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Multi-Generational Playgrounds Starting to Pop up around the World

Traditionally, playgrounds are for kids. I’m sure most of us have mused about needing adult playgrounds at one time or another. Good news! They exist!! Spain has been building them for a while now for their aging senior population, and now they are starting to pop up in the US as well.

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A non-profit company KaBOOM! has partnered up with Humana to build multi-generational playgrounds around the country. In fact, they’ve already built 50.

Sarah Pinsky, of KaBOOM! explains some … Keep Reading!!!

Toddler Is Amazed by Dad’s ‘Eating a Toy Bug’ Trick

This dad pretends to eat a toy bug and receives an amazed reaction from his toddler daughter.… Keep Reading!!!

Q&A with Laddine the toy specialist

Here at IANtB, we are always on the lookout for great companies that encourage learning and development for children.  We recently had the opportunity to talk with Teona Lazashvili, the co-founder of Laddine, an online toys specialist platform.  Laddine has an amazing array of products that are developed both for play and learning.  Their emphasis is on “quality play,” that helps kids sharpen their skills and “realize their full potential.”  Teona and her friend Amali Eddine are passionate about … Keep Reading!!!

The SlideRider Makes a Childhood Dream Come True

As a child, I remember using sleeping bags to ride down my my parents’ staircase.

Safe? Probably not, but it was definitely fun.

Trisha Cleveland decided to tackle the safety issues if this classic childhood practice when she created a collapsible, padded stair slide that could be added and removed from the stairs.

Feast your eyes on the SlideRider!

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It isn’t available for purchase right now, but Cleveland is working with Quirky to get the slide market-ready.

 

-via Quirky… Keep Reading!!!

Breastfeeding or Bottle Feeding Dolls?

I found this photo of myself as a child yesterday:

My first thought: “That is a massive scrunchy.” My second thought: “I’m bottle feeding my baby doll.”

Perhaps to retaliate from our anti-breastfeeding culture many women decide to become anti-bottle feeding as a response.

I have friends who will not allow their children to have dolls that come with bottles. They will throw away the bottle that comes with the doll, and some have even purchased the “The Breast Milk … Keep Reading!!!