Horse-crazy kids love nothing more than a Breyer box under the Christmas tree. And what child doesn't love to craft, paint, or create something unique? Combine both interests with one of the Breyer Activity Sets for the perfect present for the horse crazy child. Every little girl or little boy who loved Breyer model horses will squeal with joy at these creative kits that offer hours of playtime fun. Each kit includes a model horse, instructions and all the materials needed to complete the project. Spread out the drop cloth, help your child into her artist's smock, and watch the fun begin!
1. My Dream Horse Customizing Kit
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Breyer's My Dream Horse Customizing Kit includes an unpainted Classic scale model (approximately 6-7 inches tall) and all the crafting supplies needed to paint and hair the model horse. Two kits have very similar names. This kit is a yellow box with a brown horse.
The horse featured is a standing horse, and the paints enable the child to paint it bay, black, brown or similar colors. Set includes one unpainted horse, acrylic paints in little pots, brushes, glue and mohair. Mohair is used by collectors to add realistic-looking manes and tails to horse models.
Price: $16.50 Kit Number: Breyer 4100
2. My Dream Horse! Customizing Kit
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Notice the exclamation point in the name of this kit? It features a different horse from the customizing kit mentioned above. This set offers a walking classic scale horse, paints and mohair to create a different colored horse. Black and white mohair is included and the box portrays a gray horse. It offers a slightly different kit, to allow a child to create more than one custom model.
Price: $16.50 Kit Number: Breyer 4115.
3. My Dream Horse Pour and Mold Activity Kit
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The Breyer Pour and Mold Activity Set features a resting foal model. Your child can, with a little grown up help, use the mold and tools to create their very own horse model. Paints and brushes are also included for your budding artist to finish the model.
Price: $16.50 Kit Number: Breyer 4129.
4. Model Horse 3-D Paint by Number Kit
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For younger children, the Model Horse Paint by Number Kit offers a model horse with patches marked to paint and pots coded to select the right paint. If your child loves to work with paint by number activity kits, this is the ideal way to help her get started painting Breyer horses. A full color instruction book offers simple steps children can follow on their own.
Price: around $15.00 Kit number: Breyer 4116
5. Breyer Mini Whinnies Custom Paint Sets
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No longer listed on the Breyer website, but still available from some vendors, the Mini Whinnies paint sets Read Review contain four unpainted Mini Whinnies horses in various poses, along with paints and a brush. Mini Whinnies horses are approximately 1:64 scale (fit with popular custom cars like 'Hot Wheels') and stand roughly 1 1/2 inches tall.
Price: $5 to $10
6. Assemble Your Own Model Horse Customizing Kit
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You can also make your own kit for your budding artist. Take a pretty box and include an inexpensive model horse. Buy some basic model horse paint colors from a craft or art store. Add a few brushes and a book or two of horse breeds for inspiration. Your little artist will be off to a great start creating a unique, customized model horse.