Tired of all those monotone brown teddy bears? Who isn’t? Try a bear who’s not afraid to mix patterns. These bears have six or seven different prints, which only adds to their whimsy, and, of course, the more whimsical the bear, the easier they are to love. These have bean-bag butts, too, so they sit up and take notice. Approx 12” tall.

45935P1 COLORFUL TEDDY BEARS

For pre-soldering-age kids with electronic interests (and maybe an artistic bent), this swell kit has hunks of conductive clay in orange, black, green and blue plus some ordinary white clay for insulation. Includes (20) assorted blue, yellow, green and white LEDs, a battery holder and a 52-page book for making (15) projects, although they’ll just be a start. You add a quartet of “AA” batteries and an inventive kid.

96448P1 CIRCUIT CLAY KIT

From the always cutting-edge iZoom® people, this bulbous light has a 1.5W COB LED inside that puts out 150 lumens. The whole bulb lights up like, well, a light bulb with a flat bottom, but swivel the end and the LED points out and it’s a flashlight. Has a 3-lb magnet to hold it in the bulb incarnation, and a fold-out hook for hanging. Has a 4-hour life on a set of (3) “AAA” batteries, which are included. Measures 6" long x 3" dia at the widest part of the bulb shape.

95988P1 IZOOM® BATTERY BULB LIGHT

Try and store a funnel in most kitchen drawers and you’re in for disappointment. End the frustration with this collapsible silicone funnel. Dishwasher safe, it measures approx 5” dia at the top and expands in five steps to 3-5/8” deep with a 3/8” ID outlet. Squooshes down to under an inch for storage. Comes with a 5-1/2” long pivoting handle so you don’t have balance it on top of bottles.

45850P1 COLLAPSIBLE SILICONE FUNNEL

You say you don’t have a cottage on a lake? Can’t afford a jet ski anyway? No problem. Just crank up your 4-1/2" long, twin-prop remote control jet ski and run laps in the hot tub or kids’ pool. Has a 50-foot range and is available with 27MHz and 49MHz frequencies. Includes a removable rubber rider. You add one “AAA” battery for the unit and (4) “AA”s for the remote.

95990P1 REMOTE CONTROL JET SKI

This nice tabletop, Celestron® UpClose spotting scope has a 60mm objective and a zoom eyepiece for a whopping 20-60X magnification. Strength-wise somewhere between binoculars and a telescope, this portable beauty is great for bird-watching, target-sighting, moon-gazing, and multiple hiking and nautical applications, including ridge-identifying and land-ho’ing. Has a rubber-coated housing, rubber eye-cup, and fully coated lenses. Comes with a soft case, a flight case with adjustable strap, and a 12” tripod. Limited lifetime warranty through Celestron®.

14558P1 60MM CELESTRON® SPOTTING SCOPE

Stick these clear vinyl suction cups with aluminum J-hooks on your shower wall and you’ll have someplace to hang that nylon mesh poof thingy that there’s no place to put. Some of us here (the smart ones) pack these to stick on hotel bathroom walls because there are never, ever, enough hooks there. You’ll get (12) per package: (6) 7/8” dia with 1/4” hooks, (4) at 1-11/16” dia with 7/16” hooks, and (2) at 2” dia with 7/16” hooks.

45931P2 SUCTION-CUP SHOWER HOOKS

Or Jell-O. You’ll never get tired of using this plastic gelatin/ice mold to make those family get-togethers just a tad more festive. (Particularly apt for graduation parties.) Measures an 8-1/4” long x 2-5/8” oval, which is pretty much actual size. And like real brains, not dishwasher-safe. But easy to clean by hand, and worth it.

45636P1 BRAIN-SHAPED GELATIN/ICE MOLD

…is a right angle. That’s why it’s the right angle. Our each is (2) packs of (4) zinc-plated steel right-angle corner braces at 2-1/2" x 5/8" with countersunk 3/16” holes, plus the screws to go in them.

45870P2 ZINC-PLATED CORNER BRACES