Measuring whimsy

M-Cups Matryoshkas Made to Measure will make you smile. Each half of these hard plastic dolls is a dry-measuring cup, and there are six in a set ranging from one-fourth to one cup, nesting inside each other like Russian matryoshkas ($7.99). Made by Fred Friends, a Rhode Island company known for whimsical but useful products, these measuring matryoshkas are worthy of displaying on a shelf, instead of storing away in a drawer. Available at Joie De Vivre, 1792 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, 617-864-8188; Brigham and Women’s Hospital gift shop, 75 Francis St., Boston, 617-732-5270 and Sur La Table locations, or www.worldwidefred.com.