Pressman Toy + Holiday Guide

About Them: One of the first in the toy industry to begin licensing, J. Pressman & Co. manufactured Dick Tracy and Little Orphan Annie playthings in the late 30s. Recognizing the merchandising impact the first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, would have on the toy industry the company introduced a line of Snow White products in 1937. Continue reading “Pressman Toy + Holiday Guide” »

BeginAgain Review +Holiday Guide

About Them: BeginAgain was founded on the principles, ideas, and inventions of Benjamin Barlowe, an early 20th century inventor from Fort Collins. Ben’s fantastic tales and astute observations of his grandchildren, Zadie and Fuller, are the inspiration behind our products. His archive overflows with tinkered toys, playful mechanisms, and incredible stories filled with nostalgia, history, and lessons on how things used to be. Continue reading “BeginAgain Review +Holiday Guide” »

Züpers Review

About Them: Züpers was conceived one day while waiting to take a walk with a friend. Unlike the birth of my daughter, it came to me in a flash and quite easily. I was thinking about how my (then) five year old daughter was constantly ripping her tights and leggings, and also scraping her knees when she played outside. As a child of the 70’s and remembering “Toughskins” pants for boys, I thought, why not make tights with knee pads built into them? Continue reading “Züpers Review” »

Tree Top Review

About Them: Tree Top - Grower-owned Co-op located in the heart of Washington’s apple country. For 50 years, we’ve produced premium, quality apple juices and fruit-based products and ingredients that reflect our passion, attention to quality and craftsmanship. Continue reading “Tree Top Review” »

Fisher-Price Review & Giveaway + Christmas Guide

About Them: Some of Fisher-Price’s best-known “classic” brands include Little People and Power Wheels. We’re also a leading developer of baby gear products (infant swings, bouncers, high chairs, nursery monitors), as well as a wide array of character-based toys inspired by high-quality children’s programming. Continue reading “Fisher-Price Review & Giveaway + Christmas Guide” »

TDC Games Review + Holiday Guide

About Them: TDC Games specializes in cutting edge board-games, jigsaw puzzles and novelties. If there’s an envelope to push, TDC is there. To make the world laugh…one game and puzzle at a time. TDC is a board game and jigsaw puzzle company that specializes in eclectic, interesting and cutting edge games, puzzles & novelties. Scan Games: America’s Funniest Home Videos, Baloney, Makin’ Bacon, Dirty Minds, Campbell’s Alphabet Dice Game, Make Your Own Opoly, Greed, USA shaped puzzles, Major League Baseball Game & Puzzles, Collegiate puzzles, Chaos Card Game, Greenpieces jigsaw puzzles. Continue reading “TDC Games Review + Holiday Guide” »

The Natural Histories Journals Review & Giveaway + Holiday Guide

About Them: Natural history tells the story of our living earth. It comprises the systematic observation, classification, interpretation, and description of the biosphere and its inhabitants. Natural history is a primary component of culture. Every society develops some system for classifying, interpreting, and valuing animals, plants, and other natural phenomena. These systems shape our understanding of the world and our place in it. Continue reading “The Natural Histories Journals Review & Giveaway + Holiday Guide” »