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A Holiday Tradition - Jade’s ToyBox Holiday Pop-Up Store Is Back!
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Jade’s ToyBox invites you to our annual Holiday Pop-Up Store @ 124 Hudson Street @ N. Moore Street in Tribeca. Don’t miss great deals and fun holiday events for the kiddos, plus a chance to pick your own discount from our Holiday Advent Calendar Pick-A-Pocket for 10-40% off toys, books and games now through December 28. Check out the JTB Pop-Up Holiday Events.
As always, we believe it’s all about Giving Back! At JTB, we sell products that give back just by selling them, like the WinGreen tents made by a women’s cooperative in India, handmade plush fair-trade made by Peruvian artisans, Plan Toys fire trucks and wooden games made of renewable woods, or Green Toys US-made, recycled milk jugs finding a second life as a recycling truck, tool set or tea set. And these are just a sampling. Read More »
CitiBlocs Prove that Fun Toys Don’t Always Equal High-Tech
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In a toy market that increasingly works to promote the latest and greatest of the high tech world, CitiBlocs wooden building sets are practically a sight for sore eyes. Considered by many as both an educational and creative toy, CitiBlocs inspires kids (and their parents) to experience the joy associated with getting back to basics.
Recently honored by the National Parenting Center with a 2011 Seal of Approval, CitiBlocs is also the recipient of more than 30 other industry related awards. The building and construction blocks are available in a variety of sizes and prices ranging from sets that include anywhere from 50-1000 pieces. CitiBlocs are also available in a wide assortment of colors. Read More »
“Wildman” Steve Brill Releases Wild Edible App
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Naturalist, author, and environmental educator “Wildman” Steve Brill, America’s go-to guy for foraging, has just released a master series of foraging apps, WildEdibles, that will give iPhone users the in-depth information they need to identify, ecologically harvest, and use 165 of the best wild edible and medicinal plants of North America, plus essential details of 52 look-alikes. The focus will be on eastern species, but half the plants and many more very similar close relatives that are also edible grow across the country.
“This takes foraging beyond what’s in any book or other app,” said the popular freelance naturalist, author, and environmental educator. “Taking full advantage of this newly developing media technology, I pair each plant with up to eight detailed pictures. My 718 photos, paintings, and drawings present all aspects of these tasty, nutritious, in-demand renewable resources in all their seasonal forms, something simply not cost-effective with print media.” Read More »
