Favourite Websites : Terracycle

All you gardening types in the US, and those of you in the rest of the world who like eco-commerce, take note:

www.terracycle.net

Terra Cycle makes garden products and uses recycled materials for their packaging. (recognize the contour Coke bottle shape on these items?) I can go on an on about them but you are better off checking them out yourself.

Carrot Mythology

Carrots are a great source of Vitamin A. Vitamin A deficencies can result in poor eyesight and other occular conditions. However eating more carrots and taking Vitamin A supplements does not improve vision.

The rumor about carrots improving eyesight was started as a part of disinformation campaign during World War II. The Royal Air Force was using an early form of radar and did not want the Nazis to know anything about this new technology. So to explain why British pilots had such an impressive records of hitting their targets, the Home Office explained that the pilots were eating large amounts of carrots.

We find seemingly ordinary stories like this to be extraordinary - from time to time we'll share more stories on the Tuesdays And Thursdays blog roll.

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Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Blocks

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is there with his blue jacket in one scene, with Flopsy and Mopsy and Cotton-tail, plus Jemima Puddle-Duck, Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny.

Enjoy these sweet illustrations, which have been bringing delight to parents and small children since 1902! The block set contains 9 2-inch cubes, with each side forming the parts of six different puzzle pictures. They're also fun to use as building blocks! Comes packaged in a sturdy box with sliding drawer. Made for ages 3+.

The Peter Rabbit Puzzle Blocks are available at Tuesdays And Thursdays.

SAT For Dummies Game - now at Tuesdays And Thursdays

SAT Game For Dummies is a fun, trivia-style board game that includes 500 questions covering all five SAT categories, plus reading-passage booklets for the critical reading and writing skills sections. Questions are timed so you can experience the test pace. Risks and rewards encourage you to answer opponents’ questions, while wild cards and hidden exam-room locations add to the excitement. SAT Game For Dummies is great for teen study groups, SAT preparation classes, and families looking to get involved in the SAT experience. For 2 to 8 players, ages 12 to adult. Available now at Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Book Notes Cloth Journal at Tuesdays And Thursdays

Use our lovely slate-blue Japanese linien-bound Book Notes journal to make notes on books read, recommended, and loaned. There's additional information on starting a book group, book trivia, a list of classic novels, plus sections on literary landmarks, book addresses, libraries, and notable last lines.

All you need is a collection of good books, Galison's reader's journal, a comfortable chair, good light, and a cat (or one of our UglyDolls).

5-7/8 x 6-7/8"

Fully bound with Japanese linen with full-color tip on

128 lined pages

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Showing Thanks because Amy Smyth Made It

Why not start a tradition of showing your friends and family that they are one of the many things for which you are thankful by starting a new tradition and sending a Thanksgiving Card?

Face of card reads " Thanksgiving Reminder: Remain Perky" Inside reads: "Even after Turkey, Happy Thanksgiving"


Package of 10 Cards and Envelopes made in the USA with recylced paper. Created by renowed Virginia artist Amy Smyth. Find more of Amy's brilliant cards and invitations in our store.

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Ishababies from Aisha & Company now at Tuesdays And Thursdays

In Stock and Ready to Ship at Tuesdays And Thursdays !


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Babo's Bird Uglydoll has flown into Tuesdays And Thursdays

You know how everyone looks like their pet? Well, Babo looks just like his pet peeve! BIRDS!
Babo can’t stand birds! They always eat the crumbs his cookies leave behind! Well, too
bad because one bird has taken a liking to Babo and now likes to call him mommy.
Sounds serious, right? And Babo doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. So now Babo’s Bird is.....Babo’s bird. Luckily Babo doesn’t have shoulders either. Have any cookie crumbs?

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Cat Lover Magnetic Poetry at Tuesdays And Thursdays

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Cat In The Hat Growth Chart

A terrific gift for any fan of Dr Seuss. Printed on heavy paperboard (similar to the material used for hardcover books) the Cat In The Hat Growth Chart includes hanging hardware as well as stickers to mark height.

Available now at Tuesdays and Thursdays

Maurice Sendak "Where The Wild Things Are" Reading Is Fun Poster

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Yo Ho Ho - A Pirates Party For Me !

Aye Matey ! There be pillaging cake and plundering sweets a-going on soon!

Pirate themed invitations set the theme for a great party! ARGH !

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Changing Diapers Is Women's Work ? No More !

The New Look Of Diaper Bags - So You Too Can Diaper Dude

This rugged bag sets the new standard for Dad diaper bags by not looking like one. It is designed after the classic style messenger bag and incorporates our "hands free" approach which allows you to change, feed, and entertain your child without ever having to set the bag down. Like all of our messenger bags, this bag has a removable front panel which allows for easy cleaning and interchangeability of additional panels (sold separately).



