This is me now… This is me then, as in 1960… I guess I didn’t want my brother touching my Hula Hoop.

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s the Game of TIC-TAC-TOE-s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is the Game of Tic-Tac-Toe:  Tic-Tac-Toe is a game of strategy played by 2 players identified as marks X and O.  The “game board” is a 3 x 3 row [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s SILLY PUTTY’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is Silly Putty:  Silly Putty is a goo-type substance that can be molded, bounced, stretched, snapped and once could even copy newspaper print.  (Printing inks and processes are different today than they [...]

Sometimes when we contemplate the age old question of why we are what we are… maybe we should just look at old 8 mm movies. My Mom is the one in the blue swimsuit with the white trim.  Isn’t she just lovely beyond belief?  She still is.  Her cousin Claire, now deceased, is the one in the black & white [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s MR. POTATO HEAD’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is Mr. Potato Head:  Mr. Potato Head is a potato-shaped toy with spaces and places to put all of his parts, mixed-up or not. WHO invented Mr. Potato Head:  George Lerner, [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s the RUBIK’S CUBE’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is the RUBIK’S CUBE:  The Rubik’s Cube is considered the most popular puzzle in the world. The Rubik’s Cube is a cube-shaped puzzle constructed of layers of nine cubies that can [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s BEACH PADDLE BALL’S turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is Beach Paddle Ball: Beach Paddle Ball is a game played with 2 – 4 players, using 16-inch wooden paddles with short handles and a small, hollow rubber ball. HOW is [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s SIDEWALK CHALK’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is SIDEWALK CHALK:  Sidewalk Chalk sticks are larger sticks than blackboard chalk, made of colored calcium sulfate or gypsum. WHO invented SIDEWALK CHALK:  Many people believe that Sidewalk Chalk was “invented” by [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s the Game of WIFFLE BALL’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)…   WHAT is the Game of Wiffle Ball:  The Game of Wiffle Ball, a variation of the game of Baseball, is played with a Wiffle Ball… where a hard ball [...]

Each TOY or GAME has a STORY to share with kids. Today, it’s the SLINKY’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHAT is the Slinky:  The Slinky is a toy consisting of a flexible helical spring (coil spring)… that stretches to re-form itself.  With the aid of gravity and momentum, the Slinky’s most famous [...]