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We've dealt with many product suppliers over the years.  Nearly all of them have been a joy to work with (and we won't mention the others).  A handful have become something even more to us: an inspiration. 

These are suppliers who take such admirable pride in the quality of their products, in the promptness and honesty of the service they provide, in actually helping their customers rather than just making sales, that they've pushed us to do better ourselves.  One of these suppliers is Melbourne-based Kaiko Fidgets.

Our rolling ball machine was built in late 2014, by the uniquely talented David Morrell of Avid Creations.  Over the years it has brought joy to many thousands, but this year it was starting to struggle. After about 38,000 hours of runtime, things were wearing out. It has been silent for days at a time.

Then one of our regular visiting families saw the silent machine and heard about this, and Dad said, "I can help you there."

Japanese company Tenyo has been creating highly collectible pocket magic for almost 30 years!

Tenyo's founder, Akira Yamada, established the Tenyo Magic Research Institute back in 1953, following in the footsteps of his professional magician father.

The Three Kingdoms is the most frustratingly wonderful, seemingly-impossible, love-it-hate-it-love-it, simple-but-difficult puzzle I have ever attempted.

It’s been 6 months since I bought this puzzle and I still haven’t solved it.

It’s by far the best $12 I’ve ever spent. I’ve definitely got my money’s worth, that's for sure!

Mums often spend so much time researching the perfect gift for those they love. They constantly research the perfect educational games and puzzles for their kids.

So much thought goes into everything they do.

So how do you even begin to say thank you, when they do so much?

Well, don’t forget that Mums likes puzzles, games, books, and challenges too! She’d likely love a fun and unique gift!

The impact of harsh economic times is evident everywhere, regardless of what your favourite politician or news media might be suggesting. 

Hard times can potentially bring out our best. For us, we've been forced to go back to our original mission statement, back to basics, and refocus on what we are about. 

This isn't a bad thing.  We are now over eight years old, and we have grown substantially over the years. It is time to remind ourselves how we began, and what we want to be.

We were so impressed by our experience with ColorVelvet last year, that we negotiated a large direct order from the family business in Italy! 

After some COVID-related, and language-related, and perhaps, Italy-related, delays, we've been anticipating our shipment for some months.... and last week it arrived.  And, oh my...

RPM Powerballs are back in stock!  If you are wondering what to buy that tricky person for Christmas, well, here's something unique that is not only genuinely beneficial, but also mind-bogglingly cool.

Powerballs are handheld gyroscopes that give your wrist and arm a pleasant workout.  There is no battery, and no motor - everything that the Powerball does, is powered by you - and it feels amazing!

The best way to understand Powerballs, is to come in and try one!

We finally have Woki and Mazzi Xtreme Bots back in stock!  

These are well designed robots for kids, with true coding potential, perfect for 5- and 8-year olds respectively!