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Fliptomania Flipbook Kits Are Here!

Now kids can make mini movies in their hands!

Each Flipbook Kit contains everything you need to create two pre-drawn flipbooks and two flipbooks that you design. Just color the pre-drawn images and then separate the pages. Stack the pages in order (they’re numbered) and place a clip on the pages to hold them together. Hold the flipbook in your hands, flip the pages and watch your mini movie come to life!

There are three different kits available. Click the links below for more information and to watch a video of the flipbooks in action!

Fliptomania Flipbook Kit (Art) – Create a flipbook of Mona Lisa warping and smiling, and a Degas dancer coming to life! Amazing!

Fliptomania Flipbook Kit (Animals) – Create a flipbook of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly and a tadpole becoming a frog! Educational and fun!

Fliptomania Flipbook Kit (Rocket and Robot) – Create a flipbook of a rocket ship blasting through space and a robot that pops up and rides a skate board! Out of this world fun!

Make sure to click the links above to see the flipbooks in action. Buy yours today!

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Swimming is a great way to cool off and take a break from the heat of summer. It’s a fun recreational activity for individuals, families, and friends – and a great way to stay active!

Now you can have even more fun in the pool this summer with these cool new pool toys! Click the links below for more information and to buy yours today!

Underwater Soccer Ball – Get your kicks – in the pool! Just add water to the Underwater Soccer ball, inflating it to neutral buoyancy. Toss the ball in the pool and kick away! Fun for kicking around alone, with friends, or for game competition. The Underwater Soccer Ball is also a fun way to exercise while in the pool!

Scoobarang Underwater Boomerang Water Toy – Toss it in the water, and watch it come back to you! The Scoobarang is the only underwater disc that boomerangs back to the thrower! Not only is this a fun pool toy, the Scoobarang can be used for game competitions and free-throwing above the water, too!

Underwater Flying Saucer Pool Toy – With a flick of the wrist, the Underwater Flying Saucer zips, turns, twists and then slowly surfaces in the water and looks like a flying saucer! This pool toy is great to use when playing alone or with friends. It can also be used as a skipper on top of the water. An open-ended pool toy that allows you to make up your own cool pool games.

More Swimming Pool Fun

Read our Swimming Pool Games article for unique swimming pool games to play, created by the staff at Escapade Direct!

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In Telepathy, players go head-to-head to see who can be the first to guess their opponent’s secret square.

Every action turn brings you closer to finding the hidden, ancient symbol. But watch out! Your opponent may be closer to solving your secret square than you think!

Telepathy is an outstanding logic building tool, ideal for educators and puzzle solvers alike. If you like Sudoku, Mastermind, or Battleship… this game is for you!

The game board consists of 18 squares by 18 squares, for a total of 324 squares. There are nine different colors and nine different symbols. Each row and column contains two of each color and two of each symbol. There are 81 different colored symbols and four of each colored symbols on the board.

Click the link above for more information and to watch a video of this game in play. Start your Telepathy training today!

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Recycle and Learn All Summer Long with Green Science Kits!

Creative. Inspiring. Imaginative. Fun!

The award-winning Green Science kits from 4M motivate kids to see the world in a whole new way. The kits enliven kid’s natural curiosity, giving them the opportunity to turn learning into play in an entertaining and amusing way.

Click the links below for more information about each kit, and to get started on your summer learning fun today! Make sure to check out our creative ideas on ways to use these products – featured at the bottom of each product page. An Escapade Direct exclusive!

Kits Available:

NEW! Green Science Eco Science Toys – Make seven different science toys while learning basic scientific principles. Just recycle objects from around your house!

NEW! Green Science Solar Rover – Recycle a soda can and create a rover that is powered by the sun! No batteries required!

Green Science Soda Can Robug – This cool robug scuttles along the ground and can be customized any way you like!

Green Science Clean Water Science – Create a purifier and learn about how to keep our water clean! Makes a great science fair project, too!

Green Science Solar Science – Cook with the power of the sun in your own backyard! This handy kit is great for demonstrating the power of the sun.

Green Science Weather Station – Create your own weather station to observe the weather! You can even grow a plant inside the recycled bottle!

