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Cubetto Tutorial | Debug Sequence

Identifying a wrong block in a sequence and replacing it with the correct one is called debugging. Learn how to recognise this to help you get started.
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Book 2 | Cubetto gets lost

Help Cubetto find his way around the big noisy city. Learn facts and ask questions about our everyday lives on this playful, urban map.
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5 Awesome STEM Costumes for Kids

Help kids to step into the boots of their favourite scientist and role-play their way through the day.
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Activity | Outfit Cubetto with an Adventure Backpack

Use your crafting skills to make a backpack for Cubetto, ready to carry everything you need for your next adventure together!
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Activity | Dress as Cubetto

Looking for original fancy dress ideas? Dress up as your favourite wooden robot, Cubetto, with this easy tutorial!
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Family Games | Play Cards Story Mode

Engage your little one’s inner creative with a storytelling Play Card adventure! Will they power out to space in an intergalactic kart or cruise along the ocean waves to unknown lands? Their imagination is the limit!
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Family Games | Draw a Snake

An awesome activity to create with your Cubetto Code & Colour! It couldn't be simpler, and the results are spectacular.
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A Brief History of Coding Education for Kids

Here we present a brief but important history of educational coding, which introduces some of the bright minds and stunning innovations that got us to where we are today.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Backwards Block

Expand your coding adventures with Cubetto’s Special Blocks. This simple video will show you how the backwards block will send Cubetto back one square.
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Cubetto Mazes #2: First Day of Winter

Brrr… it’s December and Cubetto wants to finish at the castle where a cosy log fire awaits. Toasty!
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5 Reasons Kids Should Learn Coding

We believe that coding for kids is a new kind of literacy for the 21st century. This is why we created a free ebook for you!
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Cubetto Tutorial | Forward Block

Every journey begins with the first step. See Cubetto move forward across your favorite map with the green instruction block. Our tutorial video will show you how it moves!
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Cubetto Tutorial | How to Fix Cubetto's Turning Angle

The turning angle of Cubetto may malfunction. Our tutorial will show you how to fix this and how to safely install the right software. You will need to download the necessary files that can be found in the video's description. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult.
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Strike a Pose: Why All Schools Should Teach Yoga

As told by practitioners in the field, yoga can help children develop emotional and physical awareness and intelligence.
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Code, Colour, Create: Meet Cubetto Code & Colour

It’s a new frontier in creative arts for kids. Use the Cubetto graphics manual to create computer art.
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How Children Learn Resilience, an Early Years Super Power

No matter what their life circumstances, sooner or later all children encounter setbacks. Discover how parents could instead of saying, 'I just want them to be happy' could perhaps start saying, 'I just want them to be resilient.'
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Cubetto Crafts | Create a Reindeer Costume for Cubetto

Craft a festive outfit for your little wooden robot with this fun Cubetto modification.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Random Block

Expand your coding adventures with Cubetto’s Special Blocks. The random block performs a random move each time. Our video tutorial will show you how it works.
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Activity | Draw with Cubetto

Turn Cubetto into a drawing bot in under 5 minutes. Bring coding alive with colours. Unleash your child's inner artist with simple steps.
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Activity | Construct a Forest

Construct a seasonal forest for Cubetto to explore. This is a fun – and easy – activity for both small and large groups of kids.
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From STEAM to STEM. The Lost A (Art) and Why It’s Important

Arts and crafts are just as central to children’s development as traditional STEM subjects.
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Mindful Kids: How a Moment of Calm Can Support Children’s Learning

What is mindfulness? Is it something that we need in our lives right now? Importantly, should we teach it to our kids?
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Unplugged Activities To Teach Computational Thinking

Because computational thinking is a way of thinking, it doesn’t require using computers. Instead, we can use playful ‘offline’ or ‘unplugged’ games.
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Activity | Make an Obstacle Course with Blocks

Gather your favorite construction toys or building blocks and challenge yourself to navigate Cubetto through an obstacle course of your own design.
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What Is Computational Thinking, And Why Should All Kids Learn It?

