Giddy up and make those Fuzzoodles.

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A kooky new category of fun has hit toy-store shelves with the introduction of Fuzzoodles by Giddy Up. A unique combination of arts and crafts and construction toys, these funky items combine colorful, bendable, and big fuzzy noodles--Fuzzoodles--with wacky features like crazy eyes and big-time toothy smiles, along with cool accessories such as bowties and purses. Kids will have a blast putting them all together to create a cast of adorable (albeit strange) fluffy characters, which can stand alone as playthings or be made into bracelets or decorations for pens and headphones. All of the accessories are interchangeable and the design possibilities limitless. Since no two creations are quite the same, kids can make oodles of reusable Fuzzoodles.

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