It’s here! Our Annual Stocking Stuffer Gift Idea List!

Our 2010 Stocking Stuffer gift list is better than ever! Full of great ideas for educational stocking stuffers for kids of all ages (adults love them, too)! The lists are conveniently organized by theme and interests so you can find what you are looking for quickly. Just click the links for more information about each item.

Make sure to visit our store for more great gift ideas – we have over 895 gifts for under $10!!!

Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer Gifts

• Playful Girl Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for that special little girl.


• Adventurous Boy Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for that adventurous boy.


• Nature Lover Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for the nature lover.


• Stuffed Stocking™ of Science Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for young scientists.


• Inventive Builder Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for inventive builders.


• Classic Builder Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for the young builder.


• Retro Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give retro presents.


• Something for Everyone Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for kids or adults.

For the Artist:

• Wax-O-Glass Window Crayons – Decorate your windows this holiday with these easy-to-use (and clean) window crayons. Oh… and kids love them, too!


• Hypotrochoid Art Set – Retro fun with spirals! A cool gift for anyone!
  
• FingerMagic Origami – These origami sheets have printed patterns on them to make your figures look spectacular!


• Mini Buddha Board Gift Card – Paint with water, then watch your creation slowly fade away… A unique gift for the artist!


• Art on the Gogh – This mini art kit is fun to pack along in a purse or backpack for whenever inspiration strikes!


• Van Gogh and Friends, Go Fish for Art – Play classic card games with this artsy deck!


• Professional Drawing Kit – The tools in this convenient kit allow you to experiment with pencils and drawing!


• Scratch Magic Note Cube – This cool cube of Scratch Magic paper is a fun way to leave notes for yourself or others!


• 3D Drawing Pad – Put on the special glasses and watch your drawings jump off the page!


• Mega Marbles Davinci, Mega Marbles Michelangelo, Mega Marbles Monet, Mega Marbles Picasso, Mega Marbles Van Gogh – These marbles are fun to play with, and are a cool way to introduce a unit study of fine art!


• The Impressionist Magic Marble Kaleidoscope – This unique kaleidoscope brings new meaning to art!


• Color Splash Tablets – Put these fizzing tablets in your childs bath for wild colors! They also are fun for water play and science experiments!


• Retro Knitting Doll – This wooden knitting doll is a fun way to introduce kids to knitting!


• Wikki Stix Fun Favor – This small gift has so many possibilities for play!


• Artist Trading Cards – Inspire miniature works of art with these cool trading cards – start your own trading club!


• Endless Landscape Myriorama – A classic from the past, create your own endless landscape – over and over again!

For the Builder:

• LaQ Mono – This cool little building set inspires creativity and is so much fun to play with (makes a great gift for adults, too)!


• Tabletop Catapult Kit – This wooden building kit allows you to easily create a working catapult!


• ZOOB Building Set – ZOOB building sets spark imaginations and are fun for kids of all ages!


• ZOOB Tube – ZOOB building pieces in a tube – fits perfectly in most stockings!


• Puzzle Calendar – Build your own calendar with these cool LEGO-like blocks!


• Made By Me Set – This set allows young builders to create their own wooden vehicles!


• DIY Construction Drinking Strawz – This is one of the most unique stocking stuffer gifts! Kids and adults love them – available in four different colors!


• Pocket Flyers – Build your own paper airplanes with this fun pocket book!


• Guillow’s Jetfire Balsa Glider – This classic balsa airplane kit is easy to assemble and boy, does this baby fly! The Guillow’s Starfire Balsa Glider, Guillow’s Sky Streak Balsa Glider, and Guillow’s Jetstream Rubber-Band Powered Balsa Glider are also available.

For the Do-It-Yourselfer:

• Make Your Own Ruler Kit – See how you measure up when you make a ruler of your own design!


• DIY Playing Cards (Blank Card Deck) – Create your own card games with this quality deck of blank cards!


• Hardcover Blank Board Book – So many possibilities for this little blank book!


• Blank Single Roll Tickers – Create your own games, your own wish tickets, and more with this simple set of blank white tickets!


• DIY Blank Postcards – Use the blank postcards in this set to bring back the art of sending hand-written notes to your family and friends!

For the Thinker:

• Creative Whack Pack – Think outside the box with this thinking deck of cards!


• Ball of Whacks – Something to hold and play with while pondering deep thoughts!


• Quarks! – A brain teaser in multiple dimensions!


• SET Game – A thinking game of visual perception!


• Scramble Squares Christmas – A thinking puzzle with a Christmas theme!


• Log Puzzle – A cool brain teaser!


• Brain Bogglers – Fun, small metal puzzles to boggle your brain!


• Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Page-a-Day Calendar – Train your brain, one day at a time – for an entire year!


• Life Picture Puzzle Page-a-Day Calendar – Unique picture puzzles for each day of the year!

For the Game Player:

• Ruckus – A fun game that can be played with the entire family!


• Top Speed Card Game – A fast, fun game for the younger crowd!


• Labyrinth Card Game – A card game with ever-changing mazes!


• Dead Man’s Dice – Ahoy matey! A pirate game of dice and duals!


• Vintage Baseball Game in a Tin – The vintage game tins make great gifts! We have a large selection available!


• Cowboy Up – Saddle up your horses and get ready to play this fun game!


• Blisters Dice Game – A fun game for hikers!


• Flinch! – A classic game for the entire family!


• Ka-Ching! – A cool game of counting and money!


• Thinkets – A unique open-ended game with tiny trinkets!


• Human Skeleton Playing Cards and Astronomy Playing Cards – Play your favorite card games with these cool themed decks!


• Optical Illusions Cards – Playing cards with fun optical illusions!


• Card Golf – This is such a unique, fun game! Whether you like to play golf or not, you’ll love this game!


• Fluxx – A card game with ever-changing rules!


• Chrononauts – A unique time-travel game!


• Pick Up Sticks – Like the classic game, but with sticks that look like… well… sticks!


• Can O’Worms Game – Remember the classic game of Barrel of Monkeys? Now you can play this game with a Can O’Worms!


• Professor Noggin Trivia Card Games – We have a huge selection of Professor Noggin’s Card Games available – educational fun!


• Tangram – This metal and ceramic tangram puzzle is a coffee-table favorite!


• Mythmatical Battles – Learn about ancient myths and math at the same time!


• Classic Marbles – A good old-fashioned game of marbles is still a lot of fun for all ages!


• Jelly Belly BeanBoozled Spinner Game – Now you can play with your food! It’s it juicy pear? Or booger flavor? You’ll find out when you spin!

For the Scientist:

• Geyser Tube and Mentos Soda Geyser – Nothing like launching diet soda in your backyard!


• WaterBalz – Just add water to these unique polymer spheres and you have water balls the size of a raquetball! Science fun!


• Diving Sub – A classic, retro cereal toy!


• UV Touchable Bubbles – Touchable, no-pop bubbles that glow under a black light!


• Glow Stick – So many creative uses for a simple glue stick!


• Glow in the Dark Spit Balls – Introduce a child to the science of polymers with spit balls that glow in the dark! Unique science fun!


