Activities Floof, from PLAY VISIONS, is a new compound that is soft and smooth to the touch. Kids can use this ultra-light, snow-like compound to easily mold shapes, such as snowballs. Six available sets include Mr. & Mrs. Snowman, Polar Babies, Mini Snowball Maker, Sasquatch Target Game, S’mores Party, and Sunny Day Clouds. The 30-piece Mr. & Mrs. Snowman set includes 120 grams of Floof, tools, and a play mat.
THAMES & KOSMOS will expand its line of Geek & Co. activity science kits this year with the Chewing Gum Lab. With this kit, kids ages 8 and up can make their own chewing gum using natural rubber called chicle, which comes from tree sap. Kids can sweeten the gum with sugar, wrap it up, label it, and package it in the included metal tin. Additionally, the Gummy Candy Lab will let kids mold gummy candies using a natural gelatin-like ingredient called carrageenan that comes from seaweed. Kids can add sugar, flavors, and citric acid to make them sour.
Calafant, distributed in the U.S. by THE HAYWIRE GROUP, is a series of cardboard building kits that kids ages 4 and up can assemble and color, including The Palace. Once kids color, paint, and stylize the structure exactly how they want it, they can play with it using their existing toys.