer while a MSM is coming in and you missed that ooohhh sooo important contact. The solution, as so many, comes from Japan. The USB powered Fairy Elf Messenger Doll from Shanghai Donya starts to attract your attention as soon as a message comes in. Condi…[More]



Baby Strollers with Skates - The Roller Ruby Baby Strollers with Skates - The Roller Ruby

The "Roller Ruby" stroller designed by Valentin Vodev, is a good idea so long as you don't drink and drive with the baby on board. Failed attempts at humor aside, this stroller, which comes with brakes, horn and security handlebars, tries to make a fun experience out of taking the cute little spaw…[More]



DIY Kids Vehicles - Moov Toys DIY Kids Vehicles - Moov Toys

These amazing lego-like wooden and plastic toys are DIY Moov toys for kids between the ages of 5 and 12. The toy can be transformed into a racer or a carver, a tricycle or a scooter. Pretty cool toys and they are also very attractive.[More]



Top 33 LEGO Creations - Innovating Retro Toys (SUPER GALLERY) Top 33 LEGO Creations - Innovating Retro Toys (SUPER GALLERY)

You didn't think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you? Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue. The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…[More]



Baby Rice Bags - Personalized Yosimiya Sacks (GALLERY) Baby Rice Bags - Personalized Yosimiya Sacks (GALLERY)

The Japanese love narcissistic products just as much as we do in the west, but they put their own unique spin on it... like Yosimiya's custom rice bags for babies! Hey, it's never too soon to start! Instead of a standard bag of rice, with maybe some text or basic logo on it, people can now get thei…[More]



Glow in the Dark Spray Paint Games - Virtual Park Glow in the Dark Spray Paint Games - Virtual Park

Pierre Haulot and Nike teamed up to create Virtual Park. This is a glow in the dark spray paint to create boundaries, lines, a ball that glows in the night, etc that allows a pick up game of basketball or soccer or hockey, etc to go well into the night. The paint disappears after a couple of hours a…[More]



Retro Car Record Players - VW Van Soundwagon Retro Car Record Players - VW Van Soundwagon

This gets to be filed under C for "cool as hell". It's a portable, stand-alone record player! The Soundwagon Portable Record Player from Turntable Lab is shaped like a Volkswagen van and "drives" around records, playing music through a built in speaker. $89 USD.[More]



DIY Stuffed Toys - Shawnimals Plusform (GALLERY) DIY Stuffed Toys - Shawnimals Plusform (GALLERY)

These plushy little bundles are actually stuffed fully customizable toys. The Plusform from Shawnimals and Squibbles Inc is like a three dimensional blank canvas that you can paint, colour, or sew fun extras on, like a tail or rhinestone eyes. The critter, based on the Shawnimals popular Wee Ninja…[More]



Speed Radar for Baseball - The Glove Radar Speed Radar for Baseball - The Glove Radar

I am a die hard baseball fanatic and baseball season is here so life is good. Anyway, the Glove Radar comes with a gadget that measures the speed of your fastballs or sliders, or change-ups etc. There's isn't much more I can say about the glove other than to add that if you are a baseball fan you mu…[More]



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