• Translucent Megalens – All scientists need a cool magnifying lens – this one has a built-in tweezer, too!


• Super Snow in a Jar – Don’t have snow where you live? Make your own!


• WonderTube™ – Our WonderTubes have so many creative uses!


• Tornado Tube – Create a tornado with plastic bottles and this simple connector!


• Pocket Tornado – It’s like a pet tornado in a jar!


• Slippery Spheres – Add water and watch them grow!


• 2-1/2″ Magnifying Glass – A quality magnifying glass for all young scientists!


• Spectra Stone – It changes colors with your mood!


• Amazing Christmas Tree – Grow your own crystal Christmas tree!


• Thinkonium, Brain Putty for Creative Play – Squish it, squeeze it, bounce it – it’s the Thinking Element!


• Funky Colored Flames – Turn a holiday wood burning fire into a dazzling display of colors with this unique gift!


• Green Snotty Slime – Just add water and you have ooey-gooey slime that looks like snot – but it’s not!


• Ein-O Science Cool-Chem Capsules – Grow your own snow, crystel gels, icky slick and liquid blobs with these fun chemistry capsules!

For the Nature Lover:

• World’s Best Bug Viewer – Head out to your backyard and explore with this bug viewer!


• Inflatable Frog Model – It’s inflatable! It’s a frog! It’s cool! (Other inflatable models also available)


• TickleMe Plant – Your kids will be tickled with this classic TickleMe plant!


• Tree in a Box – Grow your own tree with this unique set! Four tree varieties available.


• Everlasting Evergreen – This resurrection plant never dies!


• Grow Your Own Lily Pad – A fun garden gift!


• Amazing Places National Parks Card Deck – Play your favorite card games while you learn about our countries national parks!


• Private Eye Loupe – Get up close with nature and this quality loupe!


• Scramble Squares Freshwater Fish – A thinking puzzle – available in many nature themes!


• Christmas Tree-to-Be – Grow your own live Christmas tree in a bag!


• Fairytale Garden, Jack’s Magic Beans – This unique garden kit is perfect for young children!


• Fairytale Gaden, Cinderella’s Magic Pumpkin – A unique garden kit for children!


• Fairytale Garden, The Princess’ Pea – Grow your own peas with this unique kit!


• Garden Kit, Stone Soup – Grown your own garden and make Stone Soup!


• Twig Pencil – A pencil made from real tree twigs!


• Jumbo Play Scarves – Juggle them, twirl them, dance with them!


• Wild Cards – Mammals of North America – Your favorite card games seem to come alive with this fun deck of cards!


• Turtle Teaser Game – This classic brain teaser game is in the shape of a turtle! Who can resist?!

For the Music Lover:

• Music Wand – Tap it gently and hear it’s sound!


• Beethoven’s Wig Sing Along Symphony – Learn classic music with these fun CDs – Four in the series available!


• Mechanical Music Box Set – Make your own music box with this quality kit!


• Horner Blues Band Harmonica – Once you start to play it, you won’t want to put it down!


• Tudor Recorder – Play sweet music with this classic instrument!


• Mozart Effect – Music for children to learn, play, and ponder!


• Peter Ustinov Reads the Orchestra – Learn about instruments and music with this classic DVD!


• Classical Kids Christmas – Classical music for kids at Christmas!


• Scramble Squares Symphony – A thinking puzzle with a music theme!

For Physical Fun:

• Hi-Bounce Pinky Ball – A classic ball with so many ways to play!


• Heavy Cotton Jump Rope – A good, old-fashioned jump rope for active play!


• Speedrope Jump Rope – A fun rope for outdoor play!


• Isoflex Ball – Fun for keeping hands flexible and strong!


• Nubby Stretch and Bounce Ball – Bounce it, stretch it, have a ball!


• Smiley Face Sqeesh Ball – A soft ball for indoor play!


• Lemon Twist Jump Rope – A retro jump rope for outdoor play!


• EarthBall – A unique ball to toss back and forth!


• Rainbow Streamer – Dance, twirl, run – have fun! Several styles available!


• Chinese Jump Rope – A classic jump rope for indoor or outdoor play!


• FalsaWood Ball – Looks like real wood, but it’s not!


• Classic Metal Jax – Play a game of jacks with this fun set!


• Super String Thing – Cats in the cradle and so many more games are possible with this set!


• Scramble Squares Skiing – A thinking puzzle with a sports theme. Many other themes available!


• Atom Ball – This silly tactile ball is fun to throw and catch!


• Dirtbag Classic 8-Panel Footbag – Test your skills with this fun footbag! Great for creating your own unique moves and fun games. Available in several color schemes!

For Imaginative Play:

• Rainbow Silk Scape and Night Sky Silk Scape- Create a fort, a play area – it’s up to your imagination!


• Jumbo Play Scarves – Juggle them, twirl them, dance with them!


• Gumby and Pokey – Retro toys for imaginative play!

Just for Fun:

• Sack of Coal Bouncing Balls – Whether you’ve been naughty (or nice) this year, this Sack of Coal is a fun gift to give and receive!
  
• Cool Jewels Dazzling Diamond Ice Cube Tray – Make easy ice cubes that look like diamonds! Perfect for holiday parties!


• Ice Kabobs Ice Cube Tray – Want a fun and unique way to serve your holiday beverages? Add an Ice Kabob!


• Morse Code Flashers – Learn about morse code with your friends!


• Space Gun LED Laser Sound Keyring – PEW! PEW! This tiny space gun makes packs a loud PEW! sound! Perfect for geeky sci-fi fans or anyone who wants a little laugh!


• Nerdy ABC Flash Cards and Nerdy 123 Flash Cards- Flash cards for nerdy babies!


• Animal Alphabet Stickers – Learn your abc’s or use them for crafts!


• 3 Mile Pencil – Calibrates how much you write – by the mile!


• Mini Glow in the Dark Stars – So many creative uses for this fun star set!


• Mathematical Curiousities – Math tricks for all ages!


• Classic Rubber Ducky – Fun for all ages!


• Backyard Compass – Fun for backyard explorations!


• Hexbug Robots – Cute little robots that respond to sound! Several colors available!


• Hexbug Nano – Miniature robots!


• Heart Throb Magnets – Strong magnets for fun play!


• Crystal Star Light – This star light responds to sound!


• Classic Wooly Willy – Design your own Wooly Willy face!


• Wooden Ball Blower – Keep the ball in the air with this retro toy!


• You Gotta Be Kidding – A fun book of questions for kids and adults!


• Sweet Treats Kaleidoscope – A kaleidoscope with candy!


• Glitter Globe – A glitter bouncing ball!


• Stretchy String – A fun toy to keep active hands busy!


• Mini Rainbow Clackerz – A Fiddlet™ to keep hands busy!


• Water Wigglies, Mondo FireCracker – Once you start playing with this wiggly toy, you won’t want to put it down!


• Jelly Belly Sugar Plums – A nostalgic treat – visions of sugar plums will dance in their heads!

Stop by our Holiday Shops for all your holiday shopping needs! Gift wrapping is always free!

Happy Holidays!

