Astra Marketplace and Academy toy show comes to St. Louis (10 images)

By Wade Sheridan

The specialty toy industry displays new products at the Astra Marketplace & Academy toy show in St. Louis on Wednesday. New toys on display include a coloring kit from Crayola and a NASA spacesuit for children.

Clara Nunez, of the Crayola Company, demonstrates the new Crayola Wonder Mess Free Coloring Kit at the Astra Marketplace and Academy toy show in St. Louis on June 5, 2024. Nunez says the mess free coloring kit is in a very high demand. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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Jared Heidenreich, with Aeromax Inc. of Lake Barrington, Ill., shows off a NASA spacesuit for children. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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Amy Faggiano, of the Daron Worldwide Trading Company from Fairfield, N.J., shows off a vintage Trans World Airlines prop plane. Daron is the largest source of aviation related collectibles and transportation themed toys. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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Jackson Green, of St. Louis, takes a Caterpillar truck for a spin. The trucks are sold by the Freddo Company of Montreal. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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