This Paint Your Own Trinket Box is the perfect place to keep jewellery & other treasures, the heart-shaped box can be decorated with a unique design using the six paints & the brush provided. Once the paintwork is finished, the design can be set by baking in the oven. A nice gift project for Mother's Day & Valentine's Day
- & cute enough to appeal to little girls all year round.
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A complete kit to learn the craft of making jewellery from scraps of paper. It sounds unlikely but the results are really very impressive. A strip of paper is wound around a cocktail stick & the end is glued to form a bead. A number of different threading techniques are shown, to make a variety of pretty bracelets & necklaces using the 'invisible' elastic cord. Everything required to get started is provided: beads, thread, colourful paper strips, glue & full easy-to-follow instructions. Once the craft is learned any paper scraps can be used; old magazines & wrapping paper are particularly good. An absorbing pastime for youngsters, a way to recycle, & an inexpensive way to make small gifts for friends! ...

Chain making is a compulsive activity to entertain a wide age range, & a pack in almost anyone's stocking (or earlier) should buy several minutes of peace & yield a satisfying reward. The standard pack contains 72 strips of paper, fully gummed on one side, to make over six metres of chain. The metallic version (07037)

Includes:: 36 strips, in six glistening colours making nearly three metres of chain.

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Just the thing for when the need arises: fifty strawberry-scented leaves enriched with naturally anti-bacterial tea tree oil that dissolve in a small amount of water to create a rich, soapy lather. The compact & hygienic case is small enough to keep in a bag or pocket, & an ideal gift for a friend who enjoys travelling or camping. ...

One of our favourites that we have brought back. The rocket soars into the air from the powerful catapult launcher
- as it reaches
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It's so easy to lose track of time when you're out in the city shopping, meeting with friends or playing on the swings; before you know it, some pesky traffic warden has decorated your windscreen with parking tickets. Avoid forking out on fines with this essential device. Simply enter the time at which your paid parking expires using the simple two-button console & this motorist's friend beeps loudly ten minutes, & then again five minutes before your time is up. A thoughtful gift for an absent-minded friend. ...

This Mini Water Snake is difficult to catch or hold onto, & springs unexpectedly out of your grip as the centre slides through the outer sleeve & the inner rapidly becomes the outer, quickly releasing itself from your grasp. It is a water-filled rubber tube & the liquid inside is mesmerising as it is shiny & can be seen to swirl with movement. A fiddle toy novelty that will be popular for many years to come. ...