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The producers of The Inventor — an upcoming animated feature inspired by the life of the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo Da Vinci — have announced the launch of "The Inventor Award." The initiative is a world-wide search for young inventors who have the chance to become part of the film's epic stop-motion adventure. The competition is calling for children to stretch their imaginations, embrace their curiosity and discover what they can invent from a simple cardboard box and recycled materials gathered around their homes — whether it's a fun new game or a clever contraption. Participating kids and families can draw inspiration from a series of cardboard making workshops, videos and materials that will be available from "Cardboard Wizard" Lottie Smith as part of The Festival of Curiosity 2020 (July 16-19) when the contest opens. Prizes for the competition will include some of the best children's kits, toys and gadgets available today. The ultimate s...

Math can be fun, especially when kids get to flex their skills in engaging activities, manipulatives, or board games. Counting and math toys encourage learning arithmetic, spatial concepts, and patterns in a unique, hands-on way. And since the experience is self-paced, kids can learn in a stress-free manner. Best Counting & Math Toys | Review and Discount

Adrian's usual schedule consists of being in and out of the hospital and dealing with chemo treatments. He has cancer, which doesn't allow him to go shopping himself."Chemo is really hard on his body and right now, unfortunately, the doctors told us a month ago that there's no cure for his cancer and unfortunately we needed to try other conventional medicine," Adrian's mom, Monica DeLeon, said.He's set up for a clinical trial in St. Petersburg, but in the meantime, Make-A-Wish of Central and Northern Florida isn't letting him miss out on his childhood.They granted him his wish of a shopping spree by delivering toys and games, including a new TV, through a parade of support. "A wish come true helps a child during the time where they need it the most. We provide experiences that transform their lives and hopefully build that anticipation and give them that hope to keep pushing forward and keep continuing in their treatments," Anne Cuba ...

From Best Products Some products show up everywhere: subway ads, Instagram, celeb endorsements. With this series, we're testing such products to conclude one thing: Does it live up to the hype? In late 2019, Amazon released a new version of their popular Kindle Paperwhite e-reader, the Kindle Kids Edition. With the ability to scroll through hundreds of books without all of the bells and whistles of a traditional tablet, this device is like having a kid-friendly library in the palm of their hands. The Kindle Kids Edition is a way to connect children to hundreds of digital titles that they actually want to read, without the distracting ads, blue light, and apps on a smartphone or tablet. The straightforward, reading-focused device makes literature accessible and fun. Truth be told, my son doesn't like to read. Miles is almost 8 years old, and despite my own love for literature and the fact that I am a writer, he is more of a science, tech, and math kind of kid. STEM-related toys ...

Even before her son was born, actress and producer Janet Hubert knew that she would never find the kind of toys, accessories or even story narratives that truly reflected who he was. In a world where his identity was starkly under-represented, Hubert wanted to create something to inspire him and millions of other kids like him: And so, JG & the BC Kids was born. Toonz Media Group (TMG), Elijah Rock Productions, and Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment announced today that they have started pre-production on a feature length animated movie inspired by this story of acceptance, which will be followed by a TV series. The animated feature and series follow Janet Granite (a.k.a. JG), a super intelligent and athletic scientist and inventor who travels the world to find special kids. JG shows these special kids to be confident about who they are, no matter what they look like or what their interests are. A group of talking dinosaurs with their own superpowers helps her as she works with...

Christina Barron Editor of KidsPost, a section of The Washington Post for ages 7 to 13 June 23 at 6:34 PM You may have felt glued to your computer or tablet during online learning. With school finished, it's time to go outside. It's not a typical summer — you're probably missing camps — but there's still fun to be had. We know you will pull out favorite toys and games from years past, but we found a few new ideas for added fun in the backyard or nearby park. Pop and Pass Hog Wild, ages 6 and older, $24.99. This catching game features two launchers that propel a small foam ball with the pull of the handle. Compressed air makes a popping sound as the ball shoots toward your partner. The launchers have a basket-like shape at the end that makes it easy to scoop up the ball from the ground. It's not simple to catch, however, as the little ball can easily pop right out of your basket. Nerf Bulls-Eye Digital Target Hasbro, ages 8 and older, $19.99. ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three kids in Knoxville are using a lemonade stand to give back to the community. Cooper, Lydia and Curtis banks raised more than $350 to buy toys to give to patients at the East Tennessee Children's Hospital. About $180 came from the stand and those who were too far away to stop by sent donations over Venmo. Their mom said the idea was all about helping out and spreading kindness. Smartbooks and toys gave them a 50 percent discount during their shopping spree.     The store also donated $200 worth of toys for the hospital. Kids raise $350 for Children's Hospital toys

