My Visit to Toy Fair! New Crayola Toys for 2020

Last weekend I had the pleasure of going to the New York City Toy Fair 2020 held in the Javits Center. I especially went to see all the new toys for the year from Crayola. Let me just tell you it was like heaven for me. They had a brand new booth design that was like walking in the clouds! I could have stayed there all day!

What is Toy Fair?

Toy Fair is when all the companies both big and small come together to showcase their toys for the new year. Buyers, stores, toy companies and press come to see all the new toys.

Crayola's Booth

This was the booth for Crayola. They changed it from last year. This year they had a unicorn/cloud/rainbow theme. Most of the core products were outside the booth while the new toy products were inside the booth at stations. There was a place to take pictures with props and some new cloud putty to play with.

This is what was behind the curtain.

Art Sets

Here is the information I gathered from the video and pictures. I will add more information as I get it. They will be out later this year.

Inspiration Art Kit-Blue Kit-150 pieces with texture tray. It comes with mini colored pencils, crayons, Super Tips and Pip Squeak skinnies.

Deluxe Art Set-80 pieces comes with watercolors, oil pastels, colored pencils, graphite pencils, pip skinny markers, super tips, paint brushes, and washable paint. The paint set is wooden and comes with tips and tricks.

Sketch and Color Art Set-comes with 24 page sketch book, tips and tricks, Pip Squeak skinnies, skinny markers, crayons and colored pencils. The case is fabric zipper.

There are two other kits on the wall I did not see.

Paint Products
New this year is a Washable Pour Paint Art Set. I was soooo excited for this one. The paint is poured into the tray and can be tipped to make custom creations. No creation will ever be the same.
There are also Washable Paint Stampers. The paint bottles can be used to draw or an adapter can be attached to the bottle to make different shapes and patterns on the paper.
Easy-Clean Finger paint. This unit opens up and paint is put inside. Then the unit is closed and baby and toddlers can finger paint without the mess. This is genius!

Steam and Stem Kits-Available August 2020
Some of my favorite kits this year were the Steam and Stem kits.
Paper Flower Kit
Ink is put in a cylinder. The paper flower is then put in and the flower wicks up the in making a really cool design.
Liquid Science Lab
This set comes with 20 experiments based on water and liquids using household items.
Space Science Lab
Kids can create a solar system. There are also 20 experiments based on space using household items.
Gross Science Lab
This kit is based on the science of gross. There are 20 experiments based on gross topics using household items.

Maker Series-Coming August 2020

Crayola has had maker sets before, crayon and marker makers. This year they have two new maker sets coming out, a paper maker and eraser maker.

The Eraser Maker works by putting the eraser compound into a mold and letting it set. There are 6 molds and 6 colors to choose from.

The Paper Maker includes enough materials to make 20 sheets of 5" x 8" of usable paper. It  comes with 3 ink colors, a beaker for mixing, a spatula and a paper press. The paper is then dried in the oven. I am really excited for this one because I used to make paper as a child.

The Marker Maker comes with enough supplies to make 16 markers and folds up for easy storage. It comes with a custom color mixing guide, 16 marker part sets, 3 ink bottles, measuring tubes, tweezers and a pressing tool.

Scribble Scrubbie Pets-available August 2020
We loved the Scribble Scrubbie pets we received last year. This year there will be a Scibble Scrubbie pets grooming truck and a pets tattoo shop where pets can get "tattoos" with stamper markers. I can see my little daughter LOVING this set.

Here are all the Scribble Scrubbies released so far.

One of Crayola's core lines is the Color Wonder Mess Free series. New this year they are making reusable packaging!! The parent and collector in me LOVES this. They are also coming out with a paint brush color wonder set. The brush is dipped into the paint and then the color only appears on the color wonder paper.

There is a lot coming this year for Glitter Dots. Glitter dots work by pushing glitter dots on a paper or mold. They are glittery and not messy.

The dots will now be available in a Pastel color. There is a new sparkle fill butterfly. The key chains will be updated. And new this year there will be sparkle charms.  Lastly there will be a surprise box where the packaging is part of the toy.  The box opens on all four sides and reveals four sparkle signs and a mystery key chain. I love everything about this series. These will be available September 2020.

And that is it for behind the curtain!

