Secrets of the Toy Industry
I was contacted several months ago by Julia Ann Charpentier, a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and an editor for book publishers, for a future article in the trade journal TD Monthly Magazine. If you're interested in learning more about the…
Celebrating Connections 2006 – West Virginia
Another three eggs met their fate as Ginger Huffman skillfully executed a perfect egg drop in front of nearly 2,000 cheering fans. Ginger Huffman and Alyson Edwards served as the conference organizers for one of the top early childhood education…
Insta-Snow Makes CHS Snowmakers Famous
Who would have ever thought that a white powder that turns water into snow (okay, fake snow) would get so much attention? When we introduced Insta-Snow to the market in 2003, no one knew that this special polymer could have so many applications.…
DDR for DNA – Dancing for Science?
This is very cool. The photo was posted on Matt Hughey's flickr page called Dance Dance DNA Revolution. Here's what Matt writes about it... At the Birch Aquarium at Scripps near San Diego, they devote half the space to teaching kids about science.…
Broadcasting Live from Toys R’ Us in Time Square
Every year in February I make a pilgrimage to New York to attend the International Toy Fair. The city is host to some 20,000 buyers and industry professionals who are on a quest to buy and sell the latest creations in the toy market. On Monday,…
From Slime to Instant Snot – New Science Kits from Toy Fair 2006
More than 20,000 buyers and toy industry professionals descend on New York each February to feverishly buy and sell what else but toys... lots of toys. This year over 100,000 products were represented - anything and everything you could ever…
Mr. Luna’s Bright Idea Follow-up
Kenny Luna has been very busy getting people excited about his bright idea. Mr. Luna is an 8th grade science teacher in North Babylon, New York, who wants Oprah to help him give every child in America (PreK-12), just one Compact Fluorescent(CFL)…
Water Can Run Uphill
Everyone knows that water can't flow uphill...unless I get involved. Mix a small amount of polyethylene oxide, a polymer, with water and it forms a thick, slippery, gooey, mucous-like gel. Oh, the visual imagery! When the gel is poured back…
We Hit the Target with Science
Maybe I should say we hit all of the Targets with our new science products. If you stroll through the toy isles at Target stores, you might stumble across some old Steve Spangler Science classics along with a few brand new science kits. All…
Water Balloon in a Bottle – A Cool Puzzle
Sometimes the simplest experiments I do on television creates the greatest response. My Balloon in the Bottle experiment that aired on Monday was no exception. It's just an ordinary balloon poked into a soda bottle with the challenge... blow…