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Holiday looks Kids fashions are growing up fast Home furnishings Manufacturers of childrens wear are adapting new adult fashions Into their lines more and more quickly these days That means youngsters dont have to wait to dress like mom and dad In fact the traditional oneyear up between the debut of adult fash- Tons and their impact on childrens garments is virtually nonexistent to day Only the age of the child deter mines the color fabric pattern and cut of a garment Most childrens fashions are manu factured In machine- washable stay- fresh noIron fabrics One of the most popular is fleece Favored among adults for afterhours and even fleece is Ideal for play school and for children Designers choose fleece for lis suit ability to virtually any silhouette and ability to take most colors and prints Today fleece is recognted as the foremost lifestyle fabric of the 80s Knit accessories are perfect Christ mas gifts for infants and toddlers Shop for a classic look Updated ver sions arc knitted animal and geometric patterns with little whimsical touches These basics are joined by more creative graphic In spirations in the larger sizes that more closely resemble adult accessories Color is a key to toddler fashion this holiday season The choices run the gamut from rights and Jewel tones to pastels and the new Australian and African browns Look for Infant and toddler apparel for little girls in soft pastels Little boys Items run in bright primary colors As a child grows toward the teen years the color selection be comes wider and more closely paral lels adult preferences Popular screen and puff prints are also available In all age categories The difference is In Ihe choice of sub ject and the scale of the imprint Adults favor animal prints like dy namic tigers and bold graphics in cluding slogans and sports symbols Toddler and infant prints run to pan das teddy bears kittens and other symbols that kids can easily understand Decorating can last all year long Whats the latest in fun and games If youre thinking about buying a or toy for a child or adult Jeff ad can tell you whats in and whats out Hes the game designer for International Games manufac turer of the bestselling card game UNO and other family and childrens games and toys The toy Industry works like a Its cyclical Conrad com ments I compare it to the fashion in dustry The length of a womans skirt and the width of a mans tie change every year but they always end up re peating themselves Conrad a game designer for 17 years says that a 1970s trend Is back with a little twist Crafts are popular again Todays crafts however are activity products that offer instant gratification rather than projects that require numerous steps and lots of time For example Activity Sets by International Games let chil dren create scenes and pictures using selflnklng rubber stampers Conrad says that parents and children want to create something and see the result nowl The older crafts such as threading a needle through a cardboard picture of an animal took time Todays ac tivity seta give children Immediate results Conrad explains Several activity toys have become popular with children With Magna Doodle by the Ideal Co children use a special tool to draw pictures on a screen filled with a metallic sub stance This material is attracted to the tool and brought to the surface of the screen The result Is a picture that can be erased Immediately TheEtch- Animator by Ohio Art uses a screen on which a child draws a doz en pictures When the screens are an imated in sequence they create a moving picture GREAT GIFTS can be games to learn by Feeling Fit and Shopping are two new preschool entries in the Games for Growing collection from International Garnet In Feeling Fit children learn good eating habits and exercise Shopping gives educational Information aboat earning saving and money Games retail for ill Another buzz word this yearis edu cation says Conrad Parents are very Interested in offering infants and pre schoolers productive stimulation not just pacifying play Video Technology manufactures electronic teaching devices for the preschoolers Including the talking Whiz Kid This learning computer op erates with SO software study cards and is designed to teach children num bers and the alphabet Panosh Places soft toy products for toddlers also have an educational purpose Its First Curves toy uses col ored panels of fabric and interesting graphics to help develop a childs vi sual perception International Games has added two unique floor games to Its Games for Growing collection educational pre school games designed to grow with a childs changing skill levels In Feel ing Fit and Shopping preschoolers have fun learning about good eating habits exercise and the values associ ated with earning saving and spend ing money Conrad also sees a strong trenu in threedimensional mechanicalaction games such as Milton Bradleys Hungry Hippos and Pig Pong In which children manipulate levers or squeeze game pieces to win the game Sophisticated electronic games such as the Cookie Monster Cookie Counter Spruce up for the holidays and cre ate a beautiful Christmas setting for family and friends with some gifts for the home Each part of the country offers wonderful furnishing ideas New En gland for instance Is greatly influ enced by English furniture such as the Queen Anne wing chair with gracefully carved cabriole legs Hun dreds of years later the Sherwood an ultracomfortable by Barca- lounger offers the same styling For along the Eastern corridor theres a wealth of contem porary gift Ideas Stratfords new cleanlined sectional sofa offers com fort seating and sleeping for holiday guests Innovative chrome or brass dining designs also add their own sparkle Wicker is synonymous with South ern living and is now enjoying re newed popularity One gift suggestion for yearlong pleasure is loungers new Hot Lines collection of sleep sofas and recliners featuring handsome wicker in white washed and appealing honey finishes Middle America has its roots deep in Victoriana Theres a decided re naissance of this design statement in new Victorian Midwestern sports fans can catch their favorite game in the com fort of a Liberty The flavor of the desert creates a clean uncluttered style statement all its own Soft muled tones leather looks and natural stone accessories are message from the Southwest A perfect Southwestern style gift is modular leather seat ing complete with crisp saddle stitch ing that withstands daily wear and tear An added bit of sunshine on VICTORIANA is recaptured in a special home holiday gift from Stratolounger that blends old and new Chairs have high cabriole front legs carved scalp- tared arms over matching cane sides and deep button I at ling on back cosh- Ions In velvet or for about Christmas morning for young couples is Chromcrafts pristine purewhite dining group with an extra leaf for buffets The West Coast reflects a Far East ern influence A major home gift here can be a Stratford sofa love seat and chair collection with softly rounded arms and pagoda base Another Ori ental Interpretation Is Chromcrafts casual antique whitewashed rattan dining group with castered chairs which provide extra seating both In doors and out What can be more appropriate for the Northwest than loghome living A perfect Christmas gift suggestion here is a pair of rustic rattan from lounger that guar antees no family feuding for the most comfortable seat In the house Theres always a wonderful gift Idea waiting for every room Plush plaids typify the best of country in the living room If you plan to redecorate for the holidays Stratford cleverly coordinates plaid with denim for real down home country Update the guest room with a comfy country styled But the best indulgence of all is to gift yourself with a new lounger for the master bedroom and relax with an extra cup of coffee and the morn ing paper HIT Give executives something useful Somewhere between a 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cling through steaming geyser basins along Lake Yellowstone or through the Grand Tetons To help Ihe traveler stay in shape a portable gym in a bag includes rub berized exercise bands which com bine the principles of a pulley system and free weights for a complete work out A Jump rope Is also a handy way to work out on the road If your big wheel Is more into spec tator sports he or she would probably appreciate a good pair of binoculars For the executive who wants to cut the time It takes to transcribe from business meetings the tape recorder plays back record ed material at up to twice the normal speed The voices arent chip- munky either theyre fastpaced but sound normal Through advanced microcircuitry the user the speed and pilch of the tape to main tain intelligible sound Wine connoisseurs tired of twisting and tugging a manual corkscrew may welcome a powerful electric model They are available in a variety of price ranges and some models in clude wine thermometers with proper 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