Another new series Crayola has this year is the Pets series. It includes Paw print kits, 64 crayons with new color pet names. The collectors are SUPER excited for this box, a light up tracing pad and 50 colored pencils. This is a super cute set.

Aspiring Artist

The two new products for this year are color changing pens and metallic outline markers. I am super exited to try both of them. I LOVE anything Take Note! My current favorite has been my Felt Tip pens. I need to buy another package because I have lost my favorite blue color.

The Project XL line is super exiting.It is especially designed for kids projects. I am most excited for the quick-dry paint sticks, gel crayons, easy-peel crayon pencils, the super dazzle letters, and the vivid card stock.

Color and Draw
I do not see anything new in the standard Crayola product line. I am still in love with the pearl, neon, glitter and metallic crayons. I may have bought five sets at Christmas.

Color and Draw

There are some new coloring books this year. Most of them look new. There are new art with Edge books, the Avengers! There are books based on the Minions, Trolls, Frozen II, Spirit and Ninja Turtles. There are also themed books, 3 of which I already picked up at Target, Mer Creatures, Uni Creatures, Epic Book of Awesome and Sloths and Llamas. Happy coloring adventures!

Paint & Create

I do not see anything super new. There is a new themed set for Trolls?

Creative Gifts

This side includes the Silly Putty, Glitter Dots and the Pet themed sets. There are some Frozen II and Trolls themed sets.

Little Artist

The little artist set does not feature anything super new, but includes some themed coloring sets; Frozen II, Baby Shark, Paw Patrol, Trolls, Puppy Dog Palls, Fancy Nancy and Peppa Pg.

Partner Innovations
The partner innovations area is always a fun area. There are so many different companies that are licensed to make Crayola products. I also found some cool Crayola products throughout the fair, but the companies would not let me take pictures because they were under embargo. I can not wait to show them later this year.

I was able to save last years cookie, but this years got smashed. Alas I had to eat it and it was delicious! Next year I'm bringing a Crayola container to put it in.

And here are some more pictures of the booth and my favorite Crayolians!

Toy Fair was awesome and it was amazing to visit the Crayola booth. I am already planning my trip for next year!

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My Visit to Toy Fair! New Crayola Toys for 2019

Last weekend I had the pleasure of going to the New York City Toy Fair 2019 held in the Javits Center. I especially went to see all the new toys for the year from Crayola. Here is what I saw. Let me just tell you it was like heaven for me, I could have stayed there all day!

What is Toy Fair?
Toy Fair is when all the companies both big and small come together to showcase their toys for the new year. Buyers, stores, toy companies and press come to see all the new toys.

Crayola's Booth
This was the booth for Crayola. To say it was massive was an understatement. It was a like a mini shop set up in the convention center, probably 40-50 feet tall. All the toy companies had massive booths set up. Everything Crayola makes was in the booth.

There was a giant dog out front for everyone to sign. I signed it too. I forgot to take a picture of my signature....

Art Stations
Crayola had stations set up for each of their new toys and exciting products coming out next year.

You can watch this YouTube video to see all the products in action.

Color Chemistry
This was the Color Chemistry/Artic Lab experiment station. Being an engineer, I love how Crayola is working to incorporate STEAM into their toy line up. We definitely need more science minded kiddos. I wish my parents had encouraged me when I was young. It was not until I was in college at the end of my second year I decided to do engineering. My favorite on this table was the Build-A-Beast set. I could see my son LOVING IT.

Sprinkle Art
Sprinkle art is shaker which can be used to put sprinkles on pages. It comes with sprinkles and pages to "sprinkle". The pages have removable patches which sprinkles can adhere to. Glue can also be used to adhere to sprinkles. The Sprinkle Art sign was made using the sprinkles. It looks like it is geared to girls right now, but I think boys and girls will love it.

Glitter Dots
The next station was Glitter Dots. It is a less mess glitter alternative. The glitter is contained in a dot and the dot can be pressed down on surfaces. My favorite were the keychains. I could see my daughter really loving this. They will come in Classic, Bold, and Tropical colors. Glitter Dots activities will include a Sparkles Station, Keychains, Sparkle signs and Stencil Stickers. They can be used on paper mache, fabrics, craft foam, wood, felt and paper.

Here is one of the key chains.

