Melissa & Doug Created by Me! Rescue Vehicles Wooden Craft Kit - Decorate-Your-Own Police Car, Fire Truck, Helicopter

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Description

Author: Melissa & Doug

Brand: Melissa & Doug

Color: Multicolor

Features:

  • Police car, fire truck, and helicopter are easy to assemble and personalize
  • Includes 10 wheels, 5 axles, 2 wooden propellers, pegs and stands, 70 stickers, 8 pots of paint, 3 paintbrushes, and glue
  • Craft kit and wooden toys in one!
  • Perfect as an individual project or a party activity and favor
  • Promotes fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creative expression
  • Makes a great gift for kids ages 4 and up, for hands-on, screen-free play

Binding: Toy

Release Date: 30-06-2016

model number: 9528

Part Number: 9528

Details: Product Description Kids can race to save the day with this exciting set of three rescue vehicles--featuring wheels and propellers that really spin! Includes easy-to-assemble wooden police car, fire truck, and helicopter, wheels, axles, propellers, and stands, plus 8 pots of paint, 3 paintbrushes, glue, and plenty of themed stickers to complete the looks. Kids can decorate and display them all or make them with friends--an ideal party activity or favor! Pediatricians say solo, exploratory play has a role in fostering creativity. This toy makes a great gift for 4-year-olds, 5-year-olds, 6-year-olds, and up. It's a perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, and special occasions. Add a Melissa & Doug Wooden Stencil Box to round out the play experience and give kids another engaging option for screen-free fun. For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully-designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News called “the gold standard in early childhood play.” We design every toy to the highest-quality standards, and to nurture minds and hearts. If your child is not inspired, give us a call and we'll make it right. Our phone number is on every product! From the Manufacturer From classic wooden toys to crafts, pretend play, and games, Melissa & Doug products provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose. Since the company’s founding more than 25 years ago, Melissa & Doug has consistently delivered innovative products that inspire open-ended thinking, encourage kids to see new possibilities, and offer Countless Ways to Play. It’s part of a bigger vision to Take Back Childhood. Because by giving children a true childhood with the space and freedom to explore their world, we give them a path to realizing their full potential!

EAN: 0073838878257

Package Dimensions: 12.0 x 10.4 x 3.4 inches

Languages: English

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