OK, it’s not really wire and not really snakeskin, but that’s what the manufacturer calls it. It’s mighty handy for floral and craft projects, and is made of metallic red aluminum with an embossed pattern that could be considered snakeskin-like, depending on the snake. Measures 1” wide x .026, which is thin enough to be malleable but thick enough to add structure to your creations. Makes a good handle for otherwise handle-less baskets. You’ll get (15) feet.

Made specifically for attaching to pill bottles, this 1-3/4" dia magnifier has a 2X acrylic lens with a blue tint that increases readability. It’s mounted on a ring and bracket with a rubber strap to hold it in place on the bottle and keep the lens an inch above the label/instructions.

Need a little soothing? Who among us doesn’t? We suggest this small (4-3/4” tall on a 4-3/4” dia base) tabletop projector, which will send a blue, green, warm-white or morphing multicolor soothing wave pattern to your ceiling. Soothing is available if you just add (4) “AA” batteries or use the included USB cord. For added soothingness, connects your computer or phone via the included TRS cord, and add your own soundtrack. Has a one-hour auto shutoff if you’re over-soothed and fall asleep.

“You can’t have too many spouts.” George Washington said that, pretty much, when he was installing the gutters at Mount Vernon. And it’s still true, which is why you’ll want this triple-spouted measuring glass from Anchor Hocking®. Has (3) sets of graduations (1-oz increments up to 8, 25 ml increments up to 250, and 1/8-cup increments up to a cup) each with its very own pouring lip. In thick, clear glass, but marked not for cooking or microwave purposes.

You may need this super-bright clamp-on goose-neck LED lamp for the side-shelf of your grill. The goose’s neck is 24” long with an 8-LED head to shed light on the ribs or burgers. Our crack legal department tells us that you are free to clamp this lamp to any surface--headboard, desk, workbench, night-stand, trunk lid, camper door--anyplace you need to shed a little light on your work. Clamp opens to 2-1/8” and you provide the (3) “AAA” batteries because we’re busy checking if the brats are done.

Or just interested in vests? Our each is a military accessory vest in canvas camo. Has a 10-1/2" x 12-1/4" mesh back panel with a 5" backpack hanger strap, a grid of 1-3/8" strapping, padded shoulder straps with (6) hangers each, another, lower, back, panel with (18) hangers, a pair of waist panels with (27) canvas hangers and hidden hook-n-loop pockets, all connected with Molle buckles. All in all, more places to hang more stuff than you can carry.

You say your kids need a little encouragement to hang up their clothes? Save your breath and get some of these talking Polite Pigpals™ wall hooks that respond to being used with a positive message, like “Great work, kiddo” or one of eight more messages in random rotation. Measure 6-1/2” x 2-1/8”, and the hook is a fireman pig. The kids hang their coat, hat, backpack, towel or whatever else you usually have to pick up off the floor right on the pig’s fire hose. Works for husbands, too. You add a trio of “AAA” batteries, because they’re electric pigs.

We believe this is the most universal of our universal remotes to date, because universals are getting universaler all the time. This RCA unit will control up to (6) devices, including TVs, DVDs, VCRs, Blu-rays, cable boxes, satellites, audio players, stereos, streaming devices and most small dogs. Just kidding about that last one--you control small dogs with bacon. Remote works on devices from many manufacturers, and is easy to program. Measures 8” x 2-1/2” x 3/4”. You add a pair of “AAA” batteries.

It’s the perfect watch to wear with your cat’s pajamas. The happy cat dial is only enhanced by the vinyl leopard-skin band, and no, there were no vinyl leopards harmed in the production of this quartz watch. Runs on a thoughtfully included button-cell battery.

Eschew plastic models. Go ahead, we won’t tell. And then try these nostalgic wooden kits from Pathfinders Design & Technology. All pre-cut pieces, held together only by wooden pegs, they each take about an hour to build. You pick: the Catapult, approx 9” tall on an 11-1/2” base, and including a few clay balls for assaulting castles (ages 14+); the Ballista, as used by the Romans, which will stand approx 7-1/8” tall x 10-5/8” long (ages 14+); or the Trojan Horse, which will stand approx 11-13/16” tall x 12-3/16” long (ages 8+). Note, figures not included.

