Calico Critters Townhome

Calico Critter Townhome. Grown-ups have the dream of having their own house – a private retreat where they are the masters. Children on the other hand have more modest aspirations. For them possession of a few toys and the company of a few friends is more than sufficient. One of the favorite toys of any kid is a miniature play home. This Christmas, gift your kids with something that will make their wishes come true – get them the Calico Critters House.

 In case you do not know them yet, Calico Critters are miniature animals with an adorable, plush and innocent expression. They have big wide pleasant eyes and a soft and chubby body. The expression, body, clothing, demeanor and everything else of these creatures is tailored to make people – kids and adults alike – fall in love with them at first sight. Calicos are family creatures and they will come across as families of dogs, cats, bears, mice, frogs and the like. You can purchase them as entire families of such creatures. The sizes of different members in a family are different. The twins are 1.25 inches tall, the adults stand to about 3 inches while youngsters i.e. brothers and sisters are of a height of 2.25 inches. And now all of them live in the Calico Critter Townhouse.

Perhaps the next best thing to their demeanor is the fact that they are adorned with removable and interchangeable clothing and the nature of their joints. Their arms and legs can move while their heads can turn. This quality makes it possible to get them into a variety of poses and also prevents them from breaking up. Their joint structure is important as kids like to get them into a variety of poses and because kids usually handle things in a rough manner unmindful of the consequences. Also with a special eye on kids, these creatures are made of completely harmless material. So you don’t have to worry about your kids ingesting something toxic and harmful.

The Calico Critter Townhousewill be a perfect gift for your kids if they love playing with imaginary creatures and houses. The house will most certainly trigger your child’s imagination and can bring to the fore the aesthetic sense inside him. This beautiful and attractive town house has a pastel pink exterior with bay windows and balconies. It is meant for use by kids aged three and above. The overall dimensions of the house are 15 inches long, 15 inches high and 11 inches wide – a size big enough to satisfy your kid’s appetite for playing and small enough to prevent any storage hassles.

A remarkable feature of the house is that it can easily open and close to display what lies behind the walls. It is a two storied house with two rooms on each floor. The rooms on the first floor are larger than those on the floor below. A room divider can create an extra room on the upper floor.

When you gift this Calico Critter Townhouse to your kid the delightful change in expression on his face will be quite conspicuous. You can watch them play around with the house and the calico creatures. They will pretend as if the calicos are real life entities living, playing, working and enjoying together. The Calicos were initially manufactured in Japan by Epoch Limited who released them in the market in 1984. These are currently distributed by International Plaything LLC and in the 1980s have won many awards presented by the British Association of Toy Awards. They are available in U.S and Canada as well. Even today their popularity is on the rise and many collector clubs collect them in the U.K and in Japan.