Hearthsong, the toy division of Madison Brands, is giving away $25,000 in scholarships to commemorate its 25th anniversary. It’s a sweepstakes entry, requiring you to give your contact information in exchange for a chance to win prizes. The contest runs from August 11, 2008 to December 31. The winner will be picked in January 2009. […]
Bush has signed into law a bill to ban lead from children’s toys. The bill is considered to be the toughest in the world. Funny, until the scare from lead paint in the baby wooden blocks made by First Learning Co., products from Mattel and other company’s toys made in China, I thought such toxins […]
For baby and toddler educational and developmental toys and gifts, ebeanstalk.com has about all you could want. The site allows you to shop by age and has a neat feature called The eBeanStalk Gift Series, where you can order a year of age appropriate gifts for a child. Four gifts will be delivered every three […]
So why aren’t more American children doing it? The National Center for Educational Statistics released an annual report in 2007 that found a third of all fourth-graders cannot read at a basic level. You can imagine the implications of this for their futures and for society as a whole. My husband and I read something […]
Just came across this news item about a Business Owner for a Day program at Ahwatukee toy store in Arizona. The idea of the program is to teach children aged 7-14 about running a business. The kids will sell or trade the things they bring in and the proceeds go the Arizona Special Olympics.
Another […]
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