The banana. Probably everyone's favorite fruit to pronounce, even if it isn't their favorite fruit to eat. But are they fun to play with? Let's find out.
1.) The Banana Grown in bunches, the Cavendish banana is loved the world over for it's convenient packaging and delicious taste. But you can also play with it.
You can throw it like a boomerang. But it won't come back. Usually splits open and makes a squishy mess, yet is still an effective deterrent with someone armed with a squirt gun.
The curve of the banana makes it easy to place on top of your head, so you are able to wear your banana hat all day long.
You can stick it into things. Like your ear or belly button.
The peel is renowned for it's slipperiness. Lay this on the sidewalk and snicker as pedestrians' feet fly over their heads as they fall on their butts. Do not attempt outside of 1920-30's black and white films though.
We have only peeled away a few of the hidden uses here of the banana. It is up to you to discover the rest. The banana: The toy you can also eat!
2.) Bananagrams The anagram game that will drive you bananas. If you like word games, then this banana shaped play on words game is for you. Bananagrams comes in a banana shaped pouch and guaranteed to provide hours of nice wholesome fun for the whole family. Players race against each other to build crossword grids and use all their letter tiles first. Be the first player to yell out "Bananas!"
3.) The Banana Phone The Banana Phone Headset. The Banana Phone Headset lets you actually talk with a banana. No more pretending that a banana is a phone. Combine modern technology with the childhood classic joke of talking into a banana. It works with most cell phones (including the iPhone, Blackberry, and more!), and even many office phones. Comes with a standard 3.5 mm jack. This song has been in my head all day long. Ring Ring Ring Banana Phone!
4.) LEGO Banana Balance Some think it is hot in the jungle and picking the best banana's is tricky work. LEGO's Banana Balance makes banana picking fun for ages 6 and up. As you put on more leaves and bananas, use the monkey to help you collect the most fruit, being careful not to tip the tree over! A balancing game with plenty of monkeying around for 2-4 players. Comes with a game dice and lots of bananas.
5.) Learning Mates Monkey Math I know it's not cool, but you can actually learn with this toy. Learning Mates Monkey Math is the fun way to learn simple addition! Just hang an equal number of colorful bananas from each of the monkey’s hands. If you’ve done your addition correctly, the monkey will look straight ahead and his arms will be level. If the numbers are not equal, his eyes will be crossed and his arms will be up and down. That means it’s time to try again. This unique, educational game includes a monkey scale, fifteen banana number tokens and a detailed instruction booklet showing how to make learning simple addition a whole banana bunch of fun!
Bonus Banana It's a banana. No, it's a shark! A Sharkbanana attack! Swim, run, whatever away!!!
Whether you admit to it or not, the wizarding world of Harry Potter is cool. (Everyone secretly wishes that magic was real.) To be cool, you need to be a wizard. And to be a wizard, you need a wand. How else are you going to get a girlfriend like Hermione?
Even with a wand, probably the only safe spell you can cast without being arrested is Lumos, the illuminating spell. But now you are in luck. Because now it's possible to do just that and have your wizardly fun safely. These wands below provide you with that ability.
Wave the wand and the light goes on. Wave it again, and it turns off! Wands measure around 14 inches in length.
Stylish and sleek, these wands will go with any outfit, dressed in the latest Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff fashions or not. Amaze your friends with a little bit of wand magic. Stupefy your pets as they wonder what they heck you are doing to make that light go on and off. Hide it up your sleeve, then presto! you've got a light when the school bully locks you in your locker.
This would work great if you are out for Halloween or cosplaying at a convention or just wandering around out in the dark of night. Heck, you don't even have to be a Harry Potter witch or wizard. You can be any derelict witch or wizard and use this wand. Or even a pirate, who's found a lost wand in a treasure booty.
The light is very bright when you turn it all the way up. You can adjust the brightness up or down with a hidden button that's disguised into the wand. Takes two AAA batteries. The illuminating wands come with a nice display case to store it when not in use.
The practical among us will think it's a flashlight. Lumos! But it's a cool flashlight in the shape of a Harry Potter wand. Perfect for all your wizarding fun practicing spells. Just be careful and don't poke your eye out.
What other people think: Most people love the look of it, as it looks just like the wands in the movies. Looks and feels great in the hand. Doesn't seem fragile. The flashlight function is a hit so you can see in the dark.
Everybody loves those little magnet balls that you can stick together and create a plethora of shapes or anything else you can make with magical sticky round things. You mostly see them in super reflective silver chrome. Masquerading as common boring ball bearings that stick together, like glue, without the adhesive.
I always thought "Neato. Maybe I'll get some someday." Then I saw these in a glossy black paint job and I thought "Slick. I have to get these." I think because they remind me of my black Lamborghini I drive around inside my mind with a bikini model. Perhaps because they are a little more out of the ordinary looking and dangerous (if you stick them up your nose.)
You get 216 nifty little magnet balls in a collectors tin. Like you'll ever put them back in the tin. These little balls will be stuck on everything metallic around the house or inside the vacuum cleaner if you lose one in the lush shag carpeting.
I think a lot of people create little rings, necklaces, bracelets with them and give them to their robotic girlfriends for Valentines Day or tiaras for their cats. If I had one of those that would be so cool. All I have is an imaginary Lamborghini and a bikini model, nothing like a cool robotic girlfriend. I can't even imagine something that cool or romantic.
By the way, they also come in Rainbow flavors, so you can craft your double rainbows and ponder their meanings. Rather extreme for my refined tastes though. I think I'll stick with simple black or go crazy and order silver and black together.
Vintage Unusual B&B Remembrance No Hands Magnetic Ball Clock
As no one has bought me a real life iPhone yet, so I must wile away my time pretending I have one attached to my refrigerator with these App Magnets. My iPhone is as big as a fridge!
