Okay, it's not really magic, but it sure is cool. My daughters each have a colorfusion t-shirt from Quagmire that changes color with change in temperature. Really. They sort of remind me of mood rings from my youth, but for clothing.
E's shirt is green when it's cool, yellow when it's warm. A's shirt is pink or purple, depending on the temp. The girls had a blast this summer, moving from the air conditioned comfort of home to the warmth of outdoors, and watching their shirts gradually change. Then they'd go back inside and transform again. It didn't take them long to realize that even the warmth of their hands could make the color change, so they started making handprints on their shirts, laughing all the while.
I was a bit leery of these shirts, thinking the color changes would end as soon as I washed them. Wrong! These shirts have now been washed many, many times over the several months we've had them, and they still react to temperature changes unfailingly. I'm impressed!
The shirts come in collared and uncollared versions, and also in adult sizes. So if you're looking for a unique Christmas gift for a kid and hate to give another toy, consider one of these shirts. Or if an adult on your list has everything and is tough to buy for, give them a conversation piece with one of these shirts.
If you need more ideas for Christmas or birthday gifts for kids, check out kidwinks' 12 Toys of Christmas or just click through the kidwinks Shopping Section.
E's shirt is green when it's cool, yellow when it's warm. A's shirt is pink or purple, depending on the temp. The girls had a blast this summer, moving from the air conditioned comfort of home to the warmth of outdoors, and watching their shirts gradually change. Then they'd go back inside and transform again. It didn't take them long to realize that even the warmth of their hands could make the color change, so they started making handprints on their shirts, laughing all the while.
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| Hmm..not warm enough to change the color all the way. |
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| So let's add heat with the hair dryer! |
I was a bit leery of these shirts, thinking the color changes would end as soon as I washed them. Wrong! These shirts have now been washed many, many times over the several months we've had them, and they still react to temperature changes unfailingly. I'm impressed!
The shirts come in collared and uncollared versions, and also in adult sizes. So if you're looking for a unique Christmas gift for a kid and hate to give another toy, consider one of these shirts. Or if an adult on your list has everything and is tough to buy for, give them a conversation piece with one of these shirts.
If you need more ideas for Christmas or birthday gifts for kids, check out kidwinks' 12 Toys of Christmas or just click through the kidwinks Shopping Section.
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