Entertaining nutcrackers

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These nutcrackers provide interactive entertainment without the hard drive.

High (left): A playful squirrel perches over an aluminum bowl. Nutty the Cracker by Alessi, $75; alessi.com.

Low (right): Silver-plated Squirrel nutcracker by Godinger Silver, $25, National Wildlife Federation; shopnwf.com.