Rubiks 5x5 Ultimate Screamer Brain Teaser

If you've mastered the Rubiks Cube, here's a challenge for you - the ultimate in difficulty - the Rubiks 5x5. With over 10 billion combinations, there are many wrong ways to solve this brain screamer, but only one right way. Featuring the classic Rubik's Cube design and color scheme, this new torture device is a must have for those who want a difficult puzzle. Rubik's Cube 5x5 by Winning Moves is recommended for anyone of any age who's up to the challenge.

Dream Bedroom Sets Now Available!

PlayFair Toys has now developed "Dream Bedroom Sets", complete themed bedroom sets for toddlers. Choose from the basic dream set or the deluxe version.

Dream bedroom sets from PlayFair Toys - a dream come true for someone looking for that special Christmas gift!

Beamo by Stuff Design Named a Classic Toy for 2007

TD Monthly, a trade magazine for the toy, game, hobby, & gift industry, has named Beamo by Stuff Design to its list of Classic Toys for 2007. To make the list, a toy has to have been a steady seller in the specialty market for at least 5 years.

TD Monthly writes about Beamo, "The easy-to-hold and soft body of this flying disk lets kids of all ages play with each other, from tiny tots to grandparents. It's the kind of toy that attracts attention when it's soaring across a park lawn, and catches the eyes of toy buyers, too, specialty retailers have told TDmonthly, which is why it was honored with a TDmonthly Classic Toy 2007 award. BeamOs are 30" in diameter, 1½" thick with a 15" center opening and weigh 13 ounces. They are made of a soft spandex fabric that covers a foam and fiberglass hoop. The washable sleeve may be hosed off when dirty, and it should be cleaned after pool or salt water use."

Of course, none of that really describes exactly what you do with a Beamo. Whatever you'd like, of course, but one of the favorite games is to catch it with your entire body. I think of Beamo as a cross between a Frisbee, a hula hoop, and ???. Unlike both of those, Beamos are soft. Throw them, catch them, dive through them, have fun with them.

Rody Pony Named a Classic Toy of 2007

TD Monthly, a trade magazine for the toy, game, hobby, & gift industry, has named Rody Pony by Toymarketing International to its list of Classic Toys for 2007. To make the list, a toy has to have been a steady seller in the specialty market for at least 5 years.

TD Monthly's announcement stated, "Ideal for learning balance and coordination, the Rody Horse allows children to hop around and can even be attached to a base that transforms it into a Rocking Rody Horse. The soft ride-on is often used in therapy for handicapped children, and is made of super-strong, latex-free vinyl. It inflates according to the size and weight of a child, with a hand or foot pump. The maximum inflated height to "saddle" is 12"."

We love Rody Pony, too! Seeing young kids happily bouncing around the store on these smiling ponies always makes our day. A truly classic toy, Rody Pony is a joy for both children & adults.

SET Family Game of Perception Named as 2007 Classic Toy by TD Monthly

TD Monthly, a trade magazine for the toy, game, hobby, & gift industry, has named SET Family Game of Perception by Set Enterprises to its list of Classic Toys for 2007. To make the list, a toy has to have been a steady seller in the specialty market for at least 5 years.

About SET, they say, "This game of recognition can be fun for an entire family, or just one player. Contestants line up 12 numbered cards of various colors and shapes to try to form as many "sets" of three as possible from the collection, grouping the cards into categories by color, number, etc. The package comes with 81 cards, ensuring an almost unlimited number of playing combinations. This game was mentioned as a top-seller by most retailers interviewed by TDmonthly."

SET is a favorite of PlayFair Toys' staff and customers. It's rare to find such an addictive game with broad family appeal.

Cover Your Tracks Puzzle by ThinkFun

As any good hiker knows, you must leave no trace! Cover Your Tracks puzzle challenge is a harrowing adventure through mud, sand, snow, and cement. Included are 20 cards, each with a different challenge for the solitary hiker to cover up the footprints with the plastic pieces provided. Cover Your Tracks include 4 levels of challenge, from beginner to expert. This is great fun for lovers of spatial brainteasers, and for beginners the trick is to work up and to learn as you go. Includes 20 puzzles challenges, four game pieces, and plastic playing grid All four pieces must fit within the Cover Your Tracks playing grid. A great way to spend time while traveling. For 1 player ages 8-adult.

Cover Your Tracks Puzzle by ThinkFun

Toy Safety Bulletin: Blue Orange Games Protects Your Children and the Planet

The staff and owners of PlayFair Toys are 100% committed to the safety of your children and to the sustainability of our planet. Virtually every last one of our vendors has sent us volumes of information on the safety of their toys.

Blue Orange Games is one of our leading game manufacturers. Their games are all designed in San Francisco, and manufactured in China by a family that has been in business for over three generations. The quality of their products are stringently controlled, achieving an ISO9001 certificate passing US and European international quality standards.

But here's what even cooler - Blue Orange has committed to planting two trees for every tree used to create their games. Now that's a serious, sincere, and effective commitment to the environment. Thank you, Blue Orange!

If you want to support this innovative, caring company (and I can attest that they are also very nice people if hard to beat at their own games), then for heaven's sake - buy one of their games today! They are some of the most innovative and engaging games around.