eeBoo Studio http://blog.eeboo.net Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 eeBoo Tot Towers a Fun Find, says Scholastic http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/eeboo-tot-towers-a-fun-find-says-scholastic/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/eeboo-tot-towers-a-fun-find-says-scholastic/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:58:39 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=564 Scholastic has singled out another eeBoo product, this time as a “Fun Find” in their March 2012 issue. eeBoo’s Tot Towers are a long-time favorite, and Scholastic devotes a whole page to our Read-to-Me Towers. Each of the Read-to-Me Towers includes a question that parents can ask their children, as well as fun facts about animals, foods and other interesting items!

           

Most recently, eeBoo has added Life On Earth Tot Towers. Check out all our Tot Towers here!

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  Join us at Toy Fair in booth # 6215, or check us out at eeBoo.com!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/kids-today-make-me-a-story-a-toy-fair-highlight/feed/ 0 Two Nods of Approval from TD Monthly http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/two-nods-of-approval-from-td-monthly/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/two-nods-of-approval-from-td-monthly/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:08:15 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=542 TDmonthly, a trade magazine that guides retailers in choosing their wares, has selected eeBoo’s Life on Earth Tot Towers  as an anticipated hit for Toy Fair in their February issue! The Life on Earth illustration by Melissa sweet, popular with other eeBoo games such as Bingo, Matching and Dominoes, is brand new for our Tot Towers!

      

TDmonthly also chose eeBoo’s new Make Me a Story game as a Toy to Talk About! This unique activity come with a tin playboard, dye-cut magnets and an easel to prop the board up. The game is perfect for ”directors-in-training” and any kid with a passion for make believe!

           

Log in to eeBoo and find out what else is new! Or visit us at Toy Fair, in booth 6215!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2012/02/two-nods-of-approval-from-td-monthly/feed/ 0 eeBoo in the Mountains! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/eeboo-in-the-mountains/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/eeboo-in-the-mountains/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:42:47 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=536 eeBoo is delighted to have been selected for a review and giveaway over at Tales of a Mountain Mama. “Tales” is a blog chronicling one mother’s love of her family, the outdoors and mountain living! “Instantly impressed” with eeBoo, this mountain mama says she particularly appreciates that our “games and activities are based on old-fashioned formats which are updated for today’s kids.” We were happy to share some of our games and crafts, which were then thoughtfully reviewed! Go ahead and give it a read! 

The featured games, which included Pre-School Colors, Lacing Cards, Wildlife Matching and Obstacles, were suggested as welcome diversions from bad weather, as well as solutions to indoor confinement. And moving into the winter months, we all have plenty of that ahead of us!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/eeboo-in-the-mountains/feed/ 0 Obstacles a KIWI Favorite Board Game! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/obstacles-a-kiwi-favorite-board-game/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/obstacles-a-kiwi-favorite-board-game/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:10:14 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=525  Just in time for the Holidays, Kiwi Magazine has chosen Obstacles as one of its favorite Board Games of 2011! The feature praises Obstacles, which bears the distinction of being eeBoo’s first cooperative game, as  “thought-provoking, but fun at the same time.”

Obstacles is one of our hit games this year! Don’t get left behind – try it out!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/obstacles-a-kiwi-favorite-board-game/feed/ 0 Robot Sketchbook & Metallic Pencils on NBC’s TODAY Show! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/robot-sketchbook-metallic-pencils-on-nbcs-today-show/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/robot-sketchbook-metallic-pencils-on-nbcs-today-show/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:54:11 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=512 eeBoo’s Silver Robots Sketchbook and Silver Robots Metallic Pencils were featured on NBC’s TODAY Show yesterday, December 13th!

The segment was based on the Oppenheim’s holiday selection of “Classic Toys that Keep on Giving.”  In the review, it was noted that our pencils are  ”slightly fatter but shaped with three sides, to make the gripping all the easier” and our paper is “smooth and heavy enough for color pencils and even watercolors.”  Our Metallic Silver Robot Pencils and Silver Robot Sketchbook were both the recipients the Oppenheim Gold Seal Award.

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/robot-sketchbook-metallic-pencils-on-nbcs-today-show/feed/ 0 eeBoo Sample Sale This Week!!!! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/eeboo-sample-sale-this-week/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/eeboo-sample-sale-this-week/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:13:38 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=505 eeBoo is having a Sample Sale! We’ve got tons of stuff for the lowest prices! Please take free reign to blog, email, tell, attend or spread the word however you like! And please hurry – sale is the Thursday and Friday of THIS WEEK!

170 W 74th Street (off the lobby)

New York, NY

Thursday, December 15th 8am – 6:30pm

Friday, December 16th 8am – 6:00

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Sidewalk Games encourages children to be active outdoors and to appreciate other cultures, as they learn games played by children across the world! And with all this warm weather we’ve been having, you might not even have to wait till spring!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/sidewalk-games-in-womans-day-holiday-2011-gift-guide/feed/ 0 Metro Family Magazine of Oklahoma: eeBoo Toy & Craft Giveaway! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/metro-family-magazine-of-oklahoma-eeboo-toy-craft-giveaway/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/metro-family-magazine-of-oklahoma-eeboo-toy-craft-giveaway/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:33:07 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=482 Heads up to eeBoo craft lovers in the great state of Oklahoma: head over to the Metro Family Magazine website and enter their 12 Days of December Giveaway, featuring a number of eeBoo’s crafts and toys, including our Books to Color and Big Crayons!

eeBoo products will be up for grabs on days 6 and 12 of the mag’s generous giftapalooza!

Congrats in advance to the winners, but there’s good news for everyone else too! eeBoo’s Books to Color, 18 Big Crayons and other products are in stores and affordably priced. Check out all our stuff here!

]]> http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/metro-family-magazine-of-oklahoma-eeboo-toy-craft-giveaway/feed/ 0 A Stocking Full of eeBoo: Woman Around Town suggests Diaries! http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/a-stocking-full-of-eeboo-woman-around-town-suggests-diaries/ http://blog.eeboo.net/2011/12/a-stocking-full-of-eeboo-woman-around-town-suggests-diaries/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:58:20 +0000 design http://blog.eeboo.net/?p=473 Christmas stockings are like the delicious appetizer before a glorious feast - a kickoff to the fun, excitement and high spirits bound to ensue! And this year, if Santa takes Woman Around Town‘s advice, Christmas’s “appetizer” will be filled with eeBoo Diaries!

As Woman Around Town writer Alix Cohen says, “What little girl doesn’t have a world of secrets. Encourages getting one’s thoughts together, observation, learning about feelings, using words.”

eeBoo’s Diaries aren’t just for Santa’s rounds. They’ll make a petite, fun-packed gift for any holiday! Woman Around Town featured our Princess and Enchanted Diaries, but  you can check out all the lovely styles here!

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