A powerful universal problem-solving technique that helps kids navigate the world at large.
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Girls Can Code Too!

Who says girls can't code? We look at the inspiring women who are changing the world and are encouraging young girls to get into technology.
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Cubetto Crafts | Create a Wooden Sledge for Cubetto

Take Cubetto on a sledging adventure across your favourite arctic map.
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Book 4 | Cubetto's deep dive

Give Cubetto a passport to adventure in the deep sea. Peak out the porthole into Cubetto's big blue ocean map. Pirates, treasures, tropics..
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4 Famous Programmers Who Coded Their Way to The Top

Here we look at the digital visionaries behind Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and how they coded their businesses, and reputations, from the ground up.
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Building Resilience – 15 Practical Ways To Teach Your Children

Give kids effective strategies to deal with whatever life throws at them.
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Activity | Cubetto's Baseball Cap

Make a baseball cap for Cubetto to don as you set off on outdoor coding adventures!
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5 Brilliant Female Computer Programmers

Women in STEM: stats say only 18% of computer science grads are women! We mark the history of women in STEM from Ada Lovelace to model Lyndsey Scott.
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User Manual

A guide to playing, learning with, and caring for your Cubetto. From powering to pairing, all you need to know to keep your little cube.
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Women in Computing: Turning the Tech Industry Tide

Women are just as interested in technology as men, so why has computing ended up so male-heavy?
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An A-Z of Computer Programming

We were in a bit of a surprise to discover that there are not many A-Z of computer programming. Here, we attempt to create our own programming alphabet.
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Activity | Build a House

Transform Cubetto’s box into a home. Draw the windows and doors, and use your imagination to decorate his home. Adult Supervision is Required!
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Cubetto Crafts | Create a Ghostly Costume

Get Cubetto ready for Halloween with this fun craft activity.
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Cubetto Crafts | Elephant Friend from Cubetto

Find out how we upcycled Pim and Pom from some old plastic milk bottles!
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Activity | Mini Golf Course

Turn Cubetto into a golfing pro in five minutes. Design your own mini golf course, and help Cubetto hit a hole-in-one!
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Family Games | Code Camp

Pitch a tent in your garden (or living room!) and have a camp night. Bring Cubetto along. Sit everyone around your favourite map and take turns steering Cubetto to each other.
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Family Games | Draw a Number Three/Letter E

Another simple yet awesome activity you can do with your Cubetto Code & Colour. Get started with a number three, then flip it around and you have the letter E!
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Family Games | Circle Time

Set up your Cubetto Code & Colour to make an awesome double circle shape - it's easy as pie!
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8 Ways Ada Lovelace Changed the Face of Computing

From Ada Lovelace's early start in the STEM to smashing the glass ceiling of contemporary science, her story is an inspiration that everyone should know.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Function Block

Take Cubetto's journey even further with the function block. Learn how in our simple video tutorial.
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How Understanding Introvert And Extrovert Personality Types Can Help Kids Tap Into Their Superpowers

We delve into the characteristics of introverted and extroverted children, and what you can do to support their unique styles.
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Family Games | Play Cards Memory Game Mode

It’s a match! A short and sweet game to hone your little one’s memory skills, boost focus and engage logical thinking.
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Family Games | Draw a Square

Use your Cubetto Code & Colour to make this fun drawing. It's super simple, and you can get creative filling in your square.
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Activity | Skyline for a City Adventure

Channel your inner architect and build a skyline for a city adventure. This activity is super easy and super fun!
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Book 1 | Cubetto's first day

Learn about environments, discuss new topics, and navigate Cubetto's home map through a set of computational thinking challenges.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Left Block

Continue your first coding adventure with Cubetto’s other Basic Blocks. See how to turn Cubetto left in this simple video tutorial.
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Activity | Create and navigate a maze

