Toy Fair 2014: Be Smart, Make Art!

 

image courtesy of www.ArtOfCraft.com.

WHAT: Toy Fair Coverage 2014- Be Smart, Make Art!
INVEST:  Prices and availability will not be listed. Some will come out in the Spring or even later.  Some are available now!
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Make a comment if you want to see it reviewed and/or sold at a store near you.  Sign up for newsletters from the company that manufactures the toy to find out when your toy will be available.

Review + Giveaway: Design Tiles: How to Make Sense Without Saying a Word

WHAT: Design Tiles by eeBoo
INVENTOR: Saxton Freymann

DOES: allows your child to make complex designs without pen, paper, computer, or even a crayon

INVEST:  $19.95
AGES: 5+

TOOLS: Express Yourself, Think Like a Scientist/Engineer, Family Fix-it (create calm in your home)
GIVEAWAY: see details below

Review & Giveaway: Creativity Week Part 2: eeBoo Scratch Paper - Good Art Sets are Simple Yet Fine

Pictured is eeBoo's Patterns Scratch Paper Set

WHAT: Scratch Paper Sets (Foil, Fluorescent & Patterns) by eeBoo
DOES: is a treasure chest of hidden designs in each paper; you won't know what you have until you scratch and create your effect.

INVEST:  $11.95 to $12.95 for each set that contains 4 sets of 5 different papers  (20 8x8 sheets with bamboo scratch stick... that price is awesome!)
AGES: 5+  (could go lower for kids who just want to draw)

TOOLS: Express Yourself, Think Like a Scientist or Engineer (pattern thinking)

EXPERT OPINION: Petra Pankow,  Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation, Montclair Art Museum and independent museum arts educator at various institutions (MoMA, Guggenheim)

GIVEAWAY:   Win all three sets (value $35 approximately) of Scratch Papers!!!  You are set for the summer!

Review + Giveaway: About Face: Every Child is an Artist

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” - Pablo Picasso

WHAT:  About Face by eeBoo
INVENTOR: Saxton Freymann 

DOES: children are given a uniquely-created opportunity to preserve the way they see things, their own unfettered, undisturbed, artistic viewpoints

INVEST:  $14.99 MSRP

AGES: suggested 5+ 

TOOLS: Express Yourself, Social Scene Helper, Foment Love of Language
EXPERT OPINION: Petra Pankow,  Manager of Tours and Gallery Interpretation, Montclair Art Museum and independent museum arts educator at various institutions (MoMA, Guggenheim)

GIVEAWAY:  Win your own About Face game and an autographed copy of Saxton Freymann's book, Food Play !