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Hot This Week1. Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY)  The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.
Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if the…2. Green Children's Toys - SEE Toys Charge by Crank (GALLERY)  Last fall, ZenDesign Group launched the toy collection SEE (safety, ecology, economy) which are electric toys that don’t need batteries. Instead, the toys are powered by the energy created by moving the hand cranks on the toys; 60 seconds of cranking leads to 15 minutes of fun-filled, charged play…3. Rollercoasters for Babies - The Giant Gurgle  Finally babies will have the ability to go on rollercoasters! At the Staffordshire theme park in the UK, a new ride called the Giant Gurgle was opened, designed for infants as young as six months.
"Parents and carers will be able to walk around the outside of the track as their child experiences th…4. Safe Chewable Jewelry - For Babies and the Insatiably Hungry (GALLERY)  Dr Helen Bloom, a dentist, has launched a line of 'safe' Chewable Jewelry to give women the chance to wear trendy jewelry and keep teething babies happy and occupied at the same time. The pendants and bangles look like they are made of resin but are much softer and won’t harm developing tooth buds…5. Fairytale Transformers - Frog Becomes Prince When You Add Water  Yes, every young girl’s fairytale fantasy has just become real... and you don’t even need to kiss the frog! This romantic toy is hilarious, and sells for well under $10!
Here are the directions:
1. Buy the toy
2. Tell all your friends about it
3. Treat the poor rubberized creature wel…6. Hot Rods for Kids - Matchbox Ads (GALLERY)  I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it's kids who are still a good half decade from obtaining their licenses.
The toy car ads, by Ogil… |
Hot This Month1. Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY) The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.
Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if the…2. Graphic Plays on Words - Scrabble Ads (GALLERY)  These ads for Scrabble are quite clever, going to show how different people's minds can create very different results from the same possibilities.
The first image shows the letter G, D and O and depicts a dog portrayed as if he were a god. Another shows an image of a Da Vinci-style art rat, and a …3. Playgrounds from Hell - Slavic Nighmare Parks (GALLERY)  Playgrounds are made for kids to have fun and enjoy their years of innocence. That's the general thought in most parts of the world, but in some Soviet countries, playgrounds house evil-looking, nightmarish statues that illustrated the elements of Slavic fairy tales.
The demon-like playground equi…4. Celebrity Dolls - Amy Winehouse Barbie  We've seen celebrity dolls used as narcisstic promotional tools, but it's not often we see memorabilia that accentuates a star's less appealing attributes. This Amy Winehouse Barbie has a lot of similarity with the real UK crooner, complete with black, messy beehive hair style, tattoos and dramatica…5. Green Children's Toys - SEE Toys Charge by Crank (GALLERY) Last fall, ZenDesign Group launched the toy collection SEE (safety, ecology, economy) which are electric toys that don’t need batteries. Instead, the toys are powered by the energy created by moving the hand cranks on the toys; 60 seconds of cranking leads to 15 minutes of fun-filled, charged play…6. Magnetic Puzzles With Infinite Solutions - The NeoCube (VIDEO)  Ever figure out a puzzle, like a Rubik's Cube for example, and get bored with it? No, I haven't either. But if you're one of those lucky few who have, the NeoCube may be the ideal puzzle for you. The puzzle toy is made up of 216 magnetic spheres that can be combined in almost any orientation, result…7. Leading Car Designers Creating Toys - Honda Wins Hot Wheels Design Competition (GALLERY)  Lead designers from Honda, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lotus and Mitsubishi all competed in a Hot Wheels Design Competition. The competition celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hotwheels 1/64th-scale die-cast toy cars.
The Honda Racer is a winning concept from a design competition by Mattel Toys. Hon…8. Character Animation Evolved - GTA4's Euphoria Engine (VIDEO)  Character animation is becoming more evolved than ever before, as proven by the latest teaser for Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4). The game, to be released next week, uses a new Euphoria Engine, thought to be among the most realistic at rendering character animation.
What does this engine actually do an…9. Edible Album Covers - Obacchi Jacket Bento Meals (GALLERY)  Bento boxes are a tradition of Japanese cuisine. They are home-packed meals which can be very elaborately arranged and the food is decorated to look like people, animals, or characters and items such as flowers and plants.
Obacchi Jacket Lunch Box started selling custom-made Bento boxes designed to…10. Real Toys Become Virtual - Lego Universe MMOG (GALLERY)  It seems kids today are no longer satisfied with any kind of toy if it doesn't have an online component, and that includes Lego.
Did you know kids spend 5 billion hours playing with Lego each year? That number could double, triple or even increase 10 fold with the launch of a new massive multiplay…11. Location Based Gaming - Locomatrix Blends Virtual and Reality (VIDEO)  LocoMatrix is a UK based game company that has developed a location based game to force our kids into the open.
The games are available for GPS enabled mobile phones. One of the games, called Fruit Farmer, requires the players to run around in a real environment such as a park or beach collecting …12. 100 Foot LEGO Building - 50th Anniversary Tower  Some people's love of LEGO doesn't fade with age, in fact, for some people, the desire to build structures out of the plastic toys becomes even stronger. To demonstrate the possibilities of the architectural models you can build, LEGO created a 100 foot building made of 500,000 plastic bricks, makin…13. Fantasy Kids Rooms - Cartoon Furniture (GALLERY)  If looking at the pictures in the gallery remind you of Toon Town, you're bang on, because both were inspired by the same world of children's designs. Cartoon Furniture, started by Randall and Sharon Porter, is a company that specializes in cartoon-inspired children's furniture.
