BROWSE WITH PURPOSE

Hobbies & Gifts — Page 20

Things to play, make, display and give—with the practical checks still included.

Guides to help you choose

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Mini Fruit Bat with green belly and pink seed-pattern wings.

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Squishable Mini Fruit Bat: The Gift That Makes the Name the Punchline

Say fruit bat and most people picture an animal. Squishable takes the phrase literally: an orange-coloured body, a green kiwi-like belly and pink, seed-speckled wings turn this Mini Fruit Bat into a small visual pun. It is the sort of object that can earn a second look without needing lights, batteries or a complicated explanation.

Completed V8 Engine 70264 display model with exposed mechanisms.

mechanical-models

UGEARS V8 Engine: A Tiny Engine for Watching the Parts Work

The attraction of the UGEARS V8 Engine is not horsepower. It is seeing the parts that normally disappear inside a metal engine move in the open. For a mechanically curious builder, the model offers both a substantial project and a conversation piece after assembly.

Closed banana-shaped fabric pouch for the classic game.

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Bananagrams Classic: Turn an Empty Table into a Little Word-Race Ritual

A banana-shaped pouch is an unlikely invitation to put your phone down. Open it and the joke becomes a word race: small letter tiles turn an empty table into separate crossword grids, with everyone building at once. Classic Bananagrams is appealing when you want a shared activity without setting up a large board.

Hobby tumbler with rough stones and starter accessories; check the current retailer pack contents.

craft-kits

National Geographic Hobby Rock Tumbler: A Gift for Someone Who Likes the Wait

Some gifts deliver their surprise as soon as the box opens. A rock tumbler asks you to wait. You start with rough stones, follow several stages, and discover what the surfaces look like after tumbling. The National Geographic Hobby kit is worth considering for someone attracted to that slow transformation—not for someone expecting a finished craft before dinner.

Natural Hangit photo display with example prints, not included

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Umbra Hangit: Put the Photographs Back Where You Can See Them

Hundreds of photos on a phone can become a collection you barely visit. Umbra Hangit gives a few of them a visible place: a holiday snapshot, a postcard, an ordinary afternoon worth remembering. Its clipped-paper format is deliberately casual. You can replace one picture without reopening a frame or redesigning the whole wall.