MONTREAL, Oct. 18, 2005 - Mega Bloks Inc. and Rose Art Industries, Inc. are ringing in the Holidays with an exciting line-up of toys that are sure to top kids' wish lists this coming holiday season. With Santa scurrying to find the coolest toys and parents seeking out ways to engage their children for hours on end, Mega Bloks and Rose Art have compiled the Mega Bloks Group's Top Ten List to help answer their needs. The wish list includes some of the hottest new and classic Mega Bloks and Rose Art toys, for boys and girls of all ages who crave creativity and play. With a little help from Mega Bloks, Santa and mom are a sure hit this holiday season and the holiday spirit is sure to be a merry one indeed!
The Mega Bloks Group's Top Ten List
1- PYRATES DREAD EYE'S PHANTOM™ (2005 Family Fun "Toy of the Year Award" Winner, 2005 Toy Wishes Magazine "All Star" Finalist)
Hearty lads and lasses will build an eerie vessel from this 100-piece set before sailing the seven seas in search of lost treasure and adventure. This building set offers elaborate design, unmatched detail and play features that take on the personality of the product. For instance, the hull of the Dread Eye's Phantom ship lights up when cannons are fired or prisoner crewmembers are 'fed' into its chamber. The end result is an unmatched build and play experience in the Micro™ building scale. One of the world's foremost underwater explorers and pirate shipwreck authorities, Barry Clifford, describes the detail as "utterly fantastic" and claims, "young and old pirate fans will be engaged for hours". As the gem of the highly coveted Pyrates line, the award-winning Dread Eye's Phantom ship makes for the perfect gift for all those who wish to explore the high seas for adventure and creative play.
SRP: 49.99$ USD Age: 8+
2- MAGNETIX® XTREME COMBO™ (2005 Toy Wishes Magazine "Hot Dozen" Winner)
Rose Art's Magnetix line offers an array of extreme magnetic building assortment sets from which children can create fun geometric shapes from squares, to diamonds to hexagons. Build your own masterpiece as the award-winning Magnetix line offers an open platform for creation and endless possibilities to kids with big imaginations.
SRP: 19.99$ USD Age: 6+
3- MAXI™ BLOCKS BUILDING IMAGINATIONS BAG (2005 Dr. Toy Best Classic Toy Winner)
The best learning comes when kids are designing and creating. Our timeless preschool blocks continue to captivate children's imaginations while building and nurturing key developmental skills that are crucial for life. This back- to- basics bag, which offers hours of creative building, has been a trusted staple with parents for generations and will top gift-givers holiday lists this coming season. This trusted educational tool is also being used by The University of Washington this year in a pilot clinical research study which will test the degree to which building blocks help build focus and attention skills in children.
SRP: 7.99$- 14.99 $USD Age: 1-5
4- MAG-WARRIORS™
Mega Bloks fuses the newest and fastest growing trend in construction toys, magnetic power, with a fully poseable 4.5-inch action hero. By marrying the new magnetic construction platform to the action figure world, the possibilities for adventure play are endless. Children can now immerse themselves in an engaging play pattern where by interchanging parts they can customize their ultimate warrior. With this magnetic joint system, the four heroic knights are quick to build and allow kids to get to the fun faster. With fierce weapons and shields, each Mag- Warrior figure is packaged in a resealable storage container in which you can display the built-up action figure on a magnetic trading card.
SRP: 6.99$ USD Age: 6+
5- MAGNETIX MAGNAMAN™
The Magnetix revolution has begun! Four brave warriors and four futuristic robot warriors break the barriers of time and space to come together to fight against evil and ultimately save the world. There are eight figures to collect.
SRP: 9.99$ USD Age: 6+
6- TINY 'N TUFF® RACE 'N GO RIG™
Tiny'n Tuff is the first vehicle set that empowers and stimulates preschoolers to build and create their own vehicles by mixing & matching bodies. Tiny'n Tuff gives young children the chance to create their own rough-and-tough vehicles, made up of three chunky pieces that are easy for little hands to manage. With Tiny'n Tuff, the combinations for creative learning and open-ended play are endless.
The Race 'n Go Rig is driving in, carrying sleek vehicles! The practical handle and storage make it easy for your little collectors to now take their vehicles anywhere they go! This Race 'n Go Rig comes complete with 3 new vehicles and an extra set of car bodies. Mix and match them to customize your own unique cars. Launch a race from the top of the carrier! It's easy to create multiple ramp configurations for exciting races and stunts. This rig can store more than 12 Tiny 'n Tuff vehicles.
SRP: 19.99$ USD Age: 1+
7- THE REAL KNIT & GEM MACHINE™
This set offers girls hours of knitting fun. You start by choosing a color, inserting the yarn and turning the handle... it's as easy as that. You can make scarves, hats and purses and even add a little sparkle by adding some gem stems to the yarn. With over 400 feet of cool eyelash yarn you can knit and decorate like a pro.
SRP: 19.99$ USD Age: 8+
8- DRAGONS METAL AGES RAMPARTS OF RYOUSSAN™
Ramparts of Ryoussan is a giant play set that kids can build and rebuild into two key configurations: a great defensive wall and an imposing tower. The siege tower magically unfolds letting action figures scale the castle walls. Complete with 6 action figures, accessories, traps, and play areas inside and out, this massive battle campaign is the keystone of the Dragons Metal Ages line.
SRP: 59.99$ USD Age: 8+
9- SPIDER-MAN® & FRIENDS PARK ADVENTURE™
The Spider-Man & Friends Park Adventure set is a mini block play set with kid-friendly Marvel characters and easy building pieces. It offers quick assembly for a fast reward with larger chunkier pieces ideal for a 3 year old's hands, with simple instructions and multiple play patterns.
This construction platform breeds confidence in the Mini™ system and serves as a bridge to higher detailed Micro construction toy sets. Moreover, Spider-Man & Friends are superhero characters with a community and cooperative message in a town/city setting, which are key themes with mom!
SRP: 19.99 $USD Age: 3+
10- THE REAL CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN™
Dip your own treats such as fruit, cookies, pretzels and even marshmallows into chocolate syrup. Great fun for the entire family; adds a sweet flavor to your holiday parties.
SRP: 24.99 $USD Age: 8+
About The Mega Bloks Group:
The Mega Bloks Group of companies, under the MEGA BLOKS and ROSE ART brands, produces high quality construction and magnetic toy sets, arts and crafts activities, stationery, school supplies, and writing instruments. As a new leader in creative activities, The Mega Bloks Group provides kids, caregivers and educators creative tools to play and learn together. The Mega Bloks Group is a global leader headquartered in Montreal, with a presence in 14 countries and sales in over one hundred. For additional information about The Mega Bloks Group, please visit http://www.megabloks.com .
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