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Calabash and Cowry Shells Shaker
Take your music making skills to a new level! This popular shaker can also be a beautiful table centerpiece.
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Always, Always, Always Hardcover Book
Always, Always, Always is a story of unconditional, parental love. The beautiful illustrations along with a sweet, poetic conversation between parent and child creates a special love story to share with your baby. No matter what each day brings, no matter what the sky will show, their love remains the same through the ever-changing seasons of life. Consider the Coloring & Activity Book companion ideal for pre-K littles.
About the Author
Reading age: baby - 5 years
32 pages
Dimensions: 8 in. x 0.25 in. x 8 in
Printed in the United States
Baking Secrets from the Bread Monk Book
Whether you’re famous for your cinnamon rolls, a newbie baker, or just love culinary trivia, you’ll find this second edition of Baking Secrets from the Bread Monk hard to put down. Father Dominic, “The Bread Monk” of public television, has collected his favorite tips and tricks for baking, like how to choose the best pans, what to add to yeast to make it work faster, and the easiest way to roll out pizza crust. Discover substitutes for common ingredients (yes, you can make your own self-rising flour), hints for kitchen organization and storage, advice on the best tools for the job, and a plethora of fascinating historical facts and kitchen wisdom. What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who invented pretzels? What’s the point of those slashes in a baguette? Fr. Dominic will put you in the know.
Store Away Chess Set
Nothing ruins a game of chess faster than a missing piece. Keep yours safe in this cleverly constructed chess set. The board has brass hinges and closures and converts to shallow box, lined with green velvet where all pieces fit perfectly. Plus, the chess board and chess pieces are magnetic! FREE SHIPPING (U.S. Domestic)
Our fair trade partner, Noah's Ark, has helped makers develop innovative designs, incorporate alternative materials and find new markets for their work. With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in India.
*Haldu is a large tree of deciduous forests in South and Southeast Asia. Botanical species: Haldina cordifolia. Botanical family : Rubiaceae [Coffee or Gardenia]
Tablet or Recipe Book Stand - World Map
Sustainably sourced mango wood* is hand carved with a gorgeous Map of the World design. Wood is lightly burned for contrast, and sanded to a smooth finish. Fits both recipe books and tablets. Take a look at the matching Spice Box too. FREE SHIPPING (U.S. Domestic)
*This product is made with farmed mango wood that comes exclusively from managed plantations. As mango trees age, they stop bearing fruit altogether and only then are harvested for their wood. Before reaching this stage, however, new trees are always planted; thus continuing a sustainable cycle ensuring no harm to the natural environment.
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Goodnight St. Louis Mini Puzzle
Inspired by our beloved Goodnight St. Louis Book, we bring you this 150-piece micro puzzle that will surely provide lots of hours of family fun. Ideal for young adults to keep them away from the smartphones! The packaging makes it a perfect stocking stuffer and to bring it on your next vacation.
Drawing Made Easy Guide
The 1921 step-by-step guide to drawing by E.G. Lutz that's remained a classic for aspiring artists for over a century.
Learn the basics of illustration from influential cartoonist and early animation pioneer E.G. Lutz and start drawing today with Drawing Made Easy . This fun, whimsical beginner's guide from a century ago offers today's young artist clear step-by-step instructions and fundamental techniques for approaching a range of useful subjects. Easy-to-follow visual examples and straightforward written instructions show how to vividly render a wide selection of flora, fauna, and people in a variety of settings and scenes. Beautiful flowers, soaring birds and butterflies, galloping horses, playful people, and so much more are brought to life on the pages of this lovingly reproduced facsimile reprint. E.G Lutz has been guiding aspiring artists across generations, beginning with a young Walt Disney who was inspired by a copy of Animated Cartoons, Lutz's early guide to animation published in 1920 . Now see why Drawing Made Easy remains an essential guide more than one hundred years later.
E.G. Lutz (1868-1951) was an American cartoonist and author known for his how-to art manuals and books about the developing film industry.
96 pages, Paperback
Dimensions: 7.5 in. W x 5 in. H
Made in the USA
Playing Cards Set in Embossed Leather Case
This Embossed Leather Playing Cards Set is a the perfect gift for anyone who likes to play cards, especially men who are notoriously hard to shop for! This set would make a great addition to any game night set up and to take along on travels or for gatherings with family and friends around the festive season and beyond!
*In a vegetarian region called Rajasthan, cows are revered and well cared for. After they pass from old age, their hides are tanned using a vegetable tanning method, which protects the environment and artisans from toxic chemicals (that's what we mean by cruelty-free leather). Using hand tools, artisans apply love and skill to stitching, embossing, and embroidering our products.
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Cork Pins and Table Puck Puckaroo Game Kit
From frantic racing games to mellow strategic fun, Puckaroo will keep your family having a blast for hours without their phones. Read full game instructions below.
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GAMES INSTRUCTIONS & RULES
The good news is you have great taste and just scooped up an awesome slice of fun.
