AZEN Mini Rainbow Springs, Smiley Faces · 120 Pieces

From the drawer

Not everything in the second drawer is for scrapes and sniffles. Some of it is for the treasure box. These mini springs come in bright rainbow colors, each printed with one of four smiling faces — thirty of every face, one hundred twenty in all. That count stretches across a whole class of prize days, a birthday party's goodie bags or a booth at the school carnival.

They are made of nontoxic plastic and passed kid toy testing, so they are a comfortable pick for little ones in the three-to-eight range. Stretch them out and they spring back, again and again. Tuck a few into Christmas stockings, Easter eggs or Valentine cards. Adults like them too: one on the desk makes a decent fidget during long calls.