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Haiti Journal #4 - Culture, Literacy and Medicine
The orphanage has a physical therapy pool with blow-up plastic tubes and toys. The dormitory for the children is open and sunny with wooden sliding doors for each suite and the names of the children playfully painted on the walls. The cribs are netted to ...  
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Richard H. Hunger Sr.
His wide-ranging interests included beekeeping and making wooden children's toys. Richard was preceded in death by his beloved wife in 1987. He is survived by all of his children, Richard Jr., John, Jim, Carol, Janice and Joanne; numerous grandchildren and ...  
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Ivanhoe market links artists with their buyers
All of the products are made by the artist or craftsperson making each piece unique. Items range from jewellery to pottery, cards and stationery to wooden toys, and flowers to knitwear. Artist Diana Bloomfield makes glass beads that she sells individually ...  
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Make Learning Items Entertaining Making use of Educational Kid's Games
If you are stuck for tips, check out the following toys and pbs kids that are certain to inspire creatively and mastering. This game is fantastic for creating an understanding of quantity concepts. Wooden Skis - This is fantastic gift if you are buying for ...  
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What can I find in Seaport Village?
You’ll also find stores devoted to cigars, kites, swings, wooden toys, hats, flip-flops, soap, olive oil, Harley wear, music boxes and Christmas. Just head out of Seaport before lunch or dinner—the selection here is soggy at best. Until that rumored ...  
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Inspiring Creativity in Young Children
This question would make me think twice about what people give children to play with: Too often it's toys and manipulatives that are designed to "do" something interesting, but not to require the child to "do" very much at all! My favorite choices for ...  
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Using play therapy to help children affected by severe weather
Play therapy is typically for children ages 3 to 11 who are unable to verbalize their thoughts and emotions. Play is normally a child's natural language and the toys become their words. With the help of play therapy children are able to open up more about ...  
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Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices
In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies published by University at Buffalo researchers provide some answers. The UB studies are among ...  
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Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices , Studies Show
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies published by University at Buffalo researchers provide some answers. The UB ...  
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Get All The Chores Get Done With The Coin-Operated Xbox Mod
However, there is a way of inspiring the kids to do their housework without resorting to bribery and using one of their favorite toys, the Xbox. Ben Heck created the coin-operated Xbox system to get children doing their chores in return for an amount of ...  
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Children Choose Gadgets as per Choice
As per a research, which has been published in the Journal Nature, it has been revealed that children as young as seven months are sensible enough to choose such toys and gadgets which are simple and interesting to play. Lead author Celeste Kidd from the ...  
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Close call for Middleton day care children
About two hours after 15 children were playing in the back yard at Little Cottage Christian Child Care center, a 50-foot section from a maple tree came crashing down, crushing toys and destroying the children's garden. The children were safe inside the ...  
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Onion Toys, LLC, Founded by A Foreign-Born Entrepreneur, Launches a...
"And I am even more proud of the fact that a foreigner like me took this amazing journey to bring children's toy manufacturing back to the USA.” he added. It seems very simple to play More Than Gears. First, pick any external gear. Next, align the two ...  
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Toys That Will Bring Out the Boy in Any Dad
In the spirit of helping Dad remember his boyhood, here is a roundup of recent toys that the children might enjoy too. We have tried to include something for all ages, abilities and budgets. STAR WARS FOLDED FLYERS ($20, published by Klutz Labs for Think ...  
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Column: Workshop a great place to hide out in winter
In the weeks before Christmas, I was occupied with making puzzle boxes and wooden toys, as well as a very large “O.” The last was the initial of the gift recipient-to-be. During the great basement rec room remodeling project, which stretched on for the ...  
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More toys encourage kids to be physical
WONDERING how to get your children off the couch? The answer may be more toys. A US study found children given more active toy choices were more physically active. The research, published by the University of Buffalo, found increasing the number of choices ...  
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Even Toys Aren't Enough To Tempt Children To Eat Kids Meals These Days...
It should come as good news to parents who are sick of stepping on plastic pieces of various toys that come from fast food restaurants or other chains: Kids meals aren't as popular as they used to be, perhaps because children are just way too cool for such ...  
