IlluStory - Write and illustrate your own book!

IlluStory - Publish your own book! IlluStory is an award-winning activity kit that allows a child to be the author of a professionally typeset, 12-page, 7" X 9" hardbound book. Budding authors write, illustrate, and design their very own book. They can let their imaginations run wild illustrating and writing a story using markers and special book pages that are included in the kit. There's even a step-by-step guide that helps them decide on the subject, theme, and characters of their story. You can even decide whether you want to have any spelling errors edited. A title and dedication page and brief biography of the author give it a truly professional touch. Once the manuscript pages are complete, just send everything to the publisher, in the postage paid envelope that is provided in the kit, and in a few short weeks your book arrives bound and ready to be added to the family library.

Production time is approximately 3 weeks and rush service is available.

Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Sear Award

Parents' Choice Classic Award

Family Life's Best Learning Toy Award

Dr. Toy Best Toy Awards

Creative Child Magazine Toy of the Year Award

Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award

IParenting Media Award

For ages 5 and over.

My Watch - Design Your Own Watch

Design Your Own Watch! Keep your favorite drawing or photo with you always when you feature it on the face of a colorful plastic (leather banded designer and bracelet style watches are also available for an extra charge) banded, high quality, quartz analog watch! This kit includes blank Art Pages for making your drawing. Or find a favorite photo of your pet, family or other special memory instead. Mail your materials in the postage paid envelope provided and in just a few short weeks, you'll receive your special personalized watch.

Easy-to-follow instructions included in the kit allow you to tell us how you want your drawing or photo to appear. You choose the color and size of the band - there are seven colors to choose from. You can also add a name, date or special message to be typeset around the dial at no extra charge. All watches feature a Seiko movement in a durable steel case that is water resistant.

Production time is approximately 4 weeks and drawings and photos are automatically returned.

For ages 5 and over.

Design Your Own Clock

Design Your Own Clock - Preserve your young artist's masterpiece in a most unique way on the the face of a large 10", quartz acrylic, analog wall clock!

This kit includes special Art Pages and washable markers for making illustrations or simply send in a special photo that will be sized to fit. You can even have special wording, dates or a message typeset around the dial at no extra charge. Kids will love learning how to tell time with the new "time teaching" dial choice that features an exclusive simple system for teaching how to tell time.

Send the completed Art Page or photo in for production in the postage paid envelope included in the kit. In just a few weeks you will receive your clock. You have a choice of five different clock colors to choose from. Kid Clock now offers an internet production option that incorporates online drawing tools as well as photo downloading capabilities, backgrounds, stickers and faster production time at no extra cost.

Production time is approximately 3 weeks. Drawing and photos are automatically returned. The clock requires one AA battery which is not included.

Award Winner: Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award

For ages 5 and over.

My Mug

My Mug - Have your childs artwork placed onto a 12-ounce plastic mug! Special processing reproduces yur child's artwork permanently onto the plastic surface. Any art materials can be used to make a drawing on our special art page, or just send in a favorite photo. Include a name or special message which will be placed around the mug at no extra charge!

Optional mug lid is ideal for making a sippy cup or a travel mug for adults. Extra matching plastic and ceramic mugs are also available and make the perfect gift for family and friends.

For ages 3 and over.

By Creations By You

My Calendar - Starts Any Month You Choose

My Calendar - Design your own calendar! Put your artwork onto a laser-reproduced, 11" X 17" wall calendar to enjoy all year. Use the Art Pages and markers included to make a masterpiece for each month, or simply send in your favorite photos and they will be sized to fit.

Calendar includes: a durable plastic spine and begin with any month you choose.

My Calendar offers many great choices and options like lamination - which includes a dry-erase marker, oversizing to 14" X 22", adding extra months up to 24 total, your own typeset dates and extra calendar copies for fantastic gift giving to grandparents.

Award Winner:

Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence Award

For ages 4 and over.

By Creations By You

My Masterpiece

My Masterpiece - My Masterpiece turns your childs artwork into a true masterpiece! With My Masterpiece, your child's drawing or a favorite photo is sent to us for enlarging and placement into your choice of either a 14" X 17" wooden frame or 18" X 24" museum poster. The framed masterpiece comes with a nameplate complete with the artist's name, title and date in your choice of 4 frame colors. The museum poster includes, the same information in a choice of 3 styles, plus an optional reference to the fictitious "National Art Museum."

Options are included fo printing framed masterpieces on actual canvas, plexiglass covers and extra art pieces to decorate Mom or Dad's office.

Award Winner

2008 iParenting Media Award

2008 Creative Child Magazine Kid Product of the Year Award

2009 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award

For ages 3 and over.

By Creations By You

Plate Works Design Your Own Plate

Plate Works Design Your Own Plate - Create a plate or mug!

Have your child design a plate that will last a lifetime! PlateWorks includes everything you need to make plastic plates or mugs that are break resistant and dishwasher safe. Use our drawing pages and washable markers to make your drawing, or use almost any other art materials. You can also simply send in a favorite photo in the postage paid envelope provided, or do your entire project online using our Internet drawing and photo placement tools. Your name, date or special message can appear around the rim for no extra charge, or choose to have your art cover the entire plate. Extra plates and mugs are available.

Plate Works personalized plates are superior to others because unlike ceramic, they are break resistant and can actually be used as every day dinnerware, without the art or photo coming off. Also, unlike ceramic or other plastic plates, photos can be used instead of a drawing, and extra matching items can be made from the same drawing or photo. Extra plates make the perfect personalized gift for parents and grandparents, and the special typeset wording makes them especially useful as gifts and fundraising items for clubs, teams and classes. You can even make an entire matching place setting by ordering the optional mug. Our 12-ounce plates are much heavier than similar plastic products and include an attractive raised rim style. Ceramic mugs optional.

Ages 3 and over.

By IlluStory



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