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Category: Posts by Chris Bensch

  • Costumes

Let’s Put on a Show!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

When I was growing up and my sister and I got together with our favorite…

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  • Culture and Society

Chalking Up a Win

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 19, 2020

Congratulations to sidewalk chalk for earning a place of honor among the three toys inducted…

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  • Culture and Society

Pin the What?!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 6, 2020

What sort of party games stick in your memory? No, not the ones from your…

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  • Culture and Society

Playing with Almost Nothing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 8, 2020June 4, 2020

In these days of lockdowns and social distancing, resourcefulness has become a watchword in so…

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  • Art

Down the Rabbit Hole

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 15, 2020June 4, 2020

Working at The Strong museum sometimes involves surprises—of the good kind. That was the case…

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  • Culture and Society

Valentines for Trolls

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 11, 2019

Sometimes it seems as if civility and kindness are in exceptionally short supply today. The…

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  • Culture and Society

Must-Have Holiday Toys—Past, Present, and Future

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 21, 2018

Is there someone on your holiday gift-buying list who deserves a memorable toy this season?…

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  • Food and Drink

Happy Easy-Bake Oven Day!

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 28, 2017

Although I sometimes roll my eyes at the new commemorative “holidays” that get added to…

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  • Play

What Goes Around, Comes Around

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 16, 2017

As Chief Curator for The Strong, I start each morning with a to-do list and…

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  • Cartoons

Fun at the Drive-In

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 3, 2017

My favorite artifact in America at Play, an exhibit that opened on The Strong’s second…

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  • Comic Books

Batman v Superman: Batman Wins

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2016

Okay, I’ll confess that I haven’t actually seen the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of…

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  • Posts by Chris Bensch

Properly Packing Puzzles

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 3, 2014

I’ve always enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles. I find the challenge of assembling a picture…

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  • Posts by Chris Bensch

Share the Love

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 30, 2011

  All of us have favorite playthings from our childhoods: the toys we insisted on…

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  • Games

What’s Your Story?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 18, 2011

 Everyone has a story about how they played as a kid. Sometimes people describe original…

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  • Games

What’s a Girl to Do?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 22, 2010

  Kids often use play to explore adult roles, and toy and game makers are only…

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