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Each month Fresh sets out to find the latest products that will have toy retailers reaching for the phone. Here are new releases from: Craft Buddy, Creative Kids, Gibsons, Haico, Izipline, Lego & Panini.
Marvel Crystal Art collection Craft Buddy | 0203 417 6565 www.craftbuddyltd.co.uk trade@craftbuddyltd.co.uk
Craft Buddy has announced the release of its eagerly anticipated Marvel Crystal Art collection.
Crystal Art is based upon the on-trend hobby of diamond painting. Appealing to children aged six and over, this fun, rewarding and addictive hobby allows crafty children to create beautifully sparkly creations. Previewing extremely well at recent trade shows, and available now, the new collection features iconic superheroes from the Marvel Universe including Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Captain Marvel, plus the Avengers. Each Crystal Art design has a numbered, adhesive template. Using the handy pick-up pen included in each Crystal Art Kit, kids simply lift up the coloured crystals and place them on the corresponding numbered adhesive dots on their project. The crystals affix instantly. Once they’ve finished adding all the crystals, the result is a gloriously sparkly piece of art. The entry price-point within this collection, the 18x18cm Crystal Art Card Kits lets fans make greeting cards featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain Marvel. These are perfect starter kits for newcomers to Crystal Art, with each card taking around an hour to complete. Iron Man and Spider-Man Crystal Art Notebooks are sure to be popular, with each inviting Marvel fans to make a notebook with a Crystal Art front cover. The Captain America and Iron Man Silver Frame Kits include a Crystal Art template and silver-effect frame for displaying the finished creation on a tabletop. The Marvel collection also includes Craft Buddy’s larger Crystal Art Canvas Kits. These longer crafting projects are more suitable for older children and teenagers, but once complete result in spectacular pieces of wall art. There are 30x30cm and 40x50cm Avengers Crystal Art Canvas Kits available, plus a cool Spider-Man 22x40cm Crystal Art Canvas Kit. The Iron Man and Spider-Man Crystal Art Foldable Storage Boxes complete the line-up. As well as being great fun to make and display, they double-up as storage units to be used around the home.
Lego Vespa 125
Warhammer 40,000 Warriors of the Emperor
Inspired by the iconic Vespa Piaggio, the Lego Group’s elegant new 1,106-piece Vespa 125 set pays tribute to the original two-wheeled icon with its pastel pale blue colour, one of the first colours this Italian scooter was made in. Fans can further celebrate the heritage of the set by adding a classic 1960s Italian licence plate and the Vespa logo.
Warhammer fans can now prepare for battle with Panini’s new launch, Warhammer 40,000: Warriors of the Emperor Sticker Collection. Launching in mid-April, Panini is bringing the first Warhammer sticker collection to the marketplace in the form of 204 stickers and 50 Hero cards. A double-sided pull-out Space Marines Armoury poster is also included. Driving the excitement and fuelling repeat purchase, the Warriors of the Emperor sticker collection includes five exclusive limitededition cards hidden across both the starter-packs and multi-packs.
The Lego Group | 01753 495 000 www.lego.com
Like the original, the model is full of beautiful details and sophisticated design touches. From a bunch of flowers in the bike’s basket and spare wheel to the removable engine cover, brick-built engine, kickstand and working steering, this model can be displayed with pride in any home or office.
Panini | 01604 877 888 www.paninigroup.com
Panini and Warhammer fans have great synergy, with both displaying an inherent love of collecting. This new partnership will allow Warhammer fans to delve into the 41st Millennium via this beautifully illustrated collection, as they discover more about the supreme and devoted warriors that live each day in endless warfare. The collection will benefit from a targeted paid social and digital campaign. Sampling will also see Warhammer 40,000: Warriors of the Emperor albums find their way into as many collectors’ hands as possible.
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