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SmartLab Races Toward the Finish Line This Spring
BELLEVUE, WA (February 2008) – What better way to brush away the doldrums of a long, boring winter than with some high-octane fun guaranteed to stave off an eventual case of spring fever! SmartLab Toys has just the cure for the cabin fever blues.
Introducing SmartLab Remote Control Rocket! Young space enthusiasts (or just casual adventurers) will covet this rocket launcher kit that includes a two-piece rocket, launch pad and remote control launcher. The rocket is fueled by the classic combination of baking soda and vinegar, but then the launch is literally in kids' hands! Press the ignition on the remote and watch as the rocket soars through the sky!
Remote Control Rocket also comes with a 32-page fully illustrated book, packed with intriguing information about rockets, space suits, zero gravity and more. The book is presented as a manual for passengers aboard a Mars-bound rocket, complete with a hypothetical timeline to help intrepid space travelers prepare for a mission into outer space.
Want to keep your head out of the clouds, but still feel the need for speed? ArtLab Car Design Studio is just the ticket! This all-inclusive art kit puts young gearheads behind the wheel of their dream car. Using a light table, traceable acetate overlays and colored pencils, kids will learn how to illustrate customized cars. Includes instructions for creating 10 different tricked-out rides that boast dozens of accessory add-on options, like racing stripes, spoilers and red-hot flames!
Car Design Studio also comes with a 32-page fully illustrated book, featuring tips for drawing custom rides utilizing pattern, texture and embellishment techniques, as well as fun car facts and cool photos to fuel kids' auto enthusiasm.
Both kits are available March 2008 and can be ordered here.
SmartLab is the producer of award-winning toys and books that empower kids by provoding an entertaining and educational experience. Lauded for quality and ingenuity, SmartLab consistently earns top honors from Creative Child, Parents' Choice Foundation, Dr. Toy, NAPPA and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio.
Questions and comments may be directed to feedback@smartlabtoys.com.
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AWARDS
Lauded for quality and ingenuity, SmartLab Toys consistently earn top honors from Creative Child, Parents' Choice Foundation, Dr. Toy, NAPPA and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. In just three short years, SmartLab has racked up more than 30 awards!
- ArtLab Fashion Studio
2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
2007 Parents' Choice Silver Honor
2007 Creative Child Seal of Excellence (Creative Crafts for Kids Category)
2007 Dr. Toy's 10 Best Creative Products Award
2007 Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products Award
Including a unique light table that illuminates every outfit, this kit helps kids create a full fashion line using acetate wardrobe pieces.
- ArtLab Clay Studio: Wild Animals
2007 Parents' Choice Recommended Award
2007 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award
2007 Creative Child Seal of Excellence (Creative Crafts for Kids Category)
2007 NAPPA Gold Award (Toys Category)
2007 Dr. Toy's Best Summer Products Award
A generous supply of professional quality sculpting clay, animal-shaped armatures and templates included in this deluxe art kit let kids' creativity run wild!
- 1st Grade Challenge
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Educational Classroom Category)
2007 Dr. Toy's Best Summer Products Award
First graders will race to the head of their class with this unique book and electronic question-and-answer game. Perfect for in the classroom, at home, in the car, on vacation—anywhere!
- 2nd Grade Challenge
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Educational Classroom Category)
Second graders will race to the head of their class with this unique book and electronic question-and-answer game. Perfect for in the classroom, at home, in the car, on vacation—anywhere!
- 3rd Grade Challenge
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Educational Classroom Category)
Third graders will race to the head of their class with this unique book and electronic question-and-answer game. Perfect for in the classroom, at home, in the car, on vacation—anywhere!
- Science & Nature Challenge
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Educational Classroom Category)
2007 Parent's Choice Approved Award
2006 Dr. Toy 10 Best Educational Products
2006 Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products
An electronic question and answer game and hours of (educational) entertainment for kids with inquiring minds—or those fascinated with all things out-of-the-ordinary!
- You Mix It: Secret Formula Lab
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Educational Science Toys Category)
2007 Parents' Choice Approved Award
Using simple tools of the science trade included in this kit, ordinary ingredients from your kitchen cabinets combine to yield extraordinary results!
- You Build It: Rock Star Microphone
2007 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Electronic Educational Toys Category)
2007 Parents' Choice Approved Award
Plug in and rock out! Kids take center stage karaoke-style with a hip headset and a mixer that pumps their voice over their favorite song, through the radio.
- You Build It: Motor Mania
2007 Science Museum Smart Toy Award (Smart Build Category)
2006 Parents' Choice Approved Award
2006 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
This dynamic kit gets kids' gears going with detailed data and ten awesome experiments!
- You Build It: Door Alarm
2006 Parents' Choice Recommended Award
2006 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award (Science Kits for Kids category)
Kids get all the tools and information to keep snoops and sneaks out and stuff safe and secure!
- You Build It: Weather Station
2005 Parents' Choice Recommended Award
2005 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Includes 13 easy-to-assemble parts, a cloud chart, stickers, and a weather tracker to record wind, rain, and temperature.
- You Build It: Double Security Safe
2005 Parents' Choice Approved Award
2005 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award
Kids build the tongue-and-groove safe themselves, and keep their money or belongings secure with both a key card and
personal security code!
- You Build It: Remote Control
2004 Parent's Choice Recommended Award
2004 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award (Electronic Construction Toys category)
A circuit board, transistor, resistor, capacitor, keypad, and 2 LEDs—just twist and snap together to control your home TV
and VCR! Includes parts to easily assemble a TV remote control plus a book that sheds infrared light on channel surfing!
- Snap-Together Skull Model
2004 Parent's Choice Approved Award
This snap-together skull and brain model will give kids a head start on the science of anatomy! See-through skull & brain
model with glow-in-the-dark eyes plus a book with entertaining facts to explain your brain and sort out your senses!
- First Electronics
2004 Creative Child Preferred Choice Award (Electronic Construction Toys category)
Easy-to-use connectors, a motor, spinning disks, switches, and a lightbulb! Easy-to-connect electronic components to build
10 powered-up projects, plus a book full of energizing facts!
