November 2006

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• Window Decorating Paints

  

  STOCKING STUFFER GUIDE Holiday decoration you don’t have to store, dust, or obtain a ladder to remove. Washes right off with water.

  $11 at Hearthsong | Buy

  

  | Posted 30 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13)

  

  Glasses by age eight? Check. Endearing social awkwardness? Check. Relative lack of hand-eye coordination? Check. The entire Lemony Snicket series in hardback? It’s on the way.

  $95 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 23 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Sunprint Kit

  

  STOCKING STUFFER GUIDE Put something cool on the paper, leave it in the sun, and bam! You have a silhouette image of something cool. Your refrigerator has never looked so good.

  $8 at Kid O | Buy

  

  | Posted 20 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Jumbo Stamp and Sort Mailbox Set

  

  BUDGET HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE This mini mailbox comes with six wooden pieces of mail with stamps that kids fasten with Velcro. The letters fit in different slots in the mailbox, and you can always slip your own notes into the mix.

  $30 at Olie Bollen | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Quercetti Skyrail Marble Roller Coaster 150

  

  BUDGET HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Kids build a roller coaster with 20 feet of track, and then set a marble in the groove and watch it run.

  $35 at Kazoo Toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 15 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Shadow Magic

  

  BUDGET HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE The light blaster casts a shadow, and the glow screen captures it. Hours and hours of madcap, jazz-hand fun.

  $25 at Perpetual Kid | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Hop Balls

  

  BUDGET HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Why do they only make these in kids’ sizes?

  $25 at Hearthsong | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Tiddley Widdley

  

  You know how everyone always says that the best gift you can give a kid is a big cardboard box? They’re right.

  $58 at MOMA Store | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Lilly Bean Play Food Brown Bag Lunch

  

  The sooner you teach your kid to make a sandwich, the sooner he can learn to make you a martini.

  $38 at Mahar Dry Goods | Buy

  (Out of stock.)

  

  | Posted 09 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Zoom Microscope with Viewer

  

  A new perspective for your budding scientist.

  $45 at Binoculars.com | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Kid-Riffic Jump Smart

  

  Fun, healthy, and most importantly, exhausting.

  $50 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Jumbo Tinker Toys

  

  For your little Doozer.

  $35 at Back to Basics Toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Radio Flyer All-Terrain Wood Wagon

  

  The SUV of wagons, for off-roading adventures.

  $180 at Back to Basics Toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 02 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

• Little Tikes Ultimate Obstacle Course Bouncer

  

  I’m not saying it’s possible to buy a child’s love. I’m saying this is how I would try.

  $450 at Amazon | Buy

  (Measures 19' x 9' x 6.5'.)

  

  | Posted 01 Nov, 2006 in November 2006 by Margaret Mason

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