This 27" Sprague-Rappaport style stethoscope with large and small diaphragms comes with adult, medium and infant-size bells, plus spare ear tips and diaphragms, and a pouch so you don’t lose them, because you know how you are when you’re checking heartbeats.

Fanny packs are back in style (you’ve surely heard the news) and it doesn’t get any fannypackier than this oversized, padded nylon puppy. In gray and green nylon, it measures a huge 10" x 8-1/2" x 5" with (1) external and (4) internal pockets, a pair of 6-3/4” x 4-3/4" padded side wings with zippered pockets, and an integrated adjustable strap with a Molle buckle. Also comes with an adjustable shoulder strap plus another Y-shaped adjustable strap so you can wear it as a backpack.

Be careful where you put this olive digital camo backpack or you might not see it for the trees. Measures 17" x 11-1/2" x 5" and made of “Nylex,” which seems to be like a rubber-backed nylon canvas. Includes a padded back, adjustable shoulder straps, 6-3/4” mesh pockets on the sides for water bottles, and a zippered 11” pocket on the back.

Better tape your stick first, or you could hurt yourself, eh? We recommend this jumbo roll of black cloth hockey tape. You’ll get approx 164 feet of the just-a-hair-under 3/4” wide tape. And, yes, of course it’s made in Canada. (And don’t tell them, but you could also use it on baseball bats, tennis rackets, fishing poles and drum sticks.)

Because the little buggers keep disappearing, you could use this bunch of 1/4” chromium-vanadium replacement driver bits, including 2-1/2" long 3/16" & 1/4" slotted, Phillips heads in (8) sizes from 2” to 4-1/4”, a 2" socket adapter and a rubber belt-loop holder for the whole bunch.

To everything turn, turn, turn. This padded seat measures 15-1/4” dia x 1-7/8” thick, and has a lazy-Susan bottom, allowing you to spin with less effort. The gray plush covering is removable and washable, while the foam rubber it covers makes it comfy. Think of all the personal energy you’d save. Might also be a source of amusement for your cat.

but violets are purple. And so are these 32-Ohm earbuds with a purple inline mic on a purple 40” lead with a standard 1/8” headphone purple plug. Include (3) assorted purple covers in a super handy dandy plastic case. Get a pair for grads of NYU (home of the Fighting Violets!) or for fans of Northwestern, LSU, TCU, KSU, WIU, ECU or Furman, plus any we forgot. Purple reigns.

No, no, wait--this is good, but it’s literally not so hot. It’s a battery-operated low-temp glue gun, like Martha would use for crafting on airplanes. No, wait, that’s probably not a good idea, either. Look, it’s a really good quality glue gun, takes (4) “AA” batteries, uses 1/4” x 4” glue sticks and measures a portable 5-3/8" long with a 4" handle. Runs approx 170F, perfect for Coffee Shop Crafters (which should be an HGTV series if it’s not already). No plugs! No cords! Great for hobbyists, tinkers, DIYers, teachers, model-makers, crafters and a bunch of other folks.

And slice tomatoes, not your fingers. From Best® gloves, these D-Flex cut-resistant kitchen gloves are white with a rubber-coated palm. You pick the right hand glove in medium (ignore the surplus-driver “Extra Small” markings), or the left hand version in size L/XL. Both are approx 4-1/4” across while the right glove is 9-1/2” long fingertip to wrist, and the left glove is 9-3/4” long.

This pair of 3” pliers-style alligator clips for quick wire connections have red and black insulator boots, and are good for up to a whopping 30A. Crimp connections are under the rubber insulators.

