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Press and Awards
Fortamajig
Parents' Choice Award
Dr. Toy Award
Mr. Dad Award
What the Stuff Award
Creative Child Preferred Choice
NAPPA
Connectables
Parents' Choice Award
Dr. Toy Award
Dr. Toy Best Product
Toy Wishes
Tillywig Toy Award
Creative Child Seal
01/06/11 — Fortamajig Connectables featured in Winter 2010/2011 Parenting Magazine!
Get a Sneak a peak.
12/01/10 — Bay State Parent
It's creative, practical, durable, portable, storable and washable!
10/27/10 — Momma In Flip Flops 2
The perfect solution is here and that's the Fortamajig View Article
10/17/10 — New Deal Daily
Since receiving the Fortamajig, it's been used every single day! View Article
07/29/10 — Review on Playgrounder.com
Fortamajig is brain-building, fort-making fun far superior to the bedsheets and blankets we used as kids. View Article
07/14/10 — Featured on Daily Grommet
The Fortamajig was featured on today's Daily Grommet. View the review and live chat and watch the video here.
05/29/10 — Review on About.com
Fortamajig and Fortamajig Connectables make it easy to build colorful, elaborate forts kids love! View Article
05/14/10 — Review on Simple-MomReviews.com
If you are looking for something for your kids to do on a rainy day, I have your answer. View Article
05/03/10 — Review on MommyPR.com
I began to search for something to help us [build forts] and I found the perfect solution in The Happy Kid Company.
View Article
05/01/10 — Review on Motherhood Examiner
The Fortamajig is extremely durable, portable and will last for years and years. View Article
12/09/09 — The Fortamajig in Mom Invented Holiday Gift Guide
Ignite your kids' imagination and encourage them to play more creatively with this fun and innovative fort-building product that can be configured in countless ways. View Award
10/29/09 — The Fortamajig wins a NAPPA Award!
19-year-old NAPPA competition highlights children's toys, games, music, software and more judged "Best Bang for the Buck". View Award
07/14/09 — Creative Child Awards for both the Original Fortamajig and the Fortamajig Connectables!
The Original Fortamajig received a 2009 PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD (Indoor/Outdoor Play category). The Fortamajig Connectables received a 2009 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD (Indoor/Outdoor Play category).
07/14/09 — Fortamajig Connectables Wins Tillywig 2009 Top Fun Award!
Top fun toys are "exceptional products that stand out in terms of outstanding design, construction, and play." View Award
07/06/09 — TheFamilyGroove.com Toy Guide
"Nothing's more fun than building a fort..." View Article
06/23/09 — WashingtonPost.com
Build a tent, fort, clubhouse or just a sunshade with this eight-foot square of high-quality tent material loaded with fasteners and loops. It's great for indoor forts, too, because it's so lightweight. View Article
06/09/09 — The Original Fortamajig featured in Parents' Choice article!
Each month the Parents' Choice® website features several articles that help guide families in making their family activities more fun, interactive, and thought-provoking for their children. This month, The Original Fortamajig was featured in the The Great Outdoors article. The full article is located here on the Parents' Choice website.
05/26/09 — ALatteInTheMorning.com
"My kids have already had so much fun with it!" View Review
04/27/09 — The Fortamajig wins 5 stars from the What the Stuff Toy Review
"Come on...The Original Fortamajig is just awesome!" View Review
04/07/09 — DKMommySpot.com
"One of the most ingenious toys to enter our home is, hands down, the Fortamajig..." View Article
03/03/09 — MomInventors.com
"Since then she has successfully developed, launched and won numerous awards for her innovative product..." View Article
12/16/08 — KidBuyProducts.com
"This is a "toy" that your 3 year old will enjoy as much as your 10 year old. How often can you say that?" View Article
12/15/08 — Tots2Tweens.com
"There are so many great things about the Fortamajig that it's hard to list..."
12/04/08 — Mom Central Holiday Gift Guide
"The Fortamajig Connectibles are as ingenious as they are fun."
