NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We found a new toy with New Orleans flair that would make a wonderful Christmas gift.
The Spy Boy toys pay homage to our cultural bearers, the Mardi Gras Indians.
Move over Elf on the Shelf, Spy Boy is the new toy in town, created by New Orleans artist, Compton III, who runs the business Space Broccoli.
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“Spy Boy is an art toy based on the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. Honestly, part of it is based on my influences growing up, so I’m a kid from the ’90s, cartoons, video games, vibrant colors. All of those things influenced me as well as my heritage from being in New Orleans. My grandfather masked as an Indian back in the day, so I combined both of those influences together,” he said…