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Coax out your inner kid over the long holiday weekend with these playful pieces.
- Caroline Tiger
Play with food
Try to balance as big a morsel as possible on these Finger Food Ring Party Plates ($12). Available at Kitchen Kapers, 213 S. 17th St., and www.kitchenkapers.com.
Curvaceous cubes
Spice up summer cocktails with ice cubes shaped like Alvar Aalto's classic wavy vases using this rubber Aalto Ice Cube Tray ($10). Available at Foster's Homeware, 399 Market St., and www.shopfosters.com.
Strikes and spares
Take the game outdoors with L.L. Bean's Lawn Bowling Set ($69). Available at www.llbean.com.
Check, mate
The MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check Enamel Grill ($325) may whet your guests' appetites for checkers. Available at Home Grown, 393 Lancaster Ave., Haverford.
Scream for ice cream
Kick, roll, and shake the Camper's Dream Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker ($25) to transform the ingredients inside into a frozen treat. Available at REI, 200 W. Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, and www.rei.com.
Arts and crafts
The color explosion on Iittala's Origo Mix Bowl ($30) will remind you of the kaleidoscopic spin-art pictures you once made as a kid. Available at momastore.org.
Caroline Tiger is a Philadelphia writer. Visit her design blog, design-phan, at www.design-phan.squarespace.com.