Halloween is just around the corner – are you ready to scare up some fun!?!

We’ve listed our favorite party favors, unique gift ideas and Halloween decorations – as well as some of our fun ideas below. Make sure to visit our Halloween Shop for even more fun items! Mention our blog post when you place an order, and receive a FREE Halloween Gift with your order!

Happy Halloween!

HALLOWEEN PARTY KITS

Slime Party – This super cool and strange non-Newtonian fluid is a blast to mix up and play with, making it a perfect party activity! And… not only is this a fun party theme, but the slime becomes a party favor that kids can take home with them! Is that cool, or what?!

Glow Party – Use the components of this kit to create glow-in-the-dark paint and a cool glow stick! And… not only is this a fun party theme, but the glow in the dark creations become party favors that kids can take home with them!

HALLOWEEN PARTY FAVORS

Spooky Noggin Bops – Makes fun favors and spooky surprise gifts! Bop along with Drac, The Count; Mummy, The Wrapper; Jack-o-Bop, The Pumpkin; Skully, The Skeleton; Frankenhead, The Monster; and Cackle, The Witch. Click this link to watch the video!	Pumpkin Nyokki Pet Plant – Grow a pet just in time for Halloween; a fun project for kids leading up to Halloween! Easy to grow, contains everything you need. This is a limited edition Nyokki, and quantities are limited – get yours today!
Glow Bracelets – There’s almost no end to the uses of the 8″ Glowing Bracelet! The slim eight inch glow stick can be used as a glow bracelet or glowing anklet by using the supplied connector. Put two or three glow bracelets together for a great looking necklace.	Glow in the Dark Pigment – This cool chemistry bits kit helps kids learn about the chemistry behind phosphorescence – and the real quantum leap! Just add the glow powder from this kit to glue, paint, or slime for glow in the dark fun!

HALLOWEEN GAMES

Boooo-opoly – It’s creepy, and ghoulish! It’s a scream! This is a fun game to play at Halloween parties – or on the days leading up to Halloween! Buy your favorite Halloween properties, collected Haunted Houses and trade them for Full Moons!	Monster-Opoly – A fun game for little ghouls to play! Perfect for Halloween parties! Don’t be afraid of monsters – sit down and play a game to get to know them!
Jenga, Halloween Edition – Set this Halloween Jenga game out on your Halloween party table and let your guests have fun! A classic game, with a Halloween twist!	Spooky Tales Storytelling Game Collection – Gather your friends or family and see who can create the freakiest, creepiest, funniest tale with the Twisted Tales Storytelling Game! Start with a card that prompts you for the beginning of the story, a card that enhances the story, and a card that has a story ending. Use your imagination to weave your own tale.

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Lyra Skin Color Face Painting Pencils (Standard) and Lyra Skin Color Face Painting Pencils (Additional) – With just a few lines here and there, you can become a cat, clown, or scary witch! An inexpensive alternative to Halloween masks!	The Usborne Book of Face Painting – Learn how to create a cool mask directly on your face! This step-by-step book shows you how to turn people into animals, monsters, clowns, and more!
Rappit Plaster Molding Cloth – Make your own Halloween masks and decorations with this easy-to-use plaster cloth! Be creative!

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS

Halloween Stickers Box (Vintage Halloween Labels) – Create your own Halloween party invitations and decorations with this set of vintage stickers! Fun for kids and adults!	Human Skeleton Model (34 inches tall) – Not only is this life-like model educational, it’s great fun as a Halloween dinner guest!
Ice Dessert Mold – Use this easy-to-make mold to create creepy lights for your Halloween dining table! Freeze candy corns, gummy worms, or other fun surprises in the ice for a ghastly lantern! Of, if you prefer, make an ice dessert mold and serve green ice cream!	Glow Sticks – Not only are glow sticks fun for trick-or-treaters to use while outside at night, they make fun and spooky Halloween decorations, too! Place an activated glow stick in a test tube or beaker for eerie lights for a Halloween party. They look cool inside pumpkins, too!
Laser Stars – Light up the outside of your house with this cool light display of thousands and thousands of tiny stars! Fun for welcoming Halloween party guests – it will look like they are being sucked into a black hole as they enter your house!	Jack-O-Lantern Table Sprinkles, Black Bat Table Sprinkles, and Spider Table Sprinkles – Sprinkle a handful on a party table, or use as gifts in a treat bag.

HALLOWEEN DRINKWARE

Glass Beaker (50 ml) and Glass Beaker (150 ml) – Serve your favorite beverages in a “mad scientist” beaker! Buuuhaaahaaahaaa….	Glass Test Tubes and Glass Beaker (800 ml) – Place ice cubes at the bottom of the large beaker, place test tubes into the ice in the beaker, and use the test tubes to serve a spooktacular beverage this Halloween! The ice in the beaker keeps your drink cold.
Glass Erlenmeyer Flask – Add a straw and serve your favorite “potion” in this “mad scientist” beaker! Kids absolutely love drinking out of these flasks!	Glass Petri Dish (with Cover) – Serve your party treats in these large glass petri dishes! Mad science fun!
Labware Set: Test Tubes and Beaker – Sure… test tubes and beakers are generally used for conducting scientific experiments or creating science fair projects… but we think this combination is perfect for science-themed parties, too! See our ideas.	Labware Set: Test Tubes, Rack, Flask, and Pipettes – WHAT?!? You’re a mad scientist, and you don’t have a Labware Set? You seriously need to get a set on order – STAT!

Make sure to check out our Halloween Fun with Test Tubes article, as well as our Creative Ideas for Using Petri Dishes article for even more fun ideas!

HALLOWEEN BOOKS

Spooky Fun Pack, Solve the Mystery! – Turn this book and game pack into a Halloween party activity! Spooky and scary, contains everything you need to become a Spook Buster!	Little Box of Horrors Halloween Fun Pack – Packed with stories, toys, games, tricks, jokes, and activities for Halloween! Spooky and fun!
Scary Stories Boxed Set – What’s Halloween without scary stories??? This boxed set of popular scary stories is perfect to set the Halloween mood! BOO!	Pop-Up and Play Spooky Shadows (Book with Light) – This is a fun book for kids to play with shadows, and sets the stage for Halloween fun!
Halloween Is… – Learn about the history of Halloween with this fun book by Gail Gibbons!	The Pumpkin Book – Learn about pumpkins with this interesting book by Gail Gibbons!
Bats! – Learn about the bats that fly at night with this fun book by Gail Gibbons!	Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Ghosts; Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Haunted Houses; Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Witches – Even young children will enjoy reading about all-things Halloween with these books!

Have a Happy Halloween!!!

Still need a few ideas for Easter Basket gifts?

Here are some gifts that you can make yourself! They are easy to do, fun to make, and your kids will love them! Each of these ideas can be packaged in plastic Easter eggs to add to your basket!

Scentsational Dough — this recipe makes a fun gift! Just mix up a batch of sweet-smelling play dough, then put the dough in plastic Easter eggs for a nice surprise!

Sugared Chalk — this recipe is very easy and makes chalk so much more fun to use! Perfect for decorating your sidewalk or driveway with spring-time designs!

