Polly repeats what you say, parrot-fashion...! Speak a few words to this bonny 10 cm tall bird, & she will immediately say them back to you. Obscure obscenities & foreign languages are mastered within seconds
- & there's no smelly cage to clean out! Batteries included
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The return of an old favourite that many will remember from their own childhood. The colourful flat wooden pieces each have a hole drilled through, so they can be held to the cork board with a metal tack. There are endless possibilities for making bright scenes, figures & patterns. Over 100 colourful pieces in various shapes are included, along with the cork board, tacks & two little wooden hammers. ...

A high-tech, motor driven marble-run that is constructed from the 173 components. It looks complicated but is easier to assemble than it may appear, following the detailed instructions. The resulting structure supports a wire track that pearly coloured marbles race down again & again
- as they reach the bottom they are scooped up, carried back to the top & automatically dropped back in to the run. Motor requires 2 x 'AA' batteries.
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Over 100 challenges, ideas & hints to help bored or uninspired teenagers do more with their spare time. Suggestions include adrenaline-pumping action to simple feel good pleasures like planting a tree or growing vegetables. There's advice on wildly varying subjects such as playing pranks, the opposite sex & learning to juggle, all presented in a lively engaging way. & each idea has ratings for courage, effort & cost amongst others. As an added incentive points are earned for each completed challenge. Obviously designed for teenagers, but

Includes:: good advice we could all do to be reminded of.

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We've sold lots of alarm clocks over the years, but this has to be the best (at least until the next one). Styled as an old fashioned phone, it's designed to replicate the hotel 'wake-up call experience'. When it's time to wake up the phone rings with an authentic trilling bell, until its slumbering owner lifts the receiver. A perky female voice then says Good Morning! This is your wake up call. If you would like another one in 5 minutes please press 5 now". It's really very good
- & a gift that would amuse many, as well as being a very functional alarm clock. The digital display & alarm settings are easy to master & there is a back light to illuminate the time in the dark, when required."
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The revival of a family favourite that many will remember from their youth. Players must spin the wheel to decide on a letter. The answer they give to the question then asked must begin with that letter. There are two ranges of questions for different age groups, & the number of answers is infinite. Quick & easy entertainment for any number of players of all ages. ...

The wooden Japanese Puzzle Box is a traditional curiosity which has entertained generations. Unfortunately the making of the boxes is so labour-intensive, & Japanese wages are so high, that they have more or less priced themselves out of Western markets & are rarely seen. We would hardly claim ours to be 'cheap', but they come direct from the manufacturer at the lowest price we can economically achieve. The Japanese Puzzle box is beautifully finished with the original mosaic design, a covetable thing just on the basis of its appearance. The top, bottom, & both two-section ends must be gently slid in the prescribed sequence & direction nine times before the lid can finally be persuaded to open. lllustrated instructions are provided. It's something to treasure & marvel at for a life-time! ...

' Snow White & the Seven Dads' should give some indication of the content, with current cultural references giving a new slant to the familiar stories. Welcome to a world where ' Little Red Riding Hood' throws stones at fairies & the ' Crack Piper of Camden' is mistakenly enlisted to rid the town of rats. Seventeen stories receive the 'asbo' treatment, including ' The Butt-ugly Duckling', ' The Princess & the Oven Chip' & ' Blingerella'. It's all very amusing for the cynically minded
- obviously the adult humour makes these fairy tales unsuitable for children.
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