BEST SELLERS

Teach a kid to count (and much more) the fun way—by counting (60) cute and detailed 1” tall plastic bears in (6) vibrant colors with matching soft silicone cups (like cupcake cups), (2) 3/4” wooden dice, one with numbers, the other colors, and 5-3/4”plastic tongs. It all comes in an easy-to-store, clear plastic case, approx 6” x 8” x 3”, like a little toolbox or craft box with snap closures and a lid with a fold-down handle. Great for STEM learning, spatial awareness, addition and subtraction, patterning, problem-solving, hand-eye coordination, color learning and sorting. An eBook lists activities. Ages 3+. ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

The Song of the Open Rails. Nothing sets a young person 's heart a-flutter like the mournful cry of a train whistle. A sound that promises adventure, mystery, freedom... Well, we cant offer you any of that, but this may be the next best thing. You've likely seen wooden train whistles like this before-roughly 6" long, with holes in the top you blow into to create a high pitched 'moving out' signal, but you've probably never seen them at such a good surplus price like this before. Allons!

Just like our famous cow popper, but this guy is a 5-1/4” tall rubber axolotl with a mouth big enough to take a 1-1/8” dia foam ball and spit it 20 feet when you squeeze it, as you will want to do. And if you’re axolotl-ignorant, they’re neotenic salamanders, the world’s cutest amphibians, and they also answer to “Mexican walking fish.” Ours come with (6) foam balls for your axolotl-squeezing convenience. For ages 4+.

You probably can’t join your local symphony with a blues harp, also known as a “tin sandwich,” “Mississippi saxophone” and in squarer circles a “harmonica.” But this beginner harp is great for kids to get a taste of music. Has a plastic comb (that’s the middle part with the holes), a metal top and bottom, double metal reeds, and a (2)-octave range. Measures 5-1/8" long. Ages 3+ ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

It’s Sandy the spinning seal! From Z Classic Wind Ups™, Sandy spins clockwise, bobs up and down and spins her ball on her nose. Arms and tail move, too. Measures approx 8" x 5" x 3", in teal and silver with a red ball adorned with a festive yellow star. All kids love wind-ups at some point in their lives. Great as kitschy adult decor, too.

It's real name is the Rock Dove, and it ought to be the national bird. Doesn't fly south for the winter like those wimpy geese, never swoops out of the sky to eat unsuspecting bunnies like bald eagles, just minds its own business and eats whatever you drop on the El station platform. It's not even bald. This hard vinyl version is gray with a rosy breast, and it measures 5” beak to tail. Wind it up and watch it bounce and bob around. Take it home, and it's a homing pigeon.

Admit it, we all still love to spin. These fidget spinners have a radius of about 1-1/2”, and a great feel. Better than that, they’re branded, which means you’ll get one with an official Looney Tunes or Justice League design on it. Yeah, we’re talking Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Tasmanian Devil and Batman—every last one of them a great spinner. We'll reach into our grab bag and pull one out. ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Hey, that’s like a frog that swallowed a flashlight. But also this kneadable and stretchy lab putty, which is puttier than slime and glows really brightly. Did we mention it’s bouncy? It comes in a tin, approx 3” dia x 1” deep, like shoe polish, except it’s more fun than shoe polish. Might even be more fun than a barrel of monkeys, but it depends on the monkeys.

Rattlebacks are plastic semi-elliptical shapes, 3-7/8" long, that illustrate Newton's laws of motion, while mystifying kids. Set them down (the rattlebacks, not the kids) and their offset center of gravity makes them spin. Spin them in one direction and they stop and reverse themselves. You get a package of (10) in assorted colors, along with a lesson plan and suggested activities.

You've seen everybody's favorite desk toy. The one that makes you swear you can pick up the coin that's right inside it. Too bad it's really a hologram you're looking at! Now you can own this petite version of the popular "illusion" toy. This one, 6" dia x 2" tall, with a 1-5/8" opening on the top, leaves more money in your wallet and more room on your desktop. And try to touch that little rubber frog that comes with it. It's either enchanting - or enchanted!

From a company with one of our favorite names, Icky Yuckz!, this anatomically correct, stretchy scorpion won’t pinch or sting any kids—no matter how much they tug on it. Made of red or black rubber, it measures about 10-1/2” long and will stretch to more than 3 feet. Easy to stick in a pocket, too. Ages 6+

No, it doesn't; it runs out. See for yourself with this hourglass full of iron filings. The steel base has a magnet, so time flies when the glass is on it, and the filings make pretty stalagmites. Stick a magnet on the neck, however, and you can stop time altogether. Glass is 5-1/2" tall on the base and filings run out in about 40 seconds (three trips make a two-minute egg) with the magnet, somewhat longer without it.

You work hard, just like we do, and you also like to relax—again, like us. Of course you know that sometimes bending over, or even reaching for something, is just not in the cards. In times like those we grab the dinosaur grabber. This plastic, handheld extending grabber has a triceratops head on the end. Squeeze the handle and the mouth closes as the neck extends. Measures 3" x 10" closed, 3" x 12" extended, and it’s kind of addictive.

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.

You may well have wondered where the boneless chicken breasts in your local supermarket come from. The answer is from boneless chickens. And we have some life sized rubber models of the birds to prove it. Modeled from life, they are shown plucked and as they might appear hanging in the poultry store window. Seeing is believing, at least in Missouri, so get one and look.

The mouse is back! After an extended absence (due more to supply problems than to any rodent-eradication program) the gray rubber mouse is once again available. A hair under 3" long with a 4" long tail, he's diminutive and detailed -- and ready to move into Sis's underwear drawer!

This reincarnation of the classic View-Master® is called (wait for it) the View-Master Classic®. As much fun as ever, and still battery-free. Comes with (3) reels with (21) 3-D images, including Age of Dinosaurs, Safari Adventure and Marine Life. Includes a case and, yes, it will accept all of the original film reels. For ages 3+.

This 5” tall x 3-1/8” dia white plastic Jumbo Surprise Egg has a bag of lovely blue slime inside plus a small, squishy animal. We've found a dopey dinosaur and other critters, but it's a surprise, remember? Has a little plastic hook on top in case you want to hang your slime somewhere.