Silly Putty — mix up your own silly putty and put it in a plastic Easter egg!

Bath Jelly — this recipe makes a bath jelly that is jiggly fun for your bath!

Bath Bombs — these homemade bath bombs are sure to be a hit! And they kind of look like miniature Easter eggs!

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Thinkonium – Brain Putty — Our Thinkonium Brain Putty makes a great gift for any occasion! Winner of the 2009 Dr. Toy Best Vacation Toy Award! Available in 8 different colors.

Classic Metal Jax — A childhood classic game that is fun to play! Perfect for spring-time fun!

Super String Thing — Play cats in the cradle and other fun games with the Super String Thing!

Pinky Ball — The classic Hi-Bounce Pinky Ball makes a great spring-time gift!

FingerMagic Bunny Origami — Make your own bunnies with this unique origami kit!

Ah… Spring is nearly here, and with spring, comes Easter. We’ve put together a list of unique, fun, and educational gift ideas to fill your Easter baskets!

Easter arrives on April 4th this year – make sure you’re ready!

Click the links below for more information about each item.

Make sure to visit our store for more great gift ideas – we have over 800 gifts for under $10!!!

For the Artist:

• Art Easter Basket – This Easter Basket is already assembled and ready to give to the young artist in your life!


• Wax-O-Glass Window Crayons – Decorate your windows this holiday with these easy-to-use (and clean) window crayons. Oh… and kids love them, too!


• Wikki Stix Big Count Box – This big box of Wikki Stix has endless possiblilities for arts and crafts. You can even use them to decorate Easter Eggs! Click the link to see how!


• Designs for Coloring, Flowers, Designs for Coloring, More Flowers, and Color Your Own Flower Seed Packet Illustrations – Real flowers fade so quickly; give a gift of flowers that will last and last!


• Paint Your Own Tea Set – Paint a tea set, then share a cup of tea with your smallest sweetheart! Don’t forget to serve fun Easter cookies!


• Artist Trading Cards – Let them be creative and make their own miniature works of art!

For the Do-It-Yourselfer or Crafter:

• DIY Blank Postcards – Create your own unique Easter postcards to send to your family and friends!


• Magnetic Paper – Make your own magnets for Easter!


• Glassine Bags – Use these simple and elegant glassine bags to create party favors and to package special treats for Easter. Available in two sizes.


• Blank White Craft Box – Ditch the basket and go with a box! Keep it white or have a blast decorating this quality cigar-style box.


• DIY Playing Cards – Use this deck of blank playing cards to create small, unique Easter greetings to give to your family and friends.


• Polyshrink Film – Remember “shrinky dinks”? Now you can create your own small works of art with this polyshrink film! Create small charms to use to decorate your Easter baskets and cards. Create dozens of small Easter eggs to use as table decorations. Be creative!


• White Wire Handle Box (Chinese Take Out Box) – This box is not just for take out anymore! Use the box for party favors or for packaging small gifts. Easy to decorate, and so many possibilities!

For the Builder:

• Inventors Easter Basket – This basket contains gifts for the young inventor and builder, and is ready to give.


• DIY Drinking Strawz Construction Set – This crazy, wacky straw set is fun to build, and even more fun to use.


• Made By Me Set – These small wooden vehicles are fun to assemble and decorate!


• LaQ Building Set – This unique building set allows children of all ages to make three-dimensional models! Available in several themes!


• ZOOB Tube – Fun ZOOB building pieces in a tube!

For the Thinker:

• Scramble Squares, Bunnies and Scramble Squares, Pansies – These puzzles are fun for spring and are challenging to solve!

For the Nature Lover:

• Gardener Gift Tub – This gift contains everything a gardener would love for spring!


• TickleMe Plant – Your kids will be tickled with this classic TickleMe plant!


• I Love You Message Bean – Tell them how much you love them with this special I Love You bean plant!


• Fairytale Garden, Jack’s Magic Beans – This unique garden kit is perfect for young children!


• Fairytale Garden, Cinderella’s Magic Pumpkin – A unique garden kit for children!


• Fairytale Garden, The Princess’ Pea – Grow your own peas with this unique kit!


• Garden Kit, Stone Soup – Grown your own garden and make Stone Soup!


• Everlasting Evergreen (Resurrection Plant) – This plant comes to life before your eyes and lasts for years and years!


• Twist & Spout Water Pourer – Make your own watering can and enjoy the blooms of Spring!


• DIY Nature Kaleidoscope – Encourage children to go outside this Spring to collect items for their very own kaleidiscope!

For the Music Lover:

• Music Wand – Tap it gently and hear it’s sound!


• Mechanical Music Box Set – Make your own music box with this quality kit!

For Physical Fun:

• Old-Fashioned Cotton Jump Rope – Stay active and have fun with a jumprope! Make sure to click this link to read all our Jump Rope rhymes!


• Double-Dutch Jump Ropes – This pair of jump ropes make jumping fun!


• Activity Rings – This set of rings makes exercise fun! Can be used for lots of games, too!


• Lemon Twist Jump Rope – This retro jump rope is back and better than ever!


• Rainbow Silk Streamer – Dance, twirl, and play with the colors of the rainbow – a fun Spring gift!

Just for Fun:

• Vintage Easter Postcard Book – Send vintage Easter greetings to your friends and family!


• Easter Fun with Peter Rabbit – This activity book is fun for young children!


• The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit – Read this classic book together with your children!


• Baby Dutch Rabbit Hand Puppet – This soft, adorable puppet is sure to please any youngster!


• Mini Rabbit Finger Puppet – Surprise your child with this special white rabbit in their basket!


• Tubtrugs – Use this versatile tub as an Easter basket! It doubles as a fun gift!


• Pink Play Silk – Not only is this large play silk fun for dancing, costumes, and play – it provides an elegant, unique way to wrap your Easter gifts! Click this link and download our FREE folding instructions for unique ways to wrap your gifts.


• Ice Dessert / Lantern Mold – This mold allows you to create delicious iced desserts or beautiful lanterns!


• Ice Lantern – Create unique, beautiful ice lanterns to light up your dinner table!

Quality Small Toys – Perfect for a Basket:

• Retro Rail Twirler – A fun toy for an Easter basket!


• Magic Marble Kaleidoscope – Here’s a fun surprise to find on Easter morning!


• Glitter Globe Bouncing Ball – Instead of plastic eggs in their Easter basket’s, give them a ball!


• Maraca Clackerz – A fun, tactile toy with a great sound!


• Original Wooly Willy – This retro toy is fun for all ages!


• Classic Marbles – Head outside and play a game of marbles!


• Mini Rubber Duckies – Who can resist these cute water toys? Fun for all ages!


• Classic Metal Jax and Ball Set – This classic game can be enjoyed by boys and girls!


• Original Touchabubbles – This clever bubbles don’t pop easily and last for days!


• Falsa Wood Ball – Looks like real wood, but it’s not! A fun gift for all!


• Pickup Sticks – This game looks like real sticks and is fun for kids of all ages to play!


• Can O’Worms Game – A fun game – perfect for Spring!


