We feel your predicament. We’ve all suffered the heartbreak of an oversized yo-yo, too big to fit into your pocket, and bound to be confiscated by a fun-hating fifth-grade teacher, or the TSA. Best get our wooden mini yo-yo, a mere 1-7/8” dia x 1-1/8” wide with a full (3) feet of string for your yo-yo’ing pleasure.

This thin glass N/O reed switch measures 3/4" long x 3/32" with bent axial leads. We don’t know the amp rating, but it needed a magnet right close to trigger it, so were guesstimating it on the high end. Should be good for light-duty DC applications.

Us too, so we bought these interesting little microswitches from Cherry™, rated for 10.1A at 125-250VAC. They’re dual SPDT switches with (2) adjacent levers and N/O and N/C contacts for both. Measure 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" with 2.5mm terminals and 7/8" levers. Made right here in the US of A.

Made for use in aquaria everywhere, these dozen polyresin reproductions of coral and sea anemone are nifty in their own right, and a stylish person might put them on a desk, dresser or mantel. They measure between 2-1/4" and 3-1/2", and include cat’s paw, velvet stone, cauliflower, branch and brain coral, and Atlantic anemones. In an ivory color for the most part, but paintable if you like authenticity, although we’d skip the aquarium use unless you use aquarium approved paints. We’ll pick (2) different, or you can get the whole undersea 12 pack assortment. A steal at twice the price!

Inventing with Electronics--for Beginners, is an electronics and coding kit from MakeXchange®, and is rightly described as “a starter lab for inventors of the future.” Includes an arduino-compatible microcontroller, 400-port breadboard, 2GB thumb drive, USB cable, (80) jumper cords, a dozen each of red, green and yellow LEDs, (10) RGB LEDs, (25) each of 330 and 10K Ohm resistors, a 6-AA battery holder, (10) push-button switches, (5) trimmer pots, a piezo buzzer, temp sensor, (4) each NPN and PNP transistors, (12) diodes, a shift register, (2) DC motors, a servo motor, screws, nuts, driver and a 62-page manual with (14) projects. All in a nice book-shaped box that’s designed to close and hold your project in place, keeping parts from falling out or getting lost.

Our clear-glass brush bottles look empty, but that’s just because you can’t see the imaginary nail polish inside. They hold 5ml (1/5 teaspoon), and measure 1-1/4" x 3/4" oval x 1-1/4" tall with a screw cap that has a 3/16” wide brush attached. What do you use imaginary nail polish for? Painting imaginary fingernails. What do you use these bottles for? Craft, model, aromatherapy and DIY paint projects, among many others. Use your imagination.

Are you sick of round beads? Us too. Or we too. Whichever, it’s time to forge ahead with some barrel-shaped wooden beads, all with 5/16” dia bores. You pick the orange, yellow and brown stubby beads, at 1-1/8" long x 13/16" dia with a pair of striations around their middles; or the elongated, orange wooden barrels at 2” x 5/8” dia, tapering to 7/16” at the ends.

The wood filler of metalworkers. This 3.5-fluid-ounce tube of liquid metal filler from Permatex® is made to, well, fill, bond or repair metals. Can be drilled, filed, sanded and painted after curing for 3 to 4 hours. And for the record, it can also be used on wood.

It will if you use this green threadlocker from Permatex®. You get a 0.2 fluid ounce tube (a little goes a long way) of the stuff, to apply after assembly. Penetrates gaps in assembled parts and works a whole bunch better than stealing your sister’s clear nail polish again. Made in USA.

This air-conditioner takeout blower motor assembly has a giant 8-3/4” dia x 4-1/2” squirrel-cage fan slipped onto a 5/16” x 2-1/16” flattened shaft. Motor draws 55W at 115VAC, and spins approx 1800 rpm with 22” leads. Measures 3" x 3-3/4" dia with (4) 3/4” mounting wings and 22” leads. Counterclockwise rotation. You’ll need a 4uF start capacitor. UL.

Write your own jokes here. This panel-mount SPST duckbill toggle switch is rated for up to 16A at 12V and has a green indicator lamp that draws approx 300mA . Housing is just shy of 1" x 1/2" square with a 5/8" bat, a threaded 1/2" dia shaft and (3) 1/4” quick-disconnect terminals on the bottom.

Like a switchblade, but optical. Push the button on this 2” x 1” x 1/14” black plastic case and watch a 3/4” dia approx 10X acrylic loupe pop out, ready to rumble. If the Sharks or Jets squared off against the West Side Antique Dealers or Stamp Collectors….

Well, dimmable. Also instant on. And suitable for damp conditions. This 120V LED bulb draws 9.5W and is equivalent to a 60W incandescent. Has a GU24 base, the one with the two little twist-and-lock metal stubs on it. Rated for 800 lumens in a 3000K warm-white color temperature, with a 25K-hour lifespan. UL.

How about 68.5 watts worth of money every time you turn on these bulbs? Our 120V medium-base floodlights draw just 16.5W but light up with the equivalent of an 85W incandescent. Measure 4-5/8” across the lens, and rated for 1300 lumens with instant-on. They’re also dimmable and suitable for damp locations. You pick the 2700K soft white or the 5000K daylight color

These fun little marble runs will keep you from doing actual work for hours, and they hardly take up any room at all. They’ve got silent modes so your boss won’t hear them, but they’ll also emit rickety-tickety carnival sounds when you’re alone. You add a pair of “AAA”s. They’re all just under 4” tall x approx 3” x 3”, and come with (5) little ball bearings. You pick: the run with the Archimedes screw and parabolic dish; the Archimedes screw, paddle wheel and spiral ramp; or the 5-step staircase and dumping cups. Originally for a kids camp, so not in a pretty-picture box, just FYI.

Two heads, both in color. Our each is a pack of a dozen colored pencils from Papermate®, all with a different color on each end. You’ll get yellow/green; orange/light green, brown/dark green, gray/brown, purple/pink (our favorite), red/navy, brown/black, red/blue, aqua/salmon, yellow/brown, gold/purple, and peach/green. All pre-sharpened for your convenience.

Take your doodling up a notch with this (8)-pack of mechanical colored pencils with scented leads. The 5-1/2” leads mean you don’t need a pencil sharpener, and you can draw right through long meetings. The lead colors match the aromas, with cherry, orange, buttery popcorn, blueberry, grape, black raspberry, cinnamon and evergreen. Leads are 2mm in diameter.

From the French military, this is one of the more sophistiqué military mosquito head-nets we’ve seen since we last attended Paris Fashion Week (OK, so we’ve never attended Paris Fashion Week). Made to wear over a helmet, this net is 12” dia with dual hoops to keep it off your nez, and measures approx 18” long with an elastic cinch at the bottom. In olive drab nylon (most likely) mesh.