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  • Harry Potter Sorting Hat Sticker Kit

    Running Press

    Paperback (Running Press, Oct. 9, 2007)
    If you were a first-year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which house would the Sorting Hat choose for you-Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin? You and your friends can use the enclosed Sorting Hat to create your own Sorting Ceremony. Plus, you can use the enclosed book of eight stickers to remind youself how Harry and his friends were Sorted during their first year.
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  • Mini Kite Kit

    Lindsay Powers

    Paperback (Running Press, May 2, 2006)
    What makes a day at the park or the beach even more fun? Flying kites of course! The Mini Kite Kit makes it easy and fast, with a compact kite that unfolds to full size. The 32-page miniature book will get you flying, and the stories of the timeless fun surrounding kite-flying will help you escape your worries. Toss this classic toy kit in your bag (the "mini" makes that possible) and go!
  • The Blitz Cartooning Kit

    Bruce Blitz

    Misc. Supplies (Running Press, May 12, 2004)
    Acclaimed cartoonist Bruce Blitz, creator and host of the Emmy-nominated series “Cartooning with Blitz,” brings the tricks of his trade to this unique miniature cartooning kit. It contains 2 overlay sheets, drawing and tracing papers, marker, pencil, and sharpener-everything necessary to release one's cartooning creativity.
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  • Harry Potter Locket Horcrux Kit and Sticker Book

    Running Press

    Paperback (Running Press Miniature Editions, March 22, 2011)
    This deluxe kit will be on sale in time for the highly anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, in July 2011. In the movie, Harry and his friends are on a mission to seek and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. This kit contains a replica of the elusive Horcrux locket and a book of photographic stickers highlighting elements of Harry, Ron, and Hermione's journey as they track down and destroy Slytherin's locket.
  • The Desktop Aquarium

    Jennifer Leczkowski

    Paperback (Running Press Miniature Editions, April 21, 2008)
    They don’t require allergy shots, expensive pet sitters, or diamond-studded collars. Desktop fish are the perfect pets and will always be there to entertain you, even if you forget to feed them for months on end! Following on the heels of underwater mania following Finding Nemo and Shark Tales, and the popularity of virtual pets, this desktop aquarium will be a fun addition to the workplace. It also makes a great gift for animal lovers. Kit includes two magnetic fish, magnetic wand to make fish swim, plant, gravel, 4 playful backgrounds, and 32-page booklet.
  • Mini Flyers

    Running Press

    Misc. Supplies (Running Press, )
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  • Desktop Basketball: It's a Slam Dunk!

    Shoshana Stopek

    Paperback (Running Press Miniature Editions, March 27, 2012)
    You don't have to be 6'7" and a world-class athlete to master this one-of-a-kind version of basketball. This is a game that anyone can play when tedium sets in at the office. Kit includes a 32-page rule book on Desktop Basketball to get you started, a miniature basketball, and an easy-to-assemble basketball hoop, post, suction-cup base, and backboard.
  • Harry Potter Golden Snitch Sticker Kit

    Running Press

    Misc. Supplies (Running Press Miniature Editions, Sept. 26, 2006)
    The Harry Potter Golden Snitch Sticker Kit is inspired by Quidditch, a magical game from J.K. Rowling’s wonderful world of witchcraft and wizardry. Now fans can celebrate the popular wizarding world game of Quidditch by displaying the Golden Snitch on the included stand and let their imagination take flight with the enclosed stickers from the 16-page book.
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  • Harry Potter Wizard's Wand and Sticker Book

    Running Press

    Paperback (Running Press Miniature Editions, Sept. 30, 2008)
    Part of the magic began the day Harry Potter obtained his wand from Ollivander’s shop for his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With an assemble-your-own wand, inspired by the famous boy wizard’s, and the book of eight stickers following brave Harry through his daring adventures, anyone can use his or her imagination to reenact scenes that Harry Potter fans have come to love.
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  • Build Your Own Snow Globe

    Alison Trulock

    Hardcover (Running Press Miniature Editions, Nov. 6, 2003)
    Here's a charmingly kitschy kit for the creative minded. A real snow globe is packaged with "snow" crystals, 4 interchangeable pieces (snowman, leaf, flower, and beach ball) to represent different seasons, and a 32-page guide that explains why snow globes have become such hot collectibles, and how to customize this one.
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  • The Mini Rubber Polar Bear Kit: Chill Out!

    Rebecca McCarthy

    Paperback (Running Press, Sept. 23, 2008)
    Chill out!Look who's making a splash now! First duckies, then penguins, now polar bears, oh my! With the melting ice caps and go-green global awareness, polar bears are being pushed out of their habitat and into the limelight. Make your own home for the two irresistible “ice bears” in this kit and find out fun facts about them in the 32-page book. They're known to be fastidious about keeping clean, so what better bath-time model can one ask for? With these buddies, keeping clean has never been so cool!
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  • Green Lantern Power Ring Kit

    Brandon T. Snider, Running Press

    Paperback (Running Press Miniature Editions, April 5, 2011)
    There are over 3,600 Green Lanterns, each granted the Power Ring along with a duty to join the universal quest to protect a specific sector of space. Appearing in hundreds of comic books each year since 1940, the Green Lantern is fearless, headstrong, and principled in order to best use his powers to protect good and fight evil. Coinciding with the June 2011 Green Lantern live-action blockbuster film starring Ryan Reynolds, this officially licensed Green Lantern kit includes a special Power Ring that lights up and a mini book so you can join the Green Lantern Corps too!