• Super String Thing – Play a classic game of Cats in the Cradle with this retro game!

For even more small toys and fun ideas, make sure to check out our Party Favors!

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time of year to share your love with playful gifts.

We’ve created the list below with lots of ideas for educational Valentine’s Day gifts for kids of all ages (adults love them, too)! Just click the links for more information about each item.

Make sure to visit our store for more great gift ideas – we have over 800 gifts for under $10!!!

For the Artist:

• Water Wizard Buddha Board – Paint with water with this bright red buddha board!


• Wax-O-Glass Window Crayons – Decorate your windows this holiday with these easy-to-use (and clean) window crayons. Oh… and kids love them, too!


• Mini Buddha Board Gift Card – This handy buddha board makes a unique Valentine’s Day gift card!


• 3D Drawing Pad – Draw a pageful of hearts, then put on the special glasses and watch your drawings jump off the page!


• Wikki Stix Valentine Fun Favor – Instead of a typical Valentine’s Day card, give these fun favors – so many possibilities for play!


• Designs for Coloring, Flowers, Designs for Coloring, More Flowers, and Color Your Own Flower Seed Packet Illustrations – Real flowers fade so quickly; give a gift of flowers that will last and last!


• Paint Your Own Tea Set – Paint a tea set, then share a cup of tea with your smallest sweetheart! Don’t forget to serve fun heart-shaped cookies!


• Stitch It Bedtime Bear – This adorable stuffed animal kit is a fun way to share special time with your child. Includes a large heart you can add to your bear.

For the Do-It-Yourselfer or Crafter:

• DIY Blank Postcards – Create your own unique Valentine’s Day postcards to send to your favorite Valentine’s!


• Magnetic Paper – Make your own magnets for Valentine’s Day! Click this link to download our FREE Conversation Hearts templates and Valentine Heart templates.


• Precut Vinyl Magnets – Write all the reasons you love someone on these do-it-yourself magnets. Perfect for creating magnetic love poems for your refrigerator door!


• Glassine Bags – Use these simple and elegant glassine bags to create party favors and to package special treats for Valentine’s Day. Available in two sizes.


• Blank White Craft Box – No Valentine’s Day is complete without a special box to keep your Valentine cards in! Keep it white or have a blast decorating this quality cigar-style box.


• DIY Playing Cards – Use this deck of blank playing cards to create small, unique Valentine’s to give to your family and friends.


• Hardcover Blank Board Book – Why send just a regular Valentine’s Day card, when you can create an entire book! Fill this book with all the reasons you love someone, then seal it with a kiss and mail.


• Polyshrink Film – Remember “shrinky dinks”? Now you can create your own small works of art with this polyshrink film! Create small charms to use to decorate your Valentine’s Day cards. Create dozens of small hearts to use as table decorations. Be creative!


• White Wire Handle Box (Chinese Take Out Box) – This box is not just for take out anymore! Use the box for party favors or for packaging small gifts. Easy to decorate, and so many possibilities!


• DIY Valentine’s Day Puzzle and Gift Box Kit – “I go to pieces without you!” This is the sentiment you can convey with this unique Valentine’s Day puzzle and gift box kit! Be creative!


• DIY Valentine’s Day Puzzle and Envelope Kit – Create your own Valentine’s Day puzzle and mail it to your special Valentine!

For the Builder:

• 3D Heart Shaped Puzzleball – Learn to say I Love You in various languages as you build this 3D heart puzzle! Don’t forget to hide a special trinket inside the heart!


• DIY Drinking Strawz Construction Set – This crazy, wacky straw set is fun to build, and even more fun to use to share a special Valentine’s beverage!

For the Thinker:

• Scramble Squares, Roses and Scramble Squares, Pansies – These flower puzzles last longer than real flowers, and they are challenging to solve!

For the Game Player:

• Photo-Opoly – Relive favorite Valentine moments and make your own Monopoly-style game!

For the Scientist:

• Candy Factory Science Kit – Learn about the science that goes into making candy while making a batch of treats for your Valentine!


• Spectra Stone – It changes colors with your mood!


• Thinkonium, Brain Putty for Creative Play – Squish it, squeeze it, bounce it – it’s the Thinking Element! This Molten Magma color is perfect for Valentine’s Day!


• HEXBUG Echo – This robotic “love bug” is sure to put a smile on your Valentine’s face!


• Heart Throb Magnetic Attraction Buzzing Magnets – Show your special someone how attracted you are to them with these extra strong magnets!

For the Nature Lover:

• TickleMe Plant – Your kids will be tickled with this classic TickleMe plant!


• I Love You Message Bean – Tell them how much you love them with this special I Love You bean plant!


• Fairytale Garden, Jack’s Magic Beans – This unique garden kit is perfect for young children!


• Fairytale Garden, Cinderella’s Magic Pumpkin – A unique garden kit for children!


• Fairytale Garden, The Princess’ Pea – Grow your own peas with this unique kit!


• Garden Kit, Stone Soup – Grown your own garden and make Stone Soup!

For the Music Lover:

• Music Wand – Tap it gently and hear it’s sound!


• Mechanical Music Box Set – Make your own music box with this quality kit!

For Physical Fun:

• The Top – Show your kids you think they’re “tops” with this incredible spinning play top!


• Heart Silk Streamer – Dance, twirl, run – have fun!

Just for Fun:

• Vintage Valentine Postcard Book – Send vintage Valentine greetings to your friends and family!


• Origami From the Heart – This fun book set shows you how to make hearts and other paper models for Valentine’s Day!


• Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols – Learn about the symbols of Valentine’s Day with this engaging book!


• The Story of Valentine’s Day – Learn the history and the story of Valentine’s Day with this delightful book!


• Red Play Silk and Pink Play Silk – Not only are these large play silks fun for dancing, costumes, and play – they provide an elegant, unique way to wrap your Valentine’s Day gifts! Click this link and download our FREE folding instructions for unique ways to wrap your gifts.


• Ice Dessert / Lantern Mold – This mold allows you to create delicious iced desserts or beautiful lanterns!


• Ice Lantern – Create unique, beautiful ice lanterns to light up your Valentine dinner table!


• Cool Jewels Diamond Ice Cube Tray – Everyone loves diamonds on Valentine’s Day – now you can make your own and serve them in your favorite beverage!


• Heart Cookie Cutter Set – This set of heart-shaped cookie cutters is perfect for making delicious cookies! They can also be used for tracing hearts on hand-made Valentine cards. Fun with play dough, too!


• Sweet Treats Candy Kaleidoscope – Design your own kaleidoscope with yummy candies!


• Red Tubtrug and Pink Tubtrug – Our Tubtrugs make perfect gift baskets! These unique tubs have so many creative uses – make sure to click this link to read our ideas!

(*Make sure to see our 2010 Annual Stocking Stuffer Gift List for all the new items we’ve added!)

“Stocking Stuffer” gifts are so much fun! It’s exciting to reach into a stocking on Christmas morning and pull out unique small gifts.

We’ve created our annual list below with lots of ideas for educational stocking stuffer gifts for kids of all ages (adults love them, too)! The lists are conveniently organized so you can find what you are looking for quickly. Just click the links for more information about each item.

