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Kids will be kids. It’s the world that’s different
What do we do with the knowledge that life is moving faster than we are? Is hiring a 20-something the only way we can avoid becoming Luddites? These are questions that Out of the Sandbox blogger Wendy...
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Street smarts, Sesame style
Blogger Wendy Smolen says that despite the win-win scenario of the Sesame-HBO deal, there's been an angry outcry on social media -- and it's unwarranted. She explains why. Read More
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Why play works
The Toy Industry Association is on a mission with its new Genius of Play campaign, which strives to educate parents, teachers and toy industry execs about the importance of play. And over the past two...
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Making learning into child’s play
Dr. Karen Kaun, founder and president of Makeosity, Inc., an incubator for products and businesses by and for youth, writes about her company's belief that kids learn - especially STEM skills - through...
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Card game boom? How the kittens exploded.
Simple card game Exploding Kittens became the number-one game in the world on Amazon following a record-breaking US$9-million Kickstarter campaign. Co-creator Elan Lee talks strategy - and a possible...
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Kids are naturally creative. You can be too.
Kids are naturally imaginative, curious and impulsive, while adults have too often had the spontaneity socialized out of them. Blogger Wendy Smolen ponders why creativity needs to re-evolve.Read More
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Playing in the Sandbox was “chocolate bar”
At last week's Sandbox West, a mix of speakers looked at the ways traditional play and learning are adapting to an ever-connected world. Blogger Wendy Smolen recaps the ideas shared by some of the...
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A call for action, and lots of it
The ranks of couch potatoes have swelled beyond the most bloated predictions. As blogger Wendy Smolen asks, isn't it time we better incorporate the benefits of play into children's lifestyles? Read More
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What do hot toy lists really mean, anyway?
Sporting a winner's seal on a toy package is a great marketing tool. But being on a top product list doesn't always guarantee a great product. Blogger Wendy Smolen asks what this all means for buyers...
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Next-level interaction: A Q&A with Hullabalu founder Suzanne Xie
Blogger Wendy Smolen takes advice from the CEO of Hullabalu - the company behind the popular suite of Pan apps - on what it means to stand out as an indie developer in today's ever-immersive...
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