These 5-5/8" wide cardboard solar viewing glasses filter out 99.999 percent of visible light, and 100 percent of harmful UV and IR light, which means they’re safe for direct solar viewing (and your sunglasses aren’t). A sharp, orange image of the sun will always be there because the lenses are scratch-resistant. You get (2) pairs because who wants to watch an eclipse alone? For you techie types who care, they’re rated for transmission under EN1836:2005 and AS/NZS 1338:1992. ISO 12312-2:2015. In other words, they're from a NASA approved manufacturer. 

Handy 3-pack of syringes, 10ml, 20ml and 60ml, perfect for squirting glues, greases, lubes, paint, whatever you need to squirt. And if you use them as squirt guns, you didn't get the idea from us. Small ones are graduated in 1ml increments; the big one in 2ml. All come with caps, so you don't dribble.

Welcome to AS&SDOT, the better department of transportation. We provide all the highway, driveway, hallway, deck or bathroom crossing signs that the government neglects to post because they don't know what's really crossing your path. Mount your very own well-made indoor/outdoor critter-crossing sign. Each is metal, 12" square with a graphic depiction of the critter(s), realistic or otherwise, and each hangs diagonally from a pre-drilled 1/4" hole.

If Werner Von Braun had used these, London would have just gotten wet. Have some good clean fun with this Hydrotech" Aquazone" rocket set. You get (2) 5- 3/4" tall water rockets and (1) 8- 3/4" rocket, plus (2) filling funnels and a piston pump for power. Includes a 6-page pamphlet on rocketry. For ages 8+, for good clean outside fun.

Use the little plastic chisel and your personal hammer to smack these 2-1/2" chalk eggs and reveal one of six different small dinosaur skeletons inside. It's like being a reckless paleontologist. You get (2) eggs to start your collection, and they're messy because you have to smack the eggs with some authority, which is half the fun. Includes a fact sheet.

Rock hammer with one squared chipping face and one pointy picking face, ideal for prospectors, rock hounds, construction and more. A single piece of forged and polished steel with a molded rubber grip makes this a solid and reliable tool that will last. 10-1/2" long x 6-1/2" across the 20 oz. head, 1-3/4 lbs. total. Well made. Good buy. Good bye!

Not to be confused with the bucket accordion, the least popular instrument of all time, this is a collapsible bucket, made of silicone with a hard plastic rim. Holds 1-1/3 gallons and stands 7-3/4" tall x 8-3/4" ID at the top, but collapses (accordions) down to less than 2" tall, including the folding handle. Has a little hanging tab at on the lip. Handy anywhere space is an issue, and dandy for boats. BPA-free, heat-resistant and slick as a wet otter, so stuff just slides out.

Black rubber stoppers for all your unmet rubber-stopper-top needs. You pick the bored (for laboratory tubes or making shakers) or the unbored, if you need closure.

The kids need presents for all the grandmas and great-aunts? You volunteer at the nursing home and need token gifts for your L-O-Ls? And your eyes aren't so good, either? Our each is really half a dozen pretty little magnifiers with round, glass lenses and fancy handles. The handles are silver-bright (hard to believe they're aluminum) and all different. Each has a discreet hole in the tip for a jump ring so it could be worn on a necklace -- but it would look just as pretty on a desk. The overall length of the (6) magnifiers varies from about 3-3/4" to 5", the lenses from 1-1/4" to 1-3/4" dia. All are approx 2X magnification. Mary Ann's pick of the month.

A classic returns! Our extra-large punching-nun puppet features a pair of thumb controls that activate very impressive jabs from both sides. A Nun’s Story meets Raging Bull. She’s wearing pretty much the same habit that Audrey Hepburn sported in the aforementioned movie. Ladies and gentlemen...wearing black and white, standing 12” tall with an 8-1/2” reach, weighing in at 1/2-lb… the Super-Flyweight Ecclesiastical Champion of the World, from Niles, Illinois...Sister Mary Punchyerlightsout….

