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The kid-savvy creatives at Disney FamilyFun just came out with a white cardboard dollhouse that arrives unadorned, so children can decorate the house themselves with random scraps of wrapping paper, hand drawings or whatever else provides inspiration.
$19.99 at Familyfun.com/funshop.
Make mowing greener
Gas-powered lawn mowers can be difficult (don’t you hate that stubborn pull cord?), not to mention harmful to the environment. This year, a new EarthWise cordless electric lawnmower can mow your lawn to as short as 1½ inches with zero emissions. Simply charge the battery on a power source and you’re good to go for about 45 minutes.
$400 at greengardentools.com.
Maximize your minigarden
Container gardening makes a larger statement when it extends up a wall, thanks to the MiniGarden, a new product that stands almost 2 feet tall, depending on how you arrange it. It can hold up to nine vegetable, herb and flower plants — especially useful for urban green thumbs.
$64.99 at naturehills.com.
Fizz your own soda
Making your own carbonated drinks just got easier with the FIZZ soda maker from SodaStream. This model has an LCD screen that tells you how fizzy you’re making your drinks and how much air is left in the CO{-2} canister.
$149.99 at kitchen stores such as Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table (visit sodastream.com for a list of retailers).
Be a knit wit
You don’t have to like crochet or dogs to ooh and ahh over the new book Ami Ami Dogs: Seriously Cute Crochet! (Harper Design, $14.99). It gives you step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow patterns for making your own canine amigurumi (literally meaning “knitted stuffed toy”). Watch out — it can be addictive.
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Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, Gearhart’s Chocolates is offering mint julep artisan candies made with chocolate ganache, fresh mint and aged bourbon from the Bluegrass State. They come as part of the 16-pice assortment, or you can order a custom box with all mint juleps. How divine. $25 for a box of 16 mint julep chocolates at gearhartschocolates.com.
Candice Olson has wowed us with her room makeovers on HGTV’s Divine Design. Now her new book Candice Olson Kitchens and Baths (March 29) will offer readers similar solutions to the design dilemmas found in two of the most important rooms in the house.
Cheesecake lovers be warned: A new to-die-for blackberry flavor recently debuted at Eli’s Cheesecake. And we’re hooked. It has a bottom layer of “regular” cheesecake (if you can even call it that), made with slow-cultured cream cheese and Madagascar vanilla French custard. On top are layers of crushed Chester blackberry curd, blackberry chiffon mousse with tangy crème fraîche and a blackberry gelée. $40 (plus shipping) for a 9-inch cake at elicheesecake.com.
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