This 17-piece ceramic tea set comes with four cups, four saucers, four plates, a teapot, a creamer and a sugar bowl. Girls can paint the tea set with any pattern or design using ceramic paint. A tea party is a timeless activity enjoyed by both children and adults. Older girls will enjoy painting this miniature set as a collectable for their room or as an accessory for their doll collection.

Kids discover the secrets of ancient Egypt as they wrap a mummy, paint a sarcophagus and construct a pyramid bank. They can decorate their artifacts with specially formulated water-activated plaster gauze, sand paint, shiny jewel rhinestones and metallic accents. Designs are finished with authentic hieroglyphic stickers. The kit includes latex-free crafting gloves, table cover and a handy no-mess mixing tray. It was launched in March 2006.

This quality art supply set of non-toxic art colors for children allows them to let their creativity run wild. It includes 36 colored pencils, 12 watercolor pencils, 46 crayons, 15 medium tip washable markers, a grip eraser, a design pencil sharpener, a watercolor paint brush, a paper pad with 20 sheet and a beautiful wood case.

Each box comes with two hats. The kit includes an adjustable fabric baseball hat and a visor. Peel-and-stick felt shapes let little hands decorate with ease. The hat can be finished off with pretty fabric ribbons. Launch date: 2006.
— “It’s really darling,” enthused Trish Garlock of Treasured Child in La Grange, Ky. “There’s also a ribbon-and-felt tote bag that looks like it’ll match.”
— Of the 14 retailers who carried make-your-own clothing items, 10 said that Creativity for Kids kits were among their best sellers.
— Boys who want cool caps, too, can make CFK’s “Creature Caps.”

Creativity for Kids has come out with a brand new flip-flop kit that gives tween girls a little elevation: They have wedge-style heels for maximum fashionability. The kit comes with two flip-flop styles so it makes a great mother/daughter activity or fun for two friends. The larger pair features a fun, chunky heel and has blue and pink stripes, and the smaller pair is pink with circles. They come with self-adhesive sequin trims, sparkling angel eyelash yarn and iridescent butterflies. The kit was launched in February 2006.
— “Flip-flops have been hot,” enthused Michelle Deutschmann, owner of Kaleidoscope Toys in Falmouth, Mass. Half of retailers who sold make-your-own clothing kits said that flip-flops were their best items, and it was the most popular kit in this survey.
— “Flip-flop kits keep selling,” agreed Rich Gordon, owner of the Learning Express in Exton, Pa.
— “Flip-flops have been strong for a couple of years,” said Kate Tanner, owner of Kid Stop Toy & Book Store in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kids can decorate a duo of adorable dinosaurs with Bobble Dinos. There’s one large dinosaur and one baby dinosaur in an egg to decorate with markers and glitter. The 3-D diorama shapes are included for play and pretend with the bobble heads.

Kids can create their own sudsy sentiments using sheets of amazing soap paper. The cards can be embellished with fun soap paper shapes that stick in place with water. A skin-safe marker for writing messages is included. So are mailing envelopes and a sponge applicator.

Designed for boys and girls ages 8 and up, these woodcraft construction sets – part puzzle, part model – offer a test and an outlet for creativity. This year, look for Legendary Dragon and Enchanted Unicorn kits. Construct the puzzle from its wood pieces and paint the dragon or unicorn in a variety of shiny pastel paints, then decorate with glitter glue and rhinestones.