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06/28/2013

Cars & Stripes Forever!

5-10 p.m., Harbor Blvd. and the Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro; www.portoflosangeles.org. Classic ... Read More

Independent Shakespeare Company’s Free Shakespeare Festival

From:06/27/2013

To:06/30/2013

Independent Shakespeare Company’s Free Shakespeare Festival

7 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. (and Aug. 28) June 27 through Sept. 1 (no show July 4), Old Zoo, Griffith Park, L... Read More

Bonding Over ‘Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask’

Published: 06/19/2013 by Allen Rausch in Entertainment & Products

The latest Professor Layton game provides a great father-son moment for our r...

Family-Friendly Chain Restaurants

Published: 06/18/2013 by Jim Graves in Out & About

Here are a few good food destinations where you and the kids can grab a bite ...

Tegu Blocks; $32 and up; Ages 1 month+; Available at www.tegu.com

Tegu Blocks are beautifully crafted wood embedded with magnets, helping them easily stick together and minimizing the frustration of tumbling towers and flattened fortresses.

Published: 01/04/2012

by Julie Kertes

Tegu Blocks; $32 and up; Ages 1 month+; Available at www.tegu.com

Tegu Blocks are beautifully crafted wood embedded with magnets, helping them easily stick together and minimizing the frustration of tumbling towers and flattened fortresses. Tegu blocks come in natural or tinted colors and are safe for all ages, but their most intriguing feature is their background story.

The company was founded by brothers Chris and Will Haughey to create jobs for the people of Honduras, encourage entrepreneurship, and protect the country’s resources. Sustainable harvesting of Tegu materials lets the forest to properly regenerate, and the Tegu website encourages shoppers to make a donation to send a child to school or to plant a tree.

Keywords Tegu Wooden Blocks Magnets

	Flower Feelings Parenting Gem: Flower Feelings ($79, www.FlowerFeelings.com) is a homegrown product perfect for helping young children ages 3-6 identify and name emotions.

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