Stupid Sock Creatures Stomp Out the Winter Blahs

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT

So the kids got a boatload of new socks this Christmas and you're wondering what to do with the old, ratty pairs they've been scurrying around in since last year. Start making puppets, of course -- although if you really want to put a fun spin on the old sock monkey, try hunting down John Murphy's Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks. The book's been around for a while (you can even probably find it at a well-stocked library), and its weird, wiggly creations are a great cure for the winter doldrums.

$10.36 (normally $12.95) from Amazon.

Indoor Fun: Gator Golf

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Outside of the orange (?) alligator, Playskool's new edition of Gator Golf should be familiar to those of us who remember the original version's commercial from our pre-kid days. "What could be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?" went the old jingle, and this game should have new-school kiddoes singing a similar tune.

The old-school Gator Golf ad -- ah, memories...

This version of the game plays exactly the same way as its green-colored cousin: Putt your ball into the motorized alligator's mouth, and the gator flicks the ball back to you with its tail. Tack it onto the Safari Adventure Mini-Golf Set that Lisa covered earlier this week, and you've got a perfect 18th (well, fifth, but who's counting?) hole.

$14.24 (regularly $20) from Amazon.

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Stupid Sock Creatures Stomp Out the Winter Blahs

Indoor Fun: Gator Golf