That's the Idea
Throughout my career, spanning many years, I have been in the business of ideas. That shouldn’t surprise anyone, because as a designer,...
Well....No!
Are you hearing a lot of ‘no’ lately? Boy, I have, and in fact, there has been a flurry of ‘no’ coming from everywhere. Whether it’s from...
Summer Sound
What’s with all the screaming at the pool? Have you noticed that as soon as most kids and some adults who will never admit it jump into...
It's Engagement Season (year-round)
Let’s talk engagement. No, not between you and me, but between children and everything surrounding them. Engage: it seems like a simple...
Ahh, the Season of Play
It’s that Ho, Ho, Ho time of year again. Yup, it happens every year about this time, although it seems like it started well before...
and the winner is...
Ahh, it's that time of the year when the top toy choices for the holidays are announced. Just like clockwork, it's the ritual that...
Adults 1 / Kids 0
Kidults is a term we are hearing a lot about lately. It's all about older people buying, collecting, and playing with products typically...
POLITICS@PLAY
Well, it's the political season in America, and although politics aren't the main thrust of toy companies, a form of politics does work...
Letters, Words, Stories, Imagination
Do you know who the best storytellers are? Kids. Yup, hands down, because, amongst other things, they have little bias or judgment. No...
The Curtain is Falling...or is it?
Well, it's what you hear bubbling up in conversations in children's product companies. Perhaps it's a bit of an overreaction to the...
