What's Selling
By Staff -- Playthings, 8/1/2005
Unless otherwise noted, all prices are retail prices.
New Orleans
Gift Specialty Store
Little Toy Shop
- Batmobile, Corgi, Chicago ($6.99)
- Breyer Horses Classics, Breyer Animal Creations, Pequannock, N.J. ($42.00)
- Britain WW II figures, William Britain, Kasson, Minn. ($19.99 to $139.99)
- Mimi’s First Mardi Gras book, Pelican Press, Larned, Kan. ($15.95)
- Pirate Scapes, Odyssey Toys, Westport, Conn. ($32.99)
- Chicken Socks activity books, Klutz, Palo Alto, Calif. ($12.95)
- Hot Wheels Roll-up Raceway, Deep Sea Diver, Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($16.99, $10.99)
- Die-cast cars (assorted), Sunnyside Limited, Hong Kong ($6.99)
- Dora the Explorer Lunchbox/purse, Tin Box Company, Farmingdale, N.Y. ($25.00)
- My First Briefcase, My First Doctor Kit, Gund, Edison, N.J. ($15.99, $20.99)
The Kite Shop
- Arrowcopter Toy, Arrowcopter, Hollister, Calif. ($4.00)
- Folkmanis puppets, Folkmanis Puppets, Emeryville, Calif. ($20.00 to $66.00)
- Wind Designs Windwheels, Go Fly a Kite, Jakks Pacific, Malibu, Calif. ($2.00)
- Magnetic Personalities, Philosopher’s Guild, Brooklyn, N.Y. ($5.50)
- Bungle Bungle Boomerangs, Toysmith, Auburn, Wash. ($6.95)
- Foxtail Sonic, Klutz, Palo Alto, Calif. ($12.00)
- Addiction Kites, Premier, Hyattsville, Md. ($58.00)
Phoenix
Gift Specialty Store
Best Buy
- Dance, Dance Revolution, Konami, Redwood City, Calif. ($29.99)
- Five Tetris Games in One Plug & Play, Radica Games, Dallas ($14.99)
- Digital Blue QX5 Computer Microscope, Prime Entertainment, Marietta, Ga. ($79.99)
- Xbox Indy Car Series 2005 video game, Codemasters, New York ($9.99)
Educational Retailer
Lakeshore Learning Store
- What’s the Matter? Physical Science Game, Lakeshore, Carson, Calif. ($24.95)
- Blizzard in a Bucket, Be Amazing Toys, Salt Lake City ($14.99)
- Play and Pretend Cash Register, Learning Resources, Vernon Hills, Ill. ($24.95)
- Magic Colors Sand Kit, Alex, Northvale, N.J. ($14.99)
Metro Atlanta
Big Box Store
Toys-R-Us—Kennesaw, Ga.
- Fantastic Four Super Stretch Mr. Fantastic, Toy Biz, New York ($19.99)
- Air Hogs RC Dominator, Spin Master, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ($34.99)
- Radio Control L2 Sea Racer Boat, Nikko America, Plano, Texas ($19.99)
- Cali Girl Earring Doll, Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($9.97)
- Spider-Man Digi-Draw Rainbow Art, Overbreak, Sun Valley, Calif. ($14.99)
- JoJo’s Circus Play Get Up & Play, PlayHouse Disney/Equity Marketing, Los Angeles ($14.99)
Wal-Mart—Marietta, Ga.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bonus 2-pack, Playmates, Costa Mesa, Calif. ($4.88)
- Plug It In & Play TV Games—10 radical games from the days of Atari 2600, Jakks Pacific, Malibu, Calif. ($18.77)
- Fantastic Four “The Thing” 26-inch poseable Action Figure, Toy Biz Worldwide, New York ($29.88)
- Bratz “Babyz,” MGA Entertainment, Van Nuys, Calif. ($24.97)
- Bionicle “Metra Nui” Turaga Dume & Nivawk, Lego, Enfield, Conn. ($19.83)
Specialty Hobby Store
Hobby Lobby—Acworth, Ga.
- Water Wizardry Amazing Water Tricks, Be Amazing Toys. Salt Lake City, Utah ($19.99)
- Erector “20” Motion System, Brio, Germantown, Wisc. ($24.99)
- Johnny Lightning Muscle Cars, Playing Mantis Inc., Oakbrook, Ill. ($2.99 - $3.99)
- Imagine Nation Deluxe Pottery Wheel, Natural Science Industries, Farmingdale, N.Y. ($19.99)
- Tonka Wood Model Kit Boat & Trailer, Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($18.99)



















