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With this article and the NY Times magazine article on the importance of play in child development, I think people will start investing in better, greener toys for their children to experiment with and enjoy. Every industry has the opportunity to make positive changes to it's products and services. I'm glad that the toy industry and the designers who contribute to it are raising the bar. I work at a design college that is always working to motivate designers to understand how important the role of design is enacting change. In fact, there are two big event going on in the next two months, one about the role of design is enacting change. In fact, there are two big event going on in the next two months, one about the importance of play in our life and work(The Art center Design Conference, http://www2.artcenter.edu/designconference/) and the other about global issues like climate change, geopolitics, and culture the world must address ( The Art Center Global Dialogues http://blog.globaldialogues.eu/). Hopefully more people will see articles like this one and events like the ones Art Center is hosting and get excited about making the world better.

With this article and the NY Times magazine article on the importance of play in child development, I think people will start investing in better, greener toys for their children to experiment with and enjoy. Every industry has the opportunity to make positive changes to it's products and services. I'm glad that the toy industry and the designers who contribute to it are raising the bar. I work at a design college that is always working to motivate designers to understand how important the role of design is enacting change. In fact, there are two big event going on in the next two months, one about the importance of play in our life and work(The Art center Design Conference, http://www2.artcenter.edu/designconference/) and the other about global issues like climate change, geopolitics, and culture the world must address ( The Art Center Global Dialogues http://blog.globaldialogues.eu/). Hopefully more people will see articles like this one and events like the ones Art Center is hosting and get excited about making the world better.

As a mother of four little ones I have to be honest, I'm thankful the Elmo craze never hit my house- I posted our favorite, simple toys that don't require $20.00 worth of batteries, that let the kids use their imagination and play with long after the "newness" has word off tubbybundle.com/blog

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