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You'd be surprised how few people know about all the Finger Monster options that exist! Who knew you would have to ask what is the best way to buy Fingers Monsters? Is there a way to get Finger Monsters bulk? If you don't know what Finger Monsters are, might we suggest you watch this and listen to the Presidents of...

Do you like squirrels more than hands? You are in luck, because the next product in our popular "handi-animals" finger puppet series is here... The Handisquirrel! Since we made the product, this post isn't really a review, but it does give you an in depth peek at what you get! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see video of it...

When we were launching our Dashboard Monster, we made a short documentary to go through the evolution of our Finger Monsters. It features Curt Hanks talking about what inspired him to design our version of the Finger Monsters and how we ended up making one for your car dashboard. Scroll down for a partial transcript.  Growing up in the 70s I was...

You can buy someone a Sense of Humor The world is dealing with a lot of serious issues right now, but if you don't laugh sometimes you'll stop enjoying life altogether. We wanted to help, so we gathered together some of our most popular prank products and instant laugh-getters into one box so you could send it a friend or...

Crazy Cat Lady Coloring Book   So, it's not quite a review since we made it, but we thought you might like to take a peek inside our Crazy Cat Lady Coloring Book. First, you should know we love crazy cat ladies. We made the Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure over a decade ago and haven't looked back since.  Since so...

The Meat Parade Single Not a Review of Come Join the Meat Parade! We recorded a single and put it out on a vinyl 45! We thought to ourselves, what would it sound like if Mr. Bacon had a band? So, our IT guy, Dayton Allemann, wrote a couple of songs and got his friends to record them under the name...

Bulk Finger Hands People always ask us the best way to buy Finger Hands. Should I buy just a pair of Finger Hands? Do you have a way buy Finger Hands bulk? This page will answer all of your questions and explain why our Finger Hands trump tiny hands of any other kind.  The least expensive way to buy Finger...

Since I work for Archie McPhee, I don't think that this can actually count as a review. It's more just showing off what you get when you order. I have played the game and I thought it was fun. It's the kind of thing that goes best with a glass of wine and giggly friends. The picture above is the front...

When we decided to do an Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats, Spyke's owner Molly volunteered her kitty to be the model for the package. Scroll down to see how the package turned out, but in the meantime you can see how patient and expressive Spyke was. She was very happy with all the scritches, pets and snacks. There's even a video...

S.S. Adams, now owned by Magic Makers, was the original American novelty company. For their 100th anniversary, they released a pictorial history of their products called, Life of the Party. Kirk Demarais, the author, agreed to answer a few of our questions. Kirk is not just an author, he’s also an ace designer and the blog-master of Secret Fun Blog. When...