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Dr Seuss Oh The Places You Will Go Poster

Dr Seuss is brilliant - Oh The Places You'll Go - can you think of a better expression to be said upon graduation, a new job, or relocation?

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Ay Matey - There Be Pirate Colorforms at Tuesdays And Thursdays

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Now Playing on the Tuesdays And Thursdays iPod - Maroon 5, Pure Imagination

Maroon 5's brilliant cover of Pure Imagination featuring video clips from Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - this song has made some of our ordinary days extraordinary and we hope it will do the same for some of yours.

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Words We Love : Staycation

Staycation : A vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer; A vacation spent close to home.

Remember Dirty Dancing? Back in the day the Catskills, and much of the Hudson River Valley was the place to spend a summer. Many of those grand hotels still exist, just not as grand as they were back when Jennifer Grey did a little dirty dancing. Given the changes in our economy related to petrol prices it will be interesting to see if New Yorkers rediscover this gem as the desire to find places close to home becomes de rigeur and the staycation enters the cultural lexicon.

Favourite words like Staycation have made some of our ordinary days extraordinary - from time to time we'll share some more of them with you and we stumble upon them!

Dr Suess Oh The Places You'll Go Journal

Available now at Tuesdays and Thursdays along with a large collection of Dr Seuss gifts!

It's A Secret

Sugar and spice and everything nice - but sometimes a young lady has a secret that she wants to share, but wants no one else to know.

A lock and key diary is a traditional part of growing up and makes a great gift. Many styles are available featuring images of favourite characters girls love.

At Tuesdays And Thursdays one of our most popular styles if the Groovy Girls Lock And Key Diary. It's a Groovin' Gift! It's 5 1/4 x 6" hardback journal, with:
240 lined pages, Padlock with 2 keys and comes in an Acetate gift box.

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We've Got Moxy !

Moxy's got a lot of "moxy".
She's a real get up and go Ugly, with far more energy than her older brother OX.

Moxy's favorite activity seems to be bouncing off the walls and jumping in and out of mischief.

Her giant antennas are always on the look out for a good time, and she can hear a party from miles away.

She could hear you coming from all the way back over there!

Are you a party animal? No? Would you like to take care of one? No? Well that's ok because Moxy is here to take care of you.

She can take care of pretty much any problem you may have...it's a gift of hers.

For example, see how messy your room is?

No problem! See? Moxy is on your side.

Find Moxy and all the UglyDolls at Tuesdays And Thursdays

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SAT for Dummies Game

Jeero cannot wait to play the SAT for Dummies Game!

Now Playing on the Tuesdays And Thursdays iPod

God Put A Smile On Your Face Mark Ronson takes the Coldplay classic, invited the Daptone Horns to have some fun, and created a work of brilliance. We don't sell music but since Mark Ronson has made our ordinary days extraordinary we just had to share!

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Magnetic Poetry Dog Lover Edition

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Where The Wild Things Are Invitations

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RE-duce RE-use RE-cycle @ TuesdaysAndThursdays

We're committed to reducing our environmental footprint every chance we get.

Many of our customers are surprised to discover thatdespite our boasting about our eco-friendly habits, on some occassions an order will contain packing peanuts. Rest assured that we never buy styrofoam peanuts - we reuse the ones that we receive in the office as well as the peanuts our staff collect from orders they receive at home. (That's why you may receive a combination of white, pink, and green peanuts in your order)

We encourage our customers to save the peanuts for future shipping needs, or drop them off at your local UPS store (call ahead first) but most are willing to reuse your styrofoam peanuts.

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When All Else Fails ...

... Blame It On Pirates !
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New York City Map Baseball by Bergino

On the ball highlights include: Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Greenwich Village, Soho, Little Italy, Chinatown, Financial District, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge...

Handmade to professional standards. Unique gloss wraparound artwork.

Includes clear plastic cylinder packaging.

Availbable now at Tuesdays And Thursdays

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Chill Out with our friend Icebat

Ice Bat, comes from an Ice Cave and loves hiding inside Ice Chests.
Everything he touches turns to Iceyet profoundly he warms your heart.

Ice Bat thinks you are cool and he wants to chill with you. .

He wants to hang out with you...or just hang upside-down, if that's OK with you!

Ice Bat is there for you when you feel like you may be loosing your cool, or feeling like a fool.

Don't panic! Don't stress! Grab Ice Bat and put him to the test

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What Is a Tussy Mussy ?

A tussie-mussie is a small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were worn around the head or on the lapel to mask the unpleasant smells of the time - literally, to keep the nose gay (happy). In their current form, they rose to popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria at which time the tussie-mussie became a popular fashion acceesory.

In the late 2oth Century the term tussie mussie came to denote the cone shaped boquet holder rather than the flowers within.