Bella Sara Trading Cards and Online World for Girls Releases Huggable Horse Stuffed Animals That Kids Can Play with Online.SEATTLE -- Bella Sara[TM] collectable, horse-themed trading cards and online world for girls, a global phenomenon with over 30 million cards sold and more than 1 million registered users from 240 countries, introduces huggable Bella Sara horses this holiday season as plush toys that can be cared for online. Each stuffed animal
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the comes in a gift box with a pack of Bella Sara Ancient Lights cards and an activation certificate used to unlock and nurture that horse at www.bellasara.com, a safe, fun Web site with horse jumping and riding games, puzzles, coloring books, interactive stories and more. In addition, kids can make the virtual versions of the new plush horses do a special dance, rear up on their hind hind 1. emanating from or pertaining to hindlimb. 2. adult female deer, especially red and other large species. blue hind a hind which has not borne young. legs, bow their heads and shake their tails -- a first for the Web site. Until now, plush toys with online counterparts have been available primarily through specialty retailers and are often in short supply. In contrast, the Bella Sara plush horses will be available starting this November at major retailers including Target, Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us (currently typeset as ToYsЯuS in the logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia,The Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. and Wal-Mart, as well as at regional chains, bookstores and toy, hobby and equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. shops. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $12.99. "Bella Sara has really struck a chord with girls everywhere and continues to grow, so we are excited to once again expand the Bella Sara universe and offer another way for girls to play with their favorite horses," said Peter D. Adkison, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Hidden City Games Hidden City Games was founded in 2004 by Peter Adkison and Jesper Myrfors. The company, started in Seattle, Washington was originally founded for the sole purpose of publishing Clout Fantasy a game invented by Jesper Myrfors. and the entrepreneur previously behind the global phenomena of Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon trading cards. "Girls can now hold and hug their favorite Bella Sara horses this holiday season while they experience a magical, virtual world." "This is a great time to introduce stuffed Bella Sara horses, as plush toys with online activations will continue to be popular gifts this holiday season," said Scott W. McCauley, vice president of marketing for Vintage Sportscards, Inc., category manager for Blockbuster, Kmart and Toys "R" Us. Developed by Danish social worker Gitte Odder Braendgaard, Bella Sara trading cards have attracted the attention of parenting experts, educators and psychologists because each card features a magical, fairytale-like illustration of a horse along with a positive message such as "Beauty comes from within" or "Be the hero in your own story." These messages stimulate pro-social dialogue both among girls and between girls and their parents and educators. Both the cards and the online world at www.bellasara.com strive to engage children with topics beyond looks and other superficial characteristics, focusing instead on developing each child's inner strength and beauty. Since its U.S. debut last year, Bella Sara has received numerous awards from child development and parenting authorities, including the "Seal of Approval" from the National Parenting Center, the "Seal of Excellence" from Creative Child magazine, the "2007 Excellent Product" and "2007 Outstanding Product" designations from iParenting Media and the "Best Products -- Spring 2007" award from Dr. Toy. Each $12.99 Bella Sara Small Plush Gift Box comes with one of four popular Bella Sara 6-inch plush horses (Bella, Jewel, Fiona or Nike) and an exclusive plush online activation certificate for that horse, plus an Ancient Lights Card Pack with 7 cards. Each card has its own activation code as well, so kids can play with those horses or objects online too. News Highlights * Bella Sara Trading Cards and Online World for Girls Blend Mythology and Self-Esteem * Bella Sara Trading Cards and Online World for Girls Secures Canadian Distribution * Bella Sara Adds Three New Parenting Awards to Impressive Stable of Honors * Hidden City Games Selects Diamond Book Distributors for Distribution of Bella Sara Horse-Themed Trading Cards for Girls to U.S. and Canadian Book Retailers * Hayden Panettiere Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21, 1989[1]) is an American actress, singer, and Grammy Award nominee. Biography Personal life She was born in Stockton,California. of NBC's "Heroes" to Appear at Bella Sara Pavilion at Gen Con Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. It was founded in 1968. Gen Con 2002 brought in about 26,000 attendees; which makes the convention similar in size to E3, Dragon Con and Origins. Indy 2007 * Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. After appearing in several television roles during the late 1990s and early 2000s, she became known to young audiences for playing Maddie Fitzpatrick on the Disney Channel Original Series of "High School Musical" to Appear at Bella Sara Girls' Day San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. About Hidden City Games, Inc. Hidden City Games, Inc., a venture-backed game publisher headquartered in Seattle, develops and markets tabletop and online games to interactively engage players and collectors of all ages. The company is best known as the exclusive licensor of Bella Sara, the inspirational, horse-themed trading cards and magical online world launched nationwide in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in March 2007. Bella Sara, the most successful trading card product ever developed for girls, links to a safe, fun-filled virtual world for kids at www.bellasara.com. Founder and CEO Peter D. Adkison formerly founded Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , Inc., which created the world's first trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, and introduced the Pokemon trading card phenomenon to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Artwork available at http://pressroom.bellasara.com/pr/bellasara/photo.aspx. (c) 2007 Hidden City Games, Inc. BELLA SARA is a trademark of conceptcard and used by Hidden City Games under license. HIDDEN CITY GAMES is a trademark of Hidden City Games, Inc., in the U.S.A. and elsewhere. www.hiddencitygames.com. |
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