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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   Contact:  Dena  Hirschberg

July 20, 2003                                                               Made By Hands, Inc.

                                                                                    773.281.1400

                                                                                    dena@made-by-hands.com

 

 

 

Made By HandsTM Breaks the Gender Barrier with Boys Arts & Crafts Kit

 

            (Chicago, IL) – Made By HandsTM introduced today its new art activity kit, Make-Your-Own™ CardsII.  And it’s the only arts & crafts kit currently created with BOYS in mind!

“There is a growing trend to create “girl” versions of toys in categories that have been typically geared towards boys, like construction or erector-type toys,” says Dena Hirschberg, co-president of Made By HandsTM which manufactures the award-winning Make-Your-OwnTM line of art activity kits. “Well, we’re following that trend, only in reverse!

“Our philosophy is to produce unique and fun ways of letting kids do what they do naturally,” says Ava Berry, the company’s other co-president. “Young boys love to color, cut & paste in school, so why shouldn’t they have that kind of creative outlet at home, too?”

Keeping in tradition with the line’s trademark, Make-Your-Own™ CardsII is simple in concept, unique in design and constructed of the highest quality. Each kit contains hundreds of Pop-Outs!™, an awesome array of geometric & whimsical pop-out cardboard shapes that are perfectly die-cut for little hands so kids can create easily and independently without a grown-up's help.

Kids can create monsters, trucks, aliens and other whimsical designs on 20 brightly colored paper cards and send them as greeting cards, invitations or even thank-you notes.  The kits also come with 20 white envelopes, over 500 Pop-Outs!TM in 7 great colors and a glue stick.  All this comes in a kid-friendly, portable portfolio with Velcro® closures.

Make-Your-Own™ CardsII is already a hit with the target market, “I think it’s really fun.  You can use your imagination and there aren’t any instructions,”   says product tester, Jacob, age 6!

 

 

Made By Hands, Inc., a mom-owned company based in Chicago, Illinois, is the manufacturer of the Make-Your-Owntm line of children’s art activity kits.  These products can be found in specialty toy stores, children’s clothing boutiques, stationery stores, and independent bookstores. Suggested retail price - $17.95.  For more information visit www.made-by-hands.com