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Comment on A Great Way to Play by Geralyn

Geralyn — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:26:22 +0000

BTW, full disclosure, the authors of Playing for Keeps and So Sexy, So Soon are friends and colleagues of mine. In fact, Deb Meier is on Empowered by Play’s Board of Directors and Diane Levin is one of our advisers. Thought you should know. Their books, however, are outstanding, and I would recommend them even if I didn’t know the authors…

Comment on Defending dirt and Playing for Keeps by A Great Way to Play « Empowered by Play

A Great Way to Play « Empowered by Play — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:53:23 +0000

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Comment on Defending dirt and Playing for Keeps by Walking Barefoot in the Backyard « Peace. Inspiration. Balance.

Walking Barefoot in the Backyard « Peace. Inspiration. Balance. — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:15:08 +0000

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Comment on Defending dirt and Playing for Keeps by Elise

Elise — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:49:02 +0000

This is so terrific! Thanks for sharing.

Comment on A Real Toy Story by Geralyn

Geralyn — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:41:15 +0000

Sure, I can help you with the toys you want to donate. Send me an email at geralyn@empoweredbyplay and we can work out the details. With all the hoopla around the movie, I thought for sure my sons would want to see it. One said: “No! Why do we need to see Barbie come alive?” And his brother commented, “or toys being burned in a fiery incinerator?” Guess we will some of the few who sit this one out.

Comment on A Real Toy Story by Jean Feinstein

Jean Feinstein — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:05:41 +0000

I have a number of wooden toys that I’d love to donate..blocks, Tinker Toys, a wooden train sets with magnetic cars little ones can push along as they pass wooden neigborhoods and ladscapes…and Legos… Do you know an organization in the Hudson Valley I could donate them to?

P.S. I cannot believe Toy Story “went there” and invited another Barbie, in the form of open-shirt Ken, to the story line…yuck.

Comment on A Real Toy Story by Geralyn

Geralyn — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:07:51 +0000

For even more information check out Susan Linn’s blog post for today – on this same topic!
http://commercialfreechildhood.blogspot.com/2010/06/real-toy-tory-by-susan-linn-edd.html

Comment on Reduce, Reuse, Re-imagine!* by A Real Toy Story « Empowered by Play

A Real Toy Story « Empowered by Play — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:40:26 +0000

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Comment on Victories Worth Celebrating! by Laura kelly

Laura kelly — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:23:39 +0000

I am glad that there are teachers like Rebecca who will do what is right for kids. The core standards for kindergarteners remain problematic because they should be about play and not about 60 some odd pages of skills that no five year old will master. If five and six year olds don’t master play at five and six, we are in big trouble as a nation. Way to go Rebecca! And that school district deserves some credit too, for listening and for swimming in the opposite direction to practically everyone else!

Comment on Protecting play? Three great new resources! by Strawberries, snakes and swings « Empowered by Play

Strawberries, snakes and swings « Empowered by Play — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:30:45 +0000

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