ALEX Promotion: Giant Paper Flowers

Posted by Leila Warshaw on March 15, 2013 0 Comments

Celebrate Spring with an ALEX Giveaway!

Receive the Giant Paper Flowers in a Vase for free with any $20 ALEX purchase at aMuse*.

 

Giant Paper Flowers in a Vase is a fun and beautiful activity for kids 5 years and up. The kit includes brightly colored tissue paper to craft over 30 flowers, straws to make the stems, and pipe cleaners and stickers to add the finishing touches. When your little ones are finished, they can present the lovely bouquet as a gift or display it in the plastic vase that comes with the kit.


We're sure this activity will be much loved, so stop by either Fells Point or Quarry Lake to pick one up today.

Encourage those spring flowers to bloom and #ComeGetYourCraftOn!


*While supplies last. Some restrictions may apply.

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Friday Fun Feature: Duct Tape!

Posted by Leila Warshaw on January 11, 2013 0 Comments


 

Brighten up those winter days by adding some HOT and COOL colors to backpacks, shoes, or whatever! Duct Tape Fashion from ALEX gives your kids the materials to create something new or personalize what they already have. How about adding orange and green stripes to those gym shoes or decorating school binders with zebra stripes and leopard prints. It's a lot of fun without a lot of mess.

It's not just for big kids, either. Does your little one want a crown and necklace or a super special superhero cape? Why not work together to create a pattern for the crown and then cover it in his choice of duct tape. Or, personalize her crime fighting outfit by adding her initials to the cape.

We're totally amazed by what young minds can come up with when just given the materials. Each pack of Duct Tape Fashion comes with six rolls of varying widths and colors. What can your kids do with just a roll or two? It might be fun to find out.

 

Have you or your kids already experimented with duct tape? Share your creation with us on our Facebook or Twitter page.

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Family Date Night: eco easter eggstravaganza

Posted by aMuse Toys on March 20, 2012 0 Comments

In celebration of all things family we are kicking off our Date Night event series on Friday March 30th with our friends from eco-kids & cool progeny.

Just as we highlight those treasured occasions that can quickly pass us by in our Moments in Childhood blog series, we are looking forward to hosting events where the entire clan can have a good time.

Take a break from the usual pablum and join us on Friday the 30th for a fun filled family night out. Bring the wee [and tween] ones to our first of many Family Date Nights.

Be sure to RSVP here. This is a BYOEE (bring your own eggs event), you supply the eggs, we'll supply the dye, food and fun activities!

Here is a little egg dying inspiration provide by Jack and Ella. from eco kids.

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New Toy Alert: The Great Wave & Sunflowers

Posted by aMuse Toys on March 15, 2012 0 Comments

We added Master Kitz to our repertoire of beautiful playthings last year and are thrilled to have received thier most recent kits this month: The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai and Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh.

We simply love the exposure to the art masters that these kits provide with easy-to-understand learning materials. Children (and adults) learn the story behind each masterpiece and why it has a special place in the history of art.

 

aMuse Toys team member Allison couldn't resist taking one of these kits home for a mom and daughter weekend art project. Check out their final masterpiece!

Have pictures of your Master Kitz creations? Tweet us, tag us on Pinterest, or post to our Facebook wall. We'd love to see them! 

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DIY with Alex Toys: Silk Screen Factory

Posted by aMuse Toys on February 03, 2012 0 Comments
The kits highlighted in our new series, DIY with Alex Toys, inspire creativity and personal expression while building lifelong skills with practical applications. 

This week's feature is one of our favorites at aMuse. Simple. Fun. Silk screening. The kit is slated for ages 7+ and even though there's lots of pink, both girls and boys will get a kick out of customizing their stuff. Works on t-shirts, bandanas, flags, etc.

Kids can also make cool designs on paper to hang in their rooms or make cards for special occasions. The possibilities are endless! 

 

The Silk Screen Factory kit includes 14 stencil designs, silk sheets, 4 bright colors of ink and easy to follow instructions. Kids can also use tape to create unique designs for their creations.

 
This really is the easiest way to silk screen. Just snap in the silk, slide in the stencil and print. Who knows, this may just inspire the next famous fashion designer!

 

Check out the step by step instructions in this video made by our friends at Alex Toys.

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