Build and navigate a maze in minutes with Cubetto. Flip your World Map upside down. Write a search algorithm, try something new today.
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Family Games | Play Cards Free Play Mode

Challenge your little one’s coding skills in this Cubetto quest! Traverse lands while gathering as many collectible Play Cards as possible!
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Activity | Dance around the tree

Build a new world in minutes. Craft a forest for Cubetto, and dance around the tree Scandi style this season. Simple steps, paper and imagination.
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Cubetto Crafts | Make a Santa Hat and Gift Sack

Get Cubetto ready for the festive season by making a Santa hat and a gift sack with this easy craft activity.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Gap Sequence

Learning from your mistakes is part of the journey. We can show you how to identify the gaps in your sequence, and help build your coding knowledge.
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Book 3 | Cubetto's class trip

Discover the mysteries and lives of ancient Egypt. Dig a little deeper with thoughtful questions, and challenge yourself to explore his sandy map.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Negation Block

Our negation block will see your Cubetto move opposite to the next block in the sequence.
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Parallel Lines: Coding and the Power of Storytelling

Educational toys are grounded in storytelling because it is the most effective way of making difficult concepts tangible. Read how the comparisons between this and coding go further.
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5 Women in STEM You Should Know

Inspiring female scientists who persisted with their work in spite of discouragement from the establishment.
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How Young Kids Learn with Robots

We explore why children (and adults) are naturally drawn to robots and how robots are valuable learning tools. We also share with you how Cubetto came to be.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Update Firmware

You can update Cubetto's firmware safely by following this straightforward tutorial. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult.
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Put Coding in Your Backpack with New Cubetto Logic Bundle

Cubetto Logic Bundle: a kit for families who want to give their children a head start in coding by developing their logical thinking through play.
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Cubetto Crafts | Create a Dog Mask for Chinese New Year

Turn Cubetto into a dog and take him on an adventure in celebration of the Year of the Dog.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Infinite Loop Sequence

Master Cubetto with this fun coding practice. Want to see Cubetto in an infinite loop? This simple tutorial will show you how.
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DIY Assembly guide

An in depth, Ikea style assembly guide for backers of our 2013 Kickstarter campaign. Assemble and take apart Cubetto.
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Why Pre-K Computer Programming Should Be More Hands and Less Screen

The term computer programming has become synonymous with coding, but It's important to understand that there is a distinction between the two. Our CEO Filippo Yacob explains how.
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Let them Play? Play v Learning

The most important component in early learning is making sure children stay inquisitive, stimulated and most happy. This means play.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Changing Motors

We work hard to ensure our Cubetto’s are in perfect working condition. In the unlikely event that your Cubetto malfunctions our simple tutorial video will show you how to safely replace the motor. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult.
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Cubetto Crafts | Make Cubetto into a Spooky Spider

See Cubetto crawl across your favorite map as a spooky spider.
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Family Games | Coding after dark

Keep your kids up a little past bedtime and have a pyjama party with Cubetto in the dark. Give everyone a flashlight to help Cubetto navigate your favourite map. LIGHTS OUT!
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Book 5 | Cubetto leaves earth

Travel to the edge of the Solar System and back with Cubetto. Visit planets, moons and stars while moving Cubetto on his favourite map.
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Activity | Build Chinese Lanterns

Light up the Chinese New Year with these beautiful red lanterns. Create your own and send Cubetto on a parade of lights!
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Top 10 Blogs of the Year: Kids, Technology and 21st-Century Education

From inspirational women programmers to the history of educational toys, it’s been an enlightening year on the Primo Toys blog.
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Activity | Give Cubetto Arms!

