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The fire rages on here in Colorado

With disaster comes beauty. We can’t escape the 55,000-acre raging fire that fills our HQ town with choking smoke and the thoughts of hope and perseverance for the +180 families that have lost their homes thus far.

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So long, farewell…

Goodbye This is a bittersweet post for me.  I have been with Sprig almost since the very beginning; I was Sprig’s first employee. I love the designers and the toys and the passion Sprig has for making the world a better place.  I will miss working with some incredible people who have amazing vision.  I … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Looking forward…

It has just been one of those weeks here at Sprig.  We are currently between development cycles, getting Fall 2010 product introduced and completing our final selections for what we will develop for 2011.  Once we have those selections made, we will be going full guns once again! We have some fun things coming up … Continue reading →

Autopilot

There is something about blogging.  You put your life out there and just hope no one comes back telling you that you really are insane.  This is one of those kinds of posts… My kids tease me about something I do.  I have been known, on occasion, to be taking them somewhere only to end … Continue reading →

Get Out!

  I hope you have enjoyed our summer series on Outdoor Activities.  It has been a BLAST to write.  It reminded me just how many answers there are when my kids say: ‘I’m bored, there’s nothing to do…”  Usually my answer to this is to put them to work around the house, but there are … Continue reading →

Low Cost Summer Activities – Good Clean Fun (with Giveaway!!)

I don’t know about you, but summer seems to have arrived with a vengeance this week.  We are hot, hot, hot!  With all this hot weather, my thoughts turn to ways to cool down.  I remember days of running in the sprinkler with joy.  Today we want to give you ways to incorporate water play … Continue reading →

A Day in the Life…

The original plan today was to do another post in our Low Cost Summer Activity series, but I have something special planned there and am trying to wrestle up some product for giveaway… so stay tuned, we are hoping next week’s post knocks your socks off! Just wanted to give you a peek into a typical … Continue reading →

Low Cost Summer Activities – Sidewalk Chalk

This is part 3 in a multi-part series… tune in next week for more fun! Want a source of endless summer fun?  Look no further than Sidewalk Chalk, available for as little as $1.  Crayola has some neat Sidewalk Chalk, I am really interested in trying out the 3D version, but spending extra is optional if … Continue reading →

Low cost outdoor activities – Everything Old is New Again

This is part 2 of a multi-part series. Sometimes when we think outdoor activities, we tend to forget those things we loved most as a child.  Remember Mother May I?  Freeze Tag?  Those games were not only fun, but great ways we kept active as a child and learned important lessons like turn-taking and sportsmanship.  … Continue reading →