A treasure trove of secret tips & tricks that provide easy ways to recall difficult-to-remember facts like times tables, tricky punctuation & how to spell infamously difficult words. There are also sections covering historical facts, scientific statistics & much, much more. Aimed at a young market, but there are plenty of entries many adults would also find useful – including all of us at Hawkin! ...

Loud & dramatic noises emanate from the Thunder Maker when the flexible spring tail flicks back & forth. The sound box top amplifies the noise to a surprising volume &, with experimentation, lots of different atmospheric sounds are possible with just a simple shake. Curiously addictive & just right for theatrical performances. ...

Like holding a disco light show in your hand this exciting glow baton will make everyone's eyes light up. Press the small button at the base to start it flashing with coloured lights. It cycles through six modes, with Approx. six colours which can flash, morph or strobe. Strongly constructed from dense foam but not heavy enough to do any real damage
- just right for disco nights, special nights like bonfire night or Hallowe'en, or even just to be seen when out walking at dusk.
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Create vibrant, multicoloured patterns on fabrics around the home with the contents of this nicely boxed kit. T-shirts, bags or cushion covers can be wrapped, twisted & tied using the specially-shaped plastic tools & then dyed with the three bottle applicators. Each kit contains twelve permanent dye tablets in each of three colours, red, yellow & blue, making a whopping 36 in all & colours can be mixed to give different results every time. There are three types of kit available, each providing different tools & full instructions to produce a distinctive design. ...

Tim Bird is amazing, he really flies! Simply wind the handle under Tim Bird's tail & release him into the air; amazingly he will soar & flap just like a real bird! He has a clever adjustable tail for direction & lift, tear proof wings & a spare rubber band just in case. Children will love his bright colours & be in awe when they see him fly. ...

A frantic wind-up beat-the-clock game. All the shaped plastic pieces must be inserted into the correct slots before the timer expires & throws them all into the air. A tray in the side houses the pieces & scoring pegs, making it an ideal travel game, (21 x 12½)cm. ...

An appealing Tin Lunch Box made from printed metal, with a comfortable moulded handle. It features an attractive & colourful farm design with all the things that kids love: a scarecrow, tractor, & realistically depicted farm animals. It is likely to become home to much more than simply sandwiches, perhaps even lasting a lifetime. It is ideally-sized for bedroom storage or to carry toys & games when travelling in the car. Why not use it to store building bricks, toy cars, pens & pencils, craft items or keepsakes? ...