gifts that are playful
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Not in the mood for love? These gifts will bring out your cheeky side.
These animals will keep that library in line.
Mix your Mexican beverage metaphors and serve her up with a tray full of Negra Modelos.
My favorite martian.
Way creepier than playing poker with mirrored glasses. A true objet d’art.
Why should Radiohead get all the rainbows?
A satisfyingly dramatic way to pass the days.
Now that the election is over, you need someone else to root for.
Lover, you should have come over.
My teenage cousin is obsessed with phone charms. Here’s one (a miniature terrarium!) that doesn’t involve pink beads.
Perhaps my favorite item in the whole gift guide. Perhaps the cheapest, too.
Do these derby critters remind anyone else of the Hummer soapbox derby kids?
Portable iPod karaoke sets bring joy to the world.
A daschund bag needs no commentary.
I warned you that I like small things writ large.
This koi pitcher makes a lovely gurgling sound when it pours.
I’m thinking this tape isn’t fireproof.
Parrots are the new Rabbits.
Cleaning toilets probably isn’t what Pinocchio signed up for.
Unwrap it. You know you want to.
What this sleek white instant camera lacks in vintage charm, it makes up for in features, like autofocus. Plus, it hasn’t been discontinued, which is always a plus. RIP, Polaroid.
And to think you were going to get them a Jawbone.
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You heard the man. 
While Virginia Woolf insists on a room of one’s own, I’d just settle for my 
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Ridiculously romantic: artist Jessica Marie Lertvilai collected love letters and transcribed them in Braille onto the surface of 
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Acrylic is the new gold. 
After all these years, there are still 
And after all these years, they still deserve 
Send in your doodle, and they’ll 
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Because as long as you’re bribing the kids with hot chocolate, you might as well take that Carnation instant cocoa to the 
A trick from my beloved grandmother, who hails from the pre-germ era: kids love counting and rolling coins. These 
Be the goose that lays this 
The only foreseeable issue with these 
Made from densely packed magazines, this 
The ultimate rainy day entertainment: a 
These 
Why freeze ice when you can 
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While they’re not quite Anarchy in the UK, these 
Bedtime battles be gone: turn on this 
Memorialize the whole family on a 
Yes, these are 
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Because after all this fun, 
I consider myself skilled–adept, if you want to put a more assholey spin on it–at finding things on the internet. As in: I want a smallish cross-body messenger bag in leather, as simple and unembellished as possible. What Nancy Drew would wear on safari. The sleuths at 
