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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                       TO

                     REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this "AMENDMENT") is entered into as of June 1,
2001, by and among DISCOVERY TOYS, INC., a California corporation ("BORROWER"),
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("PNC"), the undersigned financial institutions
which are now or which hereafter become a party to the Loan Agreement
(collectively, the "LENDERS" and individually, a "LENDER"), and PNC as agent for
Lenders (PNC, in such capacity, "AGENT").

                                   BACKGROUND

         Borrower, Agent and Lenders are parties to a Revolving Credit and
Security Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 (as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the "LOAN AGREEMENT") pursuant to which
Agent and Lenders provide Borrower with certain financial accommodations.

         Borrower has requested that Agent and Lenders (i) consent to Sale of
Stock (as defined below) and (ii) amend provisions of the Loan Agreement as
hereafter provided. Agent and Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and
conditions hereafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of
credit heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrower by Agent
and Lenders, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

1.       DEFINITIONS. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

2.       AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 6, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

         (a)      Section 1.2 is amended as follows:

                  (i) the following defined terms are added in their appropriate
         alphabetical order:

                  "AMENDMENT NO. 1" shall mean Amendment No. 1 to Revolving
                  Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2001, by
                  and among Borrower, Agent and Lenders.

                  "GUARANTOR" shall mean Discovery Toys, L.L.C., a New Jersey
                  limited liability company.

                  "GUARANTY" shall mean that certain Limited Guaranty, dated as
                  of June 1, 2001, executed by Guarantor.

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                  "SEASONAL OVERADVANCE AMOUNT" shall mean $1,250,000 during the
                  Seasonal Overadvance Period and $0 at all other times.

                  "SEASONAL OVERADVANCE PERIOD" shall mean the period commencing
                  on June 1, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2001.

                  (ii) the following defined terms are amended in their entirety
         to provide as follows:

                  "REVOLVING INTEREST RATE" shall mean, other than during the
                  Seasonal Overadvance Period, an interest rate per annum equal
                  to the sum of the Alternative Base Rate plus one and one-half
                  of one percent (1 1/2%). During the Seasonal Overadvance
                  Period, the Revolving Interest Rate shall mean an interest
                  rate per annum equal to the sum of the Alternative Base Rate
                  plus two and one-half percent (2 1/2%).

                  "TERM" shall mean the Closing Date through May 31, 2003.

                  (b) Section 2.1(a)(y) is amended in its entirety to provide as
         follows:

                  "(y) an amount equal to the sum of:

                           (i) up to 85%, subject to the provisions of Section
                           2.1(b) hereof ("RECEIVABLES ADVANCE RATE"), of
                           Eligible Receivables, PLUS

                           (ii) 55%, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(b)
                           hereof ("INVENTORY ADVANCE RATE"), of the value of
                           the Eligible Inventory (the Receivables Advance Rate
                           and the Inventory Advance Rate shall be referred to
                           collectively as the "ADVANCE RATES") in the aggregate
                           at any time, PLUS

                           (iii) the Seasonal Overadvance Amount, PLUS

                           (iv) the product of the aggregate amount of
                           outstanding documentary Letters of Credit times the
                           Inventory Advance Rate, MINUS

                           (v) the aggregate amount of outstanding Letters of
                           Credit, MINUS

                           (vi) such reserves as Agent may reasonably deem
                           proper and necessary from time to time.

                  The amount derived from (x) the sum of Sections
                  2.1(a)(y)(i),(ii),(iii) and (iv) MINUS (y) Section
                  2.1(a)(y)(vi) at any time and from time to time shall be
                  referred to as the "FORMULA AMOUNT." The Revolving Advances
                  shall be

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                  evidenced by secured promissory notes (collectively, the
                  "REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE") substantially in the form attached
                  hereto as EXHIBIT 2.1(A)."

                  (c) Section 6.5 is amended in its entirety to provide as
         follows:

                  "AVAILABILITY. Maintain an Undrawn Availability of at least
                  $2,000,000 at all times, other than during the period
                  commencing upon the date of the effectiveness of Amendment No.
                  1 and ending upon January 1, 2002."

