Toy Inventions

Elizabeth J. Magie Invents The Landlord’s Game

By |September 9th, 2019|

At the start of the 1900s, American game designer Elizabeth J. Magie (1866-1948) was on a mission – she wanted to change how people thought […]

GoldieBlox: Move over boys, girls build too!

By |December 30th, 2016|

I’m so glad that GoldieBlox was invented. A couple of years ago I attended my niece’s graduation ceremony. She had just completed an undergraduate degree […]

Hands-On Basketball Invented by 9 year-old

By |November 30th, 2015|

Hands-On Basketball is a basketball that shows children where to place their hands when playing the game. Chris Hass was just nine years old in 1994 when […]

Story Cubes Invented by Rory O’Connor

By |September 8th, 2015|

Rory’s Story Cubes – what a great game! I discovered Story Cubes the other day at Story Planet, an ingenious space-themed hybrid of coffee shop, creativity hub, […]