June 2013 Notable Toys — Arts & Crafts

This play sand is made up of regular sand and a special non-toxic compound that makes it sticky - but only to itself. This means that kids can use it just like wet sand, while grownups don't have to worry about it making a big mess. The sand is also waterproof, so kids can make water features in their sand castle without having to worry about the castle washing away.
— In a August 2014 survey, two out of 10 retailers told TDmonthly that Kinetic Sand was their best-selling toy.
— In a November 2014 survey, two retailers told TDmonthly that Kinetic Sand is one of their store's best-selling educational toys.

Where to buy:
NORTH WEST

Take an exciting adventure with Dusty and his friends. The activities include Magic Pen® Painting, Invisible Ink and Sticker Puzzles. The Special Pen reveals the invisibly printed pictures. The Special Pen also produces a rainbow of colors instantly. Unscramble the stickers to create a surprise picture.
Book 1: Each book includes 24 pages of fun and a special pen.
Book 2: Each book includes 24 pages of fun, a special pen and 2 jumbled sticker puzzles.

Etch-N-Press lets you make creative greeting cards, pretty posters and awesome artwork.  Use the etching tool to create cool deigns on foam shapes.  Add paint to the roller and roll it over the foam template.  Press the foam template, paint side down, onto a piece of paper to leave a mirror image of your design.

Toolbox jewelry is the first ever hardware jewelry kit that teaches kids how to make amazing industrial jewelry from the provided shiny nuts, star washers, fasteners with cord, satin ribbon, beads, and earring wires. Simple instructions transform these practical thingamajigs into super chic ­- and surprisingly pretty - jewelry. It's the perfect combination of functional and fabulous. Comes with 60 page book of instructions, over 200 nuts, washers and fasteners, three colors of cord, earring wires, beads, two colors of ribbon, resealable storage trays, slide-out work surface. Launch date: August 2013.

Spiral art pad has 12 sheets of colored foil and 8 adhesive art pages that are perforated for easy removal. The foil sheets are stored in a re-sealable bag that is attached to the spiral binding. Simply peel the yellow diecut areas on the pages, revealing the adhesive. Place the foil on the exposed adhesive and rub it onto the sheet using your fingertip. Pull excess foil away and see how beautiful your creation looks! Packaging is 6 ¼” x 8” x ½”.

This self-contained activity set includes 2 sheets of color your own character standees, 1 sheet of 4-color vinyl clings and 4 mini markers. The packaging opens to become a fold out activity scene. The standees and clings are stored inside the packaging and the mini markers are stored in a re-sealable blister attached to the cover. Packaging is 6 ¼” x 8” x ½”.

This activity set contains 6 activity pages, 6 blank pages, 6 mini colored pencils and 1 die cut sticker sheet. Packaging is 6 ¼” x 8” x ¾”.

Contains 5 dri-erase activity and game pages plus dri-erase marker. Packaging is 6 ¼” x 8” x ¾”.