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The Crayola Silly Scents Sticker Maker allows kids to turn any image into a sticker. In the brightly colored box you’ll find several preprinted images on thick paper that can be colored or, better yet, kids can make a sticker out of their own drawings. Though the stickers stick well, they are also repositionable, which …
After two months of testing, parents told us they were convinced that the adorable new Sew Your Own Furry Llama Pillow will be all the rage for crafty preteens. Right from the start, the Furry Llama Pillow kit outlines the process succinctly, plus it comes with everything you need. The material is soft and furry, …
Three cheers for Klutz Jr. for creating a genuinely gender-neutral craft kit! My Simple Sewings presentation is a refreshing alternative to the typically girl-centric beading and bedazzling world. Klutz Jr. has put together a food and sweets sewing craft set with said items featured on the box. No children are shown on the packaging and …
Kumi is Japanese for “Gathered Threads,” and this Kumi Kreator makes the absolute best gathered-threads bracelets in the easiest way possible and the output is stunning. This craft is perfect for kids ages eight and above, any younger and the thread loading part of the project will become frustrating. Once it’s loaded up children loved …
Sun Catchers from Klutz gives your crafty child everything needed to create beautiful sun catchers that involve no glass. The instruction book is excellent – easy to read, provides step by step instructions with pictures to make a sun catcher, and more than enough design images. The easy to cut translucent plastic sheets allow the …
Klutz has established a reputation for bringing products to market that are durable, fun, and educational. The instructions for this kit are clear so kids can get started right out of the box. Klutz is an early adopter of STEM concepts and this is no exception. This DIY radio kit is gender-neutral and challenging but …
How many times a day do you find yourself telling your children to get off their electronic devices? How many times have you had a conversation with your friends about it? Then you know you are not alone. Play Odyssey is aware of your plight and has invented a fun temporary reprieve that your kids …
Doing art projects with kids is one of the finest and most enriching ways to spend quality time with your children. Its technology-free time that you can both bond over, enjoying the shared creativity, design, and the limitless possibilities that they offer. The directions are clear and it really is easy to get started right …
Smithsonian and their partners at NSI have cleverly managed to turn a familiar environmental science lesson about prehistoric creatures into an exciting and engaging STEM biology experiment. The packaging is appealing and a great representation of what you’ll find inside. A small plastic aquarium along with the background graphic of an enlarged example of the …
Parents and children were equally excited by this STEM-inspired, fun, and interactive MEGA science lab. For parents, its a win-win when they discover an educational DIY kit that is both creative, imaginative, and resourceful. The Smithsonian name carries significant cache, and NSI has certainly matched that very high bar. Without the use of any screens, …
