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• Playing is Fun! But You Wouldn’t Understand

  Need to bone up on the finer points of peek-a-boo? Want to take vroom-vrooming Hot Wheels to the next level? Yeah, me neither. Which is why I recently passed up a free seminar with Stevanne Auerbach, aka: Dr. Toy. (Is her Ph.D. in fun?) Auerbach’s book "Smart Play/Smart Toys" and her seminars on how to play with kids aim to boost your child’s PQ, that’s Play Quotient, and teach you to teach them how to play … better. I knew my foolish girls weren’t feeding and burping dolls to their fullest potential! Read More... Posted Oct 02 2007, 03:33 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Toys for 2007, toy cars, playing, experts, benign neglect, play doh

• Demeter Play Doh Cologne. Whatever Will They Think Of Next?

  I'm a big fan of Demeter Fragrances, with their quirky scents that mimic almost uncannily what they're intended to mimic. Grass, Tomato, Laundromat—I've had several over the years, including Play Doh. Not that I've ever really dreamed of smelling like Play Doh, but it was hard to resist. And it couldn't smell more like the real thing if you actually rubbed Play Doh on your pulse points. It's really amazing. Read More... Posted Sep 05 2007, 01:02 PM by Patti with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: products, Wired, geekdad, play doh, perfume, cologne, demeter, fragrance