Toys

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-- Kids Today, 9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Haba's Play Tent Caro-Lini is made of cotton/polyester, mesh fabric and plastic rods, $135, 800-468-6873, habausa.com.

Cloud B's Sleep Sheep now comes as an aromatherapy pillow. A removable inner pillow features a cotton outer casing and a removable bamboo pillowcase. The pillow has a deep pocket to hold an exclusive aromatherapy lavender blend pouch, $20 to $25, 310-781-3833, cloudb.com.

The Tu-Tu Snuggle Buddy from Rashti & Rashti's Baby Starters collection comes in assorted colors and patterns, $13, 800-472-7484, rashtiandrashti.com.

Cut from hardwood and printed with non-toxic inks, Maple Landmark's American Icons Memory Tiles are educational and fun. Set has a cloth pouch containing 12 pairs of images, $20, 800-421-4423, maplelandmark.com.

The Learn to Crawl Tunnel from Alex encourages crawling and exploration. The top is open netting, and it has a removable cushioned bottom pad. The mirror at the end of the tunnel encourages babies to discover their reflection, $45, 800-666-2539, alextoys.com.

Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar joins the Zoobies family. Each pet is a plush toy, a soft pillow and a blanket all in one. They are now filled with polyester stuffing made from the transformation of PET bottles into new polyester fiber. A pet and book combo is $40, 801-802-0507, zoobies.com.

Rex Jungle's Dino Adventure Rig from Sprig Toys is an eco-friendly play set for ages 3 and up, $30, 970-472-0321, sprigtoys.com.

The My Natural Good Earth Fairy from Miyim is a natural cotton rag doll. Her whimsical wings and linen accents give her a modern fairytale twist, and she is packaged in a reusable recycled cardboard gift box, $25, 718-389-8233, miyim.com.

The Ringley Ball is a natural teething toy, made with 100% organic cotton terrycloth and untreated maple wood, $15 to $20, 416-471-6468, ringley.ca.

Inject shenanigans into bath time with the Sesame Street Elmo Push 'N Spray Shower Sprayer from Ginsey. Place the hose into tub water, have the child press the star and watch the soft water spray. Suction cups keep Elmo in place, $9 to $12, 800-257-7844, ginsey.com.

This teddy bear from BinkiBear has a removable pacifier attached to its paw, and reduces emotional addiction to a pacifier, $20, 210-748-8214, binkibear.com.

Hand puppets from The Playful World come in four designs. They are hand-knit from organic alpaca by artisans in the Andes of Peru, 360-734-1838, theplayfulworld.com.