Spin and Spiral Art
The next station was Spin and Spiral Art. It is two toys in on. The spinner is hand powered and rotates. When it rotates ink can be applied to the page. We also used the crayon melter to apply melted crayon to the page. The other side is a Spirograph type tool which works like a Spirograph. My sister had one of these growing up. I was always so jealous. I wish the art station allowed for larger sized objects. I could see this being great for use with paper plates. They are also adding a pink glittery crayon melter.

Scribble Scrubbies
The next station was Scribble Scrubbies. Basically kids draw on their scrubbie over and over again. They can be washed off after each use. These pets have been around for a year, they are adding Safari animals to the line up; monkey, elephant, giraffe,  and lion. There will be 12 total animals the kids can design.

Silly Putty
Another station was Silly Putty. Did you know Crayola owned Silly Putty? They are coming out with a new character for Silly Putty, Nugget. He is a sassy and smart chicken. The new Silly Putty they are introducing is: Silly Putty XL, Silly Putty Super Bounce, Silly Scents Mix Em's, and Silly Putty Ugly Putty Poop. All of these look super fun. I am a little worried about kids trying to eat scented Silly Putty because it looks and smells like Laffy Taffy, but older kids should understand. I bet kids will love the poop Putty. My daughter loves that emoji for some reason...

Crayola is also coming out with Aroma Putty. I would imagine this is tapping into the older market. Playing with Putty can be super relaxing. The Aroma Putty will come in holiday scents. The Christmas one features; canday cane, sugar cookie, ginger bread, and pine. The other package features; Cranberry, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Spice and Autumn Leaf.

Take Note!
One of the last stations was Take Note! It is the launch this year I am most excited for. There is already Take Note! Gel Pens and Erasable Highlighters. Crayola is adding, Dry Erase Markers, Felt Tip Pens, Highlighter Pens and Permanent Markers. I used the Dry Erase marker and it really erased. There is an indicator which shows how much ink is left and the colors are super bright. The felt tip pens will be popular with teachers, and the highlighters will be super useful because there is a pen on back. No more having to have two writing utensils. The Permanent markers will be a direct competition with Sharpie, a brand I also love. I am so excited for these. I use my Take Note Gel Pens everyday.

Product Line
There was also a wall of Crayola goodies showcasing all their current products. Hiding in the products was some new ones as well. I will let you know everything that stood out to me.

Partner Innovations
This is all the products that have Crayola's name on them, but they do not make themselves. The bricks and the easels will now have gears to play with. My son loves playing with gears every time we see them. Crayola partnered with Barbie a while back. I love the Crayola Helmets and Scooters.

Little Artist
This is the Mess Free and My First Crayola line.

Color & Draw
Everything is pretty standard in this picture. The new items include Cardstock, and 24 count Glitter, Metallic, Pearl, and Neon crayons. I am super excited for these new crayons. I can not wait to get my hands on them. Crayola is also coming out with Create and Play themed crayon boxes and markers to promote their app. See that review here.

Here is a close up of the new crayons I am so excited for. I wonder if they will have names.

Paint & Create
In Create and Paint the box is getting a new design and they are introducing Pumpkin Paint. They also changed the packaging of the paint. Crayola is also making Color Glue! I will definitely be picking some of that up.

Great Gifts
New here is the Silly Scents Slick Stix, and the Sweet and Stinky boxes. They are also introducing the new scent Pineapple. I picked up a box the other day and will write a post on them.Crayola has a new product called Globbles. I also have those and need to write a post on that. Model magic is coming in Gooey Fun! We love model magic here. And the there are all the new toys that were featured in the stations.

Signature and Take Note!
Crayola is introducing some new Signature art supplies. I bought the Pearlescent  Cream Sticks. There are also going to be Pearlescent acrylic paints, and Pearlescent Paint markers. They are even introducing Planters, Trinket Dishes and Succulents.

These are some of the Take Note! products coming out. There will also be journals and Dry Erase paint.

It was sooooo much fun touring the Crayola booth and meeting all the Crayola employees. I could have stayed there all day playing and coloring.

They made the cutest cookies!

That is it for Toy Fair 2019. Can't wait to go next year!

(I have to add I would have loved to do a post like this for Cra-z-art, but they would not see me or let me in their booth after I emailed, texted, and went by twice. They even returned my business card. Maybe next year.)

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