Description
This little unicorn toy starts small and grows when you sit it in water. The figure is a white unicorn with a pale blue mane, tail and hooves, a single white horn and a painted eye with long lashes, caught mid-prance with one front leg raised. It comes fixed to a bright blue backing card decorated with a rainbow, a smiling cloud and sun and a hula-hooping unicorn. "Grow your own magical unicorn" runs across the top and "pop into water and watch me grow" along the bottom. The figure is plastic and the backing is card, and the whole thing weighs just 0.01KG.
Fresh from its card, the unicorn stands about 4cm tall and 4cm long and just 1cm wide, small enough to sit in the palm of a hand. Place it in water and leave it for 72 hours or more, and it grows to about 8cm tall, 7.5cm long and 2.5cm wide. Watching it change over those days is a lovely bit of slow, patient play: check on it each morning and see how far it has come. Choose a glass or bowl with room for its full size. A clear one lets you watch the change from the side. While it grows it is happy on a windowsill, a desk or a bedroom shelf.
The blue on the mane, tail and hooves fades softly into the white, and the horn is clean and bright. Keep it on its card until you are ready to begin, and once it has grown, wipe it gently with a soft damp cloth if it needs a clean. Small, light and ready to give on its cheerful illustrated card, it makes a sweet little extra to tuck in beside a bigger present or hand over on its own.
Specification
| Brand |
Rex London |
| Material |
Card & plastic |
| Weight |
0.01KG |
| Warnings |
Warning! Choking hazard; small parts. Not for children under 3 years. |
Frequently Asked
How big does the unicorn grow?
It starts about 4cm tall, 4cm long and 1cm wide. After 72 hours or more in water it reaches about 8cm tall, 7.5cm long and 2.5cm wide.
How long does it take to grow?
Place it in water and leave it for 72 hours or more. Checking on it each day is half the fun, as you can see it getting bigger.
What do I need to grow it?
Just water and a glass or bowl with enough room for its full size of about 8cm tall. A clear container lets you watch it grow from the side.
What is it made of?
The unicorn figure is plastic, and it comes fixed to a card backing illustrated with a rainbow, a smiling cloud and sun and a hula-hooping unicorn.
What colour is the unicorn?
The unicorn is white with a pale blue mane, tail and hooves, a white horn and a painted eye with long lashes. Its backing card is bright blue.
Does it make a good small gift?
Yes, it is small, light and comes ready to give on its cheerful illustrated card, so it is easy to tuck in beside a bigger present.