We are very proud to say to our customers that our toys are "Made in America"..... by us! Each and every toy is handmade by Tim and Connie. We are also very proud that Diane Sawyer of ABC News has posted North Star Toys on their website as Made in America: Gift Ideas. We hope you will check out other companies that offer Made in America products. Let's get our country "making stuff" again!
Today is our daughter Joan's 27th birthday. It's a bit hard to grasp that our youngest child is that age when we so readily remember the day of her birth, her first smile, first joke, first violin, first bike ride... Taking the long view, as parents of adult children, increases our awareness of how childhood dashes by. Recently the spring catalog from Syracuse Cultural Workers arrived. As always, it is full of inspiring information and products oriented to peace, social justice, and green living. But one thing that caught our attention was a joyful image of playing children accompanied by the words: "Childhood is a journey, not a race. Let's slow the pace for our children- at school, home...
Watch our Rubber Band Powered Indy Car in action!
This is also an instructional video for how to make the Indy Car "GO" as well as how to set up the rubber bands.
Off to the races! VaRoooom!!
Phaedra Greenwood recently wrote an article about North Star Toys for the Enchantment Magazine. We hope you enjoy reading some of this article. Laughter, Joy and Play by Phaedra Greenwood On a clear fall day, as you drive up the narrow dirt road to the Long house, bright sunflowers wave beside the fence, framed by a long stretch of piñon, juniper and sagebrush, and soft, blue mountains on the horizon. You turn into the driveway and might be startled to see fruit trees and a broad, carefully mowed lawn. Connie may be out in the yard watering the plants. As you walk toward the house, you notice they actually have apples on some of their trees—surprising because...
by Connie Long One of the pleasures of having been on the planet for more than a half century is watching the next generation grow up, mature and have their own children. There is love and pride and wonder in this cycle. Recently we experienced this when Sonya and Shandra, and their children, Cavanaugh, Niko, and Satya came to visit. Sonya and Shandra are daughters of dear friends, and we have fond memories of their childhood.I also had the opportunity to teach them when they were four years old in a cooperative preschool in 1974. Spending time with young families is a privilege. It is gratifying to be with caring parents devoted to their...