12/02/08 — MomMostTraveled.com
"If you are looking for a virtually indestructible toy that encourages creative, open-ended, active play, and is extremely, unequivocally FUN, look no further than The Original Fortamajig!" View Article
11/17/08 — Inside Out
"Connectables from The Happy Kid Company take fort-making to another level of imagination..." View Article
11/09/08 — Rerun and Jungle Clown
"I was immediately taken by this product and ordered it for the kids for Christmas."
10/29/08 — Dadnabbit.com
"This is a product you spend a few minutes assembling, and literally hours enjoying with your kids" View Article
10/14/08 — Toy Wishes All Star Award Winner
"These connecting fabric panels give kids a new way to build."
10/06/08 — MomMostTraveled.com
"Portability and high play-value make Connectables my first choice for on-the-road entertainment." View Article
9/16/08 — Dr. Toy Award Winner
The Fortamajig Connectables has been awarded the 10 Best Active Products of 2008 and the 100 Best Products of 2008 awards! View Award
7/23/08 — Sevendogsandababy.com
"The most portable fort I have ever seen!"
6/23/08 — Thingamababy.com
"Connectables are empowering kid-size fort building tools. They are a perfect standalone toy, and are great for adding extra excitement to pretend play." View Article
6/09/08 — The Opinionated Parent
"Invest in a Fortamajig and you’ll never come home to an empty linen closet again." View Article
5/14/08 — Parents' Choice Award
The Original Fortamajig Connectables is a proud 2008 Parents' Choice Approved award winner. View Article
4/23/08 — Now What Baby
"Fortamajig: the best way to build a fort for your kids without creating a mess or dealing with the constant problem of having your fort loosen and fall apart." View Article/Video
4/2008 — Boston Magazine
"All across New England, small manufacturers are turning out the homegrown kids' clothing, sophisticated furniture, and eco-friendly toys you're looking for."
3/01/08 — Playthings
"Regardless of the space, kids can always create a playground with it"
12/09/07 — USA Weekend
"The Fortamajig is one of the best play tents we've seen in years."
12/06/07 — Mr. Dad Seal of Approval Winner
"The products chosen to receive the Mr. Dad Seal of Approval are ones that incorporate imagination and hands-on learning and encourage father-child play." View Article
12/02/07 — Newsday
"The Original Fortamajig... puts a new spin on an old concept" View Article
12/02/07 — BabyLetsShop.com
"The Fortamajig is absolutely the greatest invention I’ve seen in some time." View Article
11/01/07 — Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
"The concept is nothing short of brilliant." View Article
10/17/07 — CleverParents.com
"Clever Parents loves the Fortamajig because it’s easy to use, it’s fun, it offers limitless opportunities for open-ended creative play and when play time is over, it folds up neatly into a bag. Pretty clever, huh?" View Article
10/08/07 — Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"The achievement of these goals, plus the simple-but-versatile design of the Fortamajig, earned it the Dr. Toy Award for Best Products this year." View Article
09/06/07 — babyluxe.blogspot.com
"The Fortamajig would make a perfect birthday gift, or stock up now for the holidays!"
07/24/07 — iVillage.com
"Why didn't they have this when we were kids?"
07/13/07 — Seattle Post Intelligencer
"Unless you'll miss the fun of washing all those sheets later, here's another way to go: the Fortamajig." View Article
07/09/07 — Bostonmamas.com
"We love products that give parents big bang for their buck." View Article
06/25/07 — Zrecs.blogspot.com
"Building forts with the Fortamajig... I actually had the feeling that we were inventing ways to use it, which is about the best feeling any toy can give." View Article
05/01/07 — Thingamababy.com
"Fortamajig is fun. It's easy. Your brain gets a workout thinking of fort designs that aren't limited by gravity. The product is compact and disappears when you want your room back. Plus, it's cool." View Article
02/14/07 — Sudbury Town Crier
"The cornerstone of the partners’ toy philosophy is to produce playthings that inspire open-ended creative play." View Article
02/07 — Toy Directory Monthly
"The Fortamjig provides a fun, easy way to build cool play spaces anywhere" View Article
Get a Sneak a peak.
