This year get gifts that will unleash the creativity in your children from Bright Stripes and Fungisaurs. Whether it be building a fairy lantern, decorating a critter with markers, painting with watercolors, or playing with dinosaurs, your kids will have tons of fun while being creative.
Lantern Lands by Bright Stripes
Lantern Lands allows your child to create a paper based DIY lantern. They slot it together, and then can customize the scene to fit their style. There are gems, puffy stickers, cardboard décor, and a tea light to finish it all up. Just follow the directions to create the lantern. Then add the magic and whimsy with the cute animals and gems. You can choose from Ice Palace Fantasy, Forest Festival, Mermaid Castle, and Fairy Flower Party.
This Ice Palace Fantasy Lantern had a pretty princess in a diamond shaped carriage heading to the castle. Woodland critters were available to place around. You could also put the girl on the path in a snow sled instead. There are many ways to personalize it! I really love the snowflakes that are hanging down in the lantern. After the fun of putting it all together, you can place it on a table or dresser. The tea light goes below to shine up into the lantern. Now you have a beautiful nightlight for your home.
LED Candle Critters by Bright Stripes
These beautiful ceramic nightlights are Scandinavian inspired. They come in a cute cottage box, with three ceramic markers to decorate the animal with. They are nice sized, and make a nice display accent light. You can get a fox, unicorn, turtle, bunny, or a mouse.
My daughter really took her time to design and plan where she wanted the colors to go on her LED Candle Critters Fox. It turned out so pretty, and she was so happy with it. Now it is sitting on a table right by my front door. It is so cute I am leaving it out for everyone to see. When we want we can turn the tea light on, and then the little fox lights up and gives off a warm glow. I would be surprised if my daughter didn’t want the whole menagerie to decorate and display. My favorite is the mouse, and the sweet fox.
iHeart Art Mash Up Art Pack Glitter FX
This great Mash Up Art Pack Glitter FX kit is also from Bright Stripes. This kit is the perfect way for your kids to express themselves through drawings. With 12 metallic watercolors, 6 glitter gel pens, 6 glitter markers, a paintbrush, an art pad, and a techniques guide, your artist can create sparkling works of art. The techniques guide will help them learn to combine the different media in exciting ways.
My daughter loves glitter and sparkles. She always has and I really think she always will. Therefore I knew she would flip over this art kit. I was right, she thought it was awesome and got right down to drawing. She was practicing techniques and trying out the different markers. I am sure when she has some more free time, she will start using the paints. I think the glitter really makes the pictures pop so much more.
Fungisaurs
Fungisaurs are hybrid creatures that were genetically engineered. They are dinosaurs mixed with mushrooms. These adorable collectible friends come in mystery boxes. When you get one of these cute critters you can download the iOS game in the app store for free. Then you can scan your Fungisaur right into the game as a virtual pet.
These Fungisaurs are absolutely adorable and full of charm. I really can see the appeal of collecting all eight species, with the hope of more species being discovered soon. Once you open the box, and ohh and ahh at the critters you got, you can open the game and scan them right in. Then they appear right on your game home screen. Now in the app you can explore the different things you are able to do with your Fungisaurs.
When you scan them they come to life on screen. You can have them appear using your phone camera in the room right with you. You can hang out with them, and take them with you when you go out. Feed them, and play with them. There is even the option to make your Fungisaurs dance on screen.
You can pose with them and take some pictures, plus learn all about your little friends on the stat screen. This mix of real collectibles, and an app is a neat combination. With creativity you can do all kinds of fun things with the Fungisaurs.
Which of these great items will be wrapped under your Christmas tree this year. Every single item would be a home run. Get a few and make this Christmas extra creative and special!
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