60 years.
60 freakin’ years!
That’s a long time for a single product to stick around yet that’s exactly the anniversary the classic toy Colorforms is celebrating this year. A limited edition Colorforms 60th anniversary edition in a sleek black box is due out in Spring 2011. There will be a limited number of sets, each individually numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, that will be made available this year. The set includes 350 Stick-Ons™ of five different colors in a lovely spiral bound book, reversible two-sided play board and presentation case featuring Colorforms’ history.
Also exciting from the Colorforms brand is not a Colorform at all! It’s a musical paintbrush that uses a lil’ (read: safe) electrical current to bring paint (or water, which is what I tested it with) to life with a wide range of sound. Draw a piano, then dazzle your friends as you paint across the keys and – while still holding down the Brush with Genius paintbrush – tap down all over the line of paint and hear a variety of tones. So. Freakin’. Cool. [comes complete with a simple watercolor paint tray]
How about Colorforms in the bathtub? Yep, that’s coming too. The new Bathscapes – available initially in mermaid or pirate varieties – are due out in Fall of this year ($19.99) and look very fun. I’ve never met a kid that didn’t like playing in the tub. These Bathscapes will allow children to set up an entire scene on the wall of your bathroom.
*OWTK was not compensated in any way for this post.
