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Boys Playing with Dolls Prepares Them to be Nurturing Fathers

March 1, 2018 by Robbie Samuels

Why can girls play with toy trucks without repercussions but boys playing with dolls still gets some people’s knickers in a twist?

Filed Under: gender / sexuality, National Tagged With: bullying, dolls, gender roles, play, stereotypes, toys

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‘Build or Boom’ a Constructively Destructive Fun Game for Kids

March 16, 2017 by Niel Vuolo

Build or Boom is a building game in which players race each other to build increasingly more complicated structures before an opponent blows it up.

Filed Under: education, entertainment, NYC Tagged With: games, play, review, toys

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Melody Ellison: American Girl Enters the Civil Rights Movement

February 2, 2017 by Creed Anthony

American Girl has created a new African American doll, Melody Ellison, with a backstory based around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Filed Under: entertainment Tagged With: black fathers, dolls, ethnicity/race, play, race, toys

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Tractors, Trucks and Trains: A Child’s Love Letter

January 30, 2017 by Chad R. MacDonald

These days, on the now rare occasions I’m walking the streets by myself, if I see tractors, trucks or trains, […]

Filed Under: entertainment, NYC Tagged With: boys, cars, play, sons, toys, trains, transportation

How My Kid Ruined the Holidays

January 9, 2017 by Chad R. MacDonald

It was the holidays and we did happy holiday things. Like nearly die from illnesses our boy passed on to us and picking up all those tiny plastic bricks.

Filed Under: NYC, relationships Tagged With: Christmas, grandparents, Hanukkah, holidays, humor, Lego, mental health, New Year's Day, toys

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NY Comic Con, a Boy Who’s Three, and Me

October 12, 2016 by Chad R. MacDonald

I’d been looking forward to returning to the New York Comic Con. My last trip to the annual comic convention was in […]

Filed Under: entertainment, events, NYC Tagged With: comics, New York Comic Con, play, superheroes, toys

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