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#1.  SAND TIMER - ONE MINUTE HOURGLASS

This small one-minute sand timer is perfect for all of your competitive game needs! It's small enough to go anywhere, made of plastic, and fits easily in your pocket. This timer stands 3 3/4" tall and measures 1/2" in diameter.

Please note: Due to the nature of sand timers, the actual time may vary slightly from timer to timer as they are not digital quality timers. They will each time out at approximately one minute.
#2.  Authors Card Game

For more than 130 years, Authors has been an American favorite.  This bridge-sized deck can be used for any playing card game or you can play the original game.  Similar to Go Fish, the original Authors game has players collecting "books" of authors.  A book is a set of 4 identical author cards.  Play continues until all books are collected.  The player with the most at the end of the game is the winner.Authors include:Mark TwainCharles DickensWilliam Makepeace ThackerayRobert Lewis StevensonWilliam ShakespeareJames Fenimore CooperWashington IrvingNathaniel HawthorneHenry Wordsworth LongfellowSir Walter ScottAlfred, Lord TennysonLouisa May AlcottEdgar Allen Poe
#3.  CHINESE CHECKERS REPLACEMENT MARBLES - HALF SET

This set of Chinese Checkers Replacement Marbles contains thirty (30) 100% glass marbles measuring 14mm.  These high quality marbles come in six colors (red, white, blue, green yellow, and black) for use with any Chinese Checkers board (not included). 

This is a half set to replace marbles that have been lost from a complete set.

 A full set of Chinese Checker Marbles requires 60 marbles. 

Actual hues of the red, white, blue, green yellow, and black marbles in this set may vary.

#4.  SAND TIMER - TWO MINUTE HOURGLASS

This small 2 minute sand timer is perfect for all of your competitive game needs!  It's small enough to go anywhere, made of plastic, and fits easily in your pocket. This timer measures approximately 4" tall and  1" in diameter.

Please note: Due to the nature of sand timers, the actual time may vary slightly from timer to timer as they are not digital quality timers. They will each time out at approximately two minutes.
#5.  Barrel Of Monkeys

Bring back memories from your childhood with Barrel of Monkeys! Just pile the monkeys in the center of a table and lift the first monkey by his arm. Next, hook together the monkey's free arm with that of another and continue to make a chain link. The turn ends when you drop one (or more) monkeys, and the next player tries her hand at it. The first person who successfully links all 12 monkeys is the winner! Fun for the entire troop!
Please note: The barrel colors come in an assortment of three colors. If you would like a particular color, please mention it in the "comments" field during the checkout procedure. If available, we will send the requested color, otherwise, we will send an alternative.
#6.  Zenbenders - Quilt

Exercise your mental faculties and physical dexterity with the Zenbenders - Quilt puzzle! This set offers 36 different challenge puzzles: 12 Beginner, 12 Intermediate, and 12 Expert. Simply select a puzzle and try to recreate the pattern on the card. The trick is that you can not take the dice out (with the exception of the one die with the logo on it - that is taken out at the start and is only used as a space keeper when storing). You may only slide the dice and turn the dice, in order to recreate the image on the puzzle card. The set is kept in a compact round disk for storage convenience!

#7.  Troy Extra Muros


Protect Troy from invasion! Everybody is familiar with the famous legend of Troy. After a struggle lasting 10 years, the enemy eventually conquered Troy by playing a bold trick on the city and getting inside the very well defended city walls. Now it's up to you to defend Troy! Place the walls on the game board so that all the enemy's warriors are shut out while your own warriors are safe inside the city. Troy is a legendary game with 60 challenges: its very simple ground rules and 4 playing pieces might make it seem easy....but don't be deceived!Troy Extra Muros includes4 red warriors4 blue warriors4 wall piecesbooklet with rules, challenges and solutions
#8.  FLASH CARDS TIME and MONEY

Flash Cards Time and Money make practice easy with colorful art and fun activities! Learn to read digital and analog clocks, understand money value, and add coin combinations.  More activities are included on the Parent Card.

Contents of Flash Cards Time and Money:
50 time and money cards
5 time tip cards
1 parent card
#9.  Solar Space Robot Kit

Build your own Solar Space Robot!  Its perfect for playing in the sunlight -- no batteries needed. The robot is one of the fastest moving solar kits available with a maximum speed of up to 24 meters a minute!

#10.  WATER ROCKET

Build your own rocket using just a bottle, water and a pump. Watch the rocket soar as high as 30 meters into the air as you pump air into it!
#11.  Lightning Bugs All Around 3D Floor Puzzle

This BIG floor puzzle has 46 pieces and measures 2 feet by 3 feet when finished. Put together the puzzle scene, wear the included magical 3D glasses and watch the bugs buzzzz around you!
#12.  USA Floor Puzzle


USA Floor Puzzle is for kids ages 3 and up and comes with 51 jumbo, easy-clean pieces that are 20% thicker than other floor puzzles for easy handling.  The assembled image measures 24" x 36" and shows a colorful map of the United States, with illustrations that indicate a little about that state's people or qualities.

#13.  Sumoku

Sumoku is a unique crossword-style game with numbers that can be played 5 different ways. A die is rolled and the number that comes up is called the"key number". Players score points by taking turns arranging their tiles in a crossword-style pattern so that each row and column adds up to a multiple of the key number. Play continues until there are no tiles remaining in the draw pile and all players have played as many tiles as possible. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins Sumoku. Sumoku is pure adding fun!Sumoku variations include Solo Sumoku, a solitary version of the game; Speed Sumoku, where you have to get rid of your tiles as fast as you can; and Team Sumoku, where team cooperation is key to winning.Contents of Sumoku:96 Tiles1 DieInstructionsTravel Pouch
#14.  Tyrannosaurus Rex Floor Puzzle

This extra large floor puzzle features the ferocious king of dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Measuring 2 feet by 3 feet, this puzzle is made up of JUMBO pieces, perfect for little hands. It has an "Easy-Clean" surface that keeps the puzzle looking new. This puzzle contains 48 pieces and is  recommended for ages 3 and up.
#15.  STAR WARS LIGHTSABER CHOPSTICKS MACE WINDU and DARTH MAUL

MAY THE FORK BE WITH YOU---- at dinnertime! These chopsabers are the ultimate in dinnerware. True to Episode I, Darth Maul's chopsabers are magnetic and will join to form one long---if useless as a chopstick--chopsaber. Purists will note that Darth Maul and Mace Windu never met in a duel but that shouldn't stop you from eating your veggies! 
 The contents of Star Wars Lightsaber Chopsticks Darth Maul  and  Mace Windu
 one pair of red chopsabers with magnetic connection
 one pair of purple chopsabers
 two chopstick rests emblazoned with the Star Wars logo
 
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