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Toys for the less fortunate
... than 300 toys were collected from pre-schools during the Jake’s Treasure Chest Toy Drive campaign held last month. The collection, generously donated by children from several pre-schools, will be channelled to Pertubuhan Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku ...  
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Bigjigs® Toys Launches Online Store to Sell Extensive Collection of Quality...
By using the Shopatron e-commerce platform, Bigjigs Toys can sell online to consumers without competing with its retail partners. Bigjigs Rail offers award-winning wooden railway systems and is the perfect choice for children starting a wooden train and rail collection.  
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Special toys for special children
A newpartnership between Creative Kidstuff and St. David's Center is helpingfamilies with special needs children. 4-year-oldCubby was diagnosed with autism about a year ago. His 7-year-old brother alsohas it. His mom,Nicole Sumner, says, "It was different.  
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More batteries to blame for kids' ER visits
... period -- from about four kids for every 100,000 U.S. children each year, to between seven and eight per 100,000. That's probably due to more and more household electronics, hearing aids and toys using button batteries, rather than the cylindrical AAAs and AAs.  
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Sydney's little shops of horrors, Top Variety Pty Ltd in Merrylands, caught...
HAVING two children of her own hasn't stopped Hua "Nancy" He from selling dangerous kids' toys - and ignoring repeated warnings to stop - for nearly a decade. Ms He, director of Merrylands store Top Variety Pty Ltd, has been ordered to pay $5437 in fines ...  
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SRG Senior Living Communities Provide Ideal Environments for Volunteers to...
At sister community, SpringRidge at Charbonneau in Portland, Ore., resident Paul Bowen can attest to the new found time he now has to making wooden toys for Toys for Tots. Throughout the year, he creates turtle-shaped step stools—perfectly scaled for use ...  
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An 'exciting project' awaits new owners
Mr. Gordon will fill the niches with Blenko glass and Swedish wooden toys, he said. "I want it to be happy and whimsical." Caterers will be busy in the kitchen, using new Formica Boomerang counters and the rehabbed steel cabinets, while the dining room ...  
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French market is coming to Emsworth
It will bring ten stalls packed with everything from delicious delicacies to authentic French soap, lavender, tablecloths, handbags, wallets and wooden toys. Freshly made crepes will also be on offer and the sweet stall will be making fresh praline during the day.  
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Dolly delight is more than play
Ms Schafer said she stocked dolls from Germany, America, France and Italy. "We have not forgotten the boys. We have a large range of wooden toys, including fire stations, pirate ships and space rockets, which are complemented by our Tin Tin range," she said.  
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SRG Senior Living Communities Provide Ideal Environments for Volunteers to...
At sister community, SpringRidge at Charbonneau in Portland, Ore., resident Paul Bowen can attest to the new found time he now has to making wooden toys for Toys for Tots. Throughout the year, he creates turtle-shaped step stools-perfectly scaled for use ...  
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New Business Profile: Creative Corner offers storefront for local artists and...
Creative Corner sells jewelry, wooden toys and cars, cards, framed photography, afghans, baby items, doll clothes (including Dutch costumes), wine barrel furniture and more. Who runs it? Wood, a Park Township resident, has a background in Real Estate and ...  
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Choosing Good Toys For Low-Functioning Autistic Children
Youngsters are diagnosed as becoming an adult with low-functioning autism based on the concentration of symptoms and is a result of intelligence tests. Exactly what does this implies exactly to the mum or dad who wishes to choose the appropriate ...  
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Meet Mensa’s youngest US member: She joined at 2
“After that, she showed an obvious want for things — grabbing at things, trying to get to toys, fussing for things that she couldn ... a standardized intelligence test designed for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 7. Emme took the test at ...  
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Children missing out on the simple things in life
My husband used to make wooden toys and I painted them – dolls cradles, farm animals, cars and trucks – in case we had a boy – and even a dolls’ house. I sewed children’s and dolls’ clothes, school uniforms and curtains, cushions and bedspreads ...  
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Voluntary recall: Imaginarium toy sold exclusively at Toys “R” Us
What makes the toy dangerous? In a press release, the CPSC stated the small wooden knobs attaching the xylophone keys to the end can detach, causing a choking hazard to young children. No injuries have been reported to Toys "R" Us. Not sure if ...  