Make sure to visit our store for more great gift ideas – we have over 795 gifts for under $10!!!

Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer Gifts

• Playful Girl Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for that special little girl.


• Adventurous Boy Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for that adventurous boy.


• Nature Lover Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for the nature lover.


• Stuffed Stocking™ of Science Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for young scientists.


• Inventive Builder Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for inventive builders.


• Classic Builder Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for the young builder.


• Retro Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give retro presents.


• Something for Everyone Stuffed Stocking™ Stocking Stuffer – Hand-wrapped, ready-to-give presents for kids or adults.

For the Artist:

• Wax-O-Glass Window Crayons – Decorate your windows this holiday with these easy-to-use (and clean) window crayons. Oh… and kids love them, too!


• Hypotrochoid Art Set – Retro fun with spirals! A cool gift for anyone!
  
• FingerMagic Origami – These origami sheets have printed patterns on them to make your figures look spectacular!


• Mini Buddha Board Gift Card – Paint with water, then watch your creation slowly fade away… A unique gift for the artist!


• Art on the Gogh – This mini art kit is fun to pack along in a purse or backpack for whenever inspiration strikes!


• Van Gogh and Friends, Go Fish for Art – Play classic card games with this artsy deck!


• Professional Drawing Kit – The tools in this convenient kit allow you to experiment with pencils and drawing!


• Scratch Magic Note Cube – This cool cube of Scratch Magic paper is a fun way to leave notes for yourself or others!


• 3D Drawing Pad – Put on the special glasses and watch your drawings jump off the page!


• Mega Marbles Davinci, Mega Marbles Michelangelo, Mega Marbles Monet, Mega Marbles Picasso, Mega Marbles Van Gogh – These marbles are fun to play with, and are a cool way to introduce a unit study of fine art!


• The Impressionist Magic Marble Kaleidoscope – This unique kaleidoscope brings new meaning to art!


• Color Splash Tablets – Put these fizzing tablets in your childs bath for wild colors! They also are fun for water play and science experiments!


• Retro Knitting Doll – This wooden knitting doll is a fun way to introduce kids to knitting!


• Wikki Stix Fun Favor – This small gift has so many possibilities for play!


• Artist Trading Cards – Inspire miniature works of art with these cool trading cards – start your own trading club!


• Endless Landscape Myriorama – A classic from the past, create your own endless landscape – over and over again!

For the Builder:

• LaQ Mono – This cool little building set inspires creativity and is so much fun to play with (makes a great gift for adults, too)!


• Tabletop Catapult Kit – This wooden building kit allows you to easily create a working catapult!


• ZOOB Building Set – ZOOB building sets spark imaginations and are fun for kids of all ages!


• ZOOB Tube – ZOOB building pieces in a tube – fits perfectly in most stockings!


• Puzzle Calendar – Build your own calendar with these cool LEGO-like blocks!


• Made By Me Set – This set allows young builders to create their own wooden vehicles!


• DIY Construction Drinking Strawz – This is one of the most unique stocking stuffer gifts! Kids and adults love them – available in four different colors!


• Pocket Flyers – Build your own paper airplanes with this fun pocket book!

For the Thinker:

• Creative Whack Pack – Think outside the box with this thinking deck of cards!


• Ball of Whacks – Something to hold and play with while pondering deep thoughts!


• Quarks! – A brain teaser in multiple dimensions!


• SET Game – A thinking game of visual perception!


• Scramble Squares Christmas – A thinking puzzle with a Christmas theme!


• Log Puzzle – A cool brain teaser!


• Brain Bogglers – Fun, small metal puzzles to boggle your brain!


• Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Page-a-Day Calendar – Train your brain, one day at a time – for an entire year!


• Life Picture Puzzle Page-a-Day Calendar – Unique picture puzzles for each day of the year!

For the Game Player:

• Ruckus – A fun game that can be played with the entire family!


• Top Speed Card Game – A fast, fun game for the younger crowd!


• Labyrinth Card Game – A card game with ever-changing mazes!


• Dead Man’s Dice – Ahoy matey! A pirate game of dice and duals!


• Vintage Baseball Game in a Tin – The vintage game tins make great gifts! We have a large selection available!


• Cowboy Up – Saddle up your horses and get ready to play this fun game!


• Blisters Dice Game – A fun game for hikers!


• Flinch! – A classic game for the entire family!


• Ka-Ching! – A cool game of counting and money!


• Thinkets – A unique open-ended game with tiny trinkets!


• Parity – If you like Othello, you’ll love this card game!


• Human Skeleton Playing Cards and Astronomy Playing Cards – Play your favorite card games with these cool themed decks!


• Optical Illusions Cards – Playing cards with fun optical illusions!


• Card Golf – This is such a unique, fun game! Whether you like to play golf or not, you’ll love this game!


• Fluxx – A card game with ever-changing rules!


• Chrononauts – A unique time-travel game!


• Pick Up Sticks – Like the classic game, but with sticks that look like… well… sticks!


• Can O’Worms Game – Remember the classic game of Barrel of Monkeys? Now you can play this game with a Can O’Worms!


• Professor Noggin Trivia Card Games – We have a huge selection of Professor Noggin’s Card Games available – educational fun!


• Tangram – This metal and ceramic tangram puzzle is a coffee-table favorite!


• Mythmatical Battles – Learn about ancient myths and math at the same time!


• Classic Marbles – A good old-fashioned game of marbles is still a lot of fun for all ages!

For the Scientist:

• Geyser Tube and Mentos Soda Geyser – Nothing like launching diet soda in your backyard!


• Diving Sub – A classic, retro cereal toy!


• UV Touchable Bubbles – Touchable, no-pop bubbles that glow under a black light!


• Glow Stick – So many creative uses for a simple glue stick!


• Translucent Megalens – All scientists need a cool magnifying lens – this one has a built-in tweezer, too!


• Super Snow in a Jar – Don’t have snow where you live? Make your own!


• WonderTube™ – Our WonderTubes have so many creative uses!


• Tornado Tube – Create a tornado with plastic bottles and this simple connector!


• Pocket Tornado – It’s like a pet tornado in a jar!


• Slippery Spheres – Add water and watch them grow!


• 2-1/2″ Magnifying Glass – A quality magnifying glass for all young scientists!


• Spectra Stone – It changes colors with your mood!


• Amazing Christmas Tree – Grow your own crystal Christmas tree!


• Thinkonium, Brain Putty for Creative Play – Squish it, squeeze it, bounce it – it’s the Thinking Element!

For the Nature Lover:

• World’s Best Bug Viewer – Head out to your backyard and explore with this bug viewer!


• Inflatable Frog Model – It’s inflatable! It’s a frog! It’s cool! (Other inflatable models also available)


• TickleMe Plant – Your kids will be tickled with this classic TickleMe plant!


• Tree in a Box – Grow your own tree with this unique set! Four tree varieties available.


• Everlasting Evergreen – This resurrection plant never dies!


• Grow Your Own Lily Pad – A fun garden gift!


• I Love You Message Bean – Tell them how much you love them with this special I Love You bean plant!


