Looking for some fun activities for your kids this winter? Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht stopped by Fox in Fort Myers to show off some colorful, creative arts and crafts toys. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


IT’S SO ME! PAINT YOUR OWN UNICORNS (HORIZON)

  • Unleash your creativity and a little bit of magic with the it’s so me! Paint Your Own Unicorns kit.
  • Customize and personalize two plaster unicorn figurines.
  • Explore neon and metallic paints, then add a touch of glitter and sequins to glam up your unicorns!
  • Customize and personalize two plaster unicorn figurines.
  • Explore neon and metallic paints, then add a touch of glitter and sequins to glam up your unicorns!
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $12.99
  • Available: Target

SHIMMER ‘N SPARKLE MAGIC MERMAID SHELL ART (CRA-Z-ART)

  • The Shimmer ‘n Sparkle Magic Mermaid Shell Art allows for unlimited customizable fun.
  • Design shells with beads, gems, glitter, and more.
  • Design Gem-mazing Mermaid Shells and Super Shimmering Shell Creations.
  • Comes with 8 shells ready to be your canvas for creativity.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $11.99
  • Available:  AC Moore, Barnes & Noble

SHIMMER ‘N SPARKLE UNICORN MAGIC ROCK ART (CRA-Z-ART)

  • Rock it! Make sparkling glitter stone creations.
  • Use the included sponge, glitter, and foil to make uni-mazing rock art designs.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $10.99
  • Available: Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Joann’s Fabrics

SHIMMER ‘N SPARKLE STAINED GLASS ROCK ART (CRA-Z-ART)

  • Create fun designs with cool 3D effects.
  • Kit makes six stained glass rocks.
  • The super cute craft kit includes paints and 3D gels to decorate.
  • Paint amazing stained glass stone creations in gorgeous prismatic colors.
  • Makes six cool one-of-a-kind designs with dimensional effects.
  • Paint your river rock pretty, and then add dimension with the gel paint.
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $10.99
  • Available: Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Joann’s Fabrics

CRAYOLA SCRIBBLE SCRUBBIE PETS (CRAYOLA)

  • Designed for kids with a nurturing side, these color and wash clean collectible toys give kids a chance to customize and be caretakers for their pets.
  • With the four adorable included pets — two dogs, one cat, and one rabbit — and washable markers, kids can create new colorful coats for their pets over and over again.
  • When it’s time for a new look, just pop them in the kid-powered scrub tub to clean them up, and kids will have a fresh bank canvas on which to create.
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $19.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart, crayola.com

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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