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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A visually appealing wide ranging collection of brain teasers. Puzzles are graded according to difficulty & divided into groups according to their subject matter. For example groups include: 'curves & circles' 'logic & probability' & 'science'. Within minutes it is obvious that large chunks of lateral thinking are an advantage & sometimes the answer is not what you think. With 1000 puzzles in all it adds up to a surprisingly gripping & rewarding pursuit. ...

The object attached to this book is the single most incredible piece of bubble-making equipment imaginable. The invention of a New York architect, it consists of a unique fabric loop, moveably suspended from a plastic handle. Follow the detailed instructions to make the recommended bubble solution for some astoundingly large results; the sort of bubbles that, until now, were just a dream. We all know the excitement of producing an especially large bubble with a conventional bubble pot & w&, imagine the thrill of making one that is six foot tall & four foot wide! The book contains a bit of history on bubble science, & full instructions for choosing ideal weather conditions, making bubble mix, & producing bubbles of mind-blowing proportions. ...

Life on four wheels & cooking on two rings can be gloriously free as this book demonstrates. Half 'cookery book' & half 'life on the open road' it gives helpful hints on how to achieve the freedom many camper van enthusiasts desire. There are tips on foraging for free food, lists of 'odd things going on' that can be visited & quite a bit of VW culture thrown in. & there are recipes
- lots of them! How does Thai Lentil & Curry Soup sound? Or how about Barbecued Rib-Eye with Bruschetta & Chunky Hazelnut Salsa? With fabulous photography throughout.
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Being chased... by a duck... with a cigar. Dreams are often filled with the most peculiar imagery; luckily this book contains a meaning for pretty much everything you may encounter during sleep. Taking the form of an encyclopaedia, interpretations are provided for subjects ranging from Abacus to Zoo, varying from the insightful to the entertaining (and absurd). So, the next time you have that dream about abseiling down a cactus whilst carrying a tureen of soup, make sure you have an edition handy. ...

The future is in your hands! Generations of children have made fortune tellers (or Cootie Catchers) at school. This fabulous book has detailed instructions to help with the folding, & 25 brightly coloured & extremely detailed pages to fold, making hours of fortune telling fun with associated activities, stickers & stories. Will Prince Charming wake you from a fairytale slumber? Will you live in a mansion or snooze in a shack? What song will bop rock-star-you to the top of the charts? Start folding & find out! ...