12/01/10 — Bay State Parent
It's creative, practical, durable, portable, storable and washable!
10/27/10 — Momma In Flip Flops 2
The perfect solution is here and that's the Fortamajig View Article
10/17/10 — New Deal Daily
Since receiving the Fortamajig, it's been used every single day! View Article
07/29/10 — Review on Playgrounder.com
Fortamajig is brain-building, fort-making fun far superior to the bedsheets and blankets we used as kids. View Article
07/14/10 — Featured on Daily Grommet
The Fortamajig was featured on today's Daily Grommet. View the review and live chat and watch the video here.
05/29/10 — Review on About.com
Fortamajig and Fortamajig Connectables make it easy to build colorful, elaborate forts kids love! View Article
05/14/10 — Review on Simple-MomReviews.com
If you are looking for something for your kids to do on a rainy day, I have your answer. View Article
05/03/10 — Review on MommyPR.com
I began to search for something to help us [build forts] and I found the perfect solution in The Happy Kid Company.
View Article
05/01/10 — Review on Motherhood Examiner
The Fortamajig is extremely durable, portable and will last for years and years. View Article
12/09/09 — The Fortamajig in Mom Invented Holiday Gift Guide
Ignite your kids' imagination and encourage them to play more creatively with this fun and innovative fort-building product that can be configured in countless ways. View Award
10/29/09 — The Fortamajig wins a NAPPA Award!
19-year-old NAPPA competition highlights children's toys, games, music, software and more judged "Best Bang for the Buck". View Award
07/14/09 — Creative Child Awards for both the Original Fortamajig and the Fortamajig Connectables!
The Original Fortamajig received a 2009 PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD (Indoor/Outdoor Play category). The Fortamajig Connectables received a 2009 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD (Indoor/Outdoor Play category).
07/14/09 — Fortamajig Connectables Wins Tillywig 2009 Top Fun Award!
Top fun toys are "exceptional products that stand out in terms of outstanding design, construction, and play." View Award
07/06/09 — TheFamilyGroove.com Toy Guide
"Nothing's more fun than building a fort..." View Article
06/23/09 — WashingtonPost.com
Build a tent, fort, clubhouse or just a sunshade with this eight-foot square of high-quality tent material loaded with fasteners and loops. It's great for indoor forts, too, because it's so lightweight. View Article
06/09/09 — The Original Fortamajig featured in Parents' Choice article!
Each month the Parents' Choice® website features several articles that help guide families in making their family activities more fun, interactive, and thought-provoking for their children. This month, The Original Fortamajig was featured in the The Great Outdoors article. The full article is located here on the Parents' Choice website.
05/26/09 — ALatteInTheMorning.com
"My kids have already had so much fun with it!" View Review
04/27/09 — The Fortamajig wins 5 stars from the What the Stuff Toy Review
"Come on...The Original Fortamajig is just awesome!" View Review
04/07/09 — DKMommySpot.com
"One of the most ingenious toys to enter our home is, hands down, the Fortamajig..." View Article
03/03/09 — MomInventors.com
"Since then she has successfully developed, launched and won numerous awards for her innovative product..." View Article
12/16/08 — KidBuyProducts.com
"This is a "toy" that your 3 year old will enjoy as much as your 10 year old. How often can you say that?" View Article
12/15/08 — Tots2Tweens.com
"There are so many great things about the Fortamajig that it's hard to list..."
12/04/08 — Mom Central Holiday Gift Guide
"The Fortamajig Connectibles are as ingenious as they are fun."
