The Toy Bench Expands Bearington Baby Line

The Toy Bench is pleased to announce that they have expanded their Bearington Baby line by offering two new lines - the Luxe Leopard Collection and the Creme de la Cream Collection.

Each baby collection is luxuriously soft and the Luxe Leopard Collection is faux fur leopard and the Creme de la Cream Collection is faux fur white mink.

New items include a diaper bag, new teddybears, and large blankets. Additionally, Bearington Baby now offers their very popular baby coats in two sizes: 6 - 12 months of age, and 12 - 24 months of age.

Please take a moment to check out all of these new Bearington Baby items.

Enjoy this wonderful Fall weather. . .

Madame Alexander Sweet Baby Nursery Dolls Line has Expanded

The Toy Bench is pleased to announce that they have received in most of the new 2008 Madame Alexander Sweet Baby Nursery dolls.

They are:

Baby Cuddles Butterfly Flutter
My Little Girl Sweet Bloom
Star Baby Pink
Star Baby Yellow
Sweet Pea Diaper Baby

In addition, the very popular Bunny Hop Blanket Set is back in stock.

As is always the case with Madame Alexander Dolls, each baby doll is crafted of the finest baby-safe materials.

Sock Monkeys by Schylling Toys are Back in Stock

The Toy Bench is pleased to announce that we have received in a large supply of Schylling Sock Monkey Toys. These stuffed toys have been very popular and make a great pair with the Schylling Sock Monkey Jack in the Box. It is so nice to see a company bring back such wonderfully nostalgic retro toys.

NEW Sweet Baby Nursery Madame Alexander Doll

The Toy Bench recently received in the newest addition to our Madame Alexander Sweet Baby Nursery collection.

This new baby doll is named "Sunny Smiles" and is the first soft cloth doll that Madame Alexander has introduced in this line. This 14 inch soft cloth doll is perfect for a newborn because she is made of entirely baby-safe materials. She wears an adorable pink sun suit with matching bonnet.

What a great baby gift idea for that very special newborn baby!

K's Kids Athletic Baby Toys

For those of you who did not know, Ohio Art (world famous for their Etch-A-Sketch toys and celebrating their 100th anniversary of the Etch-A-Sketch this year) is the distributor for K's Kids Baby Toys. We here at The Toy Bench came across this article by Karyn M. Peterson of Ohio Art that describes the culmination of creative efforts between K's Kids and Athletic Baby for the year 2008. Per Karyn's article Adding a New Niche: "The big news for the K's Kids brand in 2008 will be a selection of new soft toys that's licensed from Athletic Baby, a popular line of DVDs designed to introduce babies to sports and other physical activities. “We've been working with our K's Kids partner Karen Wong and (Athletic Baby founder) Karen Foster on a line of products around that premise. It's really a first introduction to sports in a fun, really kid-friendly, baby-friendly kind of way. "

The Toy Bench is pleased to offer 3 new items from this joint venture between K's Kids and Athletic Baby.

They are:

Golf n Go Starter Set
The Little Athlete's Sport Center
Slam Dunk Baby Hoop

All 3 athletic baby toys are sure to be a hit and are targeted towards babies and toddlers up to 3 years of age. Each toy set comes with an Athletic Baby promo DVD.

Bunnies By the Bay Is Now in Stock

Bunnies by the Bay has arrived at The Toy Bench and is now in stock. We are quite amazed at how adorable and well-made each and every item is. Each item is even better in person. We have coined the phrase "marshmallow soft" for each Bunnies by the Bay plush animal we now have in inventory. You will quickly see what we mean - once you pick up a plush animal made by this wonderful company, it is hard to put it down as it is so cuddly and lovable.

Bunnies by the Bay products are targeted for babies 12 months of age and under.

Some of our plush animals now in stock are:

• Goodness Gracious Bunny (in both white and pink)
• Ittybit
• Petal
• Pea Pod Set

We also carry the Bunnies by the Bay bestseller's Buddy Blankets. We currently have 5 different Buddy blankets to choose from:

1. Buddy Blanket (Pink)
2. Buddy Blanket (Blue)
3. Emmie's Buddy Blanket
4. Emmit's Buddy Blanket
5. Skipit's Buddy Blanket

Additionally, we now have in stock several adorable baby gift sets perfect for baby's first gift, or as a baby shower gift.

The Toy Bench also is planning on carrying several baby keepsakes from Bunnies by the Bay.

Incidentally, all Bunnies by the Bay products pass all voluntary safety standards for all ages.

K's Kids I am the Boss Is Back in Stock

The wait is over for all of those who have been patiently waiting for the "I am the Boss" baby toy by K's Kids to be back in stock.

This extremely popular baby toy was listed on the "2007 Best Toys" list. (This list is compiled on a yearly basis by both highly-regarded publications, Parents and Parenting Magazine.)

Babies just love this adorable blue dinosaur with 60 colorful balls sitting in his tummy. Sit your baby in this cute dinosaur and he or she will have so much fun. Suitable for babies 6 months to 3 years of age.

Please order yours soon, as we expect them to sell out as quickly as they did during the last Christmas holiday season.

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter!