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Nothing spells trouble like the gift of a Nerf shooting device and no targets. I picked up my son’s gift from Santa, the Nerf N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 (the longer the name the cooler the weapon), and even I almost got into trouble as I eyed the delicate, thin glass of our chandelier bulbs and the cat. So, quickly, I got to work making some targets for the Boy out of all the Christmas debris spread all over the house. It took only an hour and in the end the house was clean and the Boy stays out of trouble. For a while at least.

Tools needed: Trash. A Pen. Tape or Hot Glue. A desire not to have stuff broken all over your house.

Here’s how easy this is. Draw some bad guy Monsters on sheets of cardboard trash and cut them out. Oh, don’t give me tha”But I can’t draw!” stuff. That’s why they’re Monsters and not horses. Now horses are impossible to draw. Anyway, at the bottom of each head or whatever, leave some cardboard to fold back like a little stand. Then take another piece of cardboard trash, cut it into a strip and tape or hot glue it to that stand piece and the back of the target (see photo below).

IMPORTANT: They don’t have to be pretty! After all, this is all about keeping your stuff from being all shot up and not about winning a prize at the fair. Anyway, look how slapdash mine turned out. Basically at this point you’re done. BUT there are still some other fun things you can do from here:

1. Have your child color them in. Thereby keeping them out of trouble for at least 30 more minutes!
2. Name and Rank them. Which is the leader? Are there drones that need taking down first? Write their info on the backs of the targets and create a fun back story with your child.
3. Imagine up some fun games. Get the ball rolling by hiding the targets all around the house while your child hides their eyes. Send them on a mission to take down the alien home invasion! Or maybe set them all up in one room and time your child to see how fast they can clear the room of the alien menace. What’s their best time?

You get the idea! Have a great holiday and good hunting from the pals who got your back at Wry Baby.

Looking for more fun things to do with Junior & Juniorette? Check out our New Parents Fun Book for more unique games and crafts and, for some soapy fun, pick up our Pirate Hooded Towel. A secret code on the label will get you access to some great bath time papercrafts. Exclusively from the brainiacs at wrybaby.com.

I’ve so got pirates on the brain. It all started when Cost Plus World Market asked us to design some fun hooded towels. We did a Princess towel for the little ladies and the funnest ever pirate hooded towel for little buccaneers. Now my world is all piratey!!!

I recently found that coolest Pirates of the Caribbean vinyl figure, the worlds worst pirate accessory and now, the world’s best pirate haberdashery! Captain Jack’s Pirate Hats are the best pirate hat replicas you’ll find this side of Port Royal. For how crazily well-crafted these hats are, they come in a huge number of styles. Most of his pirate hats are handcrafted from wool felt and treated with either acrylic (a dull matte finish) or an oil/wax treatment (for maximum weatherproofing), but there are also cashmere, straw and sea grass styles to choose from. Ahh, but that’s not the only reason we’re obsessed with Captain Jack’s Pirate hats.

These exquisite hat stands are also available to display your awesome pirate prize! Ranging from $175 to $325, they are every bit worth the booty in their attention to concept and detail. Guess what’s going on wrybabydave’s Christmas list this year?

And while Captain Jack’s flippin’ awesome pirate hats will make an excellent gift for Dave and Dad, why not let all adventurers in your family play pirates with our Pirate hooded towel? Captain Jacks hats can be found at captjackspiratehats.com and they range from the insanely acheivable $80 to the super fancy $225 (with lots of choices in between). Our pirate baby hooded towels at Cost Plus World Market for just $19.99.

Arg, we posted before about our much anticipated launch of the baby hooded towels and washcloths we made exclusively for Cost Plus World Market. I thought I’d share a close-up of the fun label we did for the Pirate themed hooded towel. As with all our fun baby gifts and baby clothes, we spared no brain cells to make every inch of this fun baby shower gift super fun.

Our super fun pirate hooded towel and washcloth bath set is available now exlusively at Cost Plus World Market. Find a store near you here or pick it up online at worldmarket.com

Even when that custom Halloween costume came off the rack. We funny baby clothes making goofballs here at Wry Baby figure that if you can’t decide which costume to wear out on the big night, why not wear both?

Also notice that’s a Spiderman candy bucket. 3 outfits in 1!!

See other costumes that are already too clever to alter at wrybaby.com. Our Super Snapsuit is an excellent choice for boys and girls and they’re available now for just $30. Make every day super!

Ahoy, Lubbers! Feast yer eaye on t’ Pirate hooded bath towel ‘n’ washcloth sets by Wry Baby. They be newly designed exclusively fer World Market ‘n’ they be fer both babys ‘n’ scurvy dogs that’s grown a bit. Ye c’n see how t’ scallywags at Wry Baby be makin’ a pirates hat out o’ t’ hooded bit o’ th’ towel. Bloomin’ genius! Yo Ho Har!

Aye, these hooded baby towels ‘n’ washcloths be ready t’ plunder at yer local World Market! Or sail o’er t’ their website t’ score this terrycloth booty!

Arr, an’ t’ washcloths ‘r’ packed with salty wisdom! “Nobody Likes A Smelly Pirate!” Aye, no truer words e’er been spoke! Me favorite be, “Live Clean! Fight Dirty!”. Set yer course t’ yer local World Market ‘r set sail for worldmarket.com t’ lay yer ruddy hands on this bounty fer baby!

By t’ Powers! Thar be t’ washcloths I be goin’ on about like a sprog! If ye be walkin’ t’ plank, best t’ have these t’ scrub th’ barnacles off with!

Pirate translation courtesy of the Pirate-to-English Translator at talklikeapirate.com