The painting suggests that a lot of play is social, a difficulty in a pandemic. But it also insists that the desire for play is innate and that children will find ways to amuse themselves, especially if you can supply some rudimentary toys: kites, cards, blocks, dolls, balls, paper boats and paper airplanes, a garden hose if you have one, a half-filled tub. If they have a safe space to play outside (where the toys are even more analog: sticks, rocks, dirt) and you can work from your phone while they do it, even better. An Easy Way to Entertain Your Kids on Summer Vacation

The Capital-Journal Saturday Jun 20, 2020 at 1:19 PM Adventurous Bain, 11, is curious about the world around him. He loves to explore his environment. Bain enjoys playing with toy cars, swimming and going to Sonic for slushies. In school, he prefers to do hand-over-hand activities. Bain has a great sense of humor and tends to be a jokester. He loves to laugh and be happy. Bain communicates through gestures and signals. Bain will need a family that can contribute substantial supervision and guidance. His family will need to devote a lot of one-on-one time to him and be by his side as he grows. He could thrive with a family who could see his potential and encourage, support and love him. Only families living in Kansas are being considered at this time. To learn more about Bain, call Adopt KS Kids at 877-457-5430 or email customercare@adoptkskids.org. Hi...

JACKSON, Tenn. — Kids will be able to get free toys at a special event. Pressed Ministries in Jackson has partnered with Toys for Tots, Good360 and Shiloh Ministry for a toy giveaway Saturday morning. There are 673 bags of toys for kids ages two to 17. Each child will be given one bag of toys. For those interested, the giveaway will be held at North Parkway Middle School in Jackson starting at 11 a.m. "Make sure that they have a child with them or children with them, and when they drive up we will come outside and give them their toys," said organizer, Tiffany Spight. "We start at 11 a.m. We will not let cars into the parking lot until 10 a.m., and you will be given a card to keep everyone in line," said volunteer Willis Smith. A Toys for Tots giveaway will also be held in Lexington at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Montgomery Cultural Center. Free Grill Giveaway

It's been 38 years since  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial hit theaters and, subsequently, earned a forever-spot in the imagination of American sci-fi filmmakers and American kids. But just because the film hit theatres nearly 40 years ago doesn't mean that E.T.'s signature, wrinkled, gargantuan brain on the tiny scrawny body has been lost on the psyche of American pop culture. And given actor, musician, singer, and songwriter Pearl Rhein's hilarious Twitter thread on vintage E.T. toys — which apparently has quite the market on eBay — it seems that toymakers and internet resellers agree.  "Did you know that the most cursed corner of the internet is eBay listings for vintage E.T. toys?" she began, rather innocuously, revealing a deformed stuffed E.T. model that at once looks like the nose is a butthole and a seam, a freaky Glasgow smile.  But the shocking toys don't end there: there include E.T. candles, for some reason, a seemingly infinite...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Students from St. Francis of Assisi on Wednesday brought 1,000 toys to the Chestnut Street family YMCA for children in west Louisville. The students started a donation drive three weeks ago to show those in west Louisville that they care, given the current unrest in the city. "And that right there is your action of love, and that's how we begin to change the world. That's how we begin to come together, that's how we begin to solve the problems that are creating so many issues for this nation, but this world," said Freddie Brown, with the Chestnut Street YMCA. The students made arrangements to have toys purchased and donated for the cause. Copyright 2020 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved. St. Francis of Assisi Toy Donation

TIVERTON, RI — Aquidneck Island's biannual Be Green Kids Consignment Sale will be held from June 25 to 28. The sale is the largest of its kind in Newport County. The March sale was rescheduled due to the pandemic, and will now be held at the Longplex Sports Center in Tiverton. "Our consignors and shoppers shared my disappointment when we had to cancel the original sale that has traditionally taken place in March at the Pennfield School in Portsmouth, but we all understood the decision was made for the health and safety of all involved," said Alison Murphy, who founded the event. "For 10 years our sale has provided many people in our area a source of income and an affordable place to buy children's clothing, toys and necessities, I was determined to reschedule the sale when it was safe to do so." The sale has been held twice each year since 2010, growing each year. After the sale was canceled in March. Murphy worked to find a place that would accommodate the ...

Forget the latest high-tech gadgets — jigsaw puzzles and board games are tipped to be among the top sellers as one of the State's biggest toy sales gets under way. Big W's Toy Mania sale is starting today. And a report has found that because so many parents have been spending more time cooped up with the kids, the more traditional toys have risen in popularity. Sales of children's jigsaw puzzles have jumped 225 per cent compared with this time last year. The shop's emerging trends report showed 55 per cent of parents have been spending more time playing with their children since isolation started. It found that 83 per cent of parents were using toys for learning and development. This year, according to Big W, WA families have ranked Lego their number one toy, followed by jigsaws, boardgames, the ever popular vehicles and items based on popular characters, such as Toy Story, Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig. BIG W chief toy buyer Christine Faulkner said the findings of the repo...

You won't catch me at a public pool or beach this summer. But if you're lucky enough to have your own pool, I bet you're planning on spending as much time as possible in it this summer. The pool is a great place to entertain kids, or even yourself. But with less BBQs and friends coming over, after a while, it might get a little dull. Thankfully, there are plenty of fun pool accessories to buy so pool time never has to end.  FOR FLOATIES JOYIN Inflatable Pool Floats Floats are the dark horse of pool accessories. You never think you want one until you're on one. These fruit tubes are great, easy to inflate, and will add a splash of decor to your pool this summer. FOR POOL NOODLES What can't you do with Pool Noodles? These are great for floating of course, but what about as Light Sabers? You can even use them as water guns, but I'm done giving you ideas for now. FOR DEEP END GAMES JOYIN 24 Pieces Pool Toy Set This diving set has seven diving rings, four sticks, fou...

Summer is right around the corner and if you have kids at home, you're going to need a plan for how to keep 'em entertained at the pool so you can dip out of play for a sec and wade (or sunbathe) in peace. Don't worry, we've got your back—this refresher course covers all the best pool games for kids so they can get wet and wild all summer long while the grown-ups get some time to chill. RELATED: Hot Outside? Here Are 13 Water Games to Keep Your Kids Cool 1. Air Ball You know how your kids can spend hours playing with a sad helium balloon a week after the birthday party? Well, this is the pool party version of that frantic form of entertainment—and no matter what, the beach ball cannot hit the water. The rules are simple (just keep the ball up in the air) and kids of all ages can dive and splash like professional athletes while you sit back and listen to the shrieks of joy (i.e., summer memories in the making). 2. Marco Polo It might be old news for grown-ups, but don...

Should kids get arrested for trying to pass toy money off as real cash? In Switerzland the answer is a big yes. Diegten, Switzerland, a village of 1,500 people, is currently swirled in chaos and scandal after an 8-year-old boy tried to buy food at a local supermarket and attempted to pay with fake money. The money, for the record, wasn't counterfeit or laundered — it was toy money that had large Chinese lettering on it (according to the New York Times, referred to as Chinese joss paper or "spirit money") that had been passed around the village earlier that year. The bills were clearly fake. But, since it's store policy that employees have to report "counterfeit payments" to law enforcement, an employee at the grocery store called the cops on the 8-year-old boy. That's where the scandal began.  Weeks after the incident, after police watched security footage of the 8-year-old child using toy money, the police came to the house of the family and said they w...

Play On Words LLC, led by highly respected speech language pathologist Sherry Artemenko, announces her Spring PAL Award Winners, the toy industry's only recognition directed by a credentialed speech-language expert recognizing the language learning edge in exceptional toys, games and media. Sherry's 35 years of child development experience with over 17,000 hours working with kids empower her PAL selections, video reviews, popular blog, media appearances (NBC Connecticut, FOX News Milwaukee), and consulting practice. WILMINGTON, N.C. (PRWEB) June 11, 2020 Play On Words LLC, led by highly respected speech language pathologist Sherry Artemenko, announces her Spring PAL Award Winners, the toy industry's only recognition directed by a credentialed speech-language expert recognizing the language learning edge in exceptional toys, games and books/media. Sherry's 35 years of child development experience with over 17,000 hours working with kids empower h...

