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Back-to-School:  Toys Can Make Learning Fun!
While back-to-school shopping lists always include the latest fashions, brand new sneakers and a wide variety of necessary school supplies, toys are usually the last thing thought about when getting prepared for another school year. However, the purchasing the right toys can help to improve your child’s perceptual, sensory, cognitive and motor skills, all while entertaining your child for hours. (read more)

Toy Organization:  We’ve Got All This Stuff, Now What Do We Do With It?
With all the great toys available today, it’s certainly expected that kids will have a hard time keeping their things neat and organized! Planning and arranging your house can help you control it from becoming a disaster – and even help guide your children to living more organized lives. (read more)

Outdoor Toys:  Help Fight Childhood Obesity
With today’s exceptional increase in childhood obesity, it has never been more important ensure your children are living enjoyable, energetic and healthy lives.  Years ago, children would play outside, participating in a wide range of vigorous group activities.  Today, with the creation of kid’s television stations, computers and video games children have begun to lead a more sedentary lifestyle. (read more)

Playing:  One of the Best Ways for Your Child to Learn Play is necessary in a child’s development.  Children learn skills that they will need to be competent and happy through adulthood.  Following are some of the most important skills children learn through play: (read more)

Toy Safety:  Who Helps Keep Our Kids Safe?
Toys happen to be one of the most closely monitored and regulated products on the market.  Considering billions of toys are purchased each year, it is natural for parents to be concerned about the toys they provide for their children. (read more)

Toy Safety:  What can WE do to Keep Our Kids Safe?
While the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) closely monitors and regulates the manufacturing of toys, there are certainly some general guidelines that as the responsible adult you should keep in mind when toy-shopping: (read more)

Toy Labels:  What are they About?
Labels on toy packages are meant to make choosing safe, appropriate toys for your child much easier.  No package label will be able to tell you exactly which toys are correct for your child as not all toys are appropriate for everyone.  However, child development experts agree that children develop in a sequence of stages and therefore the toy industry uses this information to indicate what types of toys are safe and appropriate for children of a variety of ages.  These labels help parents and other toy purchasers distinguish among the wide array of toys available in order to make the most suitable purchases. (read more)

Smart Rooms for Your Cool Kid
Kids both want and need their own special hideaway, but their decorating tastes may be a little more extreme than those of an adult.  It’s a fact that children love to have personal space stamped with their own individual style.  In today’s market you’ll find that there is a vast amount of eye-catching children’s beds, lamps and accessories that are designed for a wide range of ages, tastes and budgets. (read more)