Plushie Skull with Hidden Organs Inside: Braaaaains!

Apparently, existing plushies just weren’t scary enough for young children, so Uncommon Goods is selling this Giant Skull With Hidden Organs plushie. The larger-than-life skull measures approximately 10″L x 9″W x 6″H and features a removable brain, hidden inner ear and brain cell mini-plushies, and two removable pop-out eyeballs. Sweet dreams, children!

The plush also includes a card of facts about the skull and brain so you can teach your children while simultaneously scarring them for life. And isn’t that what parenthood is all about? Well, plus the free, poor-quality labor. It’s just awesome having my children do household chores so incompetently I have to do them all myself again afterwards.

They should make a whole plush skeleton with internal organs next for the full-body learning experience. Then I can hang it up in my son’s closet and remind him before bed every night that this is what happens when you don’t eat your vegetables. Father of the year over here!

Grow Your Own Brain in a Jar

Do you fancy yourself a modern day Dr. Frankenstein? Well then, you need a laboratory with lots of tubes and wires, some tesla coils, and of course some brains in jars. While I recommend American Science & Surplus for the lab gadgets, Copernicus Toys & Games has got you covered with the brains.

Yes, for just $10 a pop, you can grow your own detailed brain that you can stuff into a jar. Simply place the Swell Polymers Extra Large brain into water, and it’ll expand in size dramatically, growing from a tiny palm-sized brain to a bigger, yet still-smaller-than-human-sized one. Now before you go performing any screw-top brain swaps on patients, be sure to check to see if your freshly grown mind isn’t Abby Normal.

I’m not sure what would happen if you left one of these soaking in a jar of formaldehyde, but whatever happens to it, I’m sure the effect would be nice and creepy.

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