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#0013 – CitiBlocs

Monday, April 26th, 2010

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Newly added to Timberdoodle’s Core Curriculum, CitiBlocs are brilliant in their simplicity. Precision cut from renewable New Zealand Pine, any child who can stack blocks is ready to enjoy these. At the same time, we’ve yet to find an adult who won’t feel challenged by some of the intricate pattern ideas. Most spend hours creating, assembling, knocking over, and trying again.

Ready to buy? Shop http://www.timberdoodle.com/CitiBlocs

Citiblocks have already won twelve prestigious industry awards for their innovative design and sturdy construction. Among them are Creative Child’s 2009 Preferred Choice Award, Dr. Toy Best Vacation Children’s Products Award, iParenting Outstanding Products Award, Mr. Dad Seal of Approval, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Toy of the Year 2009 by Parenting Magazine, and 2009 Good Housekeeping “Best in top 7 picks”.

Behind The Scenes

The kid footage was actually taped at a family reunion – these are our cousins’ daughters.
The new catalog mails tomorrow. We’re excited!
Looking for another idea for CitiBlocs? We took them to a Christmas party where the young (and young at heart) built towers as high as possible, then shot them down with Hot Rocketz. Lots of fun!

From Our Store:

“If you agree with the sentiments of Albert Einstein, that “Everything should be made as simple as possible,” and you long to fill your home with uncomplicated toys that require no batteries and make no noise, other than the ear pleasing clatter of wood against wood, then you’re in for a treat…” Buy CitiBlocs Now Here!

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#0008 – Testing New Products for Timberdoodle’s Summer 2010 Catalog

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

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Dozens of products must be evaluated before we print our 2010 Curriculum Catalog. Watch this video to get a glimpse of the review process here at Timberdoodle. Best of all, 4 young relatives ranging in age from nearly 2 to 7 explored, experimented, and tested a wide array of exciting new products from construction to music to scooters and more!

Check back in April to see how many of these products make it onto our website. Better yet, sign up for our free catalog and stay in the loop: http://www.timberdoodle.com/FreeCatalog

Behind The Scenes

We were delighted when our gracious relatives loaned us their girls for the afternoon. The session went way beyond any of our expectations and everyone enjoyed the time!
Watching the children play was very insightful, especially since they have a nice wide range of personalities, ages, and interests. (It would have been lovely to have boys involved too, but the one brother was down for a nap… Oh well!)
There were so many cute moments and lots of helpful ‘real-life’ exploring and experimenting. In fact, we expect you to see more of these kids on future vodcasts as we demo and explain the products that passed muster.

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#0002 – Thinking Putty: Handwarmer, Therapy Project, Office Tool…

Monday, February 8th, 2010

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By far our most popular gift for Christmas 2009 was Thinking Putty, we sold literally thousands of tins and even had a custom color made for us. As we’ve used it over the years we’ve accumulated a few ideas that you may not have thought of yet. If you haven’t yet tried burying coins in your Thinking Putty, microwaving it or using it as a rubber thumb, give it a try and then let us know what you think!

Behind The Scenes

This edition was filmed in the warehouse, the office and the office kitchenette.

Nehemiah graciously agreed to come in on a Friday he was to have off, bringing one of his delightful daughters with him. We were thrilled to get her in a shot!

We tried showing each color of Thinking Putty to the camera but with the cheery day we were having and the back-lit approach the colors were too hard to see in most of the shots.

Yes, that is a red Cling-Thing on the fridge, and it held the Thinking Putty cans securely throughout the filming!

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Thinking Putty is Silly Putty but enhanced with knock-your-socks-off colors that shift or morph completely as you squeeze. There are even eye-popping glow-in-the-dark versions that will inspire all sorts of electrifying experiments. All versions of the non-toxic, non-gooey Thinking Putty will bounce, stretch, tear, drip, snap, even shatter. Silicone-based, they will never dry out. But the heat sensitive versions will change colors with the warmth of your hands while the swirled colors will maintain their individual colors no matter how many times they are kneaded… Read More About Thinking Putty and Buy A Different Color For Each Family Member.

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