| The holiday buying season is just around the corner. If | | | | figures, vehicles, pop up buildings, accessories and 4 |
| you're confused as to what the boys and girls you | | | | Crayola crayons. The crayons are regular Crayola |
| know want for Christmas toys, Crayola Crayon Town | | | | crayons. For example the large zoo set comes with 1 |
| might just fill the bill. It's one of the hot Christmas Toys | | | | Zookeeper, 1 Monkey, 1 Giraffe, 1 Alligator, 1 Lion, 1 |
| 2009 appropriate for ages three years and up. | | | | Polar Bear, 1 All-Terrain Vehicle, 1 Gateway, 1 Tree, 1 |
| Wild Planet's Crayola Crayon Town combines drawing | | | | Wagon, 1 Fold & Build Polar Cave, 1 Fold & |
| and coloring with construction and imaginative play. | | | | Build Lion Cave, 1 Fold & Build Monkey Tree, 2 |
| Children can color the props, buildings, and even the | | | | Coloring Mats, 22" x 17", 8 Crayons. |
| play mats. The pre-cut artwork panels can also be | | | | In a nutshell, Crayola Crayon Town combines 3D play |
| colored and folded in such a way to make archways | | | | and coloring. The animals, buildings, and figures change |
| and buildings. Children will have a blast creating their | | | | as the children color them. The old or broken crayons |
| own world. | | | | can be used to make trees and vehicles. For example |
| They have the challenge to assemble and build the | | | | the My House set uses a crayon as the body of a |
| setting doing whatever their imagination tells them. | | | | dog. The front head and two front feet are a plastic |
| They can use the crayons to make their own wacky | | | | module that has an opening for the crayon. The other |
| animals, vehicles, and structures. Once the town has | | | | end of the crayon is inserted into the module for the |
| been constructed, they can start playing and just go | | | | back feet and tail. The uncolored version of the play |
| wherever their imagination takes them. | | | | mat can be downloaded at no charge online. That |
| There are five different versions: Zoo Set , My House, | | | | means more fun for no more money and added |
| Construction Set, Horse Ranch , and Airport. Each can | | | | creativity. |
| be played with individually or combined to make a | | | | The provided plastic parts in Crayola Crayon Town, |
| town. | | | | such as the airplane for the airport set, are very |
| Children will have hours of fun with the pop-up | | | | durable. The only improvement to the sets would be to |
| structures. They can also spend time coloring the | | | | include additional crayons with the set rather than only |
| background, building the props, and setting up the | | | | four for the smaller set and eight with the larger set. |
| characters that they will use in Crayola Crayon Town. | | | | However since most children already have a box or |
| The play set comes with a 22 X 17 inch play mat, | | | | two of crayons at home so it's not really a problem. |