Creative Christmas gifts to spark a child’s imagination
The piece advocates replacing prepackaged toys with open materials that foster creativity. It encourages using cardboard boxes, blocks, clay, crayons, paper, and assorted bits to let children design and personalize their own play spaces and projects, emphasizing active encouragement and avoiding fully structured kits.
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Trees Lighted Again by Vivian Brown
Christmas tree lights may lift spirits and use little energy, says GE lighting expert Gary Mason. He explains a simple formula to determine bulb numbers: three times tree height times width equals standard bulbs, doubled for midget lights, with examples for 3 by 3 feet and 4 to 7 foot trees.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Gary Mason
General Electric
Toy design mirrors adult world says veteran designer
Anson Isaacson of Marvin Glass & Associates says children’s toys reflect adult trends and media. He notes sports themed dolls and family games rise as kids imitate grown up heroes and stay at home due to safety and economic concerns. He argues innovation mostly tweaks classic toys rather than creating true education aids.
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AV Newsfeatures
NEW York (Ap
Anson Isaacson
Marvin Glass & Associates Design
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