• Private Eye Loupe – Get up close with nature and this quality loupe!


• Scramble Squares Freshwater Fish – A thinking puzzle – available in many nature themes!


• Christmas Tree-to-Be – Grow your own live Christmas tree in a bag!


• Fairytale Garden, Jack’s Magic Beans – This unique garden kit is perfect for young children!


• Fairytale Gaden, Cinderella’s Magic Pumpkin – A unique garden kit for children!


• Fairytale Garden, The Princess’ Pea – Grow your own peas with this unique kit!


• Garden Kit, Stone Soup – Grown your own garden and make Stone Soup!


• Twig Pencil – A pencil made from real tree twigs!

For the Music Lover:

• Music Wand – Tap it gently and hear it’s sound!


• Beethoven’s Wig Sing Along Symphony – Learn classic music with these fun CDs – Four in the series available!


• Mechanical Music Box Set – Make your own music box with this quality kit!


• Horner Blues Band Harmonica – Once you start to play it, you won’t want to put it down!


• Tudor Recorder – Play sweet music with this classic instrument!


• Mozart Effect – Music for children to learn, play, and ponder!


• Peter Ustinov Reads the Orchestra – Learn about instruments and music with this classic DVD!


• Classical Kids Christmas – Classical music for kids at Christmas!


• Scramble Squares Symphony – A thinking puzzle with a music theme!

For Physical Fun:

• Hi-Bounce Pinky Ball – A classic ball with so many ways to play!


• Heavy Cotton Jump Rope – A good, old-fashioned jump rope for active play!


• Speedrope Jump Rope – A fun rope for outdoor play!


• Jumbo Play Scarves – Juggle them, twirl them, dance with them!


• Isoflex Ball – Fun for keeping hands flexible and strong!


• Nubby Stretch and Bounce Ball – Bounce it, stretch it, have a ball!


• Smiley Face Sqeesh Ball – A soft ball for indoor play!


• Lemon Twist Jump Rope – A retro jump rope for outdoor play!


• EarthBall – A unique ball to toss back and forth!


• Rainbow Streamer – Dance, twirl, run – have fun! Several styles available!


• Chinese Jump Rope – A classic jump rope for indoor or outdoor play!


• FalsaWood Ball – Looks like real wood, but it’s not!


• Classic Metal Jax – Play a game of jacks with this fun set!


• Super String Thing – Cats in the cradle and so many more games are possible with this set!


• Scramble Squares Skiing – A thinking puzzle with a sports theme. Many other themes available!

For Imaginative Play:

• Rainbow Silk Scape and Night Sky Silk Scape- Create a fort, a play area – it’s up to your imagination!


• Gumby and Pokey – Retro toys for imaginative play!

Just for Fun:

• Morse Code Flashers – Learn about morse code with your friends!


• Nerdy ABC Flash Cards and Nerdy 123 Flash Cards- Flash cards for nerdy babies!


• Animal Alphabet Stickers – Learn your abc’s or use them for crafts!


• 3 Mile Pencil – Calibrates how much you write – by the mile!


• Mini Glow in the Dark Stars – So many creative uses for this fun star set!


• Mathematical Curiousities – Math tricks for all ages!


• Classic Rubber Ducky – Fun for all ages!


• Backyard Compass – Fun for backyard explorations!


• Hexbug Robots – Cute little robots that respond to sound! Several colors available!


• Hexbug Nano – Miniature robots!


• Heart Throb Magnets – Strong magnets for fun play!


• Crystal Star Light – This star light responds to sound!


• Classic Wooly Willy – Design your own Wooly Willy face!


• Wooden Ball Blower – Keep the ball in the air with this retro toy!


• You Gotta Be Kidding – A fun book of questions for kids and adults!


• Sweet Treats Kaleidoscope – A kaleidoscope with candy!


• Glitter Globe – A glitter bouncing ball!


• Stretchy String – A fun toy to keep active hands busy!


• Mini Rainbow Clackerz – A Fiddlet™ to keep hands busy!

Kids of all ages enjoy Halloween! Sure… Halloween Candy is sweet, but FUN (and educational) Halloween Party Favors are even sweeter!

We’ve listed our favorite party favors, unique gift ideas and Halloween decorations – as well as some of our fun ideas below. Make sure to visit our Halloween Shop for even more fun items!

Happy Halloween!

HALLOWEEN PARTY FAVORS

Spooky Noggin Bops – Makes fun favors and spooky surprise gifts! Bop along with Drac, The Count; Mummy, The Wrapper; Jack-o-Bop, The Pumpkin; Skully, The Skeleton; Frankenhead, The Monster; and Cackle, The Witch. Click this link to watch the video!

Pumpkin Nyokki Pet Plant – Grow a pet just in time for Halloween; a fun project for kids leading up to Halloween! Easy to grow, contains everything you need. This is a limited edition Nyokki, and quantities are limited – get yours today!

HALLOWEEN GAMES

Boooo-opoly – It’s creepy, and ghoulish! It’s a scream! This is a fun game to play at Halloween parties – or on the days leading up to Halloween! Buy your favorite Halloween properties, collected Haunted Houses and trade them for Full Moons!	Monster-Opoly – A fun game for little ghouls to play! Perfect for Halloween parties! Don’t be afraid of monsters – sit down and play a game to get to know them!
Jenga, Halloween Edition – Set this Halloween Jenga game out on your Halloween party table and let your guests have fun! A classic game, with a Halloween twist!

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Lyra Skin Color Face Painting Pencils (Standard) and Lyra Skin Color Face Painting Pencils (Additional) – With just a few lines here and there, you can become a cat, clown, or scary witch! An inexpensive alternative to Halloween masks!	The Usborne Book of Face Painting – Learn how to create a cool mask directly on your face! This step-by-step book shows you how to turn people into animals, monsters, clowns, and more!
Rappit Plaster Molding Cloth – Make your own Halloween masks and decorations with this easy-to-use plaster cloth! Be creative!

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS

Halloween Stickers Box (Vintage Halloween Labels) – Create your own Halloween party invitations and decorations with this set of vintage stickers! Fun for kids and adults!	Human Skeleton Model (34 inches tall) – Not only is this life-like model educational, it’s great fun as a Halloween dinner guest!
Ice Dessert Mold – Use this easy-to-make mold to create creepy lights for your Halloween dining table! Freeze candy corns, gummy worms, or other fun surprises in the ice for a ghastly lantern! Of, if you prefer, make an ice dessert mold and serve green ice cream!	Glow Sticks – Not only are glow sticks fun for trick-or-treaters to use while outside at night, they make fun and spooky Halloween decorations, too! Place an activated glow stick in a test tube or beaker for eerie lights for a Halloween party. They look cool inside pumpkins, too!
Laser Stars – Light up the outside of your house with this cool light display of thousands and thousands of tiny stars! Fun for welcoming Halloween party guests – it will look like they are being sucked into a black hole as they enter your house!	Jack-O-Lantern Table Sprinkles, Black Bat Table Sprinkles, and Spider Table Sprinkles – Sprinkle a handful on a party table, or use as gifts in a treat bag.