With social injustice still very prevalent in our society, racial identity and representation are as important as they have ever been and the teachings start young. Amid the protests following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder and CEO of Healthy Roots Dolls, went viral on Sunday after sharing a picture on Twitter of herself and her product, a beautiful black doll named Zoe, who has a wide nose, full lips and curly hair. To date, the tweet has been retweeted more than 100,000 times and has close to 1 million likes. "I was not necessarily prepared for it," Jean-Charles admits to Yahoo Life. "It came after we had sold out of product ... and I was debating on whether or not to switch the website over to preorders." After seeing several tweets in which people shared photos of business owners alongside their products, Jean-Charles decided to join the conversation, and the rest is history. "I think the reason why the tweet ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Jun 10, 2020 (Market Insight Reports) -- Global Market Insights Inc. announces an ongoing comprehensive report on the "Connected Toys Market, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Development Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2020 – 2026". This report provides an exhaustive account of the industry including: Connected toys market, historical from 2015 to 2019 and annual forecast from 2020 to 2026 Major connected toys industry trends, technology evolution, economic indicators and business challenges Regulatory and geopolitical trends impacting the industry Business drivers and pitfalls impacting key regional markets Competitive landscape of the industry and detailed profiles on the major companies Request for Sample Copy of This Report @ https://www.gminsights.com/request-sample/d...

I remember the first time I saw a 3D pen, back around 2012. I was blown away by the ability to create 3D structures just by extruding plastic filament through a handheld pen -- sort of like a glue gun on steroids. At CES that year, one company had made an enormously detailed 10-foot-high Eiffel Tower to prove how versatile its 3D pen was. I wanted one for myself, but I knew I wasn't creative enough to have anything worthwhile to print. Kids don't have that problem -- they're endlessly creative. Which is why Oaxis has a kid-friendly 3D pen, suitable for younglings age 4 and up. Right now, Oaxis is offering the myFirst 3dPen Dolphin to CNET readers for 30% off when you apply discount code CNET. Usually $50, the Dolphin is $35. If your kids are stuck at home ...

It was the toys in quarantine that got me. Nervous "reception year" children – who'd be primary ones in our Scottish system – turned up for school to discover all the teddy bears, board games and playground equipment had been locked away. Honestly, it made me weep. Staff in protective equipment took temperature readings before the kids were even allowed through the doors. Read More Related Articles They could run around in the playground  but only in small groups and only without touching. Games of "tig" were banned. Soft cushions had been removed from reading corners, there were staggered breaktimes with lunch at individual tables and absolutely no holding hands, even  with your best pal, even if you'd really, really missed one another. Covid even contaminated innocent schoolyard songs so Row, Row, Row Your Boat became Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands. Those English schools which did attempt opening last week – 54 councils rightly defied the government...

Click here to read the full article. It's National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and the survivors of mass shootings from Columbine to Sandy Hook to Las Vegas to Orlando to Parkland are speaking out to remind us: The time for gun reform is now (in fact, it's so many years overdue) and our kids lives are more important than anyone's guns. In fact, plenty of parents and educators are questioning whether it's time to make even toy guns a thing of the past. Maria, who has a 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, tells SheKnows she doesn't think there's a correlation between playing with toy guns and violence later in life — but she still chooses not to buy them for her children. "Ever since Sandy Hook, it's just made me really queasy to see kids playing with toy guns. And there are so many other toys out there that are educational," Maria says. "With all the other toy options that send a positive message, I can't see one good reason to buy to...

As the coronavirus pandemic keeps swim clubs and community pools closed — and kids home from after-school activities and summer camp — backyard pool sales are booming. But many don't have the space for a built-in pool or simply do not want to commit to the cost and responsibility of having one. That's what inflatable pools, sprinklers, slides and other water toys are for, especially if parents need some new ways to entertain kids this summer. Here is a roundup of different options. The FUNFEED Flamingo Inflatable Pool is a cute starter pool for $27.99. If you want more sun protection, try the Intex Sun Shade Inflatable Pool for $54.99. The Intex Fun 'n Fruity Inflatable Play Center has a playground with a watermelon-themed slide and other fruity details. Get it for $69.99. The Sable Inflatable Pool is family-sized so the whole crew can be in it together. It is shaped rectangular and costs $129.99. The Intex Inflatable Lounge Pool is slightly more expensive and comes with bu...

It's been a long time since lockdown started. For some of us that's meant weeks of mindless TV-watching and worrying about the future. For anyone with kids, it's been hectic, busy, chaos, juggling jobs with being a parent and teacher 24/7. Don't fear if you've run out of ideas for fun things to do. We got Mike Rampton, author of new kids' games book 'Open in Case of Emergency' (Pop Press, £9.99), to reveal four you can play with minimal effort, minimal mess and minimal outside.  1. Beasts in the tundra A bit of preparation the night before and everyone becomes an archaeologist. Age Four and upPlayers Two and up (dependent on freezer space).What you need One plastic box and one toy per player or team, a freezer.How to play Freeze the toys in water in the plastic boxes the night before. Action figures or dinosaurs are ideal, and you can consider adding food colouring to the water to make it that bit wackier. Players then have to rele...