May 2009 New Specialty Toys — Arts & Crafts

This captivating little optical illusion coloring activity — the Twisted Pajama Party Packet — contains five wacky morphs: Mid night snacks (shown); Pillow fight; Giggle fits; Runway glammin'; and Down time. Each packet comes with one Morph-O-Scope mirror. The brain-tickling fun challenge is crayoning the twisted shapes on the paper to make color appear in the right places in the pajama party cartoon reflections. It is inexpensive, easy to assemble, and appeals to all ages. The Twisted Pajama Party Packet is made in the USA and meets or exceeds all U.S. safety standards.

This captivating little optical illusion coloring activity — the Stretched Pets Packet — contains five adorable morphs: Puppy Tug-O-War (shown); Uh Oh Kitties; Papa Parakeet Perch; First Fish Tank; and Pony Daydreams. Each packet comes with one Morph-O-Scope mirror. The brain-tickling fun challenge is crayoning the twisted shapes on the paper to make color appear in the right places in the pets cartoon reflections. It is inexpensive, easy to assemble, and appeals to all ages. The Stretched Pets Packet is made in the USA and meets or exceeds all U.S. safety standards.

This parent and child activity kit includes materials to create a foot cast in the sand at the beach. It includes enough plaster mix to make molds of two feet and comes in a bright beach pail. Launch date: February 2009.

This vinyl apron gives kids the freedom to be creative without worrying moms about the mess that results. It ties behind the neck and includes three oversized pockets in the front for supplies.
— This art apron was on the list of best sellers at Kazoo & Company in Denver at the beginning of 2009, Storeowner Diana Nelson told TDmonthly.

Includes a large variety of jewels so you can add some "bling" to all of your fuse bead projects. Pack includes flowers, hearts, stars, larger circles and three different colors of our popular smaller circles.  Then hang your completed Perler® and fuse bead project on the refrigerator with one of the super magnets. JAMLiBs allow a child to customize their fused or Perler® bead projects, opening the door to another level of creativity and fun.  They come in jewels of all shapes, sizes, and colors, googly eyes, colorful dots and word tabs.  Each pack also includes magnets, enabling each kid to display their finished work on your refrigerator. JAMLiBs are reusable.

Includes everything you will need to get you started; large and small jewels, googly eyes, colorful pegs, word fun circles with pre-printed messages and some word fun circles to write your own message. Then hang your completed Perler® and fuse bead project on the refrigerator with one of the super magnets. JAMLiBs allow a child to customize their fused or Perler® bead projects, opening the door to another level of creativity and fun.  They come in jewels of all shapes, sizes, and colors, googly eyes, colorful dots and word tabs.  Each pack also includes magnets, enabling each kid to display their finished work on your refrigerator. JAMLiBs are reusable.

Each coloring and activity set features a different theme (neighborhood, airport, horse ranch, zoo or construction site) and includes Crayola crayons, a coloring mat, corrugated pop-up buildings for decoration and play, and accessories. The three-dimensional structures allow kids to play after they’ve colored and designed the set. Launch date: Fall 2009.