Colorforms, invented by Harry Kislevitz, were toys produced by the Colorforms Corporation. Colorforms were paper-thin, die-cut vinyl sheet images and shapes that could be applied to a slick cardboard background board, much like placing paper-dolls against a paper backdrop. The images would stick to the background via static cling and could be repositioned to create new scenes. The original box sets began appearing in the 1950s and featured bright shapes and "modern" basic designs, expanding into cartoon character sets. Later Colorforms licensed various properties and produced box sets supporting various TV series and movie releases. A teddy bear A toy is an object used in play. ...
The Colorforms Corporation also produced Shrinky Dinks, the Colorform Aliens Outer Space Men, Dress-Up Sets and Print Putty. Shrinky Dinks are an arts and crafts toy for children invented in 1973 by Betty Morris from Wisconsin and later marketed by the colouring book giant, Colorforms. ...
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Sheila Hotchkin, 50 years of Colorforms... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The, Dec 27, 2001
Colorforms were first introduced in the late '50s by the Colorforms Company.
The Colorforms folks also made Shrinky Dinks, the famous Colorform Aliens, Dress Up sets (kind of like the old paper dolls and tabbed-dress sets, but using Colorforms dresses and a slick, cardboard doll) and Print Putty.
Colorforms are still released regularly today, whenever there is a popular movie or TV show that can be exploited.
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