                  (d) Section 7.7 is amended in its entirety to provide as
         follows:

                  "DIVIDENDS. Declare, pay or make any dividend or distribution
                  on any shares of the common stock or preferred stock of
                  Borrower (other than dividends or distributions payable in its
                  stock, or split-ups or reclassifications of its stock) or
                  apply any of its funds, property or assets to the purchase,
                  redemption or other retirement of any common or preferred
                  stock, or of any options to purchase or acquire any such
                  shares of common or preferred stock of Borrower; PROVIDED,
                  HOWEVER, on or before July 16, 2001, Borrower may (i) redeem
                  the shares of Borrower owned by Avon, and (ii) make a cash
                  dividend distribution to its shareholders, in an amount not to
                  exceed $6,000,000 in the aggregate for clauses (i) and (ii)."

3.       ACCOMMODATION FEE. To induce Lender to enter into this Amendment,
Borrower hereby agrees to pay Agent an accommodation fee of $175,000 (the
"ACCOMMODATION FEE"). This fee is due and fully earned on the date hereof and
Agent shall, without making demand, charge this fee to Borrower's Account.

4.       CONSENT TO AMENDMENT TO SUBORDINATED NOTE. Subject to satisfaction of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 and subject to Agent receiving
an executed copy of the agreement between Avon and Borrower which amends the
maturity date of the Subordinated Note to June 30, 2003, which shall be in form
and substance satisfactory to Agent and its counsel, Agent hereby consents to
the change of the final maturity date of the Subordinated Note from January 15,
2006 to June 30, 2003 and hereby waives any Default or Event of Default which
may arise or result from such change to the Subordinated Note.

5.       CONSENT TO STOCK PURCHASE DOCUMENTATION.

         (a) Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 6 and subject to Agent receiving an executed copy of the Stock Purchase
Agreement (defined below), which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
Agent and its counsel, Agent hereby consents to the Change of Ownership arising
due to the sale of stock (the "Sale of Stock") by the shareholders of Borrower
to dreamlife, inc., ("dreamlife") as contemplated by the Stock Purchase
Agreement to be entered into between dreamlife, Borrower and all of the holders
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Borrower (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement") and all other documents to be executed in connection therewith
(collectively, with the Stock Purchase Agreement, the "Stock Purchase
Documents"), and hereby waives any Default or Event of Default which may arise
or result from the execution of the Stock Purchase Documents.

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         (b) Upon the execution of the Stock Purchase Documents and the
occurrence of the Sale of Stock as contemplated thereunder, the Loan Agreement
shall be further amended as follows:

                  (i) Section 1.2 shall be amended such that the following
defined terms are added in their appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "DREAMLIFE" shall mean dreamlife, inc., a Delaware
                  corporation.

                  "STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the Stock Purchase
                  Agreement entered into between dreamlife, Borrower and all of
                  the holders of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
                  Borrower, a copy of which has been furnished to Lender."

                  (ii) Section 1.2 shall be further amended by amending the term
"Original Owner" in its entirety to provide as follows:

                  "ORIGINAL OWNER" shall mean dreamlife.

                  (iii) Section 5.18 is amended in its entirety to provide as
follows:

                  "DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE
                  AGREEMENT. Agent has received complete copies of the
                  Acquisition Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement (including
                  all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters referred to
                  therein or delivered pursuant thereto, if any) and all
                  amendments thereto, waivers relating thereto and other side
                  letters or agreements affecting the terms thereof. None of
                  such documents and agreements has been amended or
                  supplemented, except as set forth in the documents delivered
                  to Agent nor have any of the provisions thereof been waived,
                  except pursuant to a written agreement or instrument which has
                  heretofore been delivered to Agent."

                  (iv) Section 6.9 is amended in its entirety to provide as
follows:

                  "Enforce all of its material rights under the Acquisition
                  Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement and the documents
                  executed in connection therewith including, but not limited
                  to, all indemnification rights and pursue all material
                  remedies available to it with diligence and in good faith in
                  connection with the enforcement of any such rights."

