Activities & Construction Kid O Toys Offers Constructive Fun for Kiddos Tara Toy Is Off the Hook
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ara Toy is putting a licensing spin on the classic latch hook activity. This spring, kids can create soft and shaggy projects themed to Disney Frozen and Mattel’s Monster High. Each kit includes a picture frame that kids can decorate with gem stickers for display, as well as more than 100 meters of colorful yarn. The licensed Latch Hook Design Activity kits are designed for kids ages 6 and up.
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ew products from Kid O Toys facilitate water play, color matching, and more. With the five-piece Pour & Spin Submarine Set, kids can pour water over the wheel to make it spin, blow through the periscope to create water bubbles, and use the two sieves to drain the water and create rainfall. When finished, the parts snap back together to re-construct the submarine. The Water Tower Set is a multi-layered toy that offers early lessons in water exploration. The water spins through the wheel and trickles through the sieve, creating raindrops through the waiting funnel and into the clear bottom cup. The pieces can be used either individually or together. With Mix & Match Animals, brightly colored pieces of familiar zoo animals can be mixed, matched, and snapped together to form new versions. Click + Pop Links have linking pieces that can be connected, twisted, and turned to construct a range of unique shapes and designs. Each set includes 18 pieces and features matching colors. Mix & Match Animals
Bizainy Creates Kid-Sized CEOs
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izainy will debut three new activity kits designed to emphasize creativity, critical thinking, and dialogue. Through play combined with real-world experiences, each activity kit teaches business and money management skills to kids and teens. The Kids’ Café Kit allows kids to get into business by serving yummy snacks in their very own café. Designed for kids ages 5 and up, the kit includes a café banner, a daily specials sign, a menu template, an order and bill pad, and customer comment cards. The Café Kit also comes with a business planner, which shows kids sample menus, meal recipes, information on budgeting and profits, and lessons on bill tabulating. The Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Kit shows kids ages 10 and up how to make money by caring for neighborhood animals. The kit includes business cards, a pet instructions pad, a menu of services, a receipt pad, and a client book. Additionally, the business planner includes pet services ideas and tips on building a business, database management, customer service, and budgeting and profits. Kids can learn how to sell refreshments with the Concession Stand Kit, designed for kids ages 10 and up. The kit includes a sale banner, a products for sale sign, price tags, a sales pad, and a decorate-your-own money box. Plus, the business planner gives kids a marketing plan, product ideas, product forecasting, and tips for budgeting and profits.
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