Everyone loves playing with magnets. After all, magnets are the most 'magical' toy of them all. These App Magnets make you want to push them. They are magnets and make-believe buttons! Pushing buttons is another all time favorite play activity. These App Magnets combine the best of both of these worlds.
You get 18 colorful magnets designed just like the standard Apple iPhone/iPod buttons.
Plus they force you to use your imagination. If you want to adjust the settings on your fridge, first you have to push the "System Preferences" app magnet. If you want to see if your homemade popsicle is frozen yet, you have to push the "Weather" button before opening the door. If you want to open the fridge and stare aimlessly at what you have in there then closing it again, you push the "Youtube TV" button.
But of course the advantage of these things are you can stick them anywhere they let you, besides the fridge. These App Magnets don't like every surface you try them on. I tried the cat. They didn't stick. I tried the wall. They didn't stick. I tried the lamp. Miraculously it stuck!
From what I can determine they prefer hard surfaces over other things. Usually made of some sort of metal. If I didn't know better, I think I've discovered something to write a scientific paper about. If you enjoy these App Magnets, then here are a whole lot more of these magical magnet toys and gadgets to play with.
There is nothing more satisfying than changing your voice and confusing your grandma on the phone. So a bullhorn type voice changer to broadcast your voice across the house is 1,000 times better to freak out everyone. With it you can create hundreds of voice modifications with the slide levers to provide hours of exclamatory entertainment.
Talk deeper like Darth Vader, or like a robot, or even like your crazy Aunt Sally...anything is possible if you apply yourself. Afterall, the effort you put in it, is the same as what you get out of it.
Here is a sample of the craziness to be had:
Multi Voice Changer Toysmith Change Your Voice (10) Different Modifiers
If you are a tool fanatic like me, then you'll need every tool imaginably to do the job right. When the job comes up, that is. And when that job is protecting the world from danger, you'll need a Sonic Screwdriver. These things can open doors, make wiring work, short circuit wiring -- well mainly do absolutely nothing. But it will look cool while emitting a light and making a high-pitched annoying sound while doing it.
10th Doctor The 10th Doctor's sonic screwdriver extends also, but more importantly doubles as a pen. It comes with regular ink and UV ink, for writing secret prescriptions. As wielded by David Tennant in the series.
I honestly have a hard time choosing between them. I guess it boils down to which version of the Doctor you like better. Or who you think is the sharpest dresser. Or if you like green or blue better. Or you could just get both and not have to decide.
Brought to life from the demented mind of Ray Stantz, the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man is here to collect your spare change so you can save it up to buy more...marshmellows of course. (Warning: This may cause you to crave marshmellows.)
This is not edible and stands 8 inches tall and made of vinyl. So your teeth marks will show if you decide to chomp on it. The slot is in the back and you can pop off his head to extract your rich money goodness.
Stay Pufty my man, stay pufty.
GHOSTBUSTERS VINTAGE 1984 SLIMER AND STAY PUFT MARSHMELLOW MAN!!!
If you want the best Star Wars Light Saber for your Jedi or Sith costume for Halloween or for just looking cool in front of your bedroom mirror, then these bad puppies are probably the best.
The Star Wars Force FX Light Sabers are available in 7 delicious flavors. They combine light and sound into a crescendo of Jedi coolness that you have to experience first hand to fully appreciate. As you can see you can get Count Dooku, Obi-Wan, Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Anakin, Yoda, and Asajj Ventress.
Here is a cool video of them in action. At first you think this might be pretty lame, oh no light saber cosplay, but it turns out to be pretty cool. Well done.
Word of Warning: BE CAREFUL with these! Don't go hog wild with your Light Saber and start slashing everything at random. Jedi to idiot with a broken Light Saber in 2 seconds. *sniff sniff* Damn you Darth Coffee Table!!!
Even though this is really for ages 36 months to 6 years old, this is a toy that can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. After all who doesn't enjoy cutting food? You can chop away with maniacal glee and not go to prison for it.
If you are a chef in training, this is the kind of thing you need to practice cutting food. You won't cut your fingers off. And the realistic crunch sound it makes will train your brain to be a food magician in no time. I think after 10 years of going through all 178 different food toys you'll be a master chef and be able to graduate to real food.
The good thing about these food "puzzles" is that you can put them back together again to enjoy over and over. Playing with my food was my favorite past-time as a kid. I also liked playing with fake food, but I never tried to eat it afterwards. So most kids should be safe with these kind of toys.
This "chicken walker" is unlike other "chicken walkers" out there. That's because this is a LEGO Star Wars Clone Walker from, you guessed it, the Clone Wars era. What I like about this is that it comes with 2 Clone Troopers, Clone Gunner, Clone Commander and ARC trooper gear. That's 4 clone troopers to play with.
I've always liked the LEGO people the best for some reason. So I love sets that come with a lot of people. Maybe because of their detachable heads and interchangeable bodies. And their short little legs on a hinge. Who really cares about the other pieces? Perhaps I would make a chair for them to sit down. Or a table so they can eat their lunch of transparent red 1x1 chips. Yes, it's a LEGO clone trooper tea party with their Walker parked outside. What else do you think they do when not fighting?
LEGO comes with all these custom made pieces nowadays. Back in the day all you could make was a tower of multi-color blocks. If you are lucky, maybe a police station or fire station. I'm sure the possibilities are endless nowadays. What if you combined all these Star Wars LEGO sets together into one big kit? Well...you'd probably have the pieces to put together your own movie franchise I guess. Continue reading LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper Chicken Walker
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you'll be a master chef and be able to graduate to real food.
