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Next year, K’NEX will introduce K’NEX Thrills: Lunar Launch Roller Coaster Building Set. This coaster features 515 to 525 K’NEX parts and pieces, a stomp rocket launching mechanism, and a rocket ship coaster car. Kids can also download instructions for a second coaster online. The K’NEX Thrills: 25th Anniversary Classic Roller Coaster Building Set has been pulled from the K’NEX vault. The original K’NEX coaster features a motorized chain lift and 2,362 classic K’NEX parts and pieces. The K’NEX Flying: Quad Copter 3-in-1 Building Set lets kids build three R/C models: a quadcopter, a hovercraft, and a car. Designed for kids ages 8 and up, this R/C features fully controlled, four-way flight. The Tinkertoy Deluxe 100-piece Wood Set features 100 real wood Tinkertoy parts and pieces. With 15 building ideas included, it also features nostalgic tube packaging. New to the Mighty Makers line is Amazing Amusements, which lets kids explore physics with the two Mighty Makers figures: Jess and Devon. With 530 K’NEX parts and pieces, including a motor, a roller coaster car, chairs, graphics, and more, kids can build their own amusement park. There are additional building ideas available online. The K’NEX K-Force Build and Blast: Hammerhead lets kids build their own blaster with a lever-action RotoShot Chamber. They can build and rebuild this set into five different models. K'NEX Thrills: Lunar Launch Roller Coaster The K’NEX Education Maker Kit: Large and STEM Explorations: Vehicles sets join the K’NEX Education Building Set line. The Maker Kit features more than 800 parts for four to six students to build. It includes 100 building ideas and a storage bin with dividers. The STEM Explorations: Vehicles set lets kids build seven vehicle models with different power sources. The set includes five experiments.
DREAMGEAR My Arcade is a line of portable, handheld, mini arcade plug-and-play gaming devices with accessories that are reminiscent of all-time classic handhelds and traditional arcade cabinets. Next year, dreamGEAR will add three new products to the My Arcade line. The Gamer Max Portable is a new handheld that comes with 220 high-resolution 16-bit video games. It is designed to look and play like classic gaming handhelds. Kids can play at home, in the car, or on the go. With its small, lightweight design, it fits easily in a pocket. The GameStation Wireless is a plug-and-play console that plugs into a TV and has 220 preloaded games. With the inclusion of two ergonomic wireless controllers, it includes many games for the whole family, such as racing, adventure, sports, puzzles, and more. The My Arcade Learning Pad sparks imagination and takes kids on adventures. The Pad comes with 70 learning games and more than 200 arcade-style games, including puzzles, story time, singalong, coloring, and more. It is lightweight and thin, which makes it easy for tiny hands to hold and features large, colorful buttons for effortless play. It also has a color screen that encourages interactive learning and play. GameStation Wireless
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MOOSE TOYS Moose Toys will introduce The Grossery Gang Horrid Hot Dog Playset, where Grossery Gang characters can roll into fun and fast food nastiness. This spring, Moose will also introduce The Grossery Gang Season 2, with new teams and characters, such as Gutter Butter and Mucus Milk. Poppit lets kids create a miniature world of clay when they load the popper with clay, pop out their piece, and add designs to make mini creations. This spring, Poppit Season 2 will hit shelves with new designs such as mini cookies, chocolates, smoothies, and more. Twozies Season 2 will launch new characters with fresh finishes and a new limited-edition team. Kids will also be able to display their Twozies characters in two new play sets.