Oddballs

Oddballs, British supplier of juggling and circus skills since 1984

Oddballs presents itself as the UK's oldest juggling supplier, trading since 1984 with physical shops in London and Brighton. Its catalogue is aimed at juggling practice, circus skills and related disciplines, and includes both beginner equipment and technical and stage gear.

Classic juggling: balls, clubs and rings

The ball range covers stage and gymnastic models, bouncing and percussion balls, as well as LED and fire options. The shop organises balls by types such as thuds and beanbags, and by technical families such as MMX, SRX and Sil-X. It also sells ball sets and complementary accessories such as batteries, chargers and T-shirts.

For clubs it offers sets, fire and LED clubs, knives and miscellaneous items, as well as cuphead and bottle clubs, swinging clubs and spares. Juggling rings include junior and standard models from brands such as Play, Kosmos, Mr Babache and Juggle Dream, with LED versions and accessories.

Diabolos, staff, poi and other spinning disciplines

The diabolo section is divided by styles and sizes —mini, medium and jumbo— and by fixed axle, clutch and ball bearing systems. There are LED and fire diabolos, wooden, aluminium, fibre and carbon handsticks, as well as tuning kits, strings, bags and accessories from brands such as Juggle Dream, Henrys, HyperSpin, Sundia, Taibolo and Mr Babache.

The spinning section includes one-piece, travel, LED and fire hula hoops, isolation hoops and accessories. For staff it offers practice, fire, LED, dragon staff and S staff models, with bags, tape and publications. For poi, the catalogue covers children's, gymnastic, contact, LED and fire versions, as well as spare parts, accessories and batteries. There are also flower sticks and devil sticks in practice, LED and fire versions, with handsticks, bags and books.

Other flow disciplines available include levisticks, practice fans, rope dart and nunchucks, buugeng and S-staff, lasso, infinity ring, spinstar, spinning cloth and spinning plates, along with manipulation accessories and custom props.

Aerial, balance and classic circus

In aerial equipment the shop offers rigging and yoga equipment, silks, hoop, rope, trapeze and straps, as well as crash mats, plates and spreader bars, carabiners, swivels, pulleys and grip accessories. The balance section includes unicycles with wheels, pads and helmets, backpacks, accessories, tools and spares such as cranks, saddles, pedals, clamps, tyres and inner tubes.

There are also slacklines and tightropes, hand-held, platform and peg stilts, rolla bolla, balance globes, handstand platforms, balance ladders, fun bikes, pedal-gos and pogo sticks.

Fire and LED

The fire category brings together balls, torches, hats and crowns, poi, staffs, hula hoops, swords, nunchakus, meteor and rope dart, swinging torches, fans, levisticks, palm torch and hand candles, fire fingers, fire bug, umbrella, wands and wicks. Wicks are sold by the metre, in 50-metre rolls for wholesale, along with ropes, Kevlar thread and covers. The section is completed by accessories such as lycopodium, skipping ropes, whips, diabolos, yo-yos, colour changers and DVDs.

In LED lighting the catalogue includes balls, contact balls, clubs, cigar boxes, rings, LED units, poi, hula hoops, staffs, meteor and rope dart, levistick, flowtoys, skill toys, frisbees, footbags, yo-yos, whips and kendamas, with brands such as Juggle Dream, Flowtoys, Threeworlds, Ultrapoi, Juggle-Light and Kosmos, as well as diabolos, devil sticks, skipping ropes, dance equipment, LED fingers and gloves, batteries and chargers.

Yo-yos, skill games and educational toys

The yo-yo catalogue is organised by levels —beginner, intermediate and advanced— and by 1A, 2A, 4A and 5A play styles, with fire and LED models and accessories. Skill games include flowstyx, kururin, feel flux, manipulation toys, astro-jax, stacking cups, paddle ball, kendamas, spinning tops, playing cards, puzzles and speed cubes, board games and nylon, leather, fire and LED whips.

The education and learning section includes KAPLA construction toys, marble runs, space and cosmology toys, nature discovery and visual stimulation. There is also bar flair with bottles, tins, blades, clips and spouts, as well as specific DVDs.

Party, bubbles and balloon modelling

For entertainment and parties the shop sells bubble equipment, solution, books and Uncle Bubble packs; Paintglow and Snazaroo face make-up, glitter, face gems and hairspray; modelling, character and round balloons, kits and pumps; and clown accessories such as noses, ears and hats.

Books, DVDs and learning materials

The publishing range covers juggling books and DVDs on balls and clubs, diabolo and yo-yo, staff and devil stick, contact, kendama, poi, unicycle and circus in general. There are also hula hoop and poi DVDs, staff and devil stick, flair, unicycle, fire dancing, eating and documentaries.

Brands, offers and international sales

Among the brands distributed are Juggle Dream, Flowtoys, Threeworlds, Ultrapoi, Juggle-Light, Kosmos, Play, Henrys, HyperSpin, Sundia, Taibolo, Mr Babache, Duncan, Aerobie, Uncle Bubble, Paintglow, Snazaroo, AroundSquare and Belgeri Monkey Knuckles. The website includes sections for offers, clearance and discounts of up to 50%, as well as workshop kits and gift certificates.

The shop operates with a country and region selector and prices in pounds sterling for the United Kingdom, with shipping available to multiple international destinations.