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PlayMonster UK is boosting its arts & crafts line-up with more popular brand launches. The company is expanding the iconic Spirograph portfolio with new ways to play, unveiling new FabLab sets, introducing new Craft-Tastic and WWF Wild Scenes ranges and launching new Puffy Charms. In addition to this, My Little Pony is joining the Fuzzikins range.

Playmonster UK’s successful Spirograph range has three new launches for 2023. Spirograph Window Designer allows children to create and layer spiral designs on windows or mirrors, which can be easily wiped away. For on-the-go fun, a Spirograph

Electronic Doodle Pad is the first 100% mess free and digital way to create amazing spirograph designs. Spirograph Neon, launching autumn/winter 2023, is a vibrant kit with which kids can create countless Spirograph designs with four neon colours and bold black accents.

The leading fashion & creative role-play range FabLab will expand the creative arts & craft offering with the new Soapy Sculpts. Soapy Sculpts feature a unique range of fragranced soaps that can be moulded in to four beautiful sculpts including cactus, avocado, pineapple and an ice cream scoop. Once set, children can then display their soap mould on the display pot or gift to friends and family.

Winner of the Toy of the Year Award 2022 in the Specialty Toy category is Scavenger Hunt Potions. Known for the fun and creativity it inspires, along with a true appreciation for the wonder of nature, the Craft-tastic Nature Collection range also includes a Bug Hotel, Butterfly House and Scavenger Hunt Journal.

The WWF Wild Scenes Grow & Play range helps transform the future for the world’s wildlife through play. Made entirely with recycled and recyclable materials, the Wild Scenes Grow & Play sets enable kids to grow and preserve amazing green habitats with four sets to collect featuring orangutangs, tigers, elephants and pandas.

New playsets expand the magical My Fairy Garden range which encourages children to interact with nature and develop a love and care for the environment through open ended, imaginative play. Kibo’s Corner features Kai the Water Fairy and Marigoldfish friend Kibo, while Hoglet’s House features Tara the Earth Fairy and her adorable Hedgehoglet friend Twigs.

The new Ann Williams Puffy Charms range creates colourful charms featuring cute and retro icons, animals and characters. Kids can make stylish bracelets and necklaces or decorate pens, shoes, bags with a cute accessory.

The popular Charm Jewellery range will be relaunched as a sustainable range featuring 100% recycled plastic and recyclable packaging and materials. Autumn/winter sees the introduction of new Pet Charm Jewellery which includes 10 metal and enamelled charms, PCR heart bead frames, cords and clasps.

My Little Pony is joining the world of Fuzzikins. Now kids can colour, rinse and recolour with Sunny, Izzy and Pipp. Each pack comes with cutie marks stamper pens, stickers and pony

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Following another successful year for Basic Fun!’s Lite-Brite brand, which allows users to create art through coloured lights, the company is introducing Lite-Brite Touch.

Lite-Brite is a classic activity that combines peg art with light, allowing kids to create beautiful pictures that glow. A fun and easy activity that can be enjoyed by all ages, the range has fresh additions to generate new interest. The latest innovation Lite-Brite Touch will launch this autumn, bringing the classic brand to the latest generation of kids and teens. At the touch of a button, kids can create light designs, animate their art and save their digital artwork. They can also play three games, extending the light-up creative fun: Break, Match and Snake.

Kids can now also create light art in mini as Lite-Brite is now available in a smaller version for at-home, on-the-go or office desk. Mini-X Connect connects to other Mini-X Connects to create giant canvases using the connecting straps included. All four sides are connectable.

Children can experiment with layering, patterning, and abstract expression using Guidecraft Discovery Frames. Layer found materials and natural loose parts to heighten sensory and artistic exploration, or showcase personal trinkets and photos to encourage emotional connection through creation. The large, translucent frames in square, triangle and circular shapes feature notches and holes for weaving and lacing using the twine included in the set. Enhance imaginative play and provide creative inspiration with 6 double-sided concept cards.

G6779 Discovery Frames

Set includes inspiration cards, frames and string.