The bad news is your buddy might be better than you. So it’s time to sharpen up your
pin bustin’ skills and learn how to play like a Puckaroo Pro! Let’s get started…
Puckaroo!
The OG game. It’s played 1 on 1 or in teams. Each team lines up their 6 pins in a triangle in front of them like this: (let's use a simple illustrated graphic or photo of the setup).
Take turns shooting from an agreed upon point. The first one to knock over all the pins wins but the 2nd shooter always has one salvation shot. If they tie with that shot, each player puts one pin back up and play resumes until that pin is knocked over. That salvation shot for the 2nd shooter remains so you have to play until there’s a clear
winner.
Play 4 out of 7 to win the set.
Puckarooskie
This one is played in teams so you need at least 4 players. Team members sit opposite each other. One player in each team is designated ‘Shooter’ and the other the ‘Fielder’. The opposing team lines up the same, with the shooters from both teams sitting next to each other.
The fielders set their 6 pins up in a triangle. On 3, the shooters take aim and flick away at their team's pins with their puck. The fielder catches the puck and slides it back to their shooting partner until all the pins are knocked over. Then the fielder pushes all the pins across the table to his shooter partner who lines them up and the fielder is now the shooter as the roles are reversed. When each teammate has knocked down all
their pins once each, they win the round.
Play 4 out of 7 to win a set.
Puckaroo Pro Twist: Use a square table with team members sitting opposite each other. Then unleash the chaos as teams have to shoot across each other's shooting path. Expect some puck smashing frustration and ricocheted pin hits. Are you allowed to time your puck flick to take your opponents puck out and infuriate them? Yup. But don’t touch their puck ‘n pins!
Old fashioned Bowling: Line them up and knock them down. Keep score just like you would with bowling. The same rules apply.
Pin Punt: Remember paper football? This is just like that. Each shooter places one pin in front of them and one pin is placed in the middle of the table balanced on a puck. Take a pin, angle it back and flick it. It has to go over the center pin without knocking it over and hit your opponent’s pin. Keep score. Each game is to 3. Play 4 out of 7 sets to win.
Puckeroo Twist to level the field: Are you smoking your kid or husband too bad? Give them a break and alternate between using your left and right hand for the pin flick or even just do them opposite handed like Inigo Montoya and the man in black did. Don’t know the reference? Google, then watch that movie. Coming from a brand that does not promote digital anything, that is a serious endorsement.
Puckaroo Pro Tips:
1. Every now and then you wanna mash that puck up under your heel to keep it flat. Or under your fist in a show of dominance over your opponent. .
2. When setting up the pins, not only does it work better but it feels real good to smash those pins down into position with a little wiggle as you do so. Kinda helps to psych out your opponent too.
3. Set up the triangles wide enough to be a challenge but narrow enough to allow for all the pins to get knocked over with a perfect shot. Everyone loves a strike!
4. Most Buena Onda Games have a sneaky side to them for young athletes in training… off skills development, especially hand eye coordination, for example. Try backing away from the table a foot or so and catching the puck as it flies off.
5. In every game except Puckarooskie, the 2nd shooter gets a salvation shot.
What happens when you master the above? You take it to the table top and show everyone who the biggest flicker is.
What happens if you master all the above? Well…now it’s time to introduce some consequences for the loser. You can make them up yourself but we see nothing wrong with making the loser walk out onto the sidewalk and shouting ‘Puckaroo!” as loud as they can.
Poseidon Hand-Crocheted Frisbee Disc - Solario
Throw and catch this frisbee at the beach or at the pool, while camping, at a park, or at home. This floating frisbee disc will provide hours of fun in and out of the water. It is of similar size as the Indoor disc but has a patch of buoyant foam sewn underneath. Here are some game ideas to get into the action.
El Grande Hand-Crocheted Frisbee Disc - Pickle
Throw and catch this frisbee at the beach, while camping, at the pool, park, or at home. Enjoy frisbee golf, night games to play outside, a throwing competition, and more! Learning to throw a frisbee is easy and fun for everyone. Here are some game ideas to get into the action.
What to Draw and How to Draw It Guide
This step-by-step drawing guide from acclaimed cartoonist E.G. Lutz has helped budding artists hone their skills since 1913. E.G. Lutz provides simple, step-by-step instructions for constructing over one hundred distinct drawings, including lighthouses, horses, dragonflies, parakeets, and human expressions. The guide also demonstrates how to detail completed line art and how to draw subjects in profile as well as in front view. Younger artists will be especially enchanted by the sweet animal illustrations.A world-renowned cartoonist, E.G. Lutz's 1920 book Animated Cartoons greatly influenced Walt Disney's early career. Lutz also the author of Drawing Made Easy (1921), a popular guide for young artists. His enduring work is marked by a straightforward style of prose and illustration. Lutz's style is preserved in this facsimile reprinting of his very first work.
What to Draw and How to Draw It is a wonderful gift for beginning artists, who will delight in these charming creations from E.G. Lutz.
