Prince Finger Puppet by Kathe Kruse

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Blacklight Angelfish

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Black Bear Finger Puppet from Folkmanis Puppets

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A tiny Black Bear finger puppet wanders through forests of the imagination, prowling and growling and sniffing the air, all at your fingertips. Puppets encourage open-ended play through education, therapy and just plain fun. Folkmanis' award winning puppets are the best puppets we have ever seen. Pick up a Folkmanis puppet today, you'll be amazed!

• 6" long
• plush with plastic eyes and nose
• A tiny Black Bear finger puppet wanders through forests of the imagination, prowling and growling and sniffing the air, all at your fingertips.
• Puppets are wonderful for teaching concepts such as food chain relationships, anatomy, behavior, diversity and life cycles.
• Children naturally gravitate toward puppets and begin role playing as soon as they pick them up, making them an excellent enrichment tool for discussions and presentations.

THe World of Eric Carle Plush - 5" Plush Finger Puppet Praying Mantis

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Praying Mantis Finger Puppet from The Very Quiet CricketEric Carle is one the most celebrated children's authors of all time with a book sold every 30 seconds and 71 million books sold worldwide. For the first time ever, many of Eric Carle's beloved book characters will leap from the pages into the arms of children, parents, grandparents and teachers! Each huggable creature can bring the "books to play with, toys to read" vision to life for children of all ages to enjoy! All Eric Carle toys come with "The World of Eric Carle" sew-on label and with the appropriate book cover artwork hang tag. 5" Finger Puppet

• 5" Finger Puppet

Sea Pals by Russ Clownfish

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These fish are at home online as well as in the water. Kids can choose from a wide variety of plush sea dwellers---from sharks to lobsters---then enter the secret code at www.seapalsworld.com to create a virtual aquarium, where they can explore and play games. Russ Berrie. Ages: 4+

• Earn and collect pearl points to customize your own virtual aquarium online
• Colorful, realistic plush fish that are finger puppets
• Learn about marine life and explore the ocean
• Interact with friends and play games, create wallpapers and screen savers of your personal virtual aquarium
• Donations will be made to local aquariums to support ocean conservation

Little Boy Blue: Finger Puppet Set

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These beautifully handcrafted finger puppets are the perfect size for little hands.

How to Customize Toy Haulers

Thousands of folks travel across Alberta using toy haulers to carry their motorcycles, ATVs and other portable toys. Toy haulers are an easy way to make travelling comfortable and practical - no matter how far you have to go or how long you will be there.

There are a few ways to customize your toy haulers so that they meet your specific requirements, including the following:

Paint

One of the quickest and easiest ways to make your toy haulers stand out is to paint them with a custom design of your choosing, such as racing stripes or any other image. The paint goes on the outside of the toy hauler and can be custom-designed by you or you can use a design that has already been created.

Customized Floor Plans

When you purchase a toy hauler, the hauler will generally come complete with a living area and a storage area. The storage area can be customized to suit your storage needs, including shelving units and truck space. The living area, however, comes with exciting opportunities to design a custom living space.

Designing the inside of your custom trailer can be done from the ground-up, using your input every step of the way. You decide where to place the kitchen and sleeping areas, as well as where to place the recreational areas. Plus, you can also decide on color and finish of the upholstery and countertops!

Size

There are many sizes that you can choose from when it comes to selecting your toy hauler. These sizes generally cannot be changed once they are created. Therefore, know what size you want prior to making your toy hauler purchase. For example, you may choose to have a wide body design, which allows for slightly more living space and storage space than a standard size. Before making your purchase, also make sure that you are comfortable hauling a toy trailer of its size.

Finding the perfect toy hauler can be a challenge- especially if you are very particular about your needs and requirements. However, it is always possible to customize your toy haulers to suit your specific needs. Define what you need before you begin with the customization in order to save time, money and to get the best toy hauler possible.

Temporary Jobs at Toys R Us

Good news for those of you that are looking to get a job for the holidays! Toys R Us temporary jobs are back with a vengeance.

The holidays can be stressful and a real draw on the wallet and many people are looking for a job during the upcoming holiday season to make life a little easier and a retail job can be just the ticket to fill up your pockets with that much needed holiday money.

Considering that Toys R Us is looking to hire thirty thousand temporary people over the next few months, there may be a job with your name written on it there. They are looking to hire cashiers, bike assemblers, stock clerks, freight loaders and unloaders, inventory people... you name it and I bet there is a job that fits that description available at this big box retailer in your area available.

We have all seen this massive retailer in our area with their colorful signage but many people are not aware that Babies R Us is owned by the same group and managed with the same philosophy and they will be hiring for the upcoming holiday season as well. That might even be a fun temporary job as you will get to see the happy faces of new parents as well as cute newborns as you earn.

So if you are a little short on cash or would like some relief from the economic stress of the upcoming holidays, you may want to consider the opportunities at the "R Us" franchise to get you over the hump.

Toys in the Early 1900s

The early 1900s were very different from today. Toys, though they have evolved in many ways, were still the delight of children everywhere. Explore the history of toys, as charted by the History website.

Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the "Teddy Bear." In the year 1902, toy bears were named "Teddy" after the president's nickname. The Teddy Bear became known world wide, and is still known and loved today. It was only a few years later when the Teddy Bears were mass produced.

Crayola crayons were made for the first time ever in 1903 by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith.

In 1913, an item called the Erector Set was invented. It was a steel, motorized toy that children could use to build models of just about anything. Its creator was A.C. Gilbert, a medical doctor.

Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914. Tinker Toys was made for younger children.

Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter. That was in 1915.

The following year, an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs, which were interlocked to make structures.

Polystyrene was invented in 1927, and it is the kind of plastic that was used for making toys in the early days.

Two years after Mickey Mouse was created (which was in 1928), stuffed Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark. This was the start of Disney merchandise.

The yo-yo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yo-yo company in 1929.

Scrabble was developed from a game called Criss Cross, invented by Alfred M. Butts in 1931. It became known as Scrabble after James Brunot bought the rights from Butts, and trademarked the game with this new name. Now more than a million Scrabble games are purchased every year in North America.

In 1935, the Parker Brothers introduced Monopoly. This game is so popular today that there are many different clones of this game, many of which are just as popular.

The View-Master, a three dimensional viewer was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber. The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still, 3-D images from Disney movies and television programs.

Finally, in 1940, model airplanes were mass produced. They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military, but later caught on as a toy.

The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times. Isn't it interesting to know that if it weren't for all these creative people most of the games you know today, would never have been?

Toys For the Big Boys - Super Chexx Toys

Among the sports most boys are fond of is hockey. Boys are natural hockey fans, and obviously they are not contented with watching the hockey games on TV, or playing hockey as a pastime with their friends. But how about bringing the sport right into your home to fulfill your hockey dreams? You can actually do that by getting a Super Chexx hockey table!

Super Chexx hockey game tabletop is one of the most popular hockey games which your boys can enjoy right in your own home. Super Chexx, also known as bubble hockey, has been considered to be one of the most fun-filled indoor table games, since you can relive your favorite hockey teams in this tabletop. Especially during winter afternoons, Super Chexx will be the main course of fun and excitement, since the cold snowy days don't allow you and your friends to play outdoors.

Super Chexx was first released in 1982, and being one of the most distinguished arcade consoles, it has soon become a regular fixture not only at home but also in places of leisure such as commercial arcades, pubs and restaurants. Nowadays you can easily shop for Super Chexx, since it is now available as one of the most purchased discount toys around.

Among the features of Super Chexx aside from its bubble glass cover is the style on how the game is played. You get to play like real life hockey because of the number of players and the rules which you have to follow. Because of this, Super Chexx has even grown to become a tournament among different owners in the United States. Super Chexx has also been sold to almost 52 countries worldwide.

Aside from being one of the hottest arcade table games, Super Chexx has been regarded to among the most wanted discounted toys especially during Christmas shopping. For moms who have young boys who happen to be hockey game fanatics, a Super Chexx table game would be the perfect gift for the holiday season, since it truly fulfills their hockey game ideals. Because of its popularity, this arcade game has been selling like hotcakes, thus its distributors made it a point to include this under discount toys so everyone can have their own set of Super Chexx.

Super Chexx discounted toys can be found on various stores and online shopping malls that specialize on sports arcades. This discount toy not only serves as a game nowadays; it has also become a vintage collection among toy aficionados across the United States.

12pc Plush 3.5" Animal Finger Puppets

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12 Plush Finger Puppets! Mouse! Bunny Rabbit! Bear! Tiger! Elephant! Duck! OH MY! Each soft fabric puppet represents a familiar fun loving animal. Fits easily on most fingers. Average size is 3 1/2" tal

• plush, soft
• 3+ inch size
• great party favors, toys

A Child and a Wooden Toy Barn

What parent and grandparent does not want to give their child a unique toy that can be uplifting? A wooden toy barn would be a toy that would be high on the list. Children love to be in their own pretend world and what better world to be in than a play farmer?

Raising my children on a dairy farm, their dad built a barn for his children before they were born. This barn was not only a barn but represented a lifestyle. Children can play out their own world of parents and grandparents with a wooden toy barn.

I place a lot of emphasis on wooden toy barns because I believe that they are so much better in construction than the many plastic toy barns that are made and found in many stores today. Wooden toy barns are greatly detailed and become a unique, wooden toy that is manufactured here in the USA.
Some wooden toy barns have 4 sides and other wooden toy barns are open in the back so that a child has easy access to the inside with a loft and stall inside to play with all the animals that they "own."

Other wooden toy barns are large enough to be used as a toy box and even climb inside them and hide! No matter the size of wooden toy barns, they can all be used as toy boxes to keep their farm implements and animals inside. This also helps to keep things organized and helps a child to learn the skills of organization as well.

When playing with a wooden toy barn another toy that is almost essential is a wooden toy fence. All livestock farmers need to keep their animals corralled somehow and so does the little farmer. The best fences I have seen are the wooden toy fences that are expandable. These fences are nice as they can be in square or circle and fold up and can be stored inside the barn once the educational playtime is over.

