Trendy tiles will bring attention to a locker, file cabinet, refrigerator or any metal surface. Children and adults can simply paint an assortment of 32 mini tiles and add word and letter stickers to create their own ceramic sayings. Tiles stay in place with super-strong peel-and-stick magnets. “Rather than buy magnets already pre-printed with words, use Tile Talk to design magnets with your own favorite sayings, expressions, names and abbreviations,” Lisa Ritchey of Faber-Castell told TDmonthly. “This project is completely open-ended in encouraging self-expression.” Launch date: September 2006.

Girls get chic with fashionable feet. There's a foot-shaped buffer to prepare toenails. Then use the daisy toe separator to get toes in line. Polish with 3 trendy shades – pink, purple, and blue. Add some flair with glitter and mini stickers. Make toe rings with pastel beads and gel cord. Kit also includes a ready-made toe ring plus spa recipes to soothe the feet. The pink plastic case is handy for storage.
— Kits by Creativity for Kids are best sellers at Juggles in Wakefield, R.I., Owner Idanna Smith told TDmonthly.

This kit contains 40 child-size fake nails to decorate and wear, or do the activity right on your own nails. There's a daisy-shaped emery board and buffer to get your nails prepped. Then add some dazzle with mini stickers, mini rhinestones, glitter, and 4 trendy colors of polish – pink, purple, blue, and orange. The pink plastic case is handy for storage.

Girls on the go can with bath fizzies & confetti soap. Includes an eye mask to soothe the eyes, as well as a comb & headband for hair, nail polish, file, toe separator, tooth brush & case. Also includes spa bag to store your supplies.

This portable, foldable tray with a cup holder is great for breakfast in bed or for use as a writing desk, a creation station or a convenient homework helper. It comes with an array of decoupage designs, glitter and rhinestones for decoration. Launch date: Fall 2006.

Children can customize their own fleet of awesome monster trucks. Four different trucks come ready to decorate with stickers and paint. Just pull them back and watch them race, roll and flip. Launch date: Winter 2006.

Children can embellish these three fancy felines with cool 3-D cat eyes, markers, glitter, rhinestones, ribbons, charms and a mini boa. The cats are about 4" tall.

The Play Foam Activity Set includes five colors of the super-popular Play Foam, which can be used to create awesome creatures. Children can transform creations with an assortment of feathers, straws, pipe cleaners and wiggly eyes. The fun and creativity is endless as the Play Foam can be used again and again. Launch date: October 2006.
— "Creativity for Kids....Parents really appreciate a product where the children are creating something," responded Ann Walker, owner of Curious Kidstuff in Seattle when asked for great-selling items in her store.
— Play Foam’s been a top seller for Michelle Deutschmann, owner of Kaleidoscope Toys in Falmouth, Mass., since November 2006.
— “Our product development team constantly reviews trends in the marketplace to keep current with what interests children. This involves store visits, online research, and getting feedback from children,” Lisa Ritchey of Faber-Castell told TDmonthly.

Children can create two hardcover books with this set. The smaller book includes a die-cut frame and room for a story, which makes a great family activity. The kit includes story ideas, markers, clip art and sticker sheets. “Create Your Own Books encourages children to use their imagination to write and illustrate stories that reflect their interests and personality. The activity is both enriching and fun, and allows children an opportunity for open-ended self-expression,” Lisa Ritchey of Faber-Castell told TDmonthly. This item was named one of the 100 Best Children’s Products of 2006 by Dr. Toy.

Kids can have fun personalizing the look of this pair of Bobble Head Dogs from Creativity for Kids. The paints come in realistic colors, and can be used along with a dog tag to give each of the toys a name. Launch Date: Spring 2003.
— "Creativity for Kids is very popular," is the experience of Priscilla More, owner of Fub’s Party/Toys and More in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
— "All from Creativity — paint your own alarm clock, butterfly, paint by number, bobble heads, etc.," said Debbie Wurzburger, owner of the Toy Chest in Pikesville, Md., when naming her top-selling painting toys.
— “This kit started our Bobble Head series, which now includes Poodles, Kool Kats and Dinos,” Lisa Ritchey of Faber-Castell told TDmonthly.

Embellish a wood framed mirror with sequin trims and pre-strung beads. Mirror measures 9" by 9" and includes an easel back, ribbon and hanging hooks for display. Reverse the mirror and use it to frame your favorite photograph.
— “Creativity for Kids art kits” were the top seller for little girls at Ambassador Toys in San Francisco, said one long-term employee.
— Creativity for Kids arts and crafts kits do well, agreed Rob Slye, owner of Toys Ahoy in Barrington, R.I.
— Arts and crafts are almost always cited as a strong category for girls of all ages among the retailers that TDmonthly surveys.

Great for parties, the Nail Art Fun Party Pack Craft comes in a cake-shaped box that opens to reveal all the accessories for six at-home manicures and pedicures. The kit includes 6 colors of nail polish, 6 sets of fake nails with adhesive, 6 sheets of adhesive-backed glittery nail art, 6 foam toe separators, 6 flower-shaped nail files/buffers, and 6 drawstring tulle bags for taking supplies home. It comes complete with 6 thank you cards for the guests.
— Little girls like tea parties, but big girls prefer craft parties, agreed retailers.
— “This is fun done by groups of girls,” said Elaine Hackney, owner of J.P. Boing!’s Toy Shop in Jamaica Plain, Mass.
— Craft activities for birthday parties do well for girls 8 and up at Teri’s Toy Box in Seattle, said owner Teri Soelter.

Girls can keep their special memories in scrapbooks they design. This spiral-bound scrapbook with a hard cover comes with decorative paper, vellum stickers and mini envelopes, scalloped-edge scissors, stencil, glue stick and marker.
— Scrapbooking was one of the top-3 most popular sharing craft kits for girls, according to retailers surveyed.
— “We've done very well with this. We’ve had it all year," commented Kelly Smith, owner of The Learning Express in Carlsbad, Calif.
— “I got one for my niece last Christmas and she loved it,” noted Robin Hillier, manager of The Learning Express in Carlsbad, Calif.

Girls can make one set of jewelry for themselves and another for a friend with this all-inclusive kit. Contained are 8 silver fashion charms, including sunglasses, ring, purse, comb, mirror, flip flops and shoe. The kit also includes 2 premium enameled charms with rhinestones, 2 charm bracelets, 2 silver jewelry chain necklaces, gel cord, jump rings and a sparkling bead assortment.
? Friendship bracelets were the top-selling tween sharing toy at four of the retailers surveyed.
? They?re a big deal with little kids at the Village Toy Shop in Castro Valley, Calif., said owner Jonathan Berman.
? Girls like bracelets they can ?make together,? remarked Carolyn Smolski, manager of Fire Fly?s Toy & Book Shop in Valencia, Calif.

The wooden dragon, inspired by traditional Chinese design, is first assembled from pieces of slotted wood. Paint, glitter and feathers can adorn the finished product from the Creativity for Kids Puzz-A-Model line.

This room décor kit results in a sparkling canopy ? and what little girl can resist a canopy over her bed? The kit includes tulle, sparkle paint, mini butterflies and flowers in tulle, and rhinestones.

Users can hand bead this ceramic heart box with matching mirror and picture frame.
--This company?s mission is to provide children with experiences that stimulate and encourage natural creativity.
--Renee Lamb of Creativity for Kids says that retailers have responded positively and have placed enough orders to push this product into the top seller realm.
--Creativity for Kids gives kids a new way to bead, by applying the beads to the surface of the mirror, frame and box.