I don't have any little kids in my house, so when one comes to visit, I'm often at a loss for how to entertain my guest, as I have no toys lying about. My repertoire of Origami cranes and inflatable cubes exhausts itself in about twenty minutes.

I've bookmarked this page of Fractalspin for the next time I find myself in this dilemma. The Mandlebot Paper Toy is a foldable robot that you print out on your own printer, then spend the next hour folding in accordance with the instructions. Fractalspin describes Mandlebot as a "stylish robot who just needs some help becoming 3D like the rest of us," and who likes electronic music.

Hopefully, by the time I finish the project and my little friend figures out that it doesn't actually do anything, it'll be time to gather him up to send him home.

SHOP FOR TOYS AT THE POPGADGET SHOP AND THE BABYGADGET SHOP.