HALLOWEEN DRINKWARE

Glass Beaker (50 ml) and Glass Beaker (150 ml) – Serve your favorite beverages in a “mad scientist” beaker! Buuuhaaahaaahaaa….	Glass Test Tubes and Glass Beaker (800 ml) – Place ice cubes at the bottom of the large beaker, place test tubes into the ice in the beaker, and use the test tubes to serve a spooktacular beverage this Halloween! The ice in the beaker keeps your drink cold.
Glass Erlenmeyer Flask – Add a straw and serve your favorite “potion” in this “mad scientist” beaker! Kids absolutely love drinking out of these flasks!	Glass Petri Dish (with Cover) – Serve your party treats in these large glass petri dishes! Mad science fun!

Make sure to check out our Halloween Fun with Test Tubes article, as well as our Creative Ideas for Using Petri Dishes article for even more fun ideas!

HALLOWEEN BOOKS

Spooky Fun Pack, Solve the Mystery! – Turn this book and game pack into a Halloween party activity! Spooky and scary, contains everything you need to become a Spook Buster!	Little Box of Horrors Halloween Fun Pack – Packed with stories, toys, games, tricks, jokes, and activities for Halloween! Spooky and fun!
Scary Stories Boxed Set – What’s Halloween without scary stories??? This boxed set of popular scary stories is perfect to set the Halloween mood! BOO!	Pop-Up and Play Spooky Shadows (Book with Light) – This is a fun book for kids to play with shadows, and sets the stage for Halloween fun!
Halloween Is… – Learn about the history of Halloween with this fun book by Gail Gibbons!	The Pumpkin Book – Learn about pumpkins with this interesting book by Gail Gibbons!
Bats! – Learn about the bats that fly at night with this fun book by Gail Gibbons!	Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Ghosts; Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Haunted Houses; Usborne Young Readers – Stories of Witches – Even young children will enjoy reading about all-things Halloween with these books!

Have a Happy Halloween!!!

Marshmallow peeps and chocolate eggs are yummy at Easter, but… are you looking for FUN (and educational) Easter Basket Gits? We have a great selection of items that are perfect for girls and boys (and even for the adults in your life)!

Here is a list of our favorites:

Super String Thing – Remember Cats in the Cradle and all the other fun games we played as kids? Share them with your kids!

Chinese Jump Rope – Get active and have fun with this jump rope! What games can you remember?

Touchable Bubbles in a Test Tube – Who can resist bubbles? Especially bubbles that last and last and last and last and last and last…

Rainbow Silk Streamer – Add to active Spring play with this streamer! Your kids will be dancing in no time!

Classic Pinky Ball – Wall Ball, Four Square, Mimsies – ah…. the games of childhood! Get your kids active and outdoors with our Pinky Ball! We even have a link to our favorite Pinky Ball games – visit our website and print our games!

Marbles – They may not be in the shape of an egg, but they sure are fun! Introduce your kids to the fine art of marbles! We have dozens and dozens of marbles available – a design sure to please everyone on your Easter gift list! When you are looking at the marbles on our website, make sure to check out the link at the bottom of the page for classic marble games!

Rocket Balloons – 3…2…1…blast off! Rocket balloons are a gas! Kids of all ages love the sound of a rocket balloon when it launches! Don’t miss out on the fun!

Made By Me Kits – Add a classic wooden “Made By Me” kit to your childs Easter Basket! See how creative they are when decorating and building their vehicle! Six different vehicles to choose from!

Thinkonium – Our own Thinkonium makes a PERFECT Easter gift for children (and adults)! Get your brain in gear as you ponder all the possibilities of creative play!

Morse Code Flasher – What a fun way to learn Morse Code! An Easter gift that will be remembered…

DIY Strawz – Beverages have never tasted so good!

Want even more ideas???? Visit us online at Escapade Direct Easter Shop – we are sure you will find the perfect Easter gift for your child!

Looking for Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas? Here are some ideas that are perfect for children of all ages (adults love them, too):



For the Artist:

• Mini Buddha Board — A unique gift for expressing creativity.

• FingerMagic Origami — Here’s a perfect catch, an origami fish! Perfect for practicing fine-motor skills.

• Art on the Gogh — This mini art set comes with everything needed to take art on the go!

• Van Gogh and Friends Card Game — Learn about famous works of art while playing classic card games.

• Professional Drawing Kit — Give them the tools they need to create their own works of art.

• Scratch Magic Note Cube — They’ll have hours of fun creating colorful mini artworks.
  

• Catapult Kit — Build a wooden catapult replica that really works!

• UberPult — Use UberStix to build a catapult and other cool contraptions.

• Mini GeoFix — Learn about geometry while building imaginative creations with GeoFix shapes.

• Q-BA-MAZE — Create a unique interlocking marble run with colorful translucent cubes.
  

• Ball of Whacks — How many different ways can the Ball of Whacks be assembled? Put thinking skills to work, while playing.

• Set — The (very addicting) game of visual perception.
  

• Ruckus — This fast-paced game is sure to cause a ruckus!

• Bananagrams — They’ll go bananas over this game of words!

• Top Speed — A high velocity card game for improving hand-eye coordination and visual perception. Zoom! Zoom!

• AC/DC — An exciting electric circuit game!

• Labyrinth Card Game — Find your way through the labyrinth with this strategic, always-changing card game.

• Dead Man’s Dice — Ahoy! A favorite game for swashbucklers everywhere.

• Cowboy Up — Go west! And don’t forget this fun game of chance.

• Morgan’s Revenge — Yo-ho Maties! Gather your dabloons and play Morgan’s Revenge!

• Think-ets — Create your own game with the trinkets in Think-ets!

• IZZI — A fun tanagram game for one or more players.
  

• Beethoven’s Wig Disk #1, Beethoven’s Wig Disk #2, Beethoven’s Wig Disk #3 — Fun, comical CDs make classical music easy to recognize — you’ll be humming these tunes for weeks!

• Music Wand — Tap this wand and its beautiful sound will grab everyone’s attention.

• Hohner Harmonica — Belt out the blues with this quality harmonica!
  

• Super Snow — Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

• Geyser Tube — What a blast! The science of soda and Mentos!

• Audubon Bird Call — Perfect for the nature lover.

• ZomeTool Molecular Mania — Young scientists can build molecular models with this unique building set.
  

• EarthBall — Give them the world! Let’s you hold NASA satellite images of Earth in your hands.

• American Revolution Coin Replicas — Give them a unique piece of history.

• Deck of Knots — Anyone can learn to tie great knots with these informative cards.

• Gumby — He’s back! This Gumby figure is a retro favorite! Don’t forget his pal Pokey!

• Strawz — This set of DIY drinking straws is a sure HIT!

• Faucet Light — Washing hands will become a favorite activity! Bathe your sink in cool blue light.

• Jar of Stars — Glow-in-the-dark stars to create brilliant constellations.

• Chinese Jump Rope — Get them hopping with this classic jump rope!

• Mini Touchabubbles — A test tube of bubbles for fun all year!
  

From all of us at Escapade Direct – we wish you the Happiest of Holiday’s!