Use Cubetto's arms to push a ball around and gather objects as he navigates the map!
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10 Science Activities For Autumn Half-Term

Half-term or fall break, whatever you call it in your part of the world, here's how to make the most of the seasonal break.
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From Wooden Blocks to Wooden Robots: A History of Educational Toys

Take a trip down memory lane with our timeline of educational toys. From Montessori's sensorial materials to LEGO Mindstorms, read on for fun facts and nostalgia aplenty.
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Activity | Build a Jetpack

Blast off into space with a DIY jet pack for Cubetto. Bring your space map alive with a simple, fast, out of this world 10 minute activity.
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STEM Toys for Toddlers: How They Can Give Kids a Head Start

Kids are inquisitive and smart – they’ll soon see through a shoddy toy. Here's how to pick an educational toy they'll love.
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Cubetto Maze #1: Colour Quest

There are several ways to solve this maze; we’ve suggested one solution, and you also choose your own route on this colour quest!
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Activity | Make a Lamb Costume for Cubetto

For spring time, slide a lamb costume over Cubetto’s shell and scamper across your favourite map.
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Cubetto Tutorial | Right Block

Begin your first coding adventure with Cubetto's Basic Blocks. Learn how the right block works to help get you started.
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Book 0 | Instruction Guide

Learn the basics with our easy to understand User Guide.
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Cubetto Crafts | Craft a Masquerade Party

Spook yourself with this easy-as-pie Halloween costume for your little robot.
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5 Cool Coding Story Books for Girls

The best coding story books that are already empowering tomorrow’s software superstars.
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7 Ace Tech Jobs of the Future

The most intriguing STEM jobs of the future that we think children might find themselves doing.
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Why We Should Just Let Toys Be Toys, Especially When They Help Children Learn

Does pink for girls and blue for boys make you see red? Discover how parents are challenging the toy industry on gendered marketing.
Beginning Computer Programming for Kids

Helping your child get started with computer programming is tricky. So we've written this guide using what we've learned while teaching 20,000 kids.
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Activity | Dress Cubetto As Your Favourite Animal

Slide an animal costume over Cubetto's shell and set off on an expedition around your favourite map.
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Welcome to the Playroom! Discover new ways to play and learn with Cubetto.

Select your resource

Cubetto Tutorial | Debug Sequence

4

Book 2 | Cubetto gets lost

5

5 Awesome STEM Costumes for Kids

2

Activity | Outfit Cubetto with an Adventure Backpack

7

Activity | Dress as Cubetto

5

Family Games | Play Cards Story Mode

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Family Games | Draw a Snake

5

A Brief History of Coding Education for Kids

5

Cubetto Tutorial | Backwards Block

4

Cubetto Mazes #2: First Day of Winter

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5 Reasons Kids Should Learn Coding

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Cubetto Tutorial | Forward Block

4

Cubetto Tutorial | How to Fix Cubetto's Turning Angle

5

Strike a Pose: Why All Schools Should Teach Yoga

3

Code, Colour, Create: Meet Cubetto Code & Colour

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How Children Learn Resilience, an Early Years Super Power

2

Cubetto Crafts | Create a Reindeer Costume for Cubetto

3

Cubetto Tutorial | Random Block

3

Activity | Draw with Cubetto

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Activity | Construct a Forest

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From STEAM to STEM. The Lost A (Art) and Why It’s Important

5

Mindful Kids: How a Moment of Calm Can Support Children’s Learning

2

Unplugged Activities To Teach Computational Thinking

3

Activity | Make an Obstacle Course with Blocks

6

What Is Computational Thinking, And Why Should All Kids Learn It?

7

Girls Can Code Too!

3

Cubetto Crafts | Create a Wooden Sledge for Cubetto

3

Book 4 | Cubetto's deep dive

4

4 Famous Programmers Who Coded Their Way to The Top

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Building Resilience – 15 Practical Ways To Teach Your Children

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Activity | Cubetto's Baseball Cap

5

5 Brilliant Female Computer Programmers

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User Manual

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Women in Computing: Turning the Tech Industry Tide

2

An A-Z of Computer Programming

3

Activity | Build a House

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Cubetto Crafts | Create a Ghostly Costume

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Cubetto Crafts | Elephant Friend from Cubetto

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Activity | Mini Golf Course