Characterful crafts

Pat Avenue has a growing range of licensed character lines, across its Hama and Cutie Stix collections.

Pat Avenue is taking on the exclusive distribution of Cutie Stix this autumn/winter, with an exciting twist… the addition of new licensed segment of Monster High Kits. Cutie Stix is a proven seller in the arts and crafts aisle, offering creative kids a fun way to make bracelets, necklaces, and more from patterned rubber shapes. Not to be missed is the super-giftable Monster High Creation Set. Other unlicensed, themed sets will be available, including Fashion Creative Workshop, which creates tattoo-styled jewellery that can be displayed via the included tree stand.

As the exclusive UK&IE distributor of Hama, the original arts and crafts bead brand, Pat Avenue offers a creative challenge for fans of many character brands, including Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol and Disney’s Frozen. New for 2024 is a segment inspired by DreamWork’s Gabby’s Dollhouse. In the range, there’s the purr-fect Gabby’s Dollhouse Large Hama Set, which comes with 4,000-beads to create Gabby and kitty designs. Fans can also string beads to make a kitty headband. For a more affordable activity there’s the Gabby’s Dollhouse 2,000-bead Hama Giftbox. Or, for younger children, the Gabby’s Dollhouse Hama Maxi Tub comes with a 900 Maxi Beads – bigger beads that are ideal for children who are still refining their fine motor skills.