78 pages, Paperback
Dimensions: 7.5 in. W x 5 in. H
Made in the USA
A Short Biography of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, courageously brought our country successfully through the Civil War by fighting to uphold the Constitution and signed the 13th Amendment, making slavery illegal. From humble beginnings and largely self-educated, he was a master strategist. The great man was assassinated within days of the end of the Civil War.
32 pages
Dimensions: 4.25 in. W x 6.75 in. H
Made in the USA
A Short Biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg leads a life of ethics and grace. She is the super-hero of gender equality for both men and women. As the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, she is anchoring American values in our lifetime. The Honorable Ginsburg is now one of three impressive women, fondly called The Supremes, on the bench. This biography takes the reader on the remarkable journey that has been Ginsburg's life, one lived with determination, fearlessness, and clarity. Her love of her family shines through and is the fuel for her passion for justice and equality under the law.
32 pages
Dimensions: 4.25 in. W x 6.75 in. H
Made in the USA
Poseidon Hand-Crocheted Frisbee Disc - Caracol
Throw and catch this frisbee at the beach or at the pool, while camping, at a park, or at home. This floating frisbee disc will provide hours of fun in and out of the water. It is of similar size as the Indoor disc but has a patch of buoyant foam sewn underneath. Here are some game ideas to get into the action.
Poseidon Hand-Crocheted Frisbee Disc - Sayil
Throw and catch this frisbee at the beach or at the pool, while camping, at a park, or at home. This floating frisbee disc will provide hours of fun in and out of the water. It is of similar size as the Indoor disc but has a patch of buoyant foam sewn underneath. Here are some game ideas to get into the action.
Wooden A-Z Jigsaw Puzzle - Apatosaurus
Watch your children's vocabulary, shapes and colors evolve with our wooden Apatosaurus jigsaw puzzle. Promoting education through continuity, learning their alphabet will soon be a thing of the past. Assembly stimulates mental ability, fine motor skills, problem solving and it sparks creativity and imagination.
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Hamsa Wood Labyrinth Game
Classic game with a fun twist. This hamsa* shaped labyrinth is made from Indian Rosewood, a sustainably harvested wood from India. Objective of game is to maneuver metal beads through labyrinth to center area.
* The hamsa is known to be a symbol of protection and brings good fortune to those who hold it.
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Historic Tales of St. Louis
St. Louis may be known as the Gateway to the West, but its history holds many stories buried through time that show a different side. Discover which Hollywood leading man and heartthrob originated the custom of leaving a chocolate on a hotel pillow.
Learn which high school was named after a senator who was nearly beaten to death on the Senate floor. Puzzle over the lavish dinner party held in a sewer and be amazed to find a masterpiece hidden in the ceiling of a U-Haul building. Author and historian Mark Zeman unveils the forgotten history of St. Louis.
Paperback. 256 pages (145 images)
Author: Mark Zeman
Dimensions: 6 in. X 9 in.
Made in the U.S.A.
Wooden 1-10 Jigsaw Puzzle - Mama and Baby Elephants
This educational wooden elephants jigsaw helps children learn their colors and to count. They'll practice number sequence as they slot each interlocking piece of the puzzle together to form the fish. Assembly stimulates mental ability, fine motor skills, problem solving and it sparks creativity and imagination.
Sheesham Wood Peacock Puzzle Box
This sweet sheesham wood puzzle box shows off a proud and well loved peacock design. Four-piece set is jigsaw-carved, buffed, and finished with a dark stain. When opened using the puzzle piece, it will reveal a secret storage space inside.
St. Louis Baseball History: A Guide
"Meet me at the Musial Statue". St. Louis has a well-deserved reputation for the best fans in baseball and a rich baseball history that stretches back to before 1860.
Visit the Musial Statue and learn the history of an iconic city landmark, and so much more. Author Brian Flaspohler takes you on a tour of the best baseball sites in the Gateway to the West.
Paperback. 208 pages (200 images)
Author: Brain Flaspohler
Dimensions: 6 in. X 9 in.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Indoor Hand-Crocheted Frisbee Disc - Huehue
Loosely crocheted to be easy on the head and easy on the house. The perfect choice for little kids. Here are some game ideas to get into the action.
Hacky Sacks and Footbags - Sports Ball
Endless fun and limitless possibilities for everyone at home! Easy to kick and throw. Celebrate our favorite pastimes: baseball, basketball, and soccer. A perfect gift for the sports fan (or fans) in your family.
Wooden Cup and Ball Game
Sure, it looks easy (just flick your wrist to get the ball in the cup), but mastering this simple little game can take hours of amusing practice! Challenge your kids to give up their mobile phones or video games for a while and dare them to see how many times they can get the ball into the cup.
Sheesham Wood Cat Puzzle Box
This sweet sheesham wood puzzle box is purrrrrfect for cat parents. Six-piece set is jigsaw-carved, buffed, and finished with a dark stain. When opened, they'll reveal two compartments.