insideKENT Magazine Issue 54 - September 2016 | Page 158

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desktop toys

Summer is over…sigh. It’s back to the daily grind, but don’t let it get you down!
Have some fun at work with our top ten desktop toys and games.

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1) Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks
Delightfully low-tech in design,
these eco-friendly Tegu blocks offer
hours, days, months worth of play.
£23.99, www.firebox.com
2) Pendulum Wave
The Pendulum Wave is similar to
the Newton’s Cradle in that it
demonstrates the laws of physics –
the balls move in an undulating,
soothing fashion and is completely
silent when in motion.
£19.95, www.red5.co.uk
3) Desktop Arcade Machine
Time to get nostalgic! This desktop
games console holds 240 different
blast-from-the-past games to keep
any lover of retro entertained for
hours.
£19.95, www.prezzybox.com

4) Word Wheel Puzzle
A very challenging puzzle, rotate
the wheels such that at least two
4-letter words appear at the same
time.
£19.50, www.fablittlegiftshop.co.uk
5) John Lewis Tiddlywinks Game
Introduce the classic simplicity of
Tiddlywinks to your office with this
solid wood version. Includes six sets
of coloured plastic playing pieces.
£8, www.johnlewis.com
6) Blockitecture Series 1
Art meets science in this set of
nesting hand-painted blocks. A
timeless toy that challenges the
user’s creativity and understanding
of physical laws.
£25, www.scp.co.uk

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7) Nanodots
If you spliced together Newton's Cradle, the Rubik's Cube, Silly Putty
and bubble wrap, you would end up with the most addictive plaything
in all of humanity – also known as Nanodots.
£24.99, www.firebox.com
8) ThumbsUp Da Vinci Catapult
Build and test your very own working scale model of a Leonardo Da
Vinci catapult taken from the Codex Atlanticus.
£14.99, www.findmeagift.co.uk
9) Noughts and Crosses Mug
Never get bored at work again with this fun noughts and crosses
mug. Game board on one side, score board on the other. Whiteboard
pen included.
£12.25, www.oakdenedesigns.com
10) 3Doodler 2.0
The 3Doodler makes drawing and sketching three dimensional,
making ideas come to life, turning sketches into sculptures.
£99.95, www.red5.co.uk