TDmonthly's ToyFair 2006 Preview--Arts & Crafts Product Category

T-Me by POLOPPO INC.

T-me Design-Your-Own is a do-it-yourself kit that includes everything a child needs to design his or her own wearable artwork. She can draw a picture using the markers and papers in the kit, choose her favorite T-shirt style from the enclosed catalog, and mail the drawing to the company in the pre-paid return envelope. In 10 days, she'll receive her very own wearable art. The kit's T-shirt-shaped packaging converts into an easel-style picture frame so kids can easily display their favorite artwork. 4/3/2009 (Price: $32.50) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Tricky Video by KLUTZ

Designed to give children ideas for creative filming while using the home video camera, this book includes a slate to mark takes, outlines gimmicks and gags, and provides step-by-step instructions on cool techniques, such as staging disappearances or fight scenes (where no one gets hurt). The guide is authored by John Cassidy and Nicholas Berger.
— “It's the Klutz that sells best,” said Patti Tepper-Rasmussen, owner of Learning Tree Toys in Oklahoma City, Okla., during an April 2009 survey of best-selling playsets and activity kits. 
— “Klutz is probably still my No. 1 seller. They have lots going on,” Pat Jensen, owner of Northwind Kites in Anchorage, Alaska, told TDmonthly. 
— “I sell a huge amount of Klutz books,” said Amy Barrett, owner of Lasso the Moon Wonderful Toys in Helena, Mont., in spring 2009. 4/3/2009 (Price: $19.95)

Disney: Looking at Paintings by BUNKER HILL PUBLISHING

Explore the Mona Lisa's smile, Titian's noises, Duccio's artistic omelet, a Jackson Pollock splash, a king's portrait, an entire battle, saints and sinners, knights and peasants, motorcars and animals; and paintings on every conceivable surface walls, wood panels, cloth, glass, metal, bark, and leather. Follow Mickey and his friends through this most magical of worlds as they show us how to look at, understand, and enjoy the works of the greatest artist. 4/3/2009 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Group Make A Plate by MAKIT PRODUCTS

The Make A Plate® Kits are a great way to capture the imagination of the young artist in a usable product that is dishwasher safe and break resistant. A classroom kit that has enough templates for your child’s classroom or parties, each kit contains 50 drawing templates, 2 packs of markers, one order form, one pre-addressed return envelope, one instruction sheet and one label to expedite your order. Have one plate made or have all 50 made at once. You decide which ones and when, after you’ve created the design. Pay only for processing the artwork that you send to the Magic Factory™. Processing is only $5.95 per plate (CAN $7.95 USD). After all, teachers and families have been making memories and we have been making them special since 1969!
— In an October 2011 survey about best selling personalized and keepsake items, Kim Emigh, manager of e-commerce at Growing Tree Toys in State College, Pa., told TDmonthly that their top selling item is "The Make a Plate kit - hands down!" 4/2/2009 (Price: $7.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Window Paint "On Circus Ring" by ORANGE ELEPHANT

Decorate your window with fun circus creatures! This package contains 6 colors with glitters, 1 outline, patterns, PVC sheets. 3/24/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Bathtub Paints by ORANGE ELEPHANT

This set includes 4 tubs of bathtub paint in red, blue, green and yellow. Just squeeze and write! 3/24/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Modelling Dough by ORANGE ELEPHANT

This set includes 4 tubs of neon modeling dough in red, blue, green and yellow. Also available with glitter. ( Watch Video) 3/24/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Handstand Kids All Purpose Mats by HANDSTAND KIDS

All Purpose Mats serve as a cutting board, placemat and workstation in one. There are four educational mats: three feature a country from the Handstand Kids Cookbook series and the fourth illustrates a kitchen scene. Maps of Italy, Mexico and China are featured along with language translations of cooking utensils and foods used in the Handstand Kids’ recipes (the Mexican map border shows an apple and below is the Spanish translation “manzana”). These lightweight and durable mats are dishwasher safe and phthalate free. "There is no other multi-purposed item like this on the market. The mats educate kids on geography [and] language, and empower them in the kitchen to have their own work space," Yvette Garfield, creator of Handstand Kids, told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 2009. ( Watch Video) 3/23/2009 (Price: $4.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Stitch-it Dolly Kit by The Little Experience

This kit includes printed cotton canvas, a doll pattern, scissors, needle, thread and stuffing so that kids can make their own dolly. Awards: TDmonthly Top Toy 2009.

Where to Buy: Creative Kidstuff 3/23/2009 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Build-it Bird Café by The Little Experience

3 times award winning kit containing pre-cut wooden pieces, paint, glue and varnish to make a bird café. Even includes a splash mat to keep your surfaces clean 3/23/2009 (Price: $18.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Knit-it Elephant by The Little Experience

A great kit for children to learn to knit. With fully illustrated easy-to-follow instructions, knitting needles, yarn, stuffing and cute felt pieces to bring your elephant to life. ( Watch Video) 3/23/2009 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Sticky Mosaics® All Stars by THE ORB FACTORY LIMITED

Batter up with Sticky Mosaics®! Complete four fun filled pictures with our foil and foam stickers, then hang them on your wall. Includes four templates, four wall hangers, and over 2700 foil and foam sticky tiles. ( Watch Video) 3/20/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Sticky Mosaics® Fairies by THE ORB FACTORY LIMITED

