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Uberstix Kits Construct Eco-Friendly Play Überstix building system is unique. You can build buildings as tall as your ceiling, and airplanes that fly and boats that float...
8/1/2008
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Zoobie Pets Invade 1,100 Stores in Under 2 Years Two years ago, at the age of 23, JC Smoot developed a stuffed animal that could serve as a pillow and blanket when the occasion called for it. He teamed up with his older brother Reid ... and started a company...
9/1/2008
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Innov-X XRF Systems Detect More Than Lead Lead is not the only thing to worry about when it comes to toys and other products for children. The August 2007 lead scare and series of toy recalls was the beginning.....
8/1/2008
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Brainy Baby Gets Smarter By the Year For parents who want their children to learn the ABCs, 123s, animals, shapes, colors, Spanish and French, Brainy Baby makes toys, games, music, books, videos and more so that babies, toddlers and preschoolers can do just that...
8/1/2008
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Imaginatives’ Elf Inspires New Holiday Traditions Discovering a holiday tradition that draws its heritage from love and family is uncommon these days. But thousands have done just that with Imaginatives’ delightful elf, Christopher Pop-In-Kins...
9/1/2008
Most Viewed TDmonthly Magazine Stories (Past 12 Months)
Geospace Skyrockets to Success After Magnetic Marbles launched into space aboard a U.S. Space Shuttle as part of NASA’s 1993 “Toys in Space II” program, the toy received a much-deserved name change: Geospace® Magnetic Marbles.....
4/1/2008
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Toy Buzz: Giving Back Pays Off for Karito Kids When Lisa Steen Proctor and Laura Rangel began planning their company, KidsGive LLC, in 2005, they knew they wanted to accomplish more than giving a toy. They also wanted to help kids celebrate diversity and learn to give to others, Laura, the company’s president, told TDmonthly Magazine...
11/1/2007
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Challenges of Chess Spawn Line of Educational Cards A passion for chess was behind Jean-Pierre Grenier’s line of educational and souvenir playing-card decks. But it was his weakness in the game that sparked the idea for his first product...
10/1/2008
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ZinkoTek Constructs “Instant Smiles” It’s big. It’s colorful. And it takes children’s construction toys to a whole new level, giving them the ability to build life-sized forts, characters, and anything else their imaginations want to attempt...
10/1/2008
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Rich Frog Capitalizes on Smart Design Maarten van Ryckevorsel had been working as a national sales manager in the toy industry for about five years when a “brilliant play on words” popped into his head...
10/1/2008
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Zoobie Pets Invade 1,100 Stores in Under 2 Years Two years ago, at the age of 23, JC Smoot developed a stuffed animal that could serve as a pillow and blanket when the occasion called for it. He teamed up with his older brother Reid ... and started a company...
9/1/2008
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Safe, Fun Travel Drives Star Kids After a bumpy start, Alyson Probst and Starr Products LLC dba Star Kids Products of Denver is paving the road to success, one pothole at a time...
9/1/2008
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Imaginatives’ Elf Inspires New Holiday Traditions Discovering a holiday tradition that draws its heritage from love and family is uncommon these days. But thousands have done just that with Imaginatives’ delightful elf, Christopher Pop-In-Kins...
9/1/2008
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Uberstix Kits Construct Eco-Friendly Play Überstix building system is unique. You can build buildings as tall as your ceiling, and airplanes that fly and boats that float...
8/1/2008
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Innov-X XRF Systems Detect More Than Lead Lead is not the only thing to worry about when it comes to toys and other products for children. The August 2007 lead scare and series of toy recalls was the beginning.....
8/1/2008
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Brainy Baby Gets Smarter By the Year For parents who want their children to learn the ABCs, 123s, animals, shapes, colors, Spanish and French, Brainy Baby makes toys, games, music, books, videos and more so that babies, toddlers and preschoolers can do just that...
8/1/2008
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ThinkFun Puzzles Set Brains on Fire When husband and wife Bill Richie and Andrea Barthello co-founded Binary Arts in 1985, they started with the premise that “having fun is a great way to learn"...
7/1/2008
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Rebuilt Griddly Games Sports Strategy and Fun Named after the world grid, Griddly Games makes sports-themed games that feature diverse, hand-painted characters. Reisa Schwartzman, now owner and president, took over the bankrupt company in December 2006 and, with Penny Osborn, director of operations, revamped the business...
7/1/2008
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U.S.-Made Buffalo Games Grow With Good Marketing Buffalo Games began in 1986 as a family business. When Mark Predko, now director of sales and marketing, joined Buffalo Games in 1994, there were only seven people running the company, he told TDmonthly Magazine...
Bananagrams Maintains Ap’peel Abe Nathanson and his family love word games. In 2006, Abe wanted a new game — an anagram game so fast it would drive them bananas...
6/1/2008
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Investing in Time In 2004 stay-at-home mom Maureen Farinella, a former district manager for Barnes & Noble's software division, realized timing her elementary school-aged children’s required reading was difficult, as one child was a voracious reader, and the other reluctant...
5/1/2008
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Sport Technology Goes with the Flow Want to snowboard in the summer? Ten years ago the answer would have been, “Yes, but…” Now, the answer is the Flowboard...
