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Tag: Play

  • The Strong

Chores Are More Fun When They’re Fake

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 25, 2025August 27, 2025

As I begin a new decade of my life, I’ve become more aware of the…

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Watch Chris Byrne’s TEDNext 2024 Talk on Toys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 12, 2024December 18, 2024

Global Toy News editor, Toy Guy® and toy historian Chris Byrne delivered a talk at…

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  • Guest Blogger

Toys, Play, and Wellbeing: The Crucial Link for Children and Teenagers

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 29, 2024October 30, 2024

By Alicia Drummond, BACP Accredited Therapist and Founder of The Wellbeing Hub In a rapidly…

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  • Adults

The Engagement-Profitability Link: How Engaged Employees Drive Business Success

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on June 1, 2024June 7, 2024

Article by Acey Holmes, Founder/Owner, BoredLess Acey Holmes, through her work with BoredLess, transforms corporate…

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  • Disruption Report

The Disruption Report: Who’s Happy Now?

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on March 21, 2024

Since 2012, the World Happiness report has tracked this elusive emotion. The latest study was…

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Image of Candy Land, 1949. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
  • Board Games

Play is the Best Medicine

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

A proverb in the Bible states, â€œA merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a…

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Image of Rook deck, about 1930. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Let’s Play!—From Rook to D&D

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023

I was born into a game-playing family. While we spent plenty of evenings watching television,…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Decline of Recess and the Rise of Clumsy Kids

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 9, 2023May 10, 2023

“Without free, big outdoor movement play, children “…are more likely to be clumsy, have difficulty…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Jump Rope Chants; Are They Becoming Extinct?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

One of the earliest play platforms was the jump rope. It and the ball were…

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Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head advertisement, 1953. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Posts by Guest Bloggers

A Brief Jewish History of the Toy and Game Industry: The United States

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 22, 2022

The Toy and Game Industry in the U.S. The U.S. toy industry, for obvious reasons,…

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Crayola Crayons Color Drawing Set, about 1960. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

The Importance of Coloring and Authentic Self-Expression

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

In 1900, Binney & Smith ventured into the school supply business. The company created handy…

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Duncan Whistler top, about 1960. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

The Top of Its Class

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 11, 2022

On November 10, 2022, the top was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame…

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Skyline Climb. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Announcement

The Benefits of Risky Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

We’ve recently opened Skyline Climb, a high adventure ropes course that soars high in our…

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  • Culture and Society

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Persistence of Children’s Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 26, 2021September 4, 2021

In a recent American Journal of Play article, psychologist Peter Gray draws on surveys with…

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  • Culture and Society

Play Adores a Vacuum

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on June 24, 2021

One of the great challenges for play scholars or anyone thinking seriously about play is…

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  • Guest Blogger

My Week with Brian: A Conversation with the Collected Works of Brian Sutton-Smith

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 5, 2021February 10, 2021

Despite growing up in Rochester and routinely passing The Strong museum en route to the…

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  • Culture and Society

Ten Reasons Why Play is Essential (for Children AND Adults)

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

Play is good to do and good for you! That’s why play is universal in…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“Bicycle Face” and Other Warnings About Having Too Much Fun

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 22, 2020May 26, 2020

I am on the 19th floor of my building, but I can still hear the…

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