Today, unicorns are trendy. Yet they have always fascinated people since the dawn of time. In the past, they were not as cute as they are today. They adorned tapestries in the Middle Ages. According to legend, only a virgin girl with a pure heart could approach them. Endowed with magical powers, their horn was coveted as an antidote to poisons. In the film Harry Potter and the School of Wizards, Hagrid takes Harry Potter and his friends to the Forbidden Forest, as unicorns are subject to many attacks. Hagrid explains that unicorns have very powerful magic powers. They are so fast that it is almost impossible to capture them. Unfortunately, they find a dead unicorn, killed by Voldemort, who drinks its blood to keep himself alive. Bright and colourful, today's unicorns symbolise joy and hope. An idea for a gift to cheer up or to wish for better days. They are also associated with rarity and uniqueness. To tell your friend that she is unique, the unicorn is a fun gadget gift idea for teenagers. For young and old, the unicorn is an original gift, an unusual birthday gift idea for a unique person. A magical gift for all occasions. A fun and zen little decorative gift to relax and feel protected by the powers of unicorns.

Chinese checkers probably do not come from the Far East, despite their name. On the other hand, Chinese checkers are a variant of the game Halma, a game created in England at the end of the 19th century by the American George Howard Monks, who invented a game called Halma, a name derived from the ancient Greek meaning "jump" but also an ancient pentathlon event. This first version of the game is played on the grids of a 16x16 square board. The version we know today was adapted under the name Stern-Halma (Halma: star) and patented in 1892 by the German company Ravensburger. This version of the game is played on a star-shaped game board. However, it can be seen that there is a rather similar version on a star-shaped board in Asia... When the game was first marketed in the United States by the company J.Pressman & Co. under the name "Hop Ching", the expression "Chinese Checkers" was used for the first time. However, this game in its initial square form is still called "Halma" in many countries... Gift idea for playing with the family, a very nice wooden board game gift. Original gift idea for a birthday, or for the end of the year celebrations.

The puzzles, an original wooden game gift, are from Greece. The first puzzle game dates back to the third century. This gift idea for teenagers, young people, mothers or men is an unusual gift that can be played alone or in groups. But what is a puzzle? It's a game that starts from a situation that is usually random and disordered and ends in a well-defined order, following predetermined rules. There are different types of puzzles, geometric games (i.e. mathematical games), logogram games, numerical games, card games, so the best-known puzzle is undoubtedly success, etc... But the best-known puzzles are the Puzzle and the Rubik's Cube... The first puzzles were called "Stomachion", a square game divided into 14 parts, which had to be put together in a predetermined order and could be combined in many different shapes. Puzzles were very popular at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Professor Hoffmann published a book with the title: "Puzzles old and new." It described 40 puzzles with all the secret mechanical details. This puzzle book has become a reference for this exciting type of game. Wood is undoubtedly the most suitable material for puzzles, despite the fact that it is easy to work with, such as plastic.

What child hasn't written or wanted to write on a wall or door with a pencil, ballpoint pen, marker or worse, to the great despair of their parents, and then been told off by them or by their teacher? Unfortunately, most of the time these drawings or texts are difficult to erase and sometimes even impossible to remove from a wooden door. On a wall, a coat of paint is obviously easier. But with our self-adhesive sheet, your children will have no problem and will be able to draw endlessly, as long as they use one of the chalks provided. This pragmatic, practical and versatile sheet can be used on multiple surfaces: windows, mirrors, wardrobes, bedroom walls, turning any space into a blackboard. Of course, it is essential that the self-adhesive sheet is dust-free. However, the board is not detachable. The sheet is a fun, interactive way to communicate, leave messages, share ideas and draw up plans for a project. The self-adhesive chalkboard has an interesting and appreciable size and can be used to create drawings that can be used as decor for any party, birthday or New Year's celebration that friends, mami or grandaddy can admire when they visit. This chalkboard is an ideal office gift and an original little gift from Gifts-custopolis.com.

Today the dinosaurs have disappeared, fortunately for us because they were terrifying. However, they are still admired, especially by children. Children's attraction to dinosaurs is often born on television or in the cinema. They love to play with the little figurines, they allow them to unload their aggressiveness by playing a guilt-free brawl. Many children are really interested in the fascinating world of dinosaurs. They develop their scientific curiosity in this way by researching the subject thoroughly. They identify with these powerful animals and imagine themselves stronger because they are fascinating and often gigantic animals. This is a way of frightening themselves and learning to overcome this feeling. Without risk, since the child knows that they are no longer part of our world. Offering a dinosaur as a night light is therefore ideal to give the child the impression that the dino is watching over him. The dino can become his big friend, he will protect him just like the adult who can be severe. A nice gift idea for children who are passionate and curious to know everything about dinos. A great gift for birthdays, games and toys. A dino is an ideal gift as a children's bedroom decoration. A fun and reassuring Christmas gift.

Dominoes can be played almost anywhere, whether they are made of wood or plastic. In the past, dominoes were made of bone or even ivory. So there are many different kinds of dominoes with countless variations, some of which are very amusing. A domino is made up of simple blocks that can be combined and assembled in many ways from very simple to very complex. It is a game that requires and demands a lot of skill and strategy. There are Chinese, English and European dominoes.... Archaeologists have reportedly found dominoes in ancient Egypt and among the Arabs, but the origin of the domino is attributed to China around the 12th century. Dominoes first appeared in Europe in Italy in the 18th century and from that time onwards they spread throughout Europe. Dominoes became the most played game in living rooms, pubs and families, becoming one of the most popular games. Dominoes are played by 2 or 4 people with 28 blocks. Each block is divided in two on the top side and has numbers (but not always), sometimes the same, but often different, but always unique. The principle of the game is to take turns following a pattern with your blocks, block by block, trying to match the identical face of your block to the identical face of the competitor's block. When a player cannot place a domino, he picks a piece and passes his turn. The winner is the one who has placed all his dominoes. This giant domino is a classic game gift, an original gift idea for a birthday or an unusual gift for the holidays.

There are many breeds of ducks: domestic duck, mallard, Bahamian duck, Mandarin duck, musk duck, pointed duck, spectacled duck, crested duck, humpbacked duck, etc. And the number of expressions based on duck are also plethoric: As easy as duck soup: to express that something is extremely easy to do.To be like water off a duck’s back: criticism said against a person has little or no effect on them. All duck or no dinner: all or nothing. A situation that results in either a complete success or a complete failure.Fine,lovely weather for ducks: used to describe wet or rainy weather.To take to something like a duck to water: to do something very easily. To do something naturally with very little effort.To be a lucky duck: an extremely lucky person.To duck and dive: to cleverly avoid addressing a problem or situation. In short, the word duck is often used in many expressions and moreover, the ducks are very much appreciated by the children. It is therefore a very nice birthday present for a child or as a useful fun gift, but this duck will also please mums and dads who always have the soul of a child...

This film statuette trophy is out of this world. Generally speaking, trophies take the form of a cup, an original sculpture, a work of design art or any other object presented as a work of art, which has the appearance of a piece of PVC, marble or wood, most often engraved, but very rarely a gold-plated human representation! You'll agree that this statuette adds value. This statuette resembles the Oscars, which have been held in Los Angeles since 1929 to honour the best American and foreign films. So if you're a film lover, this statuette really is the perfect decoration. It's attractive and glamorous to decorate your home, and perfect if you're organising an evening with a seventh-art theme. Of course, we also sell other film-related gadgets, some of which you'll find on our Gifts-custopolis.com sales site. This Oscar-reminiscent gadget can also be used as a reward for a child's good results at school or elsewhere. However, this statuette can also be used as a gift for a competition between friends about cinema, or as a birthday present, or why not as a small gift for a film lover at a party. You're sure to find plenty of other opportunities to give this statuette, which is emblematic of the cinema,.gifts you'll find on Gifts-custopolis.com