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Product recalls: Toy xylophones, hydraulic log splitters
WHY: The small wooden knobs attaching the xylophone keys to the end ... HOW MANY: About 24,000 FOR MORE: Contact Toys "R" Us at 800-869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. EDT Monday through Saturday and between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, or visit ...  
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Kids get more active when given more toy choices, studies show
In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies published by University at Buffalo researchers provide some answers. The UB studies ...  
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ChildRoots to open second location in Northwest Portland this month
Organic meals and snacks will be served, and play areas will feature non-toxic wood toys. Enrollment is now open for children, and the center plans to hire 35 teachers to help run the program. For more information about enrolling at ChildRoots ...  
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Bigjigs® Toys Introduces New Bigjigs® Rail Products to U.S. Market
From Fairy Town to the Railway Station, Children Can Build, Create and Imagine with New Wooden Train Sets from Bigjigs® Rail. Bigjigs® Toys, which arrived in the U.S. specialty toy market in 2011 to rave reviews from toy retailers and parents ...  
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Easter Round-up: Cool Treats and Toys for Your Bunny’s Basket
Celebrate your child’s first Easter (or second, or third!) with this keepsake-worthy Wooden Easter Bunny Toy ($14). Handcrafted from sustainably harvested wood, the eco-friendly roller is also made with non-toxic paints and natural wood polishes.  
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Exploring toys and toy companies of the Roaring 1920s
The war changed everything for Buddy L. With steel unavailable for toys, wooden toys were re-introduced and then plastic toys took the place of the pressed-steel toys on store shelves. Today, collectors look for Buddy L toys for nostalgia and ...  
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Heidi Klum - Heidi Klum Creates Children's Collection
Heidi Klum has designed a new children's collection. The supermodel and mother-of-four has teamed up with Babies 'R' Us - the infant department of Toys 'R' Us - to create a range, which includes everything from clothing to bedding to cuddly toys.  
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McDonald’s can keep selling Happy Meals with toys in California
LOS ANGELES - McDonald’s Corp. can keep selling Happy Meals with toys to California children after a San Francisco judge threw out a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking to ban the practice in the state. The Center for Science in the Public ...  
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Pathetic: Liberals Try to Ban Toys in Happy Meals
A San Francisco judge has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit that sought to stop McDonald's Corp. from using toys to market its meals to children in the Golden State. The suit had been filed in late 2010 by Monet Parham, a California ...  
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Animals More Interesting to Kids Than Toys, Study Shows
FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Given the choice between a real animal and a toy, new research shows that children prefer a living creature. Even babies as young as 11 months old are naturally drawn to animals, including those that may ...  
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Spring Cleaning: Toy Storage So Easy, A Kid Could Do It
Large toys. Use a wide and fairly shallow container. Kids should be able to reach for a toy on the bottom without too much trouble. A wooden chest or rattan basket can function as well-disguised receptacles for toys. Small toys. For blocks ...  
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Motorcycle Ride To Bring Toys To Kids At Shiners Hospital
(KTVI)-The Sublime Knights, a chapter of the Widows Sons Masonic Motorcycle Riders Association in St Louis, is hosting a motorcycle ride on Saturday, May 19th to benefit the Shiners Hospital for Children in St Louis. There will be over 120 ...  
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Guilty pleas made in smuggling of hazardous Chinese toys
Hung Lam pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic and smuggle children’s products, including toys, containing banned hazardous substances, such as lead and small parts, and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, the U.S ...  
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Latter Day Saints help local children
toys, crayons and coloring books. The backpacks were distributed to various local agencies that serve needy families. The event was called “Packed With Love.” “We wanted to send a little of our love to the children who received the school ...  
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Great outdoors beckons thanks to new toys
CHILDREN at a kids’ club in Pinchbeck thought Christmas had come early when boxes of toys started arriving. The toys have been bought by Pinchbeck Kids’ Club with a £1,500 grant from Lincolnshire County Council. Supervisor Emma McKey said ...  