                  (v) Section 7.8 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the "and"
before clause (iii), and (ii) adding at the end thereof "; and (iv) the
Subordinated Loan".

                  (vi) A new Section 7.18 is hereby added which provides as
follows:

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                  "7.18 SUBORDINATED LOAN. At any time, directly or indirectly,
                  (a) pay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise
                  acquire, or make any payment on account of any principal of,
                  interest on, or premium payable in connection with the
                  repayment or redemption of the Subordinated Note other than to
                  the extent payment is due upon maturity of the Subordinated
                  Note, or (b) enter into any material amendment or modification
                  of the Subordinated Note."

                  (vii) Section 9.9 is amended in its entirety to provide as
follows:

                  "Furnish Agent as soon as available, but in any event within
                  ten (10) days after the issuance thereof, (i) copies of such
                  financial statements, reports and returns as Borrower shall
                  send to its stockholders generally and (ii) copies of all
                  notices sent pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and Stock
                  Purchase Agreement."

                  (viii) Article X is amended by changing the period at the end
of Section 10.17 to "; and" and adding a new Section 10.18 which shall provide
as follows:

                  "10.18 Two of the following three individuals shall cease to
                  have the authority, through membership on the board of
                  directors of Borrower or dreamlife, or holding a senior
                  executive position with Borrower, to direct the business
                  operations of Borrower: William Walsh, Anthony Calandra and
                  James Cascino."

         6. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective
upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before June 29,
2001: Agent shall have received (i) four (4) copies of this Amendment executed
by Borrower and Lenders; (ii) four (4) copies of the Guaranty executed by
Guarantor; (iii) the Accommodation Fee; and (iv) such other certificates,
instruments, documents, agreements and opinions of counsel as may be required by
Agent or its counsel, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory
to Agent and its counsel.

         7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower hereby represents and
warrants as follows:

         (a) This Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby,
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower and are enforceable
against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.

         (b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrower hereby reaffirms
all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement to the
extent the same are not amended hereby and agree that all such covenants,
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the
effective date of this Amendment.

         (c) Borrower has no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to the
Loan Agreement.

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         8. EFFECT ON THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

         (a) Upon the effectiveness of SECTION 2 hereof, each reference in the
Loan Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of
like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended
hereby.

         (b) Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement, and all
other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

         (c) Except as set forth in Sections 4 and 5 hereof, the execution,
delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of
any right, power or remedy of Agent or Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or
agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.

         9. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.

         10. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment for any other purpose.

         11. COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILE. This Amendment may be executed by the
parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission shall be
deemed to be an original signature hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day
and year first written above.

                                         DISCOVERY TOYS, INC., as Borrower

                                         By:
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                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                         PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
                                         Agent and Lender

                                         By:
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                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                             AMENDED PROMISSORY NOTE

$3,500,000.00                                                      JUNE 28, 2001

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, DISCOVERY TOYS, INC., a California corporation
("Payor") promises to pay to the order of AVON PRODUCTS, INC., a New York
corporation or subsequent holder of this Note ("Payee"), at its offices at 1345
Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105 or at such other address as
Payee may specify, in lawful money of the United States of America, the sum of
THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,500,000.00), with interest from
January 15, 1999 on the unpaid principal balance at the rate of four and
sixty-four one-hundredths of one percent (4.64%) per annum compounded annually.
This Note is the Note referred to in Sections 6.2(k) and 6.4(f) and certain
other sections of that certain Stock Transfer Agreement dated as of January 15,
1999 among Discovery Toys, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company (the
"LLC"), Payor and Payee (the "Transfer Agreement") and in Section 1.3 of that
certain Agreement dated as of June 28, 2001 among the Payor, Avon Products, Inc.
and the stockholders of the Company named therein. This Note amends that Note of
Payor in the principal amount of $3,500,000 dated January 15, 1999.

