Entertainment at Your Fingertips: Nickelodeon’s Floam and Gak are Back!

For children growing up in the 1990’s, Nickelodeon’s Floam and Gak were two of the coolest playtime staples, beloved for their uncanny ability to entertain kids for hours on end.  Now, Nickelodeon’s Floam and Gak are back…  and they’re better than ever!

Completely reformulated to make playtime and clean-up a cinch for a new generation of families, new Nickelodeon Floam and Gak are two unique reusable compounds, each designed to encourage creative thinking and open-ended play:

New Nickelodeon Floam is an incredible, reusable molding compound.  Mold, fold and roll new Nickelodeon Floam into any creation imaginable – the possibilities are endless!

About Floam:

• New Nickelodeon Floam  is an incredible, reusable molding compound designed to encourage creative expression.  Mold, fold, flatten and roll the new Floam into any creation imaginable - the possibilities are endless!
• New Nickelodeon Floam makes playtime and clean-up a cinch for a new generation of families - its new formula is easier to use and less messy than ever before!
• Floam can be squeezed, squashed, flattened and molded for hours of sculpting activity.  It can be used to create a free-form sculptures from scratch, or Floam can be molded onto common household items to transform almost anything into a colorful masterpiece 
• When playtime is over, Floam can be squished back into its airtight container for reuse or kids can let their creations harden overnight so they can be kept forever as a work of art.  
• Available in the following colors:  Rockin’ Red, Blazin’ Blue, Electric Yellow, Glimmer Green, Posh Pink and Purple Power.
• Suggested retail price: $6.99 each. 

To play with Floam for the first time, simply remove the compound from its package and use the flatten and mold method.  You will need to repeat until it is soft, flexible and mixed well. Floam will not stain; however it is best to use on a clean, dry, non-porous urface and away from carpeting, fabrics and hair is recommended.


My little artist in the house is having way to much fun with the Floam, she is creating a ton of things, from dressing a naked doll to decorating picture frames.  She has already given away some of her creations away to friends and family.  This is a fun activity to let the creative juices flow!

 

New Nickelodeon Gak is a stretchy, squishy collectible compound.  Gak can be squeezed, stretched, bubbled and more – once kids pick up Gak, they won’t want to put it down! 

About Gak: 

• Once kids pick up Gak, they won’t want to put it down!  This squishy, rubbery compound can be stretched, squeezed, twisted, and more – Gak provides hours of entertainment! 
• Gak has an unusual texture and the ability to make wacky sounds by squeezing the container or plastic cup!
• New Nickelodeon Gak makes playtime and clean-up a cinch for a new generation of families - its new formula is easier to use and less messy than ever before!
• Gak comes in an iconic splat-shaped, airtight container and is Available in the following colors Rebel Red, You Blue It, Yakkity Yellow, Goo Green, Tickled Pink and Purple Panic. Once playtime is over, put Gak back into its container to keep it fresh.
• Suggested retail price: $6.99 each.

Gak is easy to tell when it is ready to play with, just wait for it not to have any lumps and it is smooth and rubbery.    You will need to use the stretch and fold method.  The fun part of Gak is the noises it makes.   It pops and crackles!   Not only it is a fun activity, but a music session mixed it!  Have your kids form a Gak band :-)   Since my little guy is into Super Heroes, Ben 10 and the alike, he loves to pretend the Gak is goo from an alien, creature, etc.  


For more information on Floam and Gak, please visit http://www.floam.com and http://www.gak-is-back.com

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