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Recalls this week: Trampolines, unsafe crib tents
Children's trampolines with a dangerous defect and a line ... Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc. First Fitness Kid's First trampolines with handlebars sold at Toys R Us from September 2010 through April 2012. The child-size toy trampolines have ...  
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Volunteers keep up ornate dollhouse marking girl's 1899 grave in eastern...
Furnished with small wooden furniture pieces and dolls ... her the dollhouse she had always wanted and fill it with some of her favorite dolls and toys. Her father, Horace, did most of the building, while her mother, Carrie, made curtains ...  
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Toys R Us recalls Imaginarium Activity Center due to choking hazard
Name of Product: Imaginarium 5-Sided Activity Center Units: About 24,000 Importer: Toys “R” Us Inc. of Wayne, N.J. Hazard: The small wooden knobs attaching the xylophone keys to the end can detach, causing a choking hazard to young children.  
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Giving toys so kids can smile
Satiny smooth, expertly carved and made from a variety of wood — locally made toys, as part of a nonprofit project, aim to soothe children in need. Paul and Lois Kelleher, Tommy Combs, Don Espeland and Spencer Sorlye, all members of the ...  
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STANLEY DUCATMAN - Cleveland Jewish News
He owned and managed a Texaco service station for more than 20 years. Fond of model trains, Mr. Ducatman started making wooden toys with a wooden Model-T Ford for his grandson. The toys he created in his basement workshop included cars ...  
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Celebrate Earth Day at Totally Kids!
Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 This Earth Day, teach your children responsibility while helping preserve Mother Earth by recycling your gently-used toys at Totally Kids. All toys will be donated to families who are financially ...  
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Safer Ground: Lots of Options for Play Surfaces
Joshua Barry knows that wipeouts are inevitable when children are climbing and sliding on outdoor play sets. So he placed shredded rubber under and around the climbing toys his two children use in the backyard of their Aurora, Ohio, home.  
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Safer ground: lots of options for play surfaces
Joshua Barry knows that wipeouts are inevitable when children are climbing and sliding on outdoor play sets. So he placed shredded rubber under and around the climbing toys his two children use in the backyard of their Aurora, Ohio, home.  
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Kids’ desk gives new perspective to ‘TV tray’
Whether it’s cutting out projects on the sofa or sitting up and coloring in bed, B. Toys’ You Hue provides a way for children to transport their creative fun around. Made for children ages 2 to 10, the You Hue is a small plastic table ...  
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Linda Clappison Convicted Of Enslaving Her Children After Fortune Teller Told...
Shortly after a meeting with a fortune teller, a British woman locked her children in their rooms, confiscated their lightbulbs, toys and mattresses and later made two of them work as slaves for Roma people, otherwise known as gypsies ...  
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Kmart's 'Hot 8' Toys Ignite Play for Summer
This year's Hot 8 list emphasizes fun, durable toys that kids will love and give parents the peace of mind their children will be active and happy all summer long. Featuring trampolines and swing sets, Power Wheels and swimming pools ...  
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Toys don’t belong in the library
We arrived at the Lacey Timberland Regional Library and headed to the children’s area — ready to read and experience the joy of all those choices — only to find that there were several really fun toys to distract the children. It was ...  
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Meth lab bust involves candy, toys, kids
Another meth lab was busted in northeast Ohio, this time involving Easter candy, toys, children and a dangerous mix of explosive materials. Alliance police discovered the meth lab in the 800 block of S. Union Avenue over Easter weekend.  
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Home/garden shopping stars align next Saturday
Colerain Township. Fellowship Hall. Lunches available. Children’s items, toys, household items, furniture, holiday decorations and more. 513-385-7883. Rummage Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Pleasant Run Presbyterian Church, 11565 Pippin Road ...  
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Wooden Toy Maker
As fascinating as wooden toys are for a child, it’s rare you find them anymore. Mike Stevens takes us back down the Pennsylvania Road to meet a man who made youngsters happy with what he made in his workshop in Luzerne County.  
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Educator entertains at Children's Museum youth teachers symposium
“Playing to Learn,” “The Race Car Alphabet,” “Toys in Culture” and “You Can’t Say You Can’t Play.” For three hours on Wednesday night, inside the new permanent home of the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River, the ...  
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