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Katy Mann - Indy with Kids! Thanks to our friend Katy at Indy with Kids for sharing some of the things you'll get to see and do at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair at the Rosemont Convention Center this Saturday and Sunday, December 10th & 11th. Featured: Bixbee Spaghetteez Goliath Project Genius Educational Insights Hasbro Gaming
Lite-Brite - The Strong National Museum of Play
Inducted Year: 2022 In 1966, a New York City window display featuring hundreds of colored lights inspired toy creators Marvin Glass, Henry Stan, and Burt Meyer. Convinced they could design and build a plaything employing this concept, they simplified and streamlined the idea, and reduced the light source to a 25-watt light bulb. Their design placed a perforated plastic panel in front of the bulb and covered the panel with a simple sheet of black construction paper. When colored translucent plastic [...]
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