April 2015 New Specialty Toys — Creative Activities

Poolside craft! Whether at the beach or pool, sunglasses are a necessity and trendy accessory. Have fun in the sun by decorating 3 pairs of sunglasses.

• Includes resin shapes, rhinestones and gem strips to decorate sunglasses
• Sunglasses available in 1 fun color, 1 glamorous glitter and 1 pair that even changes color in the sun – like magic!
• BONUS-includes 3 sunglass cases
• Sunglasses provide 100% UV protection-UV 400
• Decorate, wear and share sunglasses with your friends

This season’s hottest fashion accessory, Flower Crowns, is perfect for every day "bohemian" style, special occasions and even flower girl gifts! For younger girls, wear this special crown as you are transformed into your own magical environment.

• It’s fun to make: twist realistic paper roses, beautiful berry bunches and charming ribbon ivy around the twig bases
• Add a little bling with the golden shimmer accent paint included
• You decide on the color scheme and how you want to wear it – as a headband, crown or maybe across your forehead for a groovy retro look
• Enough materials to make 4 adjustable crowns

— Two out of 11 retailers told TDmonthly in a May 2015 survey that Creativity for Kids is one of their best-selling activity kit brands.

Get your tickets and your popcorn ready, the show is about to begin! With the Cinema Box from French toymaker Moulin Roty, children are given the pictures and they supply the story! Armed with a flashlight (batteries included) and five different rotating discs in the themes of Valiant Knight, Cowboy, Pirate, A Thief and Super Hero colorful images are shone on the box cover – which doubles as the screen – and the child tells an amazing story about each adventure. Also included is a movie poster so the child can fill in the date and time of the show and sturdy tickets that can be sold and then reused many many times for many many shows! Best of all Mom, all items fit back in the box and can be tied shut with the attached ribbon. Clean up is a breeze! Look for other items in Les Petits Merveilles such as Nighttime Shadow Puppets, Puppet Theater Curtain, Storybook Flashlights, and Hand Shadows. Imported Exclusively by Magicforest.
Attributes:
·    Creative & Imaginative Play
·    Storytelling
·    Dexterity
·    Scheduling
·    Part of Les Petits Merveilles Collection by Moulin Roty

Celebrate all the special memories of your child’s life — and create new ones — while making a personalized, environmentally friendly scrapbook! Eco Crafts Scrapbook includes all the materials you’ll need to design and decorate a colorful, visually inspiring scrapbook. Fill all the pages of this hardcover, spiral notebook with photos, stickers, drawings, wooden buttons, string, colorful ribbons and more. Use cardboard paper frames to highlight photographs and use the letter stickers to call out special moments and names. So much fun for a family to create together! Includes over 300 pieces, zig zag scissors, stickers, paper shapes and frames, printed paper, buttons, craft sticks, glue stick, ribbons, twine cords and easy to follow instructions.
Awards: Creative Child Awards, Eco-Friendly Product of the Year; Dr. Toy's Best Green Toys; NAPPA Sliver Educational Tools for Parents and Children, Arts & Crafts
— Bebe Feimster, manager of Big Smile Toys/Hardware Center in Paoli, Pa., told TDmonthly in a March 2015 survey that the Eco Crafts scrapbook from Alex is one of their best-selling "green" toys.

This play set comes with 1.5 pounds of Sand, a Paver Vehicle with 2 replaceable Rollers (rock crush and smooth designs), and the Backhoe has a repositionable Scooper. Also comes with 4 Street Signs, 2 Traffic Cones, 2 Barrels and a Play Mat.

The Sweet Ink Tattoo Kit comes in a beautiful, decorative tin. Each kit includes one pack of transfer tattoos, 27 foil bracelets, 4 stencils, 2 body markers, 1 glue, a brush for glitter tattoos, and two colors of glitter.

Create your own custom paint colors in minutes! Use the mixing guide to create your color or make up your own. This interactive kit provides everything you need to make 15 unique paint colors. Whether you experiment with colors or keep things simple, this kit guides you through every step of the process!
Awards: 2015 TIA Activity Toy of the Year, 2015 TIA People's Choice Award, 2014 Time to Play Media, Parents' Choice, National Parenting Publication, Toy Insider's Top Toys for 9+years/Tweens, The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval and Toys R Us Holiday 2014 Hot Toy List Award Winner.

Make 6 stylish textured outfits! Rubbing onto sticker sheets means you don’t have to color in the lines. Just peel and stick your perfect shapes! Sticker sheets lock onto rubbing plates so it is easy to hold. Includes 10 textures on 5 rubbing plates, 6 fashion scenes, 256 stickers, 8 crayons, and easy picture instructions. Launch date: Spring 2015.

Build a musical instrument with this 24-piece set. Includes 2 mouthpieces, 2 trumpet ends and twisting tubes. All components are made of unbreakable ABS plastic. Compatible with Tubation.
— David Stelzer, owner of Shananigans Toy Store in Baltimore, Md., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that the Saxoflute is one of their store's best-selling musical toys.

Let your child discover and explore the sounds of music with our Confetti range of musical instruments. Our role play toys are brightly colored and so much fun to play. Whether you have a soloist in the family or an entire band, music can benefit your child in so many different ways. Music can 'boost your child's brain power, improve your child's memory, help them be more social, build their confidence, and even teach them a little patience.'
Awards: Oppenheim Platinum Seal Best Toy Award
— Taka  Andrews, owner of Miller's in Mamoroneck, N.Y., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that they sell a handful of Janod Guitars each month, making them the store's best-selling musical toy.

Entertain the crowd with our 16 hole harmonica! Comes packaged in a durable cardboard box with pop up lid. Measures 5.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 in box. Ages 3 & up.
— In a January 2015 survey, two out of 10 retailers told TDmonthly that Schylling Harmonicas were their store's best-selling music toys.

A complete pattern workshop for creative children to teach them how to make beautiful Art Nouveau motifs. Designed for older children, this kit will engage their artistic sensibilites while teaching them a classic art form. The kit comes complete with highest quality pigmented felt tipped brush pens in eight colors, multitudes of stickers and 4 colorful card "canvasses".
Because play is essential to a child's development, Djeco creates toy collections that are always entertaining, educational and imaginative. Staying faithful to their philosophy of incorporating art into play, the passionate and inventive Djeco creative team includes unique illustration and bold graphic design into all of their toys.
— Taka  Andrews, owner of Miller's in Mamoroneck, N.Y., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that DJECO art kits are their store's best-selling arts & crafts toys.

Girls can create cool collages in seconds with these super cute chipboard picture frame sets that stick to the wall. With 3 frames that fit any standard 4x6 photo, 3 double-sided matte designs, and repositionable foam tape in each set, girls can display their favorite photos faster than they can snap a selfie. It’s so fun and easy…just pick a favorite photo, pick a matte, pick a frame and stick them to a wall. Girls can even create endless designs by mixing and matching with multiple packs!
Sugar Lulu encourages girls to express their creativity, individuality, and style through the unique collages that they create.  The matte theme packs include: Urban Rose, Vintage Blues, Country French and Sea Breeze.