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    Innovative toys that help girls stay mentally, physically fit

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After the scheduled for Tuesday February 12 we're here with -- nor guard and she's the inventor of a company called dream being.

Specifically go go sports girls and you're here for the toy fair in New York sitting right.

And one of the things that she's been telling us about -- Steve is that you there's sort of this new trend for innovative toys.

For girls that are a little bit more based in technology for them to dream big -- about maybe doing careers in engineering and science -- that sort of thing I'm taking this except for the -- right.

Writes yes it's -- -- tell us about your dolls that.

At the global sports girls are all about healthy living for girls.

It's about.

-- keeping fit physically mentally and emotionally through sports and physical activity when I was young.

And when my kids were young running was my meditation and exercised -- as a petition so.

From the dolls are just about you know it's not just about keeping your physical body in shape but it's also keeping your mind in shape and -- -- -- I think you are really clever with this room and eight an OK so it looks like you just step building any room -- -- build her own living room where a classroom a restaurant but actually.

With this program you would you would.

Inadvertently you know one of the one of the side benefits would be that the kid would learn more about -- -- relations architecture engineering hole.

Or -- you are exactly right about that.

Two young women who are Stanford -- engineering graduates.

I design that's because when they were in engineering school they realized and their high math classes and their -- science classes that they didn't have any.

Very few women you know and Debbie sterling same thing and in Stanford two women and her graduating class from engineering.

And -- -- study says its -- You know.

It's why aren't there more what were so lawyer in the end you know basically what we're all trying to do though.

Is encourage girls.

To use what's on the inside -- to use their hands -- just just who you are if you like music do music we shouldn't always be told you have to look at certainly especially when -- percent.

You're in I actually have a science background in there were not many girls in -- program college and all that so I totally agree and IC also making factory as well also if you're into interior decorating them might be an isolated kind of discover that in -- room.

And tell -- -- the -- blocks and how that's different from putting together a room.

You follow a book right and you make certain shapes yeah he's so tell us how that works.

I can.

Digits you know -- exhibit a ladies and that -- today.

Kids you know creating.

I'll pay so I created a star which.

I have to say I think Debbie has been brilliance and her book because this is for -- ages five and up.

But what -- has done this she's actually put directions.

In a story.

So -- parents.

I found.

You need to sit with your daughter and and and guide her through to -- she would be able to -- it.

On her for -- on the first page find all these pieces you need to attend axles five blocks -- peg board.

All that stuff and then.

He's taken Axl into the peg board it's step by step it's it's -- -- -- that it's like Legos in a -- -- -- and so you know my kids early -- outwards they followed the instructions and they build amazing things this is a lot.

Like that but I -- I like they -- the pet touch so each one of these.

And he's an animal and kids are very much into that as well it has a little different flair to it.

And I guess yeah it does it does and she's coming out with a lot of new things and you know she's this this is brand new on the market as as as room and to.

The last thing are these soccer players I know -- is this is -- company my son has hockey guys yeah.

OK so.

So this is obviously geared towards girls but you could buy -- replaced him right to you know today that they have awesome products that are gender -- -- So machines -- Christie Cassidy is fabulous and super creative.

And that with the the soccer guys in the football guys and things like that.

You know those are gender neutral and she did decide to come out because people kept saying what about soccer her house an interesting thing about this is when she was to sign in days.

They.

Did the the manufacturer said well do you want us to help you make these look like -- Interest and she -- Home so what would -- not accidents she said they have to look like.

It's girl and the other girls her plane soccer because that's how people luck right Smart stuff I know.

If people would like more information about your company yet website or anything like yes we all have web sites I -- lions go less force girls back and -- kids I can't really make economic building blocks -- -- That's easy dot com and it's it is -- so thank you very sacred to see you desperate to -- -- -- -- thank you.

We'll see them okay.