Stethos is Greek for chest. Indeed you can scope your stethos with this stethoscope, or your friend's or your dog's. But it works equally well for picking up any sound being transmitted through a solid medium. Listen to the air flowing through the heating ducts, the water in the pipes, the sounds of machinery, the termites munching on the floor joists!! The color does vary so we will select from what's currently available. We've had blue, teal, red, black, burgundy, green and purple, but there may be other colors yet to be seen! A great discovery device whether for biology or other pursuits. Not of professional quality, but not just a toy.

Think: cartoonish cute. These table or hanging clocks are made as if from the body of a kerosene lantern, but flattened. In painted steel, they measure approx a foot tall on on a 4-5/8” round base, not counting the wire swivel handle/hanger on top. A 6-5/8” x 4-3/4” oval glass covers an antiquey Roman numeral face. Distressed for a vintage look, they run on a modern quartz movement that moves when you stick a “AA” battery in it. We’ll pick one for you in deep burgundy or a goldenrod yellow to go with that sweater you love.

This braided polypropylene rope is 3/8” dia (rope size #12) and rated for a 100-lb working load. You get (50) feet of this easy-to-knot utility rope in assorted colors.

We know you need accent lights, and we know you hate paying electricians. So…grab this 7-3/8” long x 1-1/8” x 1/2” silver iZoom® light bar, peel the back off the magnetic strip it comes with and stick it up anywhere. Has (10) LEDs and is rated for 200 lumens behind a frosted white lens. Has a motion and light sensor, so it only accents stuff in low light when it senses movement, which saves on the (4) “AAA” batteries it comes with. Lights for a 3-minute duty cycle.

Distillation made heuristic. Nothing explains a process like a little hands-on experience, and this laboratory distillation kit is for showing instead of telling. Includes a 300mm Liebig condenser, Kjeldahl distilling column with 50mm dia bulb and rubber stoppers, 500ml Bomex boiling flask with 8" iron tripod, 2-foot lab stand/base with a single burette clamp, 500ml graduated Erlenmeyer flask and a 6" square of ceramic-coated wire gauze. You add some 1/4" ID tubing for the Liebig ports. Includes good directions for distilling ethanol and acetic acid.

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Well, who doesn’t, really? And yet most of us confine our swiveling to our local dive. Until now, when you can buy genuine authentic bar-stool swivel plates and make home swiveling a reality. In heavy-duty steel, double 7” square plates are separated by a plethora of steel ball bearings, and have 1/4” mounting holes on the corners. Might be a touch stiff at first, but a little break-in swiveling and a drop of oil or dab of grease will fix that. Please note: These are designed to be stiff not swivel freely. To test, add oil or grease, stand on and twist and shout like the Beatles. 

Our each is approx 1-1/3 oz (40ml) of The Original Slime (“Feels Wet and Cold!”) and it must be scientific because it comes in a cool little Erlenmeyer flask, although with a very un-Erlenmeyerish but important screw cap. We’ll pick a nauseating color. Non-toxic, for ages 5 and up, because you’re never too old for slime.

Flat plastic Fresnel lens. This flexible magnifier is 7-1/4" x 10-1/4" and only about a millimeter thick. It is great when you need to scan a list or to look for something in a directory. You can see most of the page without moving the magnifier. Only about 1.5 power, but that can make a huge visual difference. The quality is not high, but neither is the price.

Call it Introduction to Jigsawing, giant puzzles with extra-large pieces for small hands, called Floor Puzzles. These 24-piece jigsaw puzzles will be 36” x 24” (our in-house Measurement VP assures us that that’s three feet by two feet). You pick: the Outer Space puzzle of our solar system, plus the Space Shuttle; the States & Capitals Map of the United States; or the Continents Map of the World, featuring local critters.

Yes, boys and girls, Fluxx, the card game with the rules that keep changing, now adds the Doctor (Who?) version, and they were made for each other. Includes, of course, plenty of time-travel and regenerations of the Doctor, K9, and Gallifreyan technology, but beware of Cybermen, Daleks, Weeping Angels and the Master. Includes the standard 100-card deck, and instructions for 2-6 players ages 8+.