         The principal and all accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be
payable on the earliest to occur of (i) June 30, 2003; (ii) the sale or transfer
of all or substantially all of the assets of Payor, or fifty percent (50%) or
more of the fully diluted outstanding capital stock of Payor (the "Company
Shares") other than a transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding
capital stock of Payor to dreamlife, inc. or (iii) the sale or transfer of fifty
percent (50%) or more of the membership interests of the LLC outstanding on
January 15, 1999 to entities not 50% or more owned directly or indirectly by the
owner on January 15, 1999 of the membership interests of the LLC.

         Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (an
"Event of Default") under this Note:

                  (a) Failure of Payor to pay any amount due and payable under
this Note when due, whether at the time scheduled for payment thereof or by
reason of acceleration thereof or otherwise;

                  (b) Payor shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment
of a receiver, trustee or liquidator on any material part of its property; (ii)
admit in writing its inability to pay debts as they mature; (iii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) be adjudicated bankrupt or
insolvent; (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or a petition or an
answer seeking an arrangement with creditors or take advantage of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law, or
an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in
any proceeding under any such law; or (vi) take any action for the purpose of
effectuating any of the foregoing; and

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                  (c) Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without
Payor's application, approval or consent, by any court of competent
jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking reorganization of Payor or of all or
a substantial part of its assets, or appointing a receiver, custodian, trustee,
intervenor or liquidator therefor, or such a petition seeking reorganization or
liquidation shall be filed against Payor and such order, judgment or decree
shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days.

         Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, at the option of
Payee: (i) Payee may declare this Note immediately due and payable in full, as
to principal, interest and any other sums payable hereunder, whereupon all such
sums shall be and become immediately due and payable in full; and (ii) Payee
shall be entitled to exercise forthwith against Payor any and all rights and
remedies that may otherwise be available to Payee hereunder and at law or in
equity.

         This Note, and any payments due hereon, shall be subordinate to Senior
Debt, now or hereafter existing, of Payor (as hereinafter defined). "Senior
Debt" shall mean and include the outstanding principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on all indebtedness of Payor (i) to PNC Bank, National Association
("PNC Bank"), as agent for the lenders, under the working capital facility
extended by PNC Bank, as lender and as agent for the lenders, to Payor, on the
terms and conditions available under such facility and up to the maximum amount
of $7,000,000, as proposed to be amended; or (ii) to other lenders under any
substitute working capital facility available to Payor on substantially the same
terms and conditions as the PNC facility described above and up to an aggregate
maximum amount of $7,000,000 for all such lenders; and any renewal, extensions
or deferrals of any such indebtedness. In the event of the distribution of
assets of Payor upon liquidation, dissolution, or reorganization of Payor, then
principal, interest, or premium on Senior Debt shall be paid before any payment
is made to Payee. In the event the Note is declared due and payable before its
stated maturity, no payment shall be made to Payee until principal, interest,
and premium on Senior Debt shall have been paid in full.

         No remedy conferred upon or reserved or available to Payee shall be
exclusive of any other remedy or remedies available to him, but each and every
remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every such remedy now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission on the part of
Payee to exercise any right or power arising upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default shall impair any right or power of Payee or be construed to be a waiver
by Payee of such Event of Default. Any right or power of Payee may be exercised
from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by it.

         Payor hereby: (i) waives demand, presentment for payment, notice of
intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest, notice of protest, and
all other notices and diligence in collecting this Note; and (ii) agrees that it
will not be necessary for Payee, in order to enforce payment of this Note, to
first institute suit or exhaust rights against Payor.

                  Payor agrees to pay Payee's reasonable expenses to obtain,
enforce or liquidate payment or performance of any of Payor's obligations under
this Note, which expenses shall include reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
incurred by Payee.

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         No waiver or modification of the terms of this Note shall be valid
unless in writing signed by each of Payee and Payor and then only to the extent
therein set forth.

         This Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.

         This Note shall be binding upon the Payor and its respective successors
and assigns, and shall be enforceable by Payee, its successors, assigns or
subsequent holders of this Note.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Payor has executed and delivered this Note
to be effective as of the day and year first above-written.

                                              DISCOVERY TOYS, INC.

                                              By:  /s/ James M. Cascino
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                                              Name:  James M. Cascino
                                              Title: Chief Executive Officer

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