Hello, Educators, Parents, and Players of all Ages!

As the school year starts to fly by, we invite you to take a moment to explore the importance of play with us. In this newsletter, we offer guest invitations to several events for educators, Wordle strategies from the inventor himself and Bop It! inventor Dan Klitsner shares his Bop It for Good initiative.

Happy Holidays from all of us at People of Play!

Mary Couzin, Play in Education Editor
Founder, President of Chicago Toy and Game Group, dba POP!

Our Chicago Toy and Game Fair is December 10th and 11th and if any of you are in the Chicago area, educators have always been welcomed as our guests. Here is the link for free passes for you and your family. We've got great hotel rates if you would like to make a holiday weekend out of it! There are a lot of fun holiday happenings within minutes of the Fair!
 

One of our events at the Fair is our ever popular PIE Conference. This year we have a special speaker, Rachele Harmuth, Head of ThinkFun, to talk about MESH - Mental. Emotional. Social. Health. And, she has a gift from Think fun for each educator attending. Here is the link for the PIE Conference!

Are you looking for Wordle Strategies? Hear from the Inventor of Wordle!

POPDuo: Will Shortz, Crossword Editor of The NY Times, Interviews Josh Wardle, Inventor of Wordle!

Do You Play Rummikub? This happens only once every four years
Enter HERE!

Thankful for 25 Years of Success with Bop It!, Inventor Dan Klitsner Generously Donates to The Lighthouse For the Blind, Encouraging All to Bop It For Good

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