April 2015 Notable Toys — Arts & Crafts

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.

Two fun time activities in one! Use the Special Pen and a rainbow of colors will instantly appear. Then unscramble the stickers to create surprise pictures of everyone's favorite Mickey Mouse characters. Place the numbered stickers on a numbered grid to complete the pictures. MADE IN THE USA

Set Includes:     

Magic Pen® Book     
•  24 pages of fun     
•  Special pen

Sticker Puzzle Book    
•  8 colorful jumbled sticker puzzles     
•  8 numbered puzzle grids   
•  120 stickers 

Three fun time activities in one! Use the Special Pen and a rainbow of colors will instantly appear. With the same Special Pen, fill in the dotted area and invisible images and words will become visible. Then unscramble the stickers to create surprise pictures of everyone's favorite Frozen characters. Place the numbered stickers on a numbered grid to complete the pictures. MADE IN THE USA

Set Includes:   

2in1 Book   
 •  16 pages of Invisible Ink fun   
 •  8 pages of Magic Pen Painting fun  
 •  Special pen

Sticker Puzzle Book  
•  8 colorful jumbled sticker puzzles  
 •  8 numbered puzzle grids   
•  240 stickers

— Three out of 11 retailers told TDmonthly in a May 2015 survey that Frozen was their best-selling licensed toy property. Bebe Feimster, manager of Big Smile Toys/Hardware Center in Paoli, Pa., told us that this specific toy was their best seller.

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.

Plastic components will react in the dark with the UV LED Glasses and lights up beyond your belief! Comes with 4 pounds GLOW Sand, large play tray, UV LED Glasses, UV Pen Light, Brick and Pebble Rollers, 4 Stencils in assorted themes, 2 Volcano Molds, 6 PVC Neon Bugs, 6 PVC Dino Skeleton, 3 assorted Jungle Animal molds, and a light up flashing red LED module to make your volcano come to life! ITEM PROHIBITED ON AMAZON.

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.

Make a Purr-fectly plushable Cat. Use the stylus to punch fabric pieces – match the colors to create 3D Plushy pals.

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.

Make jewelry and crafts for you and your doll. Use the design guide to create custom, matching jewelry for you and your American Girl® doll with the cutest collection of crafting materials. Kit Includes: storage bottles, twine, elastic cord, embroidery floss, mini clothespins, beads, earring hooks, jump rings, and 20 page design guide and instructions.

Create your own bracelet designs with the Pixel Loom™ Bracelet Kit by Fashion Angels. Use the designs provided or create your own pixel image bracelets. Kit Includes: loom, cube beads, glass beads, floss, satin cord, scoubistring, tweezers, thimble, design sheets, and instructions.

Make them! Wear them! Share them! The special necklaces are designed to inspire girls everywhere. These super cute bottle-shaped kits include letter beads and string that spell out different inspirational messages, plus a cool closure to tie to any size. Girls can string them together to make cool necklaces that make a statement!
There are 8 different messages to choose from: Living the Dream, Always in My Heart, Normal is Boring, Love Thy Selfie, Not a Morning Person, Nothing to Wear, Believe in Yourself,  Keep Calm Stand Out.  Also available is a special camp set: Your Team Color
With so many inspirational messages to choose from, girls can stand out and express their style because normal is boring!

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.