Canar money box: why are piggy banks shaped like pigs? Piggy banks are very often used by children to put a little money aside and teach them to save. But many people wonder why piggy banks are generally shaped like pigs! What could be the link between the pig, saving and our small or large savings? Our duck money box is a gift idea games and toys, money box funny gadgets gifts, money box unique gifts for kids, it will entertain both children and not-so-youngsters, looking for originality and off the beaten track, perfect as money banks the cutest gifts, unique toys for kids money box The piggy bank, a business that began in England. The link between the animal and savings began in the 18th century in the British countryside, where pig rearing made it possible to feed people at lower cost. At the time, owning one or more pigs was a very good investment for farmers. They looked after their animals and fed them until they sold every part of the pig, because as everyone knows, "everything is good in pigs". This is how the pig came to symbolise thrift! The pig was represented in the form of a hollow container, initially used to save for everyday life. Then the pig became a sign of financial ease, a symbol of opulence. But over the years, designers have come up with other, more fun and more decorative ways of storing money banks, always based on the principle of saving, whether for children, adults, associations or anyone else. You'll find money box toys and gifts kids and other fun money boxes on our website: Gifts-custopolis.com However, few moneyboxes are toys like our money box from the Canar collection, duck disguised as an American tank, a fun gift idea for everyone or to give on any occasion as unique anniversary gift ideas money box that you will find at Gifts-custopolis.com.

Do you know the board games: Pachisi (Indian), Patolli (Mesoamerican), Ludo and the little horses? You win! They have an apron (playing surface) in the shape of a cross. However, all these games have a filiation that goes back very far in the history of civilisations, although they are called differently. Some have similar rules like the Korean game: "Yunnori", of Chinese origin, but the game board is different. And these board games were eventually called Ludo in Great Britain and "petits chevaux" in France. They were introduced in the United States and France around 1936. However, the rules and the number of squares where the little horses move to pass and go around may not be the same depending on the size of the game and the dressing of the small horse games or Ludo. However, even if the rules of the small horses or even if the boards are different, the fun of the game is still there. Nowadays, the variations of Ludo pawns are very important; pirates, small animal, Lego etc. When I was little, I used to go to my grandparents' house very often and the game of little horses was one of the first board games I played with my grandfather. The Ludo "Islands of the pirates" is a good birthday present for the little ones who often like pirate stories and cartoons.

The Mikado is for those who do not know, a game consisting of many chopsticks, which are painted in several colours, each colour having a different value. The first step of the game is to gather all the chopsticks vertically and on their tips. Then you release them so that the pile is as untidy as possible and the chopsticks are nested on top of each other. Then the game consists of removing one stick at a time from the pile, but the main goal is not to move the other sticks.... You can remove one stick above or below the pile. If unluckily you move the other sticks you immediately pass your turn and the opponent can play. You can continue to remove sticks until you have moved one or more other sticks. At the end of the game, the points accumulated are added up, so if you have managed to take the sticks worth the most points by taking the most badly placed but most valuable sticks you will be declared the winner. Obviously, the added value of the game we offer is the size of the game which is Giant, so it is a game to offer as an original gift, an unusual gift as a kdo idea for a young person, a perfect board game gift. A birthday gift idea for older children.

5 MOMENTS THAT MARKED THE HISTORY OF CHESS 1. The coronation of the queen: In 1450, chess knew the coronation of the queen. To make the games faster, it was decided to allow the queen to go as far as desired and in all directions. 2 Staunton pieces: Howard Staunton, who was a great chess player, had unique pieces built. These pieces are still used today as a world standard in his name. 3. The clock: In 1861, the first chess clocks appeared, making the games much faster and more dynamic, and therefore, much more competitive. 4. The first world champion: Wilhelm Steinitz is the first world champion in 1886. 5. the age of silicon: IBM creates a computer capable of beating the world champion of the time, Garry Kasparov, in 1989. Chess game as a tool for reconstruction Throughout history, games and sports have helped humanity survive times of crisis by reducing anxiety and improving mental health. In 2020, while restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have severely limited most of these activities, chess has shown remarkable resilience, adaptability and convening power in times of pandemic. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, general interest in chess has doubled, with an increase in the number of players gathering to participate in chess events on online platforms.