Green Science Dynamo Torch – Experiment with kinetic energy with this simple hand-crank motor!

Green Science Windmill Generator – Learn about wind power by creating your own windmill generator!

NEW! Green Creativity Enviro Shopping Bag – Customize your own eco-friendly bag and then use it for shopping, carrying books, or even for overnight packing to Grandma’s house!

Tin Can Robot – Recycle a soda can and build your own robot! Customize your robot even further by adding additional items from around your house!

Bottle Catamaran – Recycle two water bottles and create a catamaran that you can float in a pool or small pond!


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EzyRoller – The Ultimate Riding Machine

It’s the hottest new ride-on from New Zealand!

EzyRoller combines the control of a bike and the fun of a scooter – yet it’s very unique – like no other ride you’ve ever had!

Without chains or pedals, the EzyRoller moves like a snake! To ride, just push with your feet! You can reach speeds up to 12 mph once you get the technique!

The EzyRoller is a fun ride-on for indoors or outdoor play.

It’s built tough with a long-lasting all steel frame and fork, and it’s adjustable to grow with your kids! Use the basic model for children 3′3″ to 4′5″, then add the two included extensions and anyone up to 6′ can ride!

Active fun for ages 4 through adult, and a great way to stay fit!

Click the links below for detailed information, and to get your EzyRoller today!

Available in five colors:

EzyRoller Ride On (Red)

EzyRoller Ride On (Blue)

EzyRoller Ride On (Pink)

EzyRoller Ride On (White) – available in June

EzyRoller Ride On (Black) – available in June

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We all remember that exciting thrill we felt when we first learned to ride a bike! Now as parents, we want our young children to learn to ride and experience that same thrill.

With a KaZAM Balance Bike, your child will be riding in no time!

While we probably learned to ride a bike using training wheels – a more realistic approach today is to teach children how to balance first, then pedal later.

With the KaZAM learner bike, your little one will never have to use training wheels. Children learn basic balance first, then learn to turn the exact same way they will when riding a regular bike without training wheels. The patented design of this bicycle enables kids to gradually build confidence and eventually use the foot rest to have the same sensation and balance they will have when riding a traditional bike.

The quality of this bike means it will hold it’s value, and can be passed down to other children after your child has grown out of it.

Winner of the 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award.

Available in four colors:

KaZAM Blue Balance Bike

KaZAM Red Balance Bike

KaZAM Green Balance Bike

KaZAM Pink Balance Bike

Click the links above for more information and to watch a video demonstration!

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There is something fascinating about flight. Balsa gliders and rubber powered planes have fueled kids imaginations for decades.

The Guillow’s Airplane Design Studio is a “dream come true” kit for any kid that is fascinated by flight. Containing over 35 parts, including multiple fuselages, wings and propellers, the kit allows children to experiment with a variety of design configurations quickly and easily – then fly them!

There are two different main wing sizes included in the kit, as well as plastic biplane struts that allow a variety of configurations for either gliders or prop powered designs – monoplanes, biplanes or triplanes. Landing gear can also be added to the prop planes for experimenting with rolling take-offs and landings.

The balsa parts are precision die cut. The tail and pilot canopy parts remain in sheet form. Care must be taken when removing them to avoid breakage. Balsa is the perfect material for making planes, since it is very rigid, yet light weight – and is pretty durable. This allows the planes and gliders to survive less than perfect landings, and make multiple flights without needing repairs.

All the parts come unfinished. This allows kids to really get creative and decorate the parts however they want. Will they choose a traditional military scheme? Racing or sport plane design? Something else completely creative and colorful? The sky is the limit! Using markers, crayons or decals (not included in the kit), they can make symbols, letters, color schemes, and personalized designs of their own choosing.

Tips:

• Avoid flexing or bending balsa parts with the grain direction. The thin balsa can crack easily. When removing the tail parts from the die cut sheet, hold the part and scrap very close to the cut lines and flex slightly to avoid breakage.


• Some of the slots for wings, canopy and tail parts may need to be opened up slightly. If a part won’t fit in a slot, slide a thin butter knife gently back and forth in the slot to enlarge it. Don’t pry!


