Press | The Happy Kid Company

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..." - View Article

12/04/08 - Mom Central Holiday Gift Guide
"The Fortamajig Connectibles are as ingenious as they are fun." - View Article

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." - View Article

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." - View Award

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!" - View Article

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." - View Article

3/01/08 - Playthings
"Regardless of the space, kids can always create a playground with it" - View Article

12/09/07 - USA Weekend
"The Fortamajig is one of the best play tents we've seen in years." - View Article

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!" - View Article

07/24/07 - iVillage.com
"Why didn't they have this when we were kids?" - View Article

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

04/16/07- Dadlabs.com
See the Fortamajig in action! - Watch Video

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

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