Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 239, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 18, 1996 Page: 19 of 24
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Toys: What’s Hot On The Tot Parade?
Happy Holidays
Gift For This Holiday Season
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By Charlene Mitchell
(NU)—No matter where parents
turn today, it seems there are toys,
toys, toys, all vying for their little
one's attention.
Even after the holidays, you al-
Give Someone
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for adults & kids —
Has what you need this ‘
Holiday Season.
Christmas fabrics & patterns 25% off during December.
Come in and see our gift baskets,
Great idea for the Quilter or Sewer on your list.
We have baskets ready to go or you choose
the notions, books, patterns or fabric to fill a basket.
Free Gift Wrapping.
Open House Dec. 19 1 to 3 or 7 to 9.
Come by and see our new machines, fabrics and books
and enjoy refreshments with us.
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New Cooking Line One Route To Healthy Heart
By Charlene Mitchell
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Vet 113 W. Commerce • Altus, OK
($21.95); the Central American Couristan at 1-800-223-6186.
Don't forget wooden toys. One of develop cognitive processes such cookware. There's nothing like a | ,
the best is the Thomas the Tank as planning and.spatial concepts, collection of finely crafted pans to
Engine railway set from Learning They are rightly called “open ended" make the culinary experience not
Curve Toys. It's based on the popu- toys—there is no limit to the play only fun but aesthetic too. ?
except in the child s mind. One of the top lines is Calphalon. 9
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for restaurants. It proved so popu- B
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company to make it available for B
the home.
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added an extension to the line: w
Professional Nonstick that makes B
cooking easier, and more Impor- 5
tantly, healthier. With nonstick D
you don't have to keep a vigilant B
watch over the food to prevent it H
from burning. Better yet you don’t 7
have to coat pans with a heavy 3
layer of butter or oil. That means r
fewer calories and a lower fat con- l
tent. It's one simple way to a heart- "
healthy diet.
. are an affordable gift for would-be BNOX.
Santas this holiday season.
BNOX binoculars feature a du-
rable plastic shell and precise
molded acrylic lenses. Unlike tra
ditional binoculars, they provide
users with a unique
wide-angle "televisual" rectangu-
lar image—like a TV or computer
screen. Compact (2x2x4") and
lightweight. BNOX binoculars are
functional
and fun.
Latin America.
•Area Rugs. Couristan’sarea nigs
feature animal prints. African art-
body scrubs, bubble bath and foot work and Peruvian inspired de-
gel in a specially designed holiday signs. The cotton and wool rugs
gift box. Five dollars from each range from rich colors to soft melon
$25 gift supports CARE’s hues.
environmental and health For information on stores near
programs overseas, you, contact Garden Botanika
• Coffee. Starbucks offers coffee at 1-800-968-7842. Starbucks
that brings international beans to at 1 -800 STAR-BUC. Midwest at
Americans while supporting the 1-800-377-3335. Wilton Armctale
cultures that produce them. A at 1 800-553 2048. Sasaki at
portion of the proceeds from the 1 212-686-5080. Designimports
Anniversary CARE Coffee Sampler India at 1-800-344-4115. and
soft, multicolored balls. Now you their own imaginative play. Con-
can bring that fun home. structing the rail patterns helps
Delightful Gifts For Children
Choosing A Christmas Tree (NAPSI-What do you give the alltheessentials. Alargecompart
o child who has everything? That s ment fits coloring books and
NAPS)—in search of the world's owner will provide that. They may easy—something to put everything puzzles while a smaller space
greatest Christmas tree? A trip to a also help you cut down and load in. holds markers, pencils. scissors,
choose-and-cut Christmas tree your tree. If the child on your holiday shop- crayons and other accessories,
farm is a great family outing. In Before you set your tree, make a ping list likes to collect a certain .Baseball football hockey and
addition to the fresh air and fra- fresh, straight cut across the base kind of toy—whether it's Barbie( basketball card collectors will be
grant trees, many farms offer spe of the trunk and place it in a tree dolls, mini-cars and trucks, or happy to have a Collector's Card
cial attractions such as sleigh or stand that holds a gallon or more milkcaps—a great gift to give them Case from Jammers. The case
hay rides, hot cider or a visit with of water. Never let your tree stand (and their parents) is a way to keep holds 2 000 standard size cards.
