Monthly Archives: December 2010
Join us for Toy Design and DIY After School classes at the Scholastic Store in Soho this winter! See our after-school section for more information. We hope to see you there!
Talya wore Heelies and a pedometer every day to camp. The pedometer was lost twice and found once. The second loss was via priority mail, en route from my office to her house. She emailed inquiring about her pedometer, and she attached a story draft. I suggested her next story chronicle the paths of the pedometer, wherever it landed. Where would 1124 steps take a 37-year-old Chicagoan in the Great Depression? Where would 7085 carry a 14-year-old boy in Brooklyn… in 2045? Where do 2738 steps take you – in any direction – from your bedroom door? Continue reading
Samantha Razook Murphy is the founder of Curious Jane and Blue Tree. She was inspired to create these unique programs to give her girls, and all girls, a chance to be creative and inventive in a high-energy, collaborative and gender-affirming space. She loves designing, tinkering and figuring out. Samantha is the mother of two girls and lives in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her BA from Yale and Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt. In her spare time she coaches volleyball and rides her bike around Brooklyn.