How do you carry your lunch to work/school? Leaky Tupperware containers? Multi-knotted Safeway bags? Make leftovers/soggy tuna sandwiches more fun with a lunch tote from Lands' End. There are several plain adult totes that look pretty useful, but our favorite is the kiddie "character" lunch tote, shown here in "dog" but also available in "horse," "ballet slippers," and "polar bear." The totes are insulated to keep food fresh for hours; have enough room for your various lunch containers; wipe clean with a damp sponge; have straps so you can slip them over the handles of wheeled backpacks; and are so cute we don't care if people look at us funny on the bus.

We have vivid childhood memories of watching The Wizard of Oz from underneath a table, because the Wicked Witch scared the $@%& out of us. So we're a little freaked out by this life-size (5'2") statue of the witch, complete with green skin, gnashed teeth, and chin wart. And she talks if you put 2 AA batteries in her. We're not sure what you'd actually do with her, other than decorate your lawn on Halloween or hang your ruby slippers on her hands, but she's all yours for just $2500 from Hammacher Schlemmer (or $125 for the 17" version).

Hey Heroes fans, did you know Mezco makes Heroes action figures? The first series includes 7" articulated versions of Hiro Nakamura, Peter Petrelli, Claire Bennett, Sylar, and Mohinder Suresh, all with plot-appropriate accessories (Claire comes with an alternate damaged head and alternate damaged arm). If the show continues to win Emmy awards, we're thinking these figures could be worth something someday. Then again, we thought the same thing about our Spice Girls action figures. Speaking of action figures, we found a site where you can have one made of yourself for just $160.

We just found out about this Barack Obama action figure. It doesn't talk, but it does have 8 points of articulation so you can "pose him presidentially." We'd like to see a companion Michelle Obama figure, so we could pose them together doing the "terrorist fist jab." (Speaking of which, check out the latest New Yorker cover.) If you're a McCain supporter, sit tight: The McCain action figure hits stores next month.

As seen in Parenting magazine: Polliwalks, a new line of shoes for kids. They're kind of like Crocs, only more fun, because they come in 4 different animal designs: Ducks (shown here), alligators, frogs, and ladybugs. And on the bottoms the shoes are patterns intended to look like the footprints of those ducks, alligators, frogs, and ladybugs. We imagine these are great fun on the beach. Polliwalks have built-in arch supports and deep heel cups, are made of a synthetic, machine-washable material, and are easy for kids to put on and take off.