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Most Viewed TDmonthly Magazine Stories (Past 3 Months)

1.Q & A With Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory
Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory Limited, created his first product to raise money so he could visit his long-distance girlfriend. Rising from those humble beginnings, The Orb Factory now produces award-winning products that are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide...

5/1/2012



2.Q & A With Mia Galison, President of eeBoo Corp.
Mia Galison, President & Creative Director of eeBoo Corporation, launched her first product while mothering three infants and working a full time publishing job, taking on freelance work at night to raise the capital for her first products...

5/1/2012






Most Viewed TDmonthly Magazine Stories (Past 12 Months)

1.Q & A With Jon Capriola, Creator of Laser Pegs
We had the chance to speak with Capriola, creator of Laser Pegs, about their creation, as well as what projects they have on the horizon...

9/1/2011



2.Q & A With Betty Morris, Creator of Shrinky Dinks
Betty Morris was a housewife and mother of three when she and her Cub Scout troop co-leader (Kate Bloomberg) came up with a fun arts & crafts activity for their troop...

9/1/2011



3.Zometool Warns: It’s Education or Obsolescence
Paul Hildebrandt from Zometool is adamant that in today’s high-tech world, Zometool and other toys are only as valuable as they are educational...

6/1/2011






Related Stories

1.Q & A With Mia Galison, President of eeBoo Corp.
Mia Galison, President & Creative Director of eeBoo Corporation, launched her first product while mothering three infants and working a full time publishing job, taking on freelance work at night to raise the capital for her first products...

5/1/2012



2.Q & A With Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory
Steven Kay, President of The Orb Factory Limited, created his first product to raise money so he could visit his long-distance girlfriend. Rising from those humble beginnings, The Orb Factory now produces award-winning products that are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide...

5/1/2012



3.Q&A With Thierry Denoual, co-founder of Blue Orange
Blue Orange Games may only be ten years old, but since its founding, the company has been creating high-quality, eco-friendly games that could arguably be called "new classics"...

2/1/2012



4.Q&A with Scott Jochim, Creator of Popar Toys
Imagine reading a book about bugs...then seeing one spring to life from the pages of the book itself. Popar Toys is using Augmented Reality to help kids experience just that...

2/1/2012



5.Q&A With Dax Logue, Creator of Sqwishland LLC
Entering or leaving a toy store can provide an unbearable temptation for children - there, at the entrance, several small machines dispense candy, stickers, and even small toys, all at kid-friendly prices...

2/1/2012



6.Q&A With Blake English, Inventor of Air Swimmers
When TDmonthly saw the Air Swimmers at Toy Fair 2011 in New York they were already generating a buzz. Now, nearly a year later, Air Swimmers inventor Blake English has won the Rising Star Inventor of the Year TAGIE Award...

1/1/2012



7.Q&A With Rory O'Connor, Inventor of Rory's Story Cubes
Rory O'Connor, inventor of the wildly popular Rory's Story Cubes, talks about the importance of prototypes, forging strong licensing partnerships, and how his various studies in everything from puppetry to guided self-healing helped him achieve success...

1/1/2012



8.Q&A With Michele Berman, Creator of ZAZOO KiDS
Michele Berman's second child just wouldn't sleep through the night, so the now-mother-of-three took matters into her own hands...

12/1/2011



9.Q&A With Bonnie Morantz, President and Co-founder of Number Effect Inc
Bonnie Morantz, co-founder of Number Effect Inc, talks about launching the online/collectible tween brand BunkiMunki, overcoming the odds as a woman in business, and the market research that went into creating the new product...

12/1/2011



10.Q & A With Wendy Bryan, Creator of I Heart Guts
We had the opportunity to speak with Wendy Bryan, the creator of I Heart Guts...

11/1/2011



11.Q & A With Jason Cohen, President of Smart Gear Toys
What do you do if you can't find the perfect product for your child? When Jason Cohen was faced with such a predicament, he decided to just go ahead and create his own...

11/1/2011



12.Q & A With Michael McGinnis, Inventor of Perplexus
TDmonthly had the chance to interview Michael McGinnis, inventor of the popular Perplexus 3-D maze game and a 2011 TAGIE Awards Rising Star nominee...

11/1/2011



13.Q & A With Pat Gesualdo, Pioneer of Drum Therapy
Pat Gesualdo, founder of non-profit D.A.D. (Drums and Disabilites) and creator of the Drum Therapy Kit for children with special needs, formed his company after overcoming his own disability through drumming...

10/1/2011



14.Q & A With Kate Nicolson, co-Founder of O.B. Designs
Kate Nicolson started O.B. Designs with her business partner Leesa Hallahan when they realized there was a lack of unique, high-quality baby toys on the market...

10/1/2011



15.Q & A With Jim Tomaszewski, Founder of Lil' Iguana
Some people make children's products to bring fun and happiness into a kids lives. And some, like Jim Tomaszewski, start making children's products to prevent tragedy...

10/1/2011



16.Q & A With David Schreiber, President of Uncle Skunkle
David Schreiber, president of Uncle Skunkle, came up with the idea for his first game when he was in 6th grade. 20 years later he saw his idea become a reality...

9/1/2011



 
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