Rob Ford #neverforget (limited-edition Rob Ford commemorative plate, $40, I Have a Crush on You, 51 Jefferson, Suite 201, 416-880-6369, ihaveacrushonyou.ca).
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Meet Stanley. He’s terrified of spiders and plans his Halloween costumes months in advance, so you better start brainstorming ($29.95, Monster Factory, monsterfactory.net).
Make a pig out of yourself with this Printmeneer pig cookie cutter ($9.45, Etsy, etsy.com/shop/printmeneer).
Don’t fear extended power outages with the powerful Duracell DRPP600S1 Portable 600 Watt Solar Generator. Three AC outlets provide plenty of electricity if the grid fails, and two USB ports make for easy charging of digital devices. You can even jump-start a car with it. ($329.99, The Source, Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge, 416-591-2224, and others, thesource.ca)
David Hawe
Turns out science can be fun. Use this DIY electro dough kit to create simple circuits using LEDs, buzzers, switches and electronic playdough ($34.95, Shop AGO, 317 Dundas West, 416-979-6610, shop2.ago.net).
Go ahead, be lazy this winter. You’ve earned it (Niki dark teal Lazypants, $80, shoplazypants.com).
David Hawe
Trains make much better toys than tanks (Leikey Designs train stuffed toy, $30, Etsy, etsy.com/ca/shop/leikey).
For those who can’t stop replaying the new Star Wars trailer again and again and again: Darth Vader with bow tie cards from local Illustrator Jocelyn Teng ($5 each, wall9, wallnine.com).