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Toys For Grown Ups!
Admit it – you love toys. Why do you think we parents buy so many toys for our kids? Because secretly we want to play with them too. But it’s time to come out of the closet! This season, instead of...
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A Father’s Love – Johnny Gruelle and Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann was inspired by a father’s love for his daughter. Marcella, the daughter of Johnny Gruelle, had an old rag doll from her grandmother. She had black shoe-button eyes, red yarn hair; and a...
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The Making of a Giftsoc
Just what IS a giftsoc and what can it do for me? Well, let us explain. A giftsoc is a wish list where you can list any kind of gift you’d desire. These can be anything you want – toys, books,...
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Birthday Games From Long Ago – Good for Today!
Are you planning your child’s birthday party and need some game ideas? Or perhaps you are a teacher or camp director and would like to try something new. In any case, here are five games, popular in...
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Turning Stories Into Games
When my children were very young, we had lots of fun reenacting some of their favorite stories. We acted them out with the help of puppets and by playing the parts ourselves. There were three stories...
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Puppetry Made Easy
When I first started buying puppets for my children, I wasn’t sure what to do with them. Of course it was easy to entertain my children just by putting the puppet on my hand and making it talk to...
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“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”– A Book Review!
With all the attention on the recent movie release of “Oz The Great and Powerful,” versus the Judy Garland movie – “The Wizard of Oz,” I thought it time to re-visit the book that started it all – “The...
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“Hit The Pot”– A Birthday Game from Germany
A friend of mine shared a fun game they play at birthday parties in Germany. It’s called “Topfschlagen” or “Hit the Pot.” Here’s how you play: A circle is formed by the party guests with one child...
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What is My Parent Thinking – A Game for Parents and Middle School/High School...
Giftsoc is pleased to host a guest blog from Ronald G. Shapiro, PhD., a Consultant and Speaker in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Learning, Leadership & Career Development. He has developed a game for...
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“Hit the Pot” Style Game for Adults
Giftsoc is pleased to host another wonderful game idea from Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro – Consultant and Speaker in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Learning, Leadership & Career Development. “Hit the Pot”...
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