Additional Info
The designer of the remarkable playset was a Kenner Employee by the name of David Winslow.
This playset was sold worldwide. It appeared
on the market with the 1st-issue poseable line in 1983 and the package
remained the same throughout 1987. The European box is slightly different as you can see in the above photos.
It came with the following loose and removable accessories: Blue Slide,
Attachable Telescope, Attatchable Sun (Top of Playset), Blue Cloud Table,
3 Cloud Chairs, Yellow Swing, Yellow Spinner (Poseables sit on it and
it spins in the center of the playset), Heart Tabletop Piece, Star Tabletop
Piece, Cupcake Tabletop Piece. No poseables were included with the set.
David Winslow's Origional Care-A-Lot artwork:
Helpful information from David Winslow: "I was a designer for Kenner in the early 1980's and developed product
for Care Bears along with Strawberry Shortcake. Up for auction from my
personal files is the the original rendering (25 X 19 INCHES) presented
to Kenner management to get the go ahead on the Care a Lot playset.
Also included is an early production sample boxed for the playset, an
original Kenner inter office write up for the Care Bear line that was
passed out at the meeting. Original drawings inclued for the elevations
of the playset that were used by the model maker to start creating this
toy."
This art set was auctioned off on ebay in July of 2007. Notice the variations from the produced version, a heart window, an entrance from the back, a middle pole, sun and moon retraction, etc.
