Child Toys Guide » K’Nex http://www.child-toys-guide.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:43:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Summer activities for children at SOSU http://www.child-toys-guide.com/summer-activities-for-children-at-sosu http://www.child-toys-guide.com/summer-activities-for-children-at-sosu#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:20:15 +0000 Eugen Lisov http://www.child-toys-guide.com/news/2006/06/07/summer-activities-for-children-at-sosu/ Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the place to shop for summer activities for children of all ages. Coordinator, Tonya Cunningham said, “Continuing Education offers summer activities for children who are interested in being crafty and creative, prefers writing stories or sharing their imagination, enjoy making science experiments or building new designs, or spends time loving animals. We feel we have something to offer to every child. 

 Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, and any children who are relatives will have the opportunity to build on their scientific skills and interests through K’Nex ®, Funology of Science, or Robotics/Electronics.

Susan Hall will be leading children ages 7 – 12 through the different K’Nex® hands-on programs.  Children will go home at the end of the week with a set of K’Nex® from the building experience of the week. K’Nex ® is a unique building experience requiring hands-on instruction, following directions, with explanations of scientific theories related to each topic. Children are welcome to attend one or more of the various K’Nex® programs.

]]> http://www.child-toys-guide.com/summer-activities-for-children-at-sosu/feed 0 Toy manufacturers struggle to attract girls. http://www.child-toys-guide.com/toy-manufacturers-struggle-to-attract-girls http://www.child-toys-guide.com/toy-manufacturers-struggle-to-attract-girls#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:01:03 +0000 Eugen Lisov http://www.child-toys-guide.com/news/2006/05/05/toy-manufacturers-struggle-to-attract-girls/ In a recent article, Margaret Webb Pressler pointed out that the toy industry is seriously lacking good ideas when it comes to creating toys for girls.

Part of the problem is the fact that girls are pickier when it comes to toys.

While boys stick with their fast toy cars and construction sets, girls go through 2-3 more cycles of toys.

Boys play with toys till the age of twelve. By that time, girls already buy makeup.

Meanwhile, K’Nex Industries Inc. and the Lego group have taken building systems to new heights, giving boys nifty new interlocking technologies to build not just planes and bridges but also characters and games they can then play with.

Cool spy gear has unleashed the inner 007 in legions of boys. And the once-lowly water gun has become the must-have new accessory each summer, with ever more ways to splash, surprise, soak and scare your opponents.

]]> http://www.child-toys-guide.com/toy-manufacturers-struggle-to-attract-girls/feed 0 K’Nex in Charge of Brio’s American Division http://www.child-toys-guide.com/knex-in-charge-of-brio-american-division http://www.child-toys-guide.com/knex-in-charge-of-brio-american-division#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:26:28 +0000 Eugen Lisov http://www.child-toys-guide.com/news/2006/04/10/k%e2%80%99nex-in-charge-of-brio%e2%80%99s-american-division/ Brio, a major European toy manufacturer recently signed a deal with K’Nex to hand tem over all their American divisions. Since K’Nex is well established, they hope this deal will help Brio expand its market to the US.

Brio AB’s CEO, Thomas Brautigam:

This agreement is in line with our aim of strengthening Brio’s position in the American market. Through K’Nex’s already established channels with American retailers, we will gain access to more stores than previously.

The deal is expected to be very successful because Brio’s unique range of wooden toys, especially toy trains, is something that the US market desperately needs.

The managers hope that Brio’s popularity will rise back to where it was during the 90s, although practically there will no longer be any Brio Corp.

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