Toy Guide 2002: Creative Toys

Tangle® Texture Original

Tangle, Inc.
This tactile toy features five different texture shapes for fingers to explore. Textures include tire treads, bumps, snakeskin, twisted worm and smooth sections. Encourages creative exploration with stimulating textures.
3 + $16.00

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Play-Doh Palette of Colors

Hasbro, Inc.
Children can become artists by molding and creating lots of funny shapes with this modeling compound. Provides tactile stimulation and strengthens hand muscles.
3 + $5.99

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Craft Corner Loom & Loopers

Ideoplastos, Inc. ™
With a wide assortment of jewel-toned loopers, a plastic loom, weaving hook, crochet hook and silicone backing children can make their own potholder creations. Helps with motor coordination and concentration.
6 + $8.99

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Murray the Monkey™ Giggle Writer®

Ohio Art Company®
Kids can draw on Murray's wide-mouth, smiling side or his tooth, grin side. When they shake to erase he erupts with crazy giggling noises. Encourages creativity through the exercise of auditory and available vision skills.
3 + $5.99

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Fun Sounds Sketch Pad

Hasbro, Inc.
This pretend palm-sized planner makes funny, electronic sounds as kids scribble on the erasable screen. The chunky, easy-grasp pen stays attached to the toy and stores inside the pad, so it never gets lost. It features a carry handle and buttons that activate silly sounds when pressed. Promotes creative play while developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Includes two "AA" batteries.
12 months + $9.99

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Hoberman Expanding Universe Sphere®

Hoberman Designs
The Hoberman Sphere expands from 9.5 to 30" in diameter, changing in volume almost 30 times. The new glow-in-the-dark style combines geometry and art for children to explore. Stimulates use of available vision.
8 + $39.99

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Crayola Lap Desk

Binney and Smith Inc.
This kid-sized, portable lap desk features a detachable mesh pouch for easy access to art supplies and a detachable, washable fleece pillow that can be used when young artists need to catch a few zzzzzs. Includes eight Crayola Washable crayons and four Crayola Washable Broadline markers. Stimulates creativity and use of available vision.
4 + $16.99

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Expandagon® Gro-bot Tumbler™

Hoberman Designs
With Gro-bots, kids can build and control interactive, battery-operated, motorized models. The Tumbler rests in the crouching position, stretches tall, then actually flips over. The more kids play, the more they will learn what the model can do. Promotes visual tracking and motor coordination. Requires two "C" batteries.
8 + $19.99

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Tabletop Magnetic Easel

ALEX
This pre-assembled easel is made of hardwood with a multi-purpose surface. It's a chalkboard on one side and a magnetic, dry erase board on the other. Includes a tray and ledge on each side to hold supplies, four non-spill paint cups and brushes, two easel clips and 36 colorful upper case magnet letters. Encourages creativity and promotes development of fine motor skills.
3 + $54.00

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Blue's Clues Squeezables

Little Kids, Inc.
Kids simply dip the wand in bubble solution and squeeze the soft rubberized toy to create streams of bubbles. Each toy comes with a dipping tray and four ounce bottle of Blue's Clues bubble liquid. A fun way to fine-tune motor coordination skills.
2 + $4.99

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