Fashionable New Kits from Creativity for Kids
Contact: Lisa Ritchey, Public Relations Manager
Tel: 216-643-4681 * Fax: 216-643-4664 * E-mail: lisa@fabercastell.com
(Cleveland, OH) Creativity for Kids introduces a selection of fashion and trend oriented new products for 2007. These kits provide the opportunity for self-expression and give children the materials to imagine, create, and decorate in ways that enhance their self-esteem and tap into the fundamental joy of making things yourself.
Get ready for fun with two new Shrinky Dinks® kits. Shrinky Dinks Friends, Fashion and Fun [$14.99, age 7 & up] comes with 5 sheets of pre-printed Shrinky Dinks film. Designs include stars, butterfly, flowers, and a monkey. Use 8 colored pencils to color in the designs, shrink them, and then turn your creations into hair clips, jewelry, charms, magnets, whatever you can think of. Shrinky Dinks Cool Gear [$14.99, age 7 & up] comes with 5 sheets of pre-printed Shrinky Dinks film. Designs include sports themed items such as a race car, roller blades, flame, and soccer ball. Use 8 colored pencils to color in the designs, shrink them, and then turn your creations into magnets, back pack clips and other accessories.
Create a totally trendy tote with the Fashion Sack kit [$17.99, age 7 to teen]. The 14” x 16” canvas sack comes with a drawstring and pre-printed graphics. Paint the sack with fabric paint and add embroidery accents if you like. Then use your Fashion Sack to carry your gear wherever you go. Designed By You Fashion Studio [$29.99, age 9 & up] encourages you to dream up designer originals and get ready for the runway. This kit includes a fashion design manual, sketch book, dress mannequin, swatch booklet, and other sewing essentials. Embellish the dress that comes in the kit and use the material provided to design your own creative couture. Make an easy, no-sew pillow with Fleece & Flower Picture Pillow [$19.99, age 7 & up]. Cover the fleece with an array of sequins and fabric flowers. Then lace the pillow together with satin ribbon and place your favorite photo inside the frame for a cute keepsake pillow.
Make a cool accent for any room with Vinyl Vase [$14.99, age 7 & up]. Decorate the vase with acrylic paint and silver sparkle paint. Then fill the vase with an ever-lasting bouquet of tulle flowers and decorative stones. Sweet Satin Music Box [$17.99, age 6 & up] is a lovely accent to any room. Decorate the jewel-topped music box with tulle, flowers, and rhinestones. The box is 6” high by 3 ½” wide. Wind it up and enjoy the music. Transform a plain, white butterfly into a floating work of art with the Butterfly Mobile kit [$19.99, age 7 & up]. Decorate the 14 ½” x 12” butterfly with dimensional fabric paint in pastel colors, sparkle paint, rhinestones, pompoms and more. Gently tug the strings and the wings move up and down. Beautiful Butterflies [$17.99, age 6 & up] has 3 tulle butterflies in three colors and sizes. Decorate them with sparkle paint and rhinestones, then display them in your bedroom. The kit also includes 3 small butterflies to make hair clips.
Design fashionable jewelry with the
Gel Jewelry kit [$15.99, age 7 & up] using cool, vinyl flower and butterfly shapes, bright beads, gel cord, and colorful elastic. Make an assortment of bracelets, necklaces, headbands and other hair accessories.
Make Your Own Lip Balm [$17.99, age 7 & up] is back and lots of fun to do. Combine a silky lip balm base with a variety of fruity flavors to create your own lip sensations. Add a hint of color too, and then store the lip balm in five tin cosmetic containers. Decorate the containers with labels and stickers.