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Sensory Edge provides educational toys for kids and emphasizes the benefits of puzzles.

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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SensoryEdge says: Puzzles have long been a favorite learning toy of kids, moms and educators. Giving children a variety of puzzles enhances their early childhood educational experience both at home and in school. Read More.

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Ringbo puzzles shown above provide multiple opportunities for creative play.

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Innovative Chess Sets use toys as game pieces.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
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‘The Art of Chess is an exhibition of seven chess sets created by a group of contemporary artist including Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Tom Friedman, Damien Hirst, Barbara Kruger, Alastair Mackie and Rachel Whiteread. each artist infused their own interpretation of the board game in real dimensions. The exhibition is set to open on the 49th edition of Milan Furniture Fair on April 14th  in Milan. This event will be on display until the April 29th. Read More.

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Gaskett’s Garage Dream Racer toy riding car is great fun when it breaks down.

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Gaskett says: Gaskett’s Garage Dream Racer is a great little motor that’s just as much fun when it breaks down. Sturdy MDF car with plastic details. Lift-up bonnet reveals realistic engine. 3 tools and oil can included to service the roleplay-packed engine. Check the oil, pull out the spark plugs, remove the oil cap. Steering wheel with working horn. Impact-resistant plastic bumper, kind to furniture. Petrol filling point. Parcel shelf perfect for carrying the tools and oil can. Suitable for ages 2 years and over. Size 42 x 45.5 x 22 cm (height, width, depth). Read More.

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Uglydoll and Schylling Toys are creating a new line of retro tin toys.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Uglydoll and Schylling Toys create the future while reviving the past. In a unique collaborative effort both companies join unique talents to offer an exciting line of tin toys. Read More.

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Retro Toys offers newly minted tin toys inspired by the past.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Retro Toys is an amazing webstore with an endless collection of nostalgic toys. If you are looking for retro toys of any type-wood, tin, plastic, cast-this is the place. A visit to their site is a trip down memory lane and is a great resource for toy enthusiasts. Check it out.

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Oui Oui wood toys based on the Noddy books are still popular world-wide.

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

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 John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Noddy is a character created by British children’s author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. The television show based on the character is the longest running show in British television since 1955, and continues to appear to this day. Blyton was an extraordinary writer, able to put out an amazing 10,000 words a day. Over her 40 year career she would write and publish over 600 titles, translated into 70 different languages and would sell 60 million books by the 1980’s. The French toymaker Vilac produces a charming line of the Noddy toys under the name of Oui Oui. Visit Vilac’s website.

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Selecta says playing with toys has an essential role in child development.

Monday, February 8th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Selecta says: Playing has an essential role to play. It provides a baby with lots of new information which is necessary for their development. Perception and motor abilities are trained. They master their own accomplishments bit by bit and, in this way conquer their own little world. Curiosity and a natural urge to play are the basis for knowledge and learning.

Carefully selected toys from Selecta encourage and accompany your child through this important and exciting time in which the parents can stand on the periphery but be active participants at the same time. For each development phase there is exactly the right toy to train and promote the senses and abilities of the child. Read More.

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Krazy Kar Riding Toy after 42 successful years is still one of the best toys ever.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Go krazy! A classic since 1968, Krazy Kar helps kids develop motor skills, physical strength, and agility. Just watch ‘em go! Using the hand cranks on the rugged 18″ wheels, kids make the car move forward, backward, side to side, or spin around in circles. View the toy here.

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The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong Parent-Child bonds.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
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 Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. Despite the benefits derived from play for both children and parents, time for free play has been markedly reduced for some children. This report addresses a variety of factors that have reduced play, including a hurried lifestyle, changes in family structure, and increased attention to academics and enrichment activities at the expense of recess or free child-centered play. This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school systems, and communities consider how best to ensure that play is protected as they seek the balance in children’s lives to create the optimal developmental milieu. American Academy of Pediatrics-Read More.
 
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How playing with toys and games promotes development.

Monday, January 18th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Young children’s play with toys and games varies widely. When given high quality toys, children will experiment, explore, discover, and create. They need toys and games that allow for both solitary play and cooperative play, and adults who value the work they are doing as they play in this area. Children approach toys and games in fairly predictable ways. Depending on their previous experiences with these materials and their physical skills, children generally move from simple to more complex and integrated play. Teaching Strategies.com  Read more.

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