Do toys and games shape who we'll become?

Do toys and games shape who we'll become?

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INTRODUCING Wait... They Did What!?

Wait... They Did What!? is the question you’ll be asking after travelling back through modern history with comedian Tilly Oddy-Black. We’ll unearth the weird, wild and outright scandalous stuff people did in the olden days... like letting kids buy fireworks, banning bikinis on th ...  Show more

A fairy tale by the campfire – is it okay to scare kids into being good?

At Camp Short & Curly, the marshmallows are toasty, the swings are wild, and Molly’s Amazing Cool Book Club is about to begin — but her stories? YIKES! From creepy sea witches to thumb-chopping tailors, why were some old fairy tales so weird and scary? A quick warning: this episo ...  Show more

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