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Let Play Be Thy Medicine

by Gigi Jobb on February 23, 2021
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Compliance.  Obedience.  Discipline.  Feel into these words.  Do they feel strict and tight?  Stiff, reluctant, and worn…strained and resigned?    What if instead the…

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Our Family “Curriculum Vitae”

by Gigi Jobb on February 21, 2021
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Get to know the whole Jobb gang like never before! (I think Whole Family Resumes should be a thing!)

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Toad Spool Press for the Holidays

by Gigi Jobb on December 23, 2020
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It has been an insanely busy time at the Press! So busy that I’ve hired an incredible team of professional clowns, actors, directors, musicians,…

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Making Christmas

by Gigi Jobb on December 23, 2020
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Anyone else just barely pulling this whole Christmas thing off this year? Creating Magic just feels exhausting when the heart is full of aches…

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Geek Out with Mag-bot Kits!

by Gigi Jobb on December 23, 2020
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Homemade DIY robot creations have been going strong for 5 years around here and of course Santa will be adding to the metal loose…

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When Work is Play!

by Gigi Jobb on December 13, 2020
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It should have been impossible. Or at the very least, a ridiculous gong-show. But it was the best time of our lives... This summer...
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Not Locked Down on the Inside

by Gigi Jobb on December 6, 2020
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Finding ways to thrive in pandemic times might mean more than keeping space between humans; it might be time to open up new space inside humans…including kids! This is an adventure story to help you dream again.

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Magical Underwhelm: The gift of “Less and Not Yet”

by Gigi Jobb on December 21, 2019
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If you believe in ‘capital P’ lost-at-sea deep Play…you’re in this to foster their imagination. You’re looking for gifts that cultivate capacity.

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The Gift of Ramshackle: DIY Tinker Kit!

by Gigi Jobb on December 2, 2019
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The magnet theme has it all: loose parts, infinite expansion, cheap-thrift, open-ended as it gets, and great evolution of complexity as kids get older.

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Mary Poppins Meets Hygge: Let Warmth and Light Be Their Medicine

by Gigi Jobb on November 22, 2019
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Adding a measure of warmth is like a spoonful of sugar! Here are a few of our special hygge traditions and ways of bringing in the glow!

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