DVMS reviews Sprig Toys!

We get some amazing reviews from mommy bloggers (recent reviews include A Mom’s Take, Tifani’s Mom, and This Military Mama). However, I wanted to get some feedback straight from the horse’s mouth. To hear exactly what the kids have to say about Sprig Toys, I found a way to go right to the source. I [...]

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This Season Simplified

Someone recently sent me a nice article about the toys of yesteryear that made me reminisce. As the holiday season quickly approaches, it can seem as though the world around us is moving at lightyear speed. Popular gifts are more complicated, expensive and technologically advanced than ever – especially toys! Don’t get me wrong, technology [...]

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How to make this the BEST Thanksgiving ever!

Sprig Toys is back on the blog just in time for the Holidays! The Thanksgiving holiday, in theory, is supposed to invoke great appreciation for all the blessings in our lives. However, many of us forget this message and get caught up in a whirlwind of organizing, baking, cooking, decorating, and then of course cleaning [...]

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What does it take to make something fun?

This week our post comes from Toy Designer, Justin Discoe.  Thanks, Justin! What does it take to make something fun? Creativity. Contrary to popular belief, designing toys isn’t like Tom Hanks in the movie Big – except for the part where the main character is a 10-year old trapped in an adult’s body. Finding a [...]

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Back to School

I don’t know about you, but all of our kiddos are back to school this week.  What ever happened to starting after Labor Day?  We dropped our youngest off at the elementary school and those classrooms were roasting hot, another two weeks and they would have been fine!  I am not the only one wishing [...]

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The Whole Wham-O Deal

This week’s topic comes from you, our loyal fans.  On Twitter we asked what you wanted to hear about in our blog this week and this was one of the more requested items… Ready, Set… GO! Earlier this year, we entered into a partnership with Wham-O toys.  Since then a lot of questions have been [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green – part 2

I have had lots of people asking me recently why we were green, so it seemed like a good time to revisit this topic.  I suppose this is on a lot of people’s minds these days because of Earth Day along with what seems to be an increasing awareness.  I hope this trend continues, I [...]

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