Wooden toy barns made in the USA can be an excellent choice for a parent to give a child if they want to give a unique, quality built toy. A wooden toy barn can be purchase but there is another gift that comes with a different price tag. This gift can not be bought but it is spelled T-I-M-E. There is something special about that word when you see a child playing with a barn, fence and animals. When seeing a child so involved with their "real world", I would recommend that you put the remote down and join the little one and spend that last hour before bedtime feeding and caring for the livestock and encouraging the little farmer.

A wooden toy barn can be passed from generation to generation if given tender, loving care, and just as it seems like you blink your eyes and your child is grown and gone, there may come a day when the wooden toy barn that you gave your child, can now be given a new life playing once again..... this time with a wonderful grandchild! Yes, a wooden toy barn is a toy of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Mini Bunny Rabbit Finger Puppet By Folkmanis

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Few things are cuter than baby rabbits, as this two-toned Bunny Rabbit finger puppet will convince you. Cuddle him in the palm of your hand and prepare to see some twenty-four "carrot" smiles!

• stimulates imagination
• improves hand eye coordination

The Three Little Pigs 3-D Felt Finger Puppet Set

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The perfect partner for story telling-time. Bring stories and nursery rhymes to life with these clever, easy to manipulate finger puppets. Beautifully detailed, colorful felt puppets easily fit on fingers and are backed with Velcro®.Set comes with five puppets and suggested ideas for making a rich learning experience. Set works well with our teaching apron YD1028.

• Story telling
• Fairy tales and Nursery Rhymes
• Easy to manipulate thick 3-dimensional felt finger puppets
• 5 beautifully detailed puppets included
• Activity learning ideas included

Snake Finger Puppets

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Slip this snake finger puppet on your fingers for pretend play. Made of plush. Size 4-1/2 L. U.S. Toy Exclusive!"

Extra 50% Off Finger Puppet Educational Toy Hand Knit Soft Wool FP_PIG

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These are soft handmade knitted wool finger puppets. This particular original design finger puppet is an adorable pig. You will love it! Relieve your daily stress and delight your children and/or grandchildren with hours of pretend and imaginary educational play with this delightful finger puppet. It is as cute and magical as you will ever find. It was hand made by Ecuadorian artisans. Colors may vary slightly from the pictures shown. Why pay inflated name brand prices? The comparable retail price is .00 but your normal rice is only .95 while this Limited Time Special 50% Off is only .95.

This is quality merchandise at a great price. The only problem is that it is made in and shipped from Ecuador, a small country in South America, so shipping time and if necessary returns are longer than usual. We ship via Postal Services within 24 hours of purchase, 6 days a week, and normal delivery time is 10 to 21 days.

• FREE SHIPPING SPECIAL

Winged Pig Finger Puppet from Folkmanis Puppets

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When pigs fly? The time is now! This velvety little piggy Folkmanis finger puppet defies the laws of gravity. With magnets in their noses, two of them can kiss or hang on to your refrigerator. Puppets encourage open-ended play through education, therapy and just plain fun. Folkmanis' award winning puppets are the best puppets we have ever seen. Pick up a Folkmanis puppet today, you'll be amazed!

• When pigs fly? The time is now!
• This velvety little piggy defies the laws of gravity.
• With a magnets in their noses, two of them can kiss or hang on to your refrigerator.
• Children naturally gravitate toward puppets and begin role playing as soon as they pick them up, making them an excellent enrichment tool for discussions and presentations.

Sea Pals by Russ Blue Lobster

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These fish are at home online as well as in the water. Kids can choose from a wide variety of plush sea dwellers---from sharks to lobsters---then enter the secret code at www.seapalsworld.com to create a virtual aquarium, where they can explore and play games. Russ Berrie. Ages: 4+

• Earn and collect pearl points to customize your own virtual aquarium online
• Colorful, realistic plush fish that are finger puppets
• Learn about marine life and explore the ocean
• Interact with friends and play games, create wallpapers and screen savers of your personal virtual aquarium
• Donations will be made to local aquariums to support ocean conservation

Blacklight Clownfish

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Theater Elves With 5 Finger Puppets by Kathe Kruse

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Theater Elves with puppets Imaginative finger puppet theaters will entertain children in the car, the train or any time of day.

• Age: 3+
• Materials: wood and assorted fabrics
• Measurements: 11.5 x 13 x 3.5 inches
• Made in Germany

Glow in the Dark Zombie Finger Puppets Complete Set of 5

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Crafted from soft, floppy rubber, these 1-3/4" (4.4 cm) to 2" (5.1 cm) tall undead finger puppets are perfect for low budget puppet shows. Five different styles. Warning Choking Hazard! Contains small parts, not for children under 3.

• Complete set of 5 Different Finger Zombies!
• Exposed Brains, Decomposing Bodies!
• One for each finger, plus your thumb!
• Glow in the Dark!

Finger Farm Finger Puppets (Horse) by Manhattan Toy (sold individually)

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Pictured is the Finger Farm finger puppet assortment. Offered individually by farm animal. Order one or order them all separately.

• Finger Farm Finger Puppets
• Choose your favorite or order them all!
• Ages 3 and up.
• 3 inches tall
• Sold individually