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Tweet February is big in Happy Valley, thanks to a 4-letter word: THON. In the same year as Growing Tree Toys opened its store here in State College, 1973, a group of Penn State students held the school’s first Dance Marathon, with 34 dancers. To quote from the history section of the THON website: “The [...]

Tweet Although most of the East Coast is under multiple inches, if not feet, of snow (us included!), we are gearing up to head to the hottest event in toys – Toy Fair! For four days, we will do nothing but seek out the newest toy companies and toy products, check out what our favorite [...]

Tweet It is hard to believe that Hanukkah is well under way; we are one week from Christmas Eve and only two weeks from New Year’s Eve! But while we are coming down the holiday stretch, there is still plenty of time to finish your holiday shopping list online– and get your order delivered in [...]

Tweet Whether it is a child’s wish list or recommendations from a friend or family member, many of us will have plenty of ideas when purchasing for the little ones on our list this holiday season. But even though we have plenty of ideas for some of the children on our list, many of us [...]