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Emergency Boredom Survival Kit

jamtart6
jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
edited 16 March 2010 at 11:10AM in Special occasions & other celebrations
I would like to make a box covered with red paper and clear plastic to look a bit like a fire alarm and write *open in case of boredom* (i read someones idea on here but cant find where, thanks to the op for the idea tho)

:ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A

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  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    meant to ask does anyone know where i can get a grabber thing from so he doesnt have to move too far?

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    jamtart6 wrote: »
    meant to ask does anyone know where i can get a grabber thing from so he doesnt have to move too far?

    jam you can get these on ebay/£ shops... they are everywhere but obviously if you get a more expensive one it will prob last longer... as for his hamper ~

    * puzzle book
    * tv times
    * vouchers ie free back massage etc
    * mind games ~ ie those little boxes with balls in
    * mobile credit
    * portable game thingie/plug in and play (cheap ish)
    * oragami or such book
    * pc games ~ the sims/flight simulator
    * dvd games
  • kisto
    kisto Posts: 7,075 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    A pack of cards
    Model kit
    TV Guide
    Mobile phone top up voucher
    Biscuits
    Lap Tray
    Jigsaw
    Puzzles cubes (the small ones where you have to get a ball in the hole)
    How to make paper aeroplanes (http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/)
    Jokes
    :T*Thanks to all who posts comps * :j
  • kisto
    kisto Posts: 7,075 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    postingalwaysposting wrote: »
    jam you can get these on ebay/£ shops... they are everywhere but obviously if you get a more expensive one it will prob last longer... as for his hamper ~

    * puzzle book
    * tv times
    * vouchers ie free back massage etc
    * mind games ~ ie those little boxes with balls in
    * mobile credit
    * portable game thingie/plug in and play (cheap ish)
    * oragami or such book
    * pc games ~ the sims/flight simulator
    * dvd games

    OMG!! :T Great minds think a like!
    :T*Thanks to all who posts comps * :j
  • Sallys_Savings
    Sallys_Savings Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sorry to hear about your other half jamtart...hope everything gos really well for him.

    Does he play poker?...could get him a small poker set for when friends come to visit.
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    jamtart6 wrote: »
    meant to ask does anyone know where i can get a grabber thing from so he doesnt have to move too far?

    ISTR, Argos do these under "Life Aids", but I also STR that they might be expensive. Why not get him one of those long retriever tools for rescuing screws, etc. whilst working on the car or other DIY - cheaper and more useful afterwards.
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • jamtart6
    jamtart6 Posts: 8,302 Forumite
    edited 16 March 2010 at 11:10AM
    A jig-saw too?

    :ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
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