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Facebook & Twitter Promos – Don’t Miss Out!

By on August 23, 2010 in Promotions

Tweet It’s a good time to connect with Growing Tree Toys! We have two special promotions running on Facebook and Twitter. On Twitter, we are helping savor the last bit of summer with our Toys of Summer Giveaway! This unbelievably fun package of sunny favorites includes a Sand and Water Table, Beach Towel Set, Sidewalk [...]

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A Need for Special Needs Toys – Why We Love Fun and Function!

By on August 5, 2010 in Why We Love It

Tweet This week in our hometown of State College, Penn State is hosting the National Autism Conference – a conference that provides “comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators, other professionals, and families in developing effective educational programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders.” For 5 days, family members, physicians, educators and more attend various [...]

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Kidtivities™—Summer Arts and Crafts Projects

By on July 21, 2010 in Store Events

Tweet If you live near our store in downtown State College, be sure to stop by this summer for some crafty fun! When kids participate in Kidtivities™ at Growing Tree Toys, we provide supplies and personal attention so that each child can create an awesome project such as a plaster pet, green shopping bag, paper [...]

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Top Eleven Family Festivals this Summer and Fall

By on July 5, 2010 in Store Events

Tweet There’s no rest from “fests” here in State College! Fresh off of the celebration of the 4th is Arts Fest! Officially known as the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, thousands of alumni, families, and fans trek back to Happy Valley to meet up with the locals for summer fun. Of all the crafts, [...]

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Here’s to a Fabulous Fourth!

By on July 1, 2010 in State College Events

Tweet With 4th of July 2010 on Sunday, the nation is really celebrating with a full three- or four-day weekend of patriotic spirit! In our home of State College, PA, the (naturally) annual 4th Fest has occurred in some form since 1927, and is considered one of the largest all-volunteer Independence Day celebrations in the [...]

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Anomia Card Game

The Real ASTRA Report – Can’t Wait for our New Toys!

By on June 24, 2010 in Toy Talk

Tweet It’s been a week since the conclusion of the ASTRA Marketplace in Providence, RI, and while all the ordering is done, there is still much to do! Here’s the good news though – old and new favorites are trickling into our warehouse, which means we will have plenty of new product appearing on the [...]

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