@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – “My First Lab” makes a ton of great microscopes, accessories and kits for inspiring the next generation of scientists out there. They also have a “blood and guts” slide set for studying your insides, good stuff.
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – I really like 4M kits, specifically the soda bottle robot. Their entire line up is “green” and recycle / reuse themed. Here’s a bit about them! Since its inception in 1993, 4M specialises in producing creative play things for curious kids. Our team of design, based in Hong Kong, is […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – Triops – They kick sea monkey butt, these things are creepy. Triops are shrimp that look like horseshoe crabs and date back to the Triassic Period in fossil records, they’re also known as dinosaur shrimp — you bring them back to life by adding water to the eggs of these […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – Kistal, these are quartz-looking crystals you grow yourself. The crystal growth can be sped up and slowed down depending on the temperature, they grow in 2 to 7 days, but can grow longer/bigger for as long as you keep them in the solution (or until it evaporates). They are beautiful […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – One of our favorites, Thames & Kosmos Science kits… The big news for 2009 was the “Dangerous book for boys” books getting turned in to kits – I think this will be a trend for not only science/kid based books, but beyond. The Dangerous Book for Boys: Classic Chemistry presents […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – Another past favorite, UBERSTIX – they make toys/kits that you need to recycle other things to build. Straws, ice cream sticks, paper clips, water bottles, egg cartons and more. Pictured here is a ship you build and use tossed cups/bottles to make it float, along with other trashed items to […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – it got a little weird. We’ve been doing MAKE for about 5 years now and from time to time you see some of the projects from the pages of MAKE, the site and Maker Faire appear as commercial products but “Be Amazing” told us it’s part of their product development, […]
