A bright & colourful guessing game: players isolate their opponent's chosen character by asking questions & flicking down panels that do not fit with the answers. The character cards, featuring many cheerful cartoon animals, are loose so that the boards can be set up differently for each game. An alternative version of the popular guessing game that is lots of fun for all the family. ...

Take up the chopsticks & take up the Guinness World Records Chopstick Challenge! The fastest time to sort 30 chocolate beans into colours is 31.5 seconds; chocolate beans are provided with this challenging kit to help contenders to break that record. Guinness World Records have put together a 14 page mini book of chopstick records to challenge would-be record chasers everywhere. Other chopstick challenges are included & we know some of you will be chomping at the bit to get started! At the end of the book there are full step-by-step instructions for achieving that Guinness World Record status by applying through the proper channels. If, however, it all becomes too much, don't forget, a little chocolate bean snack is adequate consolation for most minor mishaps! ...

The Guinness World Records Jelly Bean Challenge is an opportunity, with determination & skill, to break a world record & earn a place in the prestigious book of records. In 2006 the record of 30 jelly beans sorted into five containers according to colour, by suction with a straw, was set at 21.96 seconds
- that sounds like quite a long time doesn't it? Plenty of straws & jelly beans are provided for your attempt so if you are not up to the task, you can invite your friends to have a go too. Or you may think you have what it takes to blow the largest bubblegum bubble or build the tallest sugar cube tower? Guinness World Records have put together a 14 page mini book of sweet records to challenge would-be record chasers everywhere. At the end of the book there are full step-by-step instructions for achieving that Guinness World Record status by applying through the proper channels. & don't forget, if you become so absorbed in your attempt that you miss some meals, the jelly beans are very tasty & you can eat all but 30 of them & continue with your record breaking attempt!
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This version from America claims to be 'the original', its design barely changed for 80 years. It is still excellent, & still all metal apart from the st&. It comes in a smart perspex type box with the obligatory tower to stand it on as it spins, & the string to start it & balance it on; also instructions & explanations. ...

Gaydar is the ultimate gay detector! Aim the Gaydar at your subject & hit the button. In just a few moments the Gaydar's unique gay-o-meter will light up, make its assessment & tell you the results! So if you really can't tell, press the button & the Gaydar will announce ' Gaydar Activated' followed by one of three contentious phrases to express its conclusion: ' Oh no! You're like...totally straight...what a waste!', ' Oh my goodness...you're like...so totally gay...oh please!' or 'maybe baby...this one's still deciding.. .there's hope!'. Its hand held, pocket sized & bound to make you smile or an eyebrow or two! ...

The Geyser Tube started as a science experiment & has been turned into a spectacularly messy stunt! A packet of Mentos sweets are released into any bottle of fizzy drink to provoke a violent & instant reaction, causing the liquid to blast up to seven metres into the air. The science bit is explained on the backing card & you can even eat the Mentos afterwards! ...

We all know someone whose glass is constantly having to be refilled at a party. But these fantastic giant drinking glasses should at least cut down refilling time. The beer glass holds two & a half pints. It makes a great joke present but is also very satisfying to use. ...

Designed exclusively for Hawkin's Bazaar, this massive chocolate coin is a real treat! It is embossed with a picture of Father Christmas on one side & the words ' Merry Christmas' on the other. The biggest chocolate coin we have ever seen & a must for every stocking! ...

For several years now a rubber-duck has been among our best-sellers. This year we have a new favourite, Giant Duck. Styled just like a traditional rubber-duck, except bigger... much bigger, in fact a full 32cm long & 27cm high. It is not easy to explain why it's such a pleasing object: its jolly smile brightens any bathroom & people find it virtually impossible to walk past without patting it on the head. ...

For a child of the 80s, this product fulfils those dreams of being Tom Hanks in the film Big! Sweeping the nostalgia aside for a moment, our piano mat is a fantastic product in its own right. Each of the 24 keys is played under your footsteps, & the mat means that you can play more than one key at a time so with practice you can reproduce complex chords. The record function means that you can programme a 80 note sequence
- stored until replaced by a new recording
- which can then be played in the background as you play 'live' on top. Choose the instrument desired from eight options (including piano, harp & accordion), & a demo mode

Includes:: ten pre-recorded example tunes, each activated by stepping on a different key. One last 'note': We advise you use this on a carpeted floor; we learnt to our cost that a relatively friction-less polished floor is bad news when attempting a sliding scale!



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