COOKING
Kids in the kitchen
Encourage your kids in the kitchen with products by Playful Life Inc.
Playful Chef Cooking Kits, available for ages 3 to 5 or 6 and older, offer lessons on nutrition, recipe cards, an apron and cooking utensils, and include "parent" instruction recipe cards.
There's also a Playful Chef Cookbook, with 33 kid-friendly recipes; and a Playful Party Planner, featuring five tearout lists for every party-planning step.
Go to
www.playfulinc.com.
OUTDOORS
Tee hee
Golfers, here's a way to "cut back" on the course — and share a giggle.
Built to resemble a typical oversized head driver, the Big Daddy Driver is actually a fully functioning grass-and-weed trimmer.
Battery-powered, with an electric motor, the driver has a 42-inch shaft and fits into any standard golf bag.
Off the course, the Big Daddy Driver can provide some lighthearted fun while doing yardwork.
It sells for $49.95 at
www.bigdaddydriver.com.
PETS
Potty time
When your dogs can't get outside, here's an inside option.
The Indoor Dog Restroom mat-and-tray system is ideal for high-rise-dwelling dogs, when owners aren't home or in cases of harsh weather.
Made of antimicrobial porous artificial turf, the mat gives off an organic scent to attract dogs, so they can be taught that this is an acceptable spot.
The mat sits on top of a plastic insert that allows liquid to drain into the included tray for easy cleanup.
Cost is $149.95 at
www.hammacher.com.
