So the Cute Bunnies and Kitties Scooter Club had a craft night recently and we made (or in my case attempted to make) some felted scooters like the pink one Nicole made. ScooterSwag’s regular contributor Cassie was an overachiever. Not only did she make a scooter in about an hour’s time but added a kitty rider made from hair she brushed off her cats and some whiskers she had saved. I was still trying to get a basic scooter shape after about two hours time and sorta added one tire.

Curious what’s involved in felting? Here’s a video showing the basics.

Spotted in the Vancouver BC (Canada) airport, these are from a collection of Disneyana on display there. No Mickey scooters unfortunately, but hey we’ve got Goofy, Pluto and Donald Duck in the house.

To see other Marx toy scooters we’ve featured, click here .

Thanks to Shazza for these great pics!

This gadget is so ridiculous it just makes me laugh. It’s based on the flip flopping solar powered flowers that you can put in your window if want your house to be more Pee Wee Herman Playhouse-like. Here’s a video if you still can’t picture these things. Be forewarned — watching them is mesmerizing. What I remember from my own childhood were “drinking birds” which were in their own way solar powered too.

In any case, it’s cheap as chips at £4.75. You can order it from Cosmic Gift’s eBay shop here .

Thanks to Blackie of the Woolybacks SC (North Yorkshire) for this find!

I’m not a gamer so I am useless as to whether this is a cool Apple app or not. But it’s FREE so why not give it a try?

And in the meantime I will give you this hilarious review from bunchofgamers.com :

“Colour me excited … Dead Ahead isn’t even a runner, as it gives you increasingly awesome transportation methods and releases you in one of the zombie-infested areas of a city, with a clear direction to move to the right, destroying as many empty shells of human beings on your way, as possible – it’s not hugely different from driving in my suburbs, really … The controls are really simple: just slide your finger upwards and downwards on the right side of the screen and your hero will drive accordingly, evading obstacles and hitting zombies – if you’re fast enough, of course. This would already be an awesome idea, but to add fuel to the fire, you are also constantly being chased by zombies that are so eager to munch on your insides that they get completely oblivious to their surroundings, just like rabid kittens.”

Ooh that last picture is scary. So glad I don’t have to outrun that hoard on my 3 speed VBA.

This app will work on iPhone 3GS to iPhone 5, 3rd to 5th Gen iPod Touch and on iPads. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Here’s a link to download the app for the iPhone.

Thanks to Louisa L. for this find!

These beautiful scooter models all available on one site. Among the Lambrettas, Heinkels and Zundapp Bellas are some real beauties with scales of 1:10 and 1:18. The manufacturers are Solido, Schuco and Premium Classixxs. Prices range from 17.90€ and 79.90€ plus VAT.

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This is the first respectable looking site I’ve come across that features the pop can scooters. (And here’s some kismet – they’re located in Brighton!) They’re handmade out of recycled cans and have movable steering, rotating wheels and even a working kickstand. You can choose from Coke, Pepsi, Heineken, Tiger Beer, Schwepps Tonic or Schwepps Soda. They measure approximately 18cm x 11cm x 9cm or approximately 7″ X 4.3″ X 3.5″. They cost £9.95 each and come in a gift box made from 100% recycled materials. The site does note that these are not meant to be children’s toys.

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First I had to look up what “Vellutata” meant. Turns out it’s Italian and means “velvety.” There’s a rich sauce called “Vellutata.”

Next I went on the hunt for scooter cart. Turns out this line of HK seems to only be available to the Europeans. (Hisss!) but you can order the cart from them on the American Amazon website for between £5.99 to $15.

So what about the Hello Kitty remote control toy featuring a (gasp!) boyfriend? Well my dear friends, I think it’s also part of the “Vellutata” line but it’ll have to be considered “Rare Swag” for now as I try to find an online source.

Hello Kitty Vellutata Scooter & Ice Cream Cart

Not only is she clearly a mod but she has a pet cat which is a very progressive pet for a mouse to have … don’t you think?

The first photo shows Minnie on a remote control scooter, the second photo shows a jigsaw puzzle with her beau Mickey and the third is Minnie on a smaller scooter toy with lots of accessories and said cat.

The RC scooter seems to be only available in Europe while the puzzle falls into the category of “rare swag” as I didn’t find a good online source for it. Try searching “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Scooter 35pc Jigsaw Puzzle.” The smaller toy scooter is more widely available.

Love the name of Minnie’s line of toys — “Bow-tique” !

Minnie Remote Control Scooter – £32.99

Fisher-Price Disney’s Minnie’s Motor Scooter – $17

Needed: One jigsaw. One drill. One 1×10 @ piece of wood at 8 feet long and one 1/2″ dowel rod at 7″ long. And some time. But you too can make this baby sized scooter rocker. The plans and the patterns are all free and were created by Brooke at Killer B Designs.

Thanks to new mommy Sailor Sara for this find!

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Ravensburger has released these two puzzles of modettes taking over Carnaby Street. One features what looks to be a Lambretta looking for parking. To see other scooter related Ravensburger puzzles we’ve featured click here.

Here’s the description from Amazon:

“Two wonderfully bright and colourful 500-piece puzzles in one box. Both scenes are painted by popular artist Trevor Mitchell, who specializes in nostalgic scenes. The scenes capture all the fun, excitement and colour of Carnaby Street, London in the swinging 1960s. One scene shows an interior of a boutique with customers browsing all the clothes on the rails, and includes wonderful details on the fabrics, shoes and handbags. The other scene shows an exterior scene and is based on photographs taken at the time. In the 1960s you could drive down Carnaby Street, and the buildings were bristling with bright colours and signs and the street was crowded with dedicated followers of fashion. Ravensburger adult puzzles are made using “Softclick Premium Puzzle” technology. This uses thicker and stronger board (manufactured especially for Ravensburger), and hand-crafted cutting tools resulting in strong, smooth and dust-free pieces with a superb fit.”