Santa Claus, go dry, and keep the tree away that collection organized. Here are or 1.000 jumbo trading cards. Or
Most farms offer hundreds of trees from heat and draft sources. That some ideas that will delight chil- there’s the Jammers Trading Card 1
dren and hopefully help organize Box, which offers a five-compart-
their rooms: ment case to organize collectible
•For a child who collects dress- cards.
up dolls, consider a fashion trav -Jammers also solves the prob- 1
eler doll case. Plano Molding Com- lem of scattered storybooks and
pany makes a bubble-gum pink cassettes with the Storybook &
Jammers® case that has two up cassette Carry All. A large area
right doll compartments and five holds sing along books, while
pull-out drawers for fashionable smaller sections hold tapes,
clothes and accessories. • A Mini .Jammers accessory case
(NAPS)—What can your holiday coffee gift pack with coffee. T-shirt •for children who need the per is perfect for busy little girls with
gift-giving mean to a hungry child and travel tumbler ($24.95); hand- fect parking place for mini-cars tiny bows, brushes, and baubles,
in Haiti or a widow in war-torn woven bags from Kenya ($99.00); and trucks. The Garage by Flano It features a fashion mirror and
(NAPS)—This holiday season bin Bright colors and eye catching Bosnia? special CARE travel tumblers has 44 single-car compartments two swing-out trays.
oculars will bring sports fans in styles help make users of these Buy anything from holiday deco- ($5.95); and colorful T-shirts andtwodouble-carcompartments •Jammers also offers two Barbie
the stands closer to the action on binoculars stadium standouts, rations to dinner plates from cause- ($14.95) go to CARE programs in in an easy-to-carry case, handy "for girls" cases. A case with two
the field. Four styles are currently avail- minded companies, and your pre- Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya and for play dates and road trips, swing-out trays organizes acces-
Designed with sports enthusi able: I Beach comber, in yellow, sents help these people and others Ethiopia. "Know anyone caught up in the sories, while another case, wit h a
asts in mind. BNOX, for example, purple and orange: Box Seat, a around the world. This holiday •Serveware. Wilton Armetale's skyrocket ng craze ol collecting signature lift-out tray. Is perfect
are new, high-quality, low cost bin more traditional style in black season, proceeds from a variety of Africa Collection includes serving wildly designed mikcaps: Adam for sleepovers or afternoon trips,
oculars. A patented system ofhigh and red: (Dutback for the active products will help support CARE's trays and bowls, trivet, pitcher mers plastic storage, unit keeps Both featurea Portrait Barbielatch
quality mirrors delivers powerful outdoors people, in green and ol relief and development programs and wine bottle coaster. The metal 1.000 milkcaps neatly stored tor and fun, colorful slickers,
magnification so that fans won't Ive: and Patriot, a flag wavingred, overseas, designs include traditional textile playing or trading. For more information, call 1-708-
miss any of the action during t he white and bl ic model. | lere are some gifts that give many motifs, as well as African “For t eyoung artist. * here sa 552-8989.
season’s bowl games. The binocu- BNOX will introduce several new times over: tribal symbols. Jammers bran caddy to organize
lars are available in 7X (seven models in time for the holiday .Holiday Decorations. Colorful • Dinnerware. Sasaki dinnerware
times magnification power) and in shopping season—Classic, an all- giftware and holiday decorations is inspired by patterns from Ghana.
5X. with a super-wide angle for black version: Uncle Sam. com- inspired by cultures around the Togo, Peru. Mali and Sumatra,
end zone- to end zone coverage. | blete with America n flag: Ka mo. world are available as part of the and includes symbolic motifs.
Pocket-sized BNOX binoculars in hunter green with camouflage One World collection from Mid- Tabletop Accessories. Design
weigh only four ounces and are stylingand safety orange eye cups: wcsl of Cannon Falls. The collec- Imports India offers a unique col
ideal stocking stuffers lor every and a festive Holiday style, tion includes candleholders, hand- lection of runners, placemats and
one. Available in a variety ol unique These binoct Jars can be found painted decorations and other gifts napkins highlighting design
and colorful styles, they feature in sporting goods stores, depart- featuring whimsical and diverse
the same capabilities as traditional ment and discount stores and designs.
binoculars. However, the price for select photo shops nationwide. .Body Care. The Garden Botanika
: these binoculars is anything but For information on where BNOX CARE Packages contain lotions.
, traditional. Retailing for around binoculars are available in local
$20. the pocket-size binoculars areas, call toll-free 1-800-454-
All of the pans have a solid but 2. 1sA1-7*-9,m002 07
not too heavy feel. Their exterior is eesee*k*nd22-nensddnn
an attractive soft matte, brushed ware, there are key differences that sponge and food particles wipe
aluminum. The interior is pure make the added cost worth the right off. As with the rest of the
heavy-gauge aluminum to provide investment. Besides offering bet- Calphalon lines, the professional
superior conductivity. There are ter cooking performance, the pans nonstick has a lifetime warranty
no thick or thin spots that can lead hold up under rigorous use, for the pans, lids and the nonstick
to undercooking or scorching. Finally, there's no doubt about coating.
While top lines such as Calphalon it—cleaning is much easier with
cost more than some other cook- the nonstick. Just take a soapy
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