12/02/08 — MomMostTraveled.com
"If you are looking for a virtually indestructible toy that encourages creative, open-ended, active play, and is extremely, unequivocally FUN, look no further than The Original Fortamajig!" View Article
11/17/08 — Inside Out
"Connectables from The Happy Kid Company take fort-making to another level of imagination..." View Article
11/09/08 — Rerun and Jungle Clown
"I was immediately taken by this product and ordered it for the kids for Christmas."
10/29/08 — Dadnabbit.com
"This is a product you spend a few minutes assembling, and literally hours enjoying with your kids" View Article
10/14/08 — Toy Wishes All Star Award Winner
"These connecting fabric panels give kids a new way to build."
10/06/08 — MomMostTraveled.com
"Portability and high play-value make Connectables my first choice for on-the-road entertainment." View Article
9/16/08 — Dr. Toy Award Winner
The Fortamajig Connectables has been awarded the 10 Best Active Products of 2008 and the 100 Best Products of 2008 awards! View Award
7/23/08 — Sevendogsandababy.com
"The most portable fort I have ever seen!"
6/23/08 — Thingamababy.com
"Connectables are empowering kid-size fort building tools. They are a perfect standalone toy, and are great for adding extra excitement to pretend play." View Article
6/09/08 — The Opinionated Parent
"Invest in a Fortamajig and you’ll never come home to an empty linen closet again." View Article
5/14/08 — Parents' Choice Award
The Original Fortamajig Connectables is a proud 2008 Parents' Choice Approved award winner. View Article
4/23/08 — Now What Baby
"Fortamajig: the best way to build a fort for your kids without creating a mess or dealing with the constant problem of having your fort loosen and fall apart." View Article/Video
4/2008 — Boston Magazine
"All across New England, small manufacturers are turning out the homegrown kids' clothing, sophisticated furniture, and eco-friendly toys you're looking for."
3/01/08 — Playthings
"Regardless of the space, kids can always create a playground with it"
12/09/07 — USA Weekend
"The Fortamajig is one of the best play tents we've seen in years."
12/06/07 — Mr. Dad Seal of Approval Winner
"The products chosen to receive the Mr. Dad Seal of Approval are ones that incorporate imagination and hands-on learning and encourage father-child play." View Article
12/02/07 — Newsday
"The Original Fortamajig... puts a new spin on an old concept" View Article
12/02/07 — BabyLetsShop.com
"The Fortamajig is absolutely the greatest invention I’ve seen in some time." View Article
11/01/07 — Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
"The concept is nothing short of brilliant." View Article
10/17/07 — CleverParents.com
"Clever Parents loves the Fortamajig because it’s easy to use, it’s fun, it offers limitless opportunities for open-ended creative play and when play time is over, it folds up neatly into a bag. Pretty clever, huh?" View Article
10/08/07 — Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"The achievement of these goals, plus the simple-but-versatile design of the Fortamajig, earned it the Dr. Toy Award for Best Products this year." View Article
09/06/07 — babyluxe.blogspot.com
"The Fortamajig would make a perfect birthday gift, or stock up now for the holidays!"
07/24/07 — iVillage.com
"Why didn't they have this when we were kids?"
07/13/07 — Seattle Post Intelligencer
"Unless you'll miss the fun of washing all those sheets later, here's another way to go: the Fortamajig." View Article
07/09/07 — Bostonmamas.com
"We love products that give parents big bang for their buck." View Article
06/25/07 — Zrecs.blogspot.com
"Building forts with the Fortamajig... I actually had the feeling that we were inventing ways to use it, which is about the best feeling any toy can give." View Article
05/01/07 — Thingamababy.com
"Fortamajig is fun. It's easy. Your brain gets a workout thinking of fort designs that aren't limited by gravity. The product is compact and disappears when you want your room back. Plus, it's cool." View Article
02/14/07 — Sudbury Town Crier
"The cornerstone of the partners’ toy philosophy is to produce playthings that inspire open-ended creative play." View Article
02/07 — Toy Directory Monthly
"The Fortamjig provides a fun, easy way to build cool play spaces anywhere" View Article