NEW YORK — Shakira is partnering with Fisher-Price to launch a line of baby toys as well as a Web series for moms.

The Mattel, Inc.-owned company announced Friday that the First Steps collection of toys and baby gear would be available in November. Shakira co-developed six products, including a bouncer that plays music, alphabet blocks and a musical soccer ball, an ode to her soccer-playing boyfriend Gerard Pique, who plays for FC Barcelona.

All of the proceeds will benefit her Barefoot Foundation, which provides education and nutrition to children in impoverished areas of her native Colombia. Pre-order on Amazon for the products begins Monday.

Geoff Walker, executive vice president of the Fisher-Price Global Brands Team, said in an interview Thursday that Shakira contacted the company about collaborating. The Grammy-winning singer, who is pregnant and is the mother of 21-month-old Milan, is the first celebrity Fisher-Price has partnered with.

“She brings in both authenticity and emotion, and I think that’s why this is such an exciting moment,” Walker said.

With her foundation, one of Shakira’s main initiatives has been early childhood development, which attracted Fisher-Price to the global star, Walker said.

“I wanted to design a line of toys that stimulated development in the crucial early stages of life, … in which learning can be achieved through supervised play, fostering the development of psychological, social and motor skills.”

The 12-part Web series debuts Monday and targets millennials. Some of the episodes will feature her son.


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