Klutz Announces the Klutz Spring 2017 Catalog

Klutz announces the Klutz Spring 2017 Catalog:

• Make Your Own Soap by the editors of Klutz ($21.99, February 2017; ages 6 and up) Making soap has never been this easy! Klutz brings you a complete kit for melting and molding up to 10 soaps from scratch. With the included soap molds, bright colors, coconut papaya fragrance, soap stickers, and skin-safe glitter, you'll be well on your way to being squeaky-clean in no time. Plus, while you're waiting for your signature soap to harden, you'll enjoy the added soap-based science experiments you can do right in your own kitchen. It's 100% Klutz certified, good, clean fun.

• Circuit Clay: The Easiest Way to Learn About Electricity ($21.99; February 2017; Ages 8 and up) Learning electricity is easy when you make clay creations that glow! Use our special conductive and insulating clay to make a sculpture, add LEDs, attach a battery pack, and watch your clay circuit light up. With more than 15 projects to choose from, including a robot, a UFO, a dragon, and much more, Circuit Clay will surely spark your interest with a positive charge of creativity!

• Sew Mini Animals by the editors of Klutz ($21.99, January 2017; Ages 8 and up) Stitch and stuff an assortment of fuzzy animals from felt! These mini plushies deliver full-sized fun, and everything you need to make up to 14 animals is included. Add extra accessories like hats, bows, and glasses to personalize your animals. We must admit, they rate pretty high on the look-what-I-made scale of satisfaction.

• Pom-Pom Kitties by the editors of Klutz ($19.99, January 2017; Ages 8 and up) Looking for the purr-fect pet? A follow-up to Klutz's Pom-Pom Puppies, this kit is made especially for cat lovers everywhere. Choose from 7 types of cats to make 3 of your very own feline friends. Use simple color charts to wrap yarn on our exclusive pom-pom maker to make each kitty's head and body. Then, adorn them with captivating cat eyes and custom punch-out collars and tags to complete your litter of paw-sitively awesome kitties. We promise you'll be smitten for your kittens.

• My Super Sweet Scented Sketchbook by the editors of Klutz ($18.99, January 2017; Ages 10 and up) Learn to draw delightful doodles with scented markers! Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw sweet snacks, cute critters, and much more. Practice your doodling skills right inside the book, and then color in your masterpieces with 4 fruity scented markers to make your art smell super sweet!

• 101 Outrageously Fun Things to Do by the editors of Klutz ($19.99, January 2017; Ages 8 and up) Your all-in-one survival guide to having fun anywhere, any time! This book is chock full of 101 activities sampling the best of Klutz's vast library of games, pranks, crafts, and humor. It even includes spectacular fart putty for guaranteed, never-ending entertainment. This collection is perfect for car trips, train travel, airplane trays, waiting rooms, desert islands, and anywhere else you find yourself with downtime.

Activities include: Cootie Catcher, Design Your Own Superhero, Paper Airplane, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Secret Handshake, 50 Jokes Every Kid Should Know, Ultimate Thumb Wrestling, Mini Playing Cards, Make Your Thumb Disappear, Cat's Cradle, Mind-Reading, Magic Photography Tricks,

License Plate Bingo, Wacky Car Rituals, High-Speed Hand Games, ...And More!

• Harry Potter Paper Flyers by the editors of Klutz ($19.99, January 2017; Ages 8 and up) Let the magic begin as you soar through the skies of the wizarding world. This kit lets you build paper flyers of your favorite characters from the Harry Potter films, including Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hedwig the Snowy Owl, the Golden Snitch, dragons, and more. With 11 beautifully illustrated magical flyers and step-by-step instructions, Harry Potter Paper Flyers is sure to be spellbinding.

• The Klutz Book of Knots by the editors of Klutz ($14.99, January 2017; Ages 8 and up) Learn the ropes of knot-tying with The Klutz Book of Knots! Two nylon cords, color-coded to the illustrations, are tied through the holes on each board page, allowing the reader to practice tying knots right in the book. A unique gift, intriguing puzzle, practical tool and entertaining book . . . all tied up together.

• Decorate This Journal by the editors of Klutz ($18.99, February 2017, Ages 8 and up) Discover dozens of ways to make this journal come to life! Use the included pink puffy paste to pipe frosting-like designs all over the front cover and decorate it with 3D charms, squishy stickers, and rhinestones. Inside the journal, record the big ideas, silly thoughts, and amazing adventures of your life. Guided activities include fun personality quizzes, writing and doodling prompts, fill-in-the-blank word clouds, and free spaces to jot down whatever's on your mind.

NEW Klutz Jr. Spring 2017:

• My Egg Carton Animals by the editors of Klutz ($12.99, Now Shipping Early, Ages 4 and up) Children's imaginations run wild as they transform egg cartons into 6 barnyard animals. Specially made egg cartons tear apart and glue easily. Fun animal facts throughout the book give an added giggle as kids paint and add googly eyes, cotton balls, and pre-cut accessories to make their very own farm animal friends.

• My Hand Art by the editors of Klutz ($12.99, Now Shipping Early, Ages 4 and up) The turkey may have started it all, but this hands-on experience teaches kids how to draw unique hand art designs-including a car, cat, sea monster, and more- by tracing their very own hands. Pom-poms, googly eyes, glue, and crayons are all included to promote fine motor skills and make this the handiest book and craft kit around!

• My Clay Critters by the editors of Klutz ($14.99, Now Shipping Early, Ages 4 and up) Made especially for little hands learning fine motor skills, this book and craft kit is ready for kids to dive right in and make 10 adorable ocean critters. With 6 colors of air-dry clay, a special shaping tool, and colorful pre-cut and custom pieces, kids can follow simple step-by-step instructions to create their own underwater adventures.

• My Twinkly Tiaras ($14.99, Now Shipping Early, Ages 4 and up) Kids rule the kingdom of their imagination! This book and craft kit contains 3 sparkling crowns just waiting for a special princess to design them. With more than 100 gems and punch-out pieces to choose from, kids can decorate tiaras any way they like. Add a bonus collection of mini tiaras (in case any stuffed animals around the kingdom start feeling just a bit left out), and it will give any kid that happily-ever-after feeling. After all, tiaras are the perfect goes-with-everything accessory.

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