Klutz – Smart Toys and Books

Cute Cafe

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:11:33 +0000

Serve tiny clay waffles fresh off the griddle in your own miniature bakery-café with al fresco dining. Oven-bake clay is perfect for sculpting your favorite sweet treats and adorable animals. Choose from 17 step-by-step projects, including donuts, macarons, croissants, and more! (Don’t forget the tiny café cats and bird friends.) Assembling your café is a breeze, and tiny papercraft projects let you box up your clay confections with baker’s twine.

Need to Know

32-page book offers step-by-step instructions and clay guides to help your projects match the pictures.

Press clay into a tiny, realistic-looking mold to create waffles that can be decorated with all sorts of toppings.

Display your treats in a pastry case and a sturdy café that slots together―no glue required.

Scaled for approximately a 3-inch (7.5 cm) figurine (not included.)

Comes with: Custom plastic mini waffle maker, custom plastic spatula, 7 colors of polymer clay, 4 brads, chipboard punch-outs, clear acetate sheet, baker’s twine

Mini Sushi Bar

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:36:54 +0000

Make 16 cute sushi characters using clay and mixed media. Learn about the art of making sushi as you roll and sculpt adorable food with faces. Clay chefs will learn the difference between sushi rolls, onigiri (rice balls), sashimi, mochi, and other treats from Japan. Then, build out your sushi spread by packing a papercraft bento box, or a fancy dinner display. Complete the scene with meal-time extras, including an origami holder for your miniature chopsticks. Itadakimasu!

Neon Stencil Art

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:36:46 +0000

A book where budding artists can dab their designs over trendy artwork with a rainbow of colorful ink. Beginner-friendly information on using the stencils is woven together with creative prompts to spark your imagination and creativity. Layer colors, create hypnotic kaleidoscopes, and use the included art starters to make trendy animals, food, plants, patterns, and other themes.

Suitable for ages 6 and up.

Lego Minfigure Photography

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:36:31 +0000

Learn how to take great photos with LEGO minifigures!

Two included minifigures are ready to strike a pose, with 20 LEGO props and accessories, including wigs, sports equipment, animals, and other odds and ends. Six oversized backgrounds will help you frame your photos so you get great-looking results right away.

Chock-full of step-by-step photos, LEGO fans can make the most out of their own LEGO collections and imagine creative scenarios for their minifigures, whether they’re playing a game of ice hockey in the refrigerator, exploring their backyard, or going on an international adventure.

Lessons in the book are broad enough so to not depend on a particular technology. These are fun tricks and illusions you can create with any camera, including forced perspective to make your LEGO minifigures look life-sized.

Suitable for ages 7-11.

Mini Grocery Store

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:01:56 +0000

Create more than 20 cute clay characters from every aisle of the grocery store: meat, produce, frozen food, and canned goods. Then make a papercraft shopping basket and grocery bag. Crystal-clear instructions show what clay measurements you need and custom foam shapes make challenging projects easier-just wrap the clay around them! Sprinkled throughout are plenty of ideas to customize your grocery haul with cute food.

Small Parts – Not for children under 3 yrs.

For ages 6 and up.

Lego Gear Bots

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:01:28 +0000

Kinetic sculptures, or automata, are mechanically engineering toys that move when you crank the handle on the side. They move through a series of axles, cams, and cranks that work like the pistons in an engine. Each model includes a papercraft character that you fold and link with LEGO elements.

Small Parts – Not for children under 3 yrs.

For ages 8-12.