Welcome to Rex & Rose - the place for squishy adventures with air dry clay!
We believe that creativity and curiosity in kids is amazing and that these skills should be nurtured and celebrated. That’s our inspiration and the purpose behind our business - activity kits designed to spark creative curiosity in kids, based on our own experience as parents!
It all started when our little boy Jack Rex found his love for arts and crafts. Yay!!
Like most kids Jack Rex loves to craft but doesn’t exactly love to follow instructions! I would get frustrated at how quickly we raced through kits and the poor quality of them.
I realised that Jack Rex is in his crafting element, having fun and learning the most when he is given the opportunity to use his imagination and natural curiosity to make what he wants to create.
Using bits from the recycling bin, random arts and craft supplies plus just a little bit of inspiration and guidance from me (and his dad) he would create epic stuff often linked to recent conversations, topics from school, things he loved or best of all totally random and just because!!
I could see him developing important skills like critical thinking, problem solving, self-expression, collaboration other important life skills. As well as having lots of fun!
I realised i wanted to nurture Jacks creativity and curiosity and i was inspired to launch Rex and Rose.
Activity kits for kids that inspire creative curiosity, help them learn, make awesome stuff and have a lot of fun along the way.
Our activity kits have been developed using our own experience as parents and every kit is tested by our own very harsh critic’s (Jack Rex & his friends).
So from the the squishiest, squashiest air dry clay in 24 colours, there is a colour for anything kids are inspired to make.
Our activity cards have been designed for kids, knowing what works and doesn’t work for them. No complicated, long, wordy instructions. Simple, visual guides kids can actually follow themselves. Plus lots of pictures of possible things to create to spark creative curiosity. Enough guidance but lots of inspiration thrown in too.
Finally the accessories! This is where the magic and extra creativity happens. Put some gemstones, sequins, pipe cleaners, lollipop sticks, matchsticks, glitter and more on the table and amazing things happen! Kids eyes light up and their imagination and creativity goes into overdrive!
Squish, squash, create. Adventures await!