FEBRUARY 26, 2008     Far Out Fun In the Crazy Sight Word Space Station ($18.99), players ages four and up aim to reveal the alien’s space station as they learn to read 48 essential sight words through two levels of play. To begin, the game board is covered with alien and spaceship sight word cards; kids then use their memory and concentration to find matching cards. Includes board and 96 game cards. Carson-Dellosa Publishing Co., Greensboro, N.C. www.carsondellosa.com   Quick Pick Be Rhymed ($14.95) for ages 10 and up is “a game of fast times and fast rhymes” for four or more. Players have just two minutes to either act, draw or speak paired clues, racking up points if team members correctly guess the answers. Includes 132 rhyming word pair cards with three sets of rhymes on each card, a die, pencils, drawing pads, a score pad and a timer. Discovery Bay Games, Seattle www.discoverybaygames.com     Rain or Shine Word Storm ($29.99) is a fast-paced, crossword-style race game in which kids can play simultaneously. Players grab letter tiles from the pile to build words vertically and horizontally, and can rearrange their letters at any time. The winner is the first to complete their own personal crossword. Includes 100 letter and “wild” tiles, game board, score pad, and instruction guide. Educational Insights, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. www.edin.com   Acting Out Become a sesquipedalian (one who uses long words) with The Sesquipedalian Word Game ($19.99) for ages 12 and up, a hilarious vocabulary-building game in which kids can act, draw, guess or ad-lib the meanings of some wonderful words, including key SAT selections. Includes game board, 176-page dictionary, four playing pieces, score pads, pencils, a die, and a timer. Innovative Kids, Norwalk, Conn. www.innovativekids.com     Get Served The award-winning You’ve Been Sentenced game gets its first round of expansion packs in 2008 with these Add-On Decks. Each of the decks ($7.95)—which are tailored to specific interests like Sports, Gourmet, Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Pop Culture—offers 80 new word cards that work with the original game. A Reader’s Digest-licensed Word Power Challenge deck is also available. McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, Wilmington, Del. www.mcneillbrighterminds.com   Shake It Up With the new Scrabble Me ($20.95) for ages 8 and up, players control their own boards and build words at the same time. Another new feature is the wild tile. In an even more dramatic twist on classic Scrabble play, when a wild tile is played, that player must immediately swap boards with an opponent. Includes four boards, wooden letter holders, letter tiles and tile storage bag. Winning Moves, Danvers, Mass. www.winning-moves.com              THE NEXT PRODUCT WATCH COMES TO YOU ON MARCH 10, 2008.   Cliff Annicelli, Editor Karyn Peterson, Managing Editor Retailers: If you see something you like and contact the manufacturer, please say you saw it in Playthings Product Watch! Manufacturers: If you would like to be considered for the Product Watch newsletter, please email a product image (out of packaging) and description to karyn.peterson@reedbusiness.com. Please include targeted age range, suggested retail price and date of availability. You are currently registered to receive Playthings Product Watch at: [#EmailAddr#]. Unsubscribe from Playthings Product Watch: Click Here If you received this newsletter second-hand, you can get your own FREE subscription here. QUESTIONS If you have questions or need further assistance, contact our Online Support Team at mailto:GiftSupport@reedbusiness.com?Subject=Playthings-Extra--#emailaddr#. For advertising questions, contact Betsy Komes. PRIVACY POLICY: Click Here NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS To activate a new FREE email newsletter subscription: Click Here To order a PRINT MAGAZINE subscription to Playthings: Click here. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.