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Ballerina Dreamer Ballet Studio
HUNTER PRODUCTS Kids can dance at home with the Ballerina Dreamer Ballet Studio,, from Hunter Products. Kids can watch Christina Ballerina and use the ballet barre to copy the steps on the mat as they learn how to plié, relevé, and pirouette. Kids can press the tiara on the Ballerina Dreamer Magical Ballet Dancer doll and watch her pirouette, kick forward and backward, or shuffle her feet and do splits.
JAZWARES Jazwares expands the First Act Discovery musical instrument line with the Blue Flames Acoustic Guitar, available this fall. Kids can make music with this beginner guitar, which is designed and sized for young players. First Act also introduces a line of products inspired by Woodstock and its upcoming 50th anniversary concert, Woodstock 50. The Woodstock Percussion Pack includes a hand-held bongo drum, a full-size tambourine, and a pair of maracas. All three instruments are made of solid wood with a natural finish. The Woodstock Dove Ukulele is a soprano-sized ukulele featuring a wooden body, nylon strings, and a wooden bridge and fingerboard. Woodstock Love Revolution Acoustic Guitar is sized with a smaller build for kids and features a hardwood, steel-reinforced neck and a rosewood fingerboard. All Woodstock 50 products will be available this fall. This spring, Jazwares expands its Roblox line with new figures and play sets. The Roblox Jailbreak: Great Escape Large Playset, Playset inspired by the game Jailbreak, includes four Roblox figures, accessories, and a redeemable code kids can use to unlock content in the game. Kids can mix and match the figures’ parts to build their own Roblox characters, then recreate Roblox adventures or create their own.
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TOYSMITH Toysmith introduces the 4M KidzRobotix Motorized Robotic Arm, made for kids ages 8 and up. This robot arm can move up and down and grip objects with its set of claw jaws. Kids ages 3 and up catch fireflies in their own two hands with Chasing Fireflies. Each firefly gently flashes in the dark and features an on/off switch. Kids can place them around the house or backyard and search for the flashing spark. Once they find all of their fireflies, they can place them in one of the two 5-inch plastic jars and watch them twinkle inside. Each kit includes two plastic jars, five blue fireflies, and five green fireflies.
Chasing Fireflies