Top Chef of Toys

KidKraft hosted a fun team building exercise last week called Top Chef. Our company was divided into 8 teams, and we had 1 hour to decorate a cake & surrounding scene out of edible items and a "secret ingredient." We all got various toys as our secret ingredients and had a blast creating environments in which our toys would be "at home"... here are a couple of the groups' pictures. We love working at a toy company!

Product Spotlight - Chef Accessory Set

Available now!
KidKraft's Chef Accessory Set #63155


A great accessory for any KidKraft kitchen!

Our Tasty Treats Chef Accessory Set lets kids look the part while cooking up fun in the kitchen. This 6-piece accessory set is a great gift idea for the young chefs in your life.

• Adorable apron
• Chef's hat
• Potholder
• Oven mitt
• Plastic spatula & spoon
• Perfect to use with any KidKraft kitchen
  
• No assembly required

Product Spotlight - Euro Table & 4 Chairs

Available now!
KidKraft's Euro Table & 4 Chairs #26175

Our Euro Table & Chair Set provides kids with a wide open space for eating, learning and playing together. With it's fun vibrant colors and smart design, this wooden furniture set would be perfect for any household with children.

Features include:

• Honey table designed with growing children in mind
• One blue chair
• One green chair
• One honey chair
• One red chair
• Made of wood
• Sturdy construction
• Table & 4 chairs in one box

*Shop on google to locate your Euro Table & Chairs:
http://tinyurl.com/69dbkw

Product Spotlight - Silver Retro Kitchen

Check out KidKraft's Silver Retro Kitchen # 53170

Kids will love cooking up magic with this KidKraft Silver Retro Kicthen. With fun retro colors, detailed design and interactive features.

KidKraft's Silver Retro Kitchen:

• Oven and dishwasher open and close
• Knobs on oven, dishwasher and sink turn
• Removable sink is easy to clean
• Additional storage under oven is perfect for pots, pans and pretend food
• High-gloss, chip-resistant finish
• Fun retro colors will remind parents of their own childhoods
• Large enough that multiple children can play at once
• Made of wood
• Sturdy construction
• Packaged with comprehensive, easy-to-understand assembly instructions
• 32.25"L x 14"W x 27"H
  
• Box 36.75"x19.75"x7.25"
• UPC 0706943531709
• 50 lbs

*Shop on google for your KidKraft Silver Retro Kitchen:
http://tinyurl.com/6z3zwe

2008 International Business of the Year

Steven Lampert accepts the
2008 International Business of the Year Award
given by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce

KidKraft was recently selected as the 2008 International Business of the Year for mid-size companies by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce.

Since 1996, the International Business Achievement Awards have been presented annually by the Chamber's International Business Council to a large corporation, a small to mid-size company and an outstanding individual or community organization whose global successes and civic involvement have positively impacted the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) region. Recipients' successes exemplify the innovative spirit of North Texas and raise awareness of DFW as a prime international business destination.

2008 Winners

The Small to Mid-Size Award is the only International Business Achievement Award that is determined through a judging process. Companies with up to $150 million in revenue are eligible to apply. The small to mid-size committee, led by Yousuf Omar, Director of Commercial Banking for Citibank, reviewed the objective components of the application. The top finalists were then passed to the Judges' Panel for a half-day session where interview content and application content was discussed among the Judges to determine our finalists and award winners.

Congratulations KidKraft for your continued success and outstanding impact on the Dallas/Ft. Worth region and beyond!

PlayKraft Cherry Hill Collection

Available Now!

PlayKraft Cherry Hill Dollhouse # 65201

With its colorful graphics and detailed furniture pieces, the Cherry Hill Dollhouse is one of our most adorable dollhouses to date. This house is a part of our exclusive PlayKraft line and would make a great gift for any occasion.

Features include:
• 19 pieces of furniture
• 2 levels and 8 rooms of space
• Swivels 360°
• Multiple children can play at once
• Accommodates 5” dolls
• Made of wood
• Easy to assemble
• Sturdy construction
• Dolls and dollhouse accessory sets sold separately

Also Available:

Bathroom Set 5 pieces #65203

Kid's Bedroom Set 4 pieces #65204

Outdoor Set 5 pieces #65205

Laundry Room Set 5 pieces #65206

Kitchen Set 5 pieces #65207

Living Room Set 5 pieces #65208

Master Bedroom Set 5 pieces #65209

Dining Room Set 5 pieces #65210

Ice Cream Shop Set 7 pieces #65230

Dance Studio 7 pieces #65231

Beauty Shop 7 pieces #65232

Pet Shop 7 pieces #65233

Doll Family of 7 African American #65234

Doll Family of 7 Caucasian #65203

*Shop google for the Cherry Hill Collection:
http://tinyurl.com/5ed7e6

KidKraft on PlayThings.com

PlayThings.com recently highlighted KidKraft's Chanukah at Home #63042 in their Holiday Showcase. Thanks, PlayThings.com!

Chanukah at Home

This classic wooden Chanukah Set for ages 3 and up lets invites the littlest kids to celebrate the holiday and safely role play the lighting of the menorah at the same time. The complete wooden playset includes a menorah, nine candles, a multicolored dreidel, six wooden coins, two potato latkes, a spatula, a pan and a storage bag for all of the pieces. www.kidkraft.com

*Shop google for your Chanukah at Home set:
http://tinyurl.com/6k7m4w

Product Spotlight - Savannah Dollhouse #65023

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*Shop online for the Savannah Dollhouse.

