Make a massive 40 pints of delicious pub style bitter with one of these easy brewing kits. With pub beer costing £3 a pint, that's £120 worth of beer for just £30, making these sets really good value; each pint costs just 75p. The five gallon fermentation bucket contains all the ingredients needed to start brewing & full instructions are provided, just add sugar & water. The process takes just a week until bottling & a further two weeks until it is ready for drinking, meaning that the finished product is ready in well under a month. Then the important business of sampling can begin! ...

An ingenious idea that means that you can present loved ones with their favourite hot beverage with an added personal message each day. The chalk provided writes effectively over the 'board' surfaces of the stylish cup. " Happy Birthday", I Love You or "I’m Sorry" are obvious possibilities, but the options are endless. Alternatively it could be kept on the desk at work to convey emotional states or advice to colleagues
- 'come back later', 'the answer is NO'
- that kind of thing. A suitable gift for almost anyone.

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A melting alien in a pot! A monster or alien is made by forming the putty into an unusual shape & inserting the plastic features provided
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Novelty juggling er... balls, in the shape of boobs. Realistic? We will let you decide. They are gel-filled which gives them the consistency of stress balls. Although they are designed to add a bit of amusement to a performance, the accompanying 48 page hardback book gives surprisingly detailed instructions: including the very basics of learning to juggle, moving on to different techniques & tricks, as well as incorporating clubs, food etc into the routines. ...

Melons, bazookas, hooters or baps, whatever the slang of the moment it is probably on this risqué novelty gift wrap. Brightly coloured words all running in different & various directions combine to make an attractive overall look. At first it would be easy not to see the message which adds to the hilarity when it is finally noticed. A particularly fine way to wrap that naughty present! ...

Classic family game requiring tactical decision-making & a sensitive touch. Each player chooses a piece to remove from the wooden tray, hoping that the tension bar moves as little as possible
- choose badly & the booby trap is sprung, causing several pieces to spill out. The concept is simple yet makes for a compulsive & engrossing game.
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Boom Splat Kablooey! This brilliant science book is based around reactions that either make a loud noise, send stuff flying in all directions or give off a lot of energy. It is filled with activities to try, questions to ponder & clear explanations, all delivered with infectious enthusiasm. The kit

Includes:: a Geyser Tube, Can o' Pops & Balloons to help with the experiments
- everything else required can be found in a regular household. Excellent entertainment & highly educational.


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