If you've got an inventive boy who love to create, here's a manual he won't be able to keep his nose out of! Using household stuff and office supplies—binder clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips, plastic utensils, and (of course) matches and barbeque lighters—your genius will have the components needed to build an impressive, if somewhat miniaturized, arsenal of weapons!
The author, a toy designer, provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for each project, including materials and ammo lists, clear diagrams, and construction tips. 35 devices include catapults, slingshots, minibombs, darts, and combustion shooters. Build a tiny trebuchet from paper clips and a D-cell battery. Wrap a penny in a string of paper caps to create a surprisingly impressive "bomb."
Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 2 provides fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for building 30 different spy weapons and surveillance tools, including:
* Paper Dart Watch
* Pen Blowgun
* Rubber Band Derringer
* Mint Tin Catapult
* Pushpin Dart
* Cotton Swab .38 Special
* Toothpaste Periscope
* Paper Throwing Star
* Bionic Ear
* And more!
Once you've assembled your weaponry, the author provides a number of ideas on how to hide your stash—inside a deck of cards, a false-bottom soda bottle, or a cereal box briefcase—and targets for practicing your spycraft, including a flip-down firing range, a fake security camera, and sharks with laser beams.
Wow, this is one quick and very fun game that I never get tired of! Usually I figure games out and then feel a bit bored them. But because of the multiple levels of play, I am still as challenged as when I began playing Gobblets! Super simple rules too. This is a quality wooden game that will last forever (almost!) Highly recommended—my favorite new game!
Gobblet
Older Level: Now it's tic-tac-toe only it's advanced to 4-in-a-row to win, with those same clever gobbling pieces! Which makes for fun and challenge for older kids and adults. This beautifully crafted game is all wood! It's wooden game box stores the 24 gobblet pieces inside, with the top of the chest being the playing board. Illustrated rules included. For ages 7 to adult, 2 players. Playing time: from 5 to 20 minutes, depending on how strategic you are!
Award Winning Game!
* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold & Platinum Awards 2003
* Dr Toy Best Games 2002
* Dr Toy Best Vacation Children Product 2002
* Dr. Toy Smart Play Smart Toy Award 2004
* Parents Choice Silver Honors
* National Parenting Publications Awards
* Major Fun Award- 2 Player Strategy Game
* Lion & Lamb - Top 20 Toys for Peaceful Play
* Canadian Toy Council 3 Gold Stars (Highest rating)
* Toy Man Seal of Approval
Every guy (and gal) needs a knife, and this handy quality knife is just the right size to keep with you always. Extra sharp 1 7/8" surgical stainless steel blade has a blade that is half serrated to cut anything easily. Quality leymar handle. Knife can easily be opened with either the right or left hand. Lockback mechanism locks the blade into its fully opened position. This lock must be released purposefully before the knife can be folded. The lock-blade knife improves safety by preventing accidental blade closure while cutting. Measures 4 1/2" open and 2 1/2" closed. Comes on a keychain so you can tuck it right onto yours. From cutting the tag off kids' newly-purchased shoes, to cutting an apple, you're going to reach for this knife while you are away from home. I've got mine on my keychain!
A knife is a versatile tool: hiking, camping, backpacking, scouting, boating, fishing, and gardening! I keep mine clipped to the garden fence and use it daily. Serrated 420 surgical stainless steel blade is a nice big 7". Folds to just 4" when closed. Lockback mechanism locks the blade into its fully opened position. This lock must be released purposefully before the knife can be folded. The lock-blade knife improves safety by preventing accidental blade closure while cutting. Lightweight design, rugged leymar handle, and even a clip on the back. Excellent quality!
Invented in 1874, this classic number puzzle has been stumping people for centuries. It is super simple to play: just slide the numbers into order! Harder than it sounds.
Here's one fun tomato you won't want to eat! Just toss this squishy tomato at a window or slick surface and watch it splat!—only to miraculously reshape itself once again into a tomato. Great fun for kids and parents too!
With a little planning, the cost of college can be dramatically reduced - even by as much as 90 percent. This book will help students become "educated consumers of higher education," allowing them to choose from among many credit-earning options. They will discover affordable solutions to accumulate college credit, giving them more control and flexibility, greatly reducing the overall cost of a fully-accredited degree, and eliminating the burden of unnecessary student loan debt.
Popular as a Victorian parlor game, this old-fashioned letter game is our family's tradition whenever we get together for holidays! It is my personal favorite and the game I always want to play. I must admit I am a bit biased, having reigned as the "Anagrams Queen" until my children grew into smart teens who could beat me at it. My sister always provides a huge challenge to keeping that title as well! The game is very simple and can be learned in minutes. Letter tiles are flipped over one by one, and as soon as a word comes to mind, you can claim it. All players are thinking and searching for words at the same time. This is a truly educational game, reinforcing good spelling and teaching vocabulary! Players are also studying everyone's already-created words to see if the addition of a few more letters would make a new word to claim as their own. This takes brainpower and is incredibly fun and challenging. Game set includes letter tiles, plastic storage tube, and full instructions on many game variations. (Product packaged with the title "Snatch-It".) Highly recommended!
Whoa, everybody needs one of these! These stainless steel pliers are super useful, but each handle opens to give you even more tools! 13 functions including a knife blade, small blade, 4 types and sizes of screwdrivers, bottle opener, fish scaler, hook remover, ruler and file, plus a can opener. Includes protective cloth storage case that can be worn on your belt. Great to have handy.
Young women want to dress in style, but with that desire comes a huge responsibility to use femininity to bring glory to God. Written in a hip, big-sister style, this very straight-forward Christian book gives much-needed insight on what guys actually think when confronted with immodesty. Understand the intriguing, alluring power source that God has entrusted to every young woman for the holy purpose of creating a family someday. Take the "Truth or Bare" fashion test to see if your clothes are truly modest. My teenage daughters wish every girl could read this eye-opening book. Paperback, 78 pages, for age 12 and up.