• Avoid getting balsa wet (e.g., flying the planes when the grass is wet from dew or rain). The balsa is unfinished, and will absorb water easily since it is a very open-grained wood. When wet balsa dries, it will tend to warp. If a part does get wet, try to dry it immediately with a towel. Then, we recommend placing the part on a flat surface and placing a flat item (like a flat bottom pan) on top of it to keep it flat until the part dries completely.


• Marking the center line on the wings and horizontal tail parts will help center them properly in the fuselage, and will assist in making flight adjustments later on.


• We recommend using colorful markers to decorate the balsa parts. Thin tip markers can be used to mark panel lines, rivets, and letters. Broad tipped markers can be used for coloring larger areas. Avoid using water-based paints, since the balsa will absorb the liquid and warp as it dries.


• Balsa is pretty easy to fix. Some parts can be glued with wood glue, or super glue designed for repairing wood. If a tail part, canopy or even a wing is broken, try using a small piece of clear packing tape to repair it. Don’t use too much – remember, weight is the enemy when it comes to flight!


• Repeated crash landings might cause dents in the edges of the wings or tail parts, where they contact the fuselage. Wrap a small piece of clear cellophane tape over the leading edge of the wood to strengthen and protect it.


• If a part is warped, try holding it over a pot of steaming water while twisting in the opposite direction of the warp. Then, hold the part flat until it dries straight

Click Guillow’s Airplane Design Studio for more information and to get your kit today!

Send us your pictures! Take a picture of your kids with their airplane designs from this kit, and we’ll post them on our website!

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Get active with a Dirtbag Classic 8-Panel Footbag

These hand-sewn, sand filled footbags (sometimes called a hacky sack) is what all the kids are asking for! It’s perfect for beginners and pros alike!

Because it’s filled with sand, it’s heavier and softer than a plastic pellet-filled footbag. This added softness and weight allows beginners to stall the footbag just like the pros.

We love that footbags get kids active! It’s a great way for kids to develop balance, coordination, and fine motor control. It also allows kids to be creative and make up their own footbag moves!

Play alone or with a friend. Jump, kick, pass – create your own freestyle moves!

Available in four colors:

Dirtbag Footbag, Green and White

Dirtbag Footbag, Red and White

Dirtbag Footbag, Blue and White

Dirtbag Footbag, Black and White

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Here’s a board game that is educational and fun – perfect for celebrating Earth Day everyday!

Players become caretakers of wondrous locations around the planet, then increase their property value by collecting Carbon Credits and trading them in for Clean Air. It’s all fun and games until someone gets sent to the Dump!

Choose your token (all made by nature, of course) and advance to Go Green!

This game was made from recycled materials.

Click EarthOpoly for more information, and to order your copy today!

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Earth Ball – Hold the whole world in your hands with this inflatable Earth Ball! Printed with actual NASA satellite images, it’s like looking at Earth from outer space!

Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself – Learn about ecology and environmental issues with the hands-on projects in this book!

Clever Catch – Green Earth – Learn more about energy conservation, recycling, global warming and other environmental issues with this fun hands-on game!

Professor Noggin’s Earth Science – This educational triva card game has three levels of play, and is a great tool for learning various earth science topics.

Power House Set (Thames & Kosmos) – Learn about alternative energy sources while you build a house and transform wind, solar, and electrochemical energy to power your house!

EcoFluxx – This unique card game is full of learning fun! Learn about ecology, nature, and other issues with this game of ever-changing rules!

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We’re very excited to add two new books to our store!

Simple but powerful, Journal Buddies: A Girl’s Journal and Journal Buddies: A Boy’s Journal are no ordinary journals!

These books are an invitation to experience a journaling adventure and to expand creativity and express feelings. Most of all, they are an invitation to strengthen self-esteem, build healthy relationships and create a positive outlook on life.

The journals are completed with the help of your buddies – friends, parents, teachers, grandparents, cousins, mentors; even pets or imaginary friends. You’ve never experienced a journal like this!

Upon completion of a journal, it becomes a treasure chest full of super great things that you and your buddies like about each other. Even more exciting is that YOU can dig through your treasure chest and rediscover, time and again, just how excellent you truly are!

These journals are perfect for girls and boys ages 7 through 14.

Click the links above for more information, and to download free sample pages from the books.

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