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What guy doesn’t remember the rush of opening a pack of baseball cards and finding his favorite player? What girl didn’t look at Barbie and fantasize about her dream date? We hold a special place in our hearts for the great things of childhood.
Kid Stuff: The Polar Express
Children’s author Chris Van Allsburg created this beautiful Christmas story about a fantasy train that carried children to the North...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Play-Doh
This eternal kid’s substance, this staple of second grades and day care centers, wasn’t created as a toy. It began its...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Animal Crackers
The first cookies baked in the shape of animals came from the kitchens of Stauffer’s Biscuit Company in York, Pennsylvania...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak and published almost 50 years ago (1963), still is a favorite...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Duncan Yo-Yo
It’s on a string. It goes down. It comes back up. What’s so great about that, to have it considered a Great American...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Chuck E. Cheese's
A friend of mine calls this place “Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Hell.” I get that. But the company’s slogan is...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Poor, poor Wile E. Coyote. Never quite able to capture his prey. Many times he got close – oh so close, so tantalizingly close...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
The changing of the shoes. The putting on of the sweater. The singing of the theme song. All these images are part of our cultural history...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Rocky and Bullwinkle
Actually, there were two series that ran one after the other: Rocky and His Friends (1959-1961) and The Bullwinkle Show (1961-1964). Both...
Read MoreArchitecture: Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges not just in America, but in the world. No wonder it placed number five in the...
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