Whittling Kit
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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The ancient art of making carvings from small pieces of wood! This packaged kit contains a miniature knife, pieces of wood and sand-paper as well as humorous and informative instructions on creating your own treasures. Not suitable for under 14 year olds as the kit contains a knife.
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The Whittling Kit is perfect as a [...]
Turn Me Round Book
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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The A6 booklet consists of sixteen full-page colour pictures of reversible (or up-turnable) profiles which are two quite different faces depending on which way you look at them. They were created in Germany in the 1890s and are historically interesting images quite apart from their gimmick, and are universally intriguing.
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Talking Polly
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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Polly repeats what you say, parrot-fashion… ! Speak a few words to this bonny 10 cm tall bird, and she will immediately say them back to you. Obscure obscenities and foreign languages are mastered within seconds – and there’s no smelly cage to clean out! Batteries included
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The Talking Polly is perfect as a stocking [...]
Magic Garden
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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The 25cm cardboard landscape and trees are placed in the container of liquid provided. Within a few hours colour starts to appear as flowers bloom, trees blossom and snow lies thick on the mountains. An attractive thing which will last almost indefinitely if protected and sensibly positioned. Attractively boxed and comes with illustrated instructions. For [...]
I-Bug
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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Superb robotic bug that is activated by noise or movement. It zooms off at immense speed in unexpected directions, eyes flashing, as it giggles with mischievous delight at its own antics. The clever mechanism ensures that it immediately changes direction whenever it meets an obstruction. Colours may vary.
Requires 3 x AA batteries
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Guardian Angel
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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Folklore tells us that this kind of little 5cm terracotta figure was given to children in the German Black Forest when they left home. The Guardian Angel was said to watch over them and bring them luck, and the tradition continues. Each Angel is handmade and prettily packaged with a certificate to be personalised, and [...]
Umbrella Hat
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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It may look utterly ridiculous, but then you start to think about situations when you can’t easily hold an umbrella… and suddenly it seems like a good idea.
The strap adjusts to fit all head sizes.
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The Umbrella Hat is perfect as a stocking filler and is currently available at Stocking Fillers for just £ [...]
Magic Sheep
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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The cardboard sheep is assembled by slotting the pre-cut pieces together. The completed sheep model is then placed over a small dish (provided) of magic solution. After a couple of hours there will be evidence of growth starting and after a couple of days the sheep will be covered in thick fragile ‘woolly’ crystals which [...]
Cat Soap
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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A piece of high-quality soap from a leading German cosmetic manufacturer, safe and in compliance with all regulations. A detailed sculpture of a bald cat, it comes in a sealed bag inside a box. When exposed to air, it begins to grow hair which after a few days becomes long and silky. So it remains, [...]
Eulers Disc
September 10, 2009 by Admin
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When you spin a coin or a lid on the table, as it falls over it will oscillate loudly for a few seconds before finally coming to rest. This is the phenomenon upon which EULER’S DISC depends, but here all has been devised to produce an unbelievably efficient and spectacular performance. The disc to be [...]




