Hair Metal turns cute. These little round-headed Pin Mate™ Kiss dolls are adorable and collectible. They’re made of wood, stand just 2” tall and come in Starchild (Paul Stanley), Demon (Gene Simmons), Spaceman (Ace Frehley), and Catman (Peter Criss) figures. You’ll get (2) different rockers and you’ll love them.

What's afoot? It's the thing at the end of your leg, with the toes on it. But the games that are afoot here are all updates on the classics you grew up with. We'll pick a pair from our collection that includes Frustration!, Who's There?, Naval Command, Inline and Ooops!, which is our favorite based on name alone. All for ages pretty-little and up, this electronics-free family fun is for folks hunkering down and running out of things to amuse themselves with. When the hunkering is over, though, the amusement continues with these timeless games.

OK, “Thinking Putty” from Crazy Aaron®, the kiddie’s pal. This variety pack includes a tin of Alien putty in intergalactic green, with a 1” square magnet, shiny Eternal Flame putty, clear Liquid Glass putty, and temperature-sensitive Eye Candy putty that changes color. Includes a small canister on a carabiner so kids can take their putty to school and amaze their teachers. For ages 8+.

Very much a classic magic trick set, but in a little 5-1/2” x 4” x 2-1/4” tin. Hardly seems possible, but it contains more than (25) tricks, including vase and ball, mystery computer, floating hearts, balls and cup, disappearing coin, nail box and a buncha card tricks. Includes a 32-page instruction booklet, too.

Big Peanuts® puzzles, 2-ft x 3-ft, with (48) big, thick pieces for easy handling by little fingers. Particularly nice depictions of the characters, with some perspective. We’ll pick a puzzle from the group, which includes: Snoopy as a flying ace; Woodstock and bird buddies; Franklin; Lucy; Linus; Peppermint Patty; Marcy; and Sally. For ages 5+.

You’ll need some genuine Transformer bandages. Luckily, they also work on humans. Our each is a tin with (20) sterile bandages, 2-3/4” x 3/4”, all resplendent with licensed Transformer images. As a bonus, you’ll get (2) Transformer-themed temporary tattoos.

Fluxx®, the card game with rules that change while you play, has gone chemical. Cards feature your favorite elements, released from their table at last, plus sundry lab items. Includes our new favorite rule: draw the Helium card and you must speak in a falsetto voice. Ages 12+.

A tiny touch of whimsy from your local scientific and surplus monger. You get a trio of 1-3/4" dia x approx 2-5/8" tall plastic tops in assorted colors, with the American Science & Surplus logo on the disc. The tops of the tops have a vaguely Constantinopolitan shape, and are a different color from the bottom. Just one more dazzling detail from Jarvis.

Pre-roasted and inflatable. Lets you serve pizza or General Tso's chicken on holidays without sacrificing a lovely traditional table presentation. Measures 16" x 8" when blown up, which is from the neck end so you won't be embarrassed doing it. Bonus: it's from our Stuff To Stick In The Refrigerator series, so you'll be ready with a quick practical joke at a moments notice.

A must-have for micro-warriors; Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction by John Austin (author of the best-selling Cubicle Warfare) is 241 pages of detailed instructions for building (42) implements of spitball warfare from ordinary household objects and office supplies. With the caveat that this is written for responsible individuals who take reasonable safety precautions (don't do anything your mother would scream at) we have to say that we love the binder-clip crossbow and the tongue-depressor catapult. Volume 2, which is 251 pages, has a secret-agent flair with new gadgets like the push-pin dart, toothpaste periscope and cereal briefcase. Volume 3, 267 pages, continues with a Medieval flavor and over a dozen catapults and ballistae, plus a buncha bows and crossbows. Oh, just buy the whole 3-volume Library of Destruction and get it over with.

People and birds flying! They’re not real, though, which is better for kids. This aviation fun pack includes a classic throw-it-into-the-sky 2-1/2” Army guy paratrooper attached to an 8” parachute; an Aeromax 2000, a classic 20” parachute with mesh under the canopy to prevent tangling, and a 3-1/2” plastic trooper; and a Flying Bird from France. It’s approx 8” long and it flaps its wings, which span 16” tip-to-tip. Wind up the rubber band and watch it soar up to 50 yards. Or let a kid do it.

Let us pick an animal head on a 17" long stick for your comedic puppetry needs, because heads on sticks are always amusing unless you’re Oliver Cromwell or Sansa’s dad. These sticks have triggers to flap the traps of the beasties while you read their lines from behind the curtain or couch. You might get a beluga whale head, an emperor penguin, or some other type of amusing critter, and we’ll send you at least two different kinds.

Sculpt your own creations! Each set these magnetic sculptures includes a 3.5 x 2.75 inch magnetic base and assorted metal icons. Assortment of different styles, including acrobats, balls, celestial, money, nuts and golf. we'll send you (2) different in your pack of 2. Now go and get your Michelangelo on.

These are either polyester-haired wacky puppets or the world's least attractive mittens. Either way, they'll entertain your kids. Measure 11" tall (long?) x 6-1/4" so they'll take any size fist. You'll get (3) in red, purple, green or orange (our choice), and some might even have sunglasses.

This is kind of like sneaking into the band room in junior high and honking and banging on all of the instruments. Except in this case you can’t get in trouble. You’ll get a steel kazoo, 4-3/4" long; a 4” long, three-octave Hohner harmonica in red, green, blue or yellow (we’ll pick) with a clear vinyl pouch; a 6-7/8” long plastic slide whistle with steel slide; a crank-operated mechanical music box, clear acrylic and measuring 2-1/4" x 2" x 1-1/4" (turning out “Brahms’ Lullaby,” “Row Your Boat” and other classics), and a nice, American-made 3-5/8" long steel jaw harp with playing instructions. Now you just need some bandmates. Buy them single by clicking here. 

OMG, these elastic/bead Pet Palz with toy animal heads that can be extended to make bracelets that are so cute!!! If your kids don’t want to wear them on their wrists they can leave them as figures and organize them on their dressers or night stands, or in their secret hideaways. Measure about 3-1/2" long out of the box, extending to a little under 7". Styles include (2) different kitties (duh), a reindeer, an elephant and (2) different unicorns (double-duh). We’ll send you (2) different figures. Ages 4+.

Or foam stickers. Think arts, crafts and kids. We’ll pick (3) packs, at least (2) different, from our selection of (40) glittery butterflies and dragonflies, (40) alphabet letters, (40) dinosaurs, and (100) geometric shapes. Most are between 3/4” and 1”, with some geometric shapes a tad smaller, and all are in a plethora of colorful colors.

Invasion from space. Our each is (2) packs of (2) sets each of Space Invadery pixilated decals, including a sheet of (12) at 5/8” to 3” and a sheet of (18) from 3/8” dia to 4-1/2” x 1/2”, including a bunch of beeps, blips and 0101s. Packed in a jewel case just like CDs come in because, we figure, there’s a good surplus market in those cases.