KidKraft wins the 2008 Gold Award from National Parenting Publications

KidKraft is pleased to announce winning the 2008 Gold Award from National Parenting Publications Awards for our Pink Retro Kitchen & Refrigerator!

KidKraft has won the highest category with NAPPA and will be honored in over 40 regional parenting magazines reaching over 4 million parents nationwide in November and December. Please visit Parenthood's website to view our award information online.

The Pink Retro Kitchen & Refrigerator has been immensely popular, and KidKraft is sold out until February, 2009.

Congratulations to KidKraft once again
for producing award winning children's products!

*Shop google for KidKraft's Pink Retro Kitchen:
http://tinyurl.com/5ms46q

Happy Halloween!

KidKraft wishes you & yours a very happy halloween!

Product Spotlight - Advent Calendar

Check out this week's KidKraft Product Spotlight:


KidKraft's Advent Calendar 63221

The new Advent Calendar helps kids count down the days until Christmas without forgetting the reason for the season. Beginning December 1, children get to swing open a new wooden door each day and discover one of 24 different Advent pieces. When the pieces are all opened and displayed, they make up the famous Nativity scene.

Features include:

• All pieces are made with young hands in mind. Baby Jesus, for instance, is 2″ long.
• Makes an excellent heirloom – something children will someday show their children.
• Easy to hang on any wall or display on a table.
• No assembly required.

*Shop google for the KidKraft Advent Calendar:
http://tinyurl.com/6qppfq

KidKraft's Glamour Dollhouse #65055

Check out KidKraft's Glamour Dollhouse #65055!

*Shop online for KidKraft's Glamour Dollhouse.

Happy 30th Birthday, Matan!

KidKraft wishes Matan, Head of Internet Sales,
a very happy 30th Birthday!

Product Spotlight - Kitchens & Pirate Ships

Check out this week's KidKraft Product Spotlight:

Deluxe Big & Bright Kitchen 53100

Kids will feel just like mom and dad when they cook up fun with the Deluxe Big and Bright Kitchen. This wooden kitchen is cute, colorful and built to last.

Features include:

• Refrigerator, freezer, oven and microwave open and close
• See-through doors on oven and microwave
• Removable sink for quick and easy cleaning
• Knobs on the oven and sink that turn and click
• Convenient storage above and below the sink
• Large enough that multiple children can play at once
• Water graphics on the dishwasher
• Made of wood
• Sturdy construction

Pirate Ship Activity Set 63204

Sailing the Seven Seas has never been this exciting! Our new Pirate Ship Activity Set offers fun and fantasy with lots of accessories that are great for “let’s pretend”.

The set includes:

• Large wooden ship finished with accented color details
• Lift up lid for storage in the hull
• 3 pirates (including a captain)
• 2 canons
• Treasure chest
• Retractable gangplank
• Plastic playmat with treasure-map design
• Cloth sails with bold red stripes and skull-and-crossbow design

TX Tough Charity Bike Ride

The KidKraft FireDragon Team recently competed in the annual TX Tough Bike Ride in conjunction with the "Autumn in Bonham" Rally benefiting Dallas' Children's Medical Center in Bonham, TX. KidKraft's team of 20 dedicated riders trained for months and generously donated over $7,000 to the Children's Medical Center.

TX Tough cyclists rode in various races, from 14 to 64 mile routes on country roads, and the team's training leader Ilan Katz placed first in the 64 mile race with an incredible time of 2 hours and 38 minutes! That's an impressive 24 mph pace. All of the riders finished well, the weather was enjoyable, and everyone had a great time.

Ilan thanked KidKraft's leadership for their outstanding support by saying, "we were allowed to train on company time, able to participate in the event with a custom-made jersey at no cost to us, and finally, have KidKraft contribute over $7,000 in charity donations to the Children's Medical Center. Thanks so much to Steven and Charmaine for allowing us the opportunity and for covering all of the event's costs."

*A special thanks to Crystal E. for her awesome jersey design! Efforts are already underway for next year's KidKraft cycling team's participation in the 2009 TX Tough Bike Ride for charity.

The 2008 ABC Kids Expo

The KidKraft team recently participated in the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas. The ABC Kids Expo is the leading annual trade show for the juvenile products market, displaying products for newborns to teens, predominantly in the areas of furniture, room décor, baby gear, gift and toys. KidKraft participated in the expo by hosting a booth and showcasing upcoming products. KidKraft's Matan Wolfson said, "We were impressed with not only the outstanding turnout, but also the buyers' great response to our new Fall 2008 product line. We're pleased to see an excitement for the upcoming season."

Check out a few of KidKraft's new 2008 products:

The ABC Kids Expo is a great place to experience emerging market trends, and KidKraft's leadership as a pioneer in the juvenile products industry continues to draw a crowd. "Dealers that came really supported to a greater extent than ever before," said KidKraft's Ilan Katz. "On a personal level, I love coming out each year because it's a great way to continue getting to know our customers and the KidKraft team," said Matan.

KidKraft Kitchens on Spacify.com

Thanks for the great review, Amanda!

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