The product line i…14. Rollercoasters for Babies - The Giant Gurgle Finally babies will have the ability to go on rollercoasters! At the Staffordshire theme park in the UK, a new ride called the Giant Gurgle was opened, designed for infants as young as six months.
"Parents and carers will be able to walk around the outside of the track as their child experiences th…15. Designer Pacifiers 3 - Juicy Couture Soothers  Not that your little one has any way of appreciating it, but you can now get your darling baby a Juicy Couture pacifier. The Juicy Boy and Juicy Girl soothers will give your bundle of joy that kick of chic to make it the most stylish baldie in your neighbourhood.
Hey, if you don't have teeth to fl… |
Hot This Quarter1. Kid Drawings Made Realistic - The Monster Engine (GALLERY) The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.
Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if the…2. 3D Magazine Issue With Mosaics - SI Swimsuit Edition Has Kid's Games (GALLERY)  SPOILER ALERT: Hey guys, tired of looking at the scantily clad women in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition? Get your daughter to help you scour the backgrounds for hidden images.
Just kidding, but they were actually strategically placed there. A spokesperson described it as the 3-D issue and …3. Velcro Jacket - Takkiainen (GALLERY)  While the Takkiainen was designed to bring together lonely people who might happen to brush up against each other in a busy city, the most fantastic implication of the Velcro jackets is their possibility to attach babies and children to the body. How much easier would it be to stick your kid on your…4. Amphibious Scooter - Skidscooter (GALLERY)  This amphibious scooter could be used on land like a normal scooter, and as a propeller for swimming thanks to its two hub motors. Super fun for the kids. The Skidscooter is designed by Yong Jieyu and has won a reddot design award. Skidscooter functions in very different orientations in each environ…5. Urban Coloring Books - Street Photos You Colour for Fun (GALLERY)  Despite what you may have been told, colouring books are not just for kids. Just look at this urban colouring book and sticker kit from Sanithna Phansavanh! It integrates black and white photographs of city scenes, then lays over black outlines, like the ones in a kids colouring book that you can de…6. Barbed Wired Crib - Baby Furniture by John Greg Ball  This crib is not really designed with barbed wire. It just looks like it. The design is supposed to mimic and make light of the physical restraints and many spatial limitations that human beings create to limit mobility. The x shaped motif is supposed to encourage the babies to stay in the crib. How…7. Top 33 LEGO Creations - Innovating Retro Toys (SUPER GALLERY)  You didn't think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you?
Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue.
The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…8. Way Cool Bunk Beds - Gudiksen Beds (GALLERY)  Ankle biters know what's hip, so you could just ask them about these. If you show kids ordinary bunk beds, they'll tell you how cool they are. If you show them the Gudiksen Bunk Beds, they will tell you they are way coooool.
Face it, kids furniture doesn't show much flair for the dramatic. However…9. Virtual Fence for Kids - Kiddo Kidkeeper  Surely you've heard of virtual fences for pets. Now they have them for kids, and they work just about the same way.
Smart Target created the easy-to-use child proximity alarm locater which allows parents to keep tabs on their kids at all times. By setting up a boundary area with the Kiddo Kidkeepe…10. Graphic Plays on Words - Scrabble Ads (GALLERY) These ads for Scrabble are quite clever, going to show how different people's minds can create very different results from the same possibilities.
The first image shows the letter G, D and O and depicts a dog portrayed as if he were a god. Another shows an image of a Da Vinci-style art rat, and a …11. Playgrounds from Hell - Slavic Nighmare Parks (GALLERY) Playgrounds are made for kids to have fun and enjoy their years of innocence. That's the general thought in most parts of the world, but in some Soviet countries, playgrounds house evil-looking, nightmarish statues that illustrated the elements of Slavic fairy tales.
The demon-like playground equi…12. Celebrity Dolls - Amy Winehouse Barbie We've seen celebrity dolls used as narcisstic promotional tools, but it's not often we see memorabilia that accentuates a star's less appealing attributes. This Amy Winehouse Barbie has a lot of similarity with the real UK crooner, complete with black, messy beehive hair style, tattoos and dramatica…13. Disney Night Club - Night Kingdom For Adults  Mickey Mouse is going night clubbing. To build on Disney World as an adult destination, Disney will launch the Night Kingdom in October 2011. It's a niche park because it's only open from 4 pm to midnight and only 2000 people will be allowed.
But, get this: the staffing will be two to one; for eve…14. Glow in the Dark Spray Paint Games - Virtual Park  Pierre Haulot and Nike teamed up to create Virtual Park. This is a glow in the dark spray paint to create boundaries, lines, a ball that glows in the night, etc that allows a pick up game of basketball or soccer or hockey, etc to go well into the night. The paint disappears after a couple of hours a…15. $20,000 Game Board - Diamond Scrabble  The Diamond Scrabble board is absolutely gorgeous, and is more likely to go up on a wall (behind a glass case) than on a table top for family game's night.
The Hasbro designed board, shown at the American International Toy Fair in New York, is so glittery the man showing it off had to wear sunglas… |