Bring your four favorite fairies to life with this shimmering decorate by number kit. Each picture is a different fairy to hang on your wall. Includes four fairy designs, over 3000 sparkling tiles and jewels, and four wall hangers. ( Watch Video) 3/20/2009 (Price: $17.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

My First Sticky Mosaics® Pets by THE ORB FACTORY LIMITED

My First Sticky Mosaics® bring all the fun of Sticky Mosaics® to pre-schoolers! Match shapes and colors to create your own mosaic masterpiece. Includes 5 templates, 5 wall hangers, and over 1000 sticky foam pieces. 3/20/2009 (Price: $10.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Acrylic Paints - Classic by ORANGE ELEPHANT

This set of acrylic paints includes six classic colors in a tube-brush format. The paints may be used on glass, wood, ceramics and other surfaces. 3/19/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Organic Play Dough Kit by CLEMENTINE ART

This kit includes six, 4-oz. containers of handmade soft dough made with organic flour, sea salt, cream of tartar, canola oil, natural plant and vegetable colors, natural scent extracts and natural preservatives. The lemon, orange, lime, strawberry, cherry and grape dough varieties are packaged with several different play dough tools. Clementine Art products are available exclusively at Whole Foods stores through 2009. 3/19/2009 (Price: $38.00)

DIY Obama Action Figure by JAILBREAK TOYS

Artists can make this action figure of President Barack Obama their own, having the creative freedom to paint, decorate and display him as they wish. The figurine stands 6" tall and has 8 points of articulation. 3/18/2009 (Price: $14.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Kids Color Tissue Box® - Happy Birthday by VANTISS CREATIONS LLC

This birthday-themed Kids Color Tissue Box® kit features birthday party-related illustrations such as confetti, balloons, and presents for a child to color in. Each Kids Color Tissue Box® kit includes 2 Coloring boxes, 4 Crayola® Crayons, and 2 packs of Hankeez Brand facial tissues, each with 80 SuperSoft 2-ply tissues in each pack. The tissue box size measues 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" at the base, and 4 3/4" tall. ( Watch Video) 3/17/2009 (Price: $7.99)

Kids Color Tissue Box® - Educational by VANTISS CREATIONS LLC

This educational-themed Kids Color Tissue Box® kit features educational items such as alphabets and shapes for the child to color in. Each Kids Color Tissue Box® kit includes 2 Coloring boxes, 4 Crayola® Crayons, and 2 packs of Hankeez Brand facial tissues, each with 80 SuperSoft 2-ply tissues in each pack. The tissue box size measues 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" at the base, and 4 3/4" tall. ( Watch Video) 3/17/2009 (Price: $7.99)

Kids Color Tissue Box® - Fun Vehicles by VANTISS CREATIONS LLC

This vehicles-themed Kids Color Tissue Box® kit features illustrations of different modern day vehicles such as cars, boats, and even helicopters for the child to color in. Each Kids Color Tissue Box® kit includes 2 Coloring boxes, 4 Crayola® Crayons, and 2 packs of Hankeez Brand facial tissues, each with 80 SuperSoft 2-ply tissues in each pack. The tissue box size measues 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" at the base, and 4 3/4" tall. ( Watch Video) 3/17/2009 (Price: $7.99)

Color Me Rocket by COLOR ME HOUSE

A rocketship made of sturdy and durable 2-ply cardboard. There are no staples or sharp edges and the unit folds up flat for storage. A completed rocket measures 65" high by 51" wide (fin to fin) by 32" deep. The product folds flat for storage. For ages 3 and up. ( Watch Video) 3/6/2009 (Price: $49.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Color Me House by COLOR ME HOUSE

A playhouse made of sturdy and durable 2-ply cardboard. There are no staples or sharp edges and the unit folds up flat for storage. A completed house measures 48" high by 27.5" wide by 35" deep. The product folds flat for storage. For ages 3 and up. ( Watch Video) 3/6/2009 (Price: $39.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Brickadoo Vincent Van Gogh Yellow House by RS2PLAY

This set comes with bricks and materials to create a miniature version of the Yellow House as portrayed in one of artist Vincent van Gogh's famous paintings. 3/4/2009

ArtiSands Masterpiece Collection by ARTISANDS

Create a masterpiece with sand! Four 8x10 pre-cut designs of some famous paintings (Mona Lisa, Gleaners, Bedroom at Arles, and Still Life with Apples). Just peel off a piece of the design and apply your choice of 14 colored sands. Biographies of each artist included. Features four 8x10 pictures, fourteen easy-to-pour tubes of colored sand, two 8x10 cardboard frames to finish your masterpiece, museum-quality carrying box, and colored biography sheet of the artists and their works. ( Watch Video) 3/4/2009 (Price: $19.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

ArtiSands Nature Mini Kit by ARTISANDS

ArtiSands Mini Nature kit includes nine (9) shaker tubes of sand and eight (8) pre-cut Sandesigns (Parrots, Fish, Butterflies, and Lizards). Features non-toxic colored sand, 5x7 vinyl pre-cut Sandesigns,
sturdy carrying box, and easy to handle shaker tubes. 3/4/2009 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]