Squeaky clean, with glitter

Melt and mold up to ten soaps with coconut papaya fragrance, bright colors, soap stickers and skin-safe glitter.

• 20 blocks of clear soap base
• Molds for stars, cat faces and more
• Sidebars on the chemistry of clean
• Soap science experiments while the soap sets

Mini plushies, full-size bragging rights

Stitch and stuff up to 14 fuzzy felt animals, then give them hats, bows and glasses.

• Everything for up to 14 animals is in the box
• 12 sheets of felt and 8 colors of embroidery floss
• 15 sets of precut felt eyes and cheeks save the fiddly cutting
• No prior sewing experience necessary

When paper airplanes meet fantasy

Twelve dragons on sturdy card stock, ready to fold and fly, with expert tips and dragon facts.

• 12 dragons to fold and fly
• Everything included, even tape
• Tips for building a custom dragon
• Enthusiastically kid-tested

Turn the crank. The yeti waves.

Eight crank-powered automata from LEGO Technic bricks and papercraft, including DJ Bubbles, an octopus who spins records.

• Build 8 physics-driven kinetic creatures
• Every LEGO element you need is included: 62 in all
• 10 sheets of papercraft give each bot its character
• 64-page book explains axles, cams and cranks along the way