Learn to cook with Tiny!

Since Tiny has been out exploring and making friends, she has tried lots of delicious new foods. Now she wants to learn how to make some of these tasty treats along with you and your family. These recipes will be simple, nutritious, fun and great for kids and grownups! 

If children want to help with the cooking, they can follow along with Tiny’s instructions shown in the blue boxes; the other more complicated steps should be done by an adult. 

And if there is anything that you would like to learn how to make with us, don’t be shy! Just send an email to Tiny at info@tinytastesworld.com and we will try our best to make it here for you.

Roasted Salmon Lettuce Wraps with Rainbow Salad and Sweet Ginger Dipping Sauce

Tiny just tried some delicious, crunchy lettuce wraps today and now she can’t wait to learn how to make them with you! Tiny loves salmon, and our chefs think that it is perfect for these wraps, but if your family prefers boneless chicken breast or even sliced firm tofu, feel free to substitute. The marinade is great on just about everything.

If you want to plan ahead, the dipping sauce, marinade, and rainbow salad can all be made the day before you want to finish the recipe. To save time, you can also buy shredded raw veggies if you don’t want to slice everything for the salad. Try to still include plenty of colorful vegetables for lots of fun and vitamins.

Prepare a dressing for the salmon:

5 green onions (scallions), white and green parts, chopped

2 garlic clove, peeled and chopped

¼ cup lime juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice*
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper  (only if you like it a little bit spicy!)

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 pound skinless salmon fillets

*Note* Chinese five-spice powder is fragrant, mild and delicious spice blend that can usually be found in the spice-aisle or international foods section of your local grocery store. If you have trouble finding it, you can mix up a little batch of your own with this easy recipe!

Make the Rainbow Salad

1 cup red bell pepper, sliced thinly

1 cup carrot, peeled and grated

1 cup yellow bell pepper, sliced thinly

5 green onions, only the green parts, sliced thinly

2 cups purple cabbage, shredded

Juice of 2 limes or 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (optional)

2 teaspoons kosher salt

An adult should slice these vegetables, or use pre-sliced vegetables if desired. 

Prepare the Dipping Sauce:

2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons runny honey

A piece of fresh ginger, about the size of a cherry

¼ teaspoon of toasted sesame oil (optional!)

Grate the ginger with a rasp or the fine side of a box grater. 

Final steps:

Place the marinated salmon on the lined baking sheet and bake in your preheated oven for 6-10 minutes at 425 F or until it flakes apart easily when you twist at the center of the fillet with a fork. Let the salmon cool for a few minutes, and then flake it onto a platter.

Rinse one head of Boston lettuce (also known as Bibb or butter lettuce)

We like to serve these family-style, with the lettuce wrappers, salmon, rainbow salad, and dipping sauce available separately at the dinner table, because “make-your-own” meals are so much fun.

Now it is time to put everything together: Take your lettuce leaf, add a little bit of everything, and wrap it up like a fresh Summery taco.

This recipe should make enough for dinner for 2 grown ups and 2 kids. Steamed white or brown rice makes a perfect side dish.

Tiny’s Shopping List:

Low Sodium Soy Sauce

Honey

Small Piece of Fresh Ginger

2 Bunches of Green Onions (Scallions) OR 10 individual Green Onions

3 Limes OR Bottled Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Chinese 5-Spice

1 Pound Salmon Fillets (ask your fishmonger to please remove the skin!)

1 Red Bell Pepper

1 Carrot

1 Yellow Bell Pepper

1 Head of Purple Cabbage

1 Head of Boston Lettuce (Bibb/Butter Lettuce)

Kosher Salt

Sesame Seeds (optional)

Sesame Oil (optional)

Cayenne Pepper (optional)


This post created by Kat Craddock
Photo credits: Cassie Sciortino

Tiny Tastes PRO: Voted People's Choice!

Tiny Tastes was one of 7 products selected for a live demo at NYC's Health 2.0 Patient Empowerment and Connectivity themed pitch event last week! 

Attendees browsed through our table-demos where we had the opportunity to show them the Tiny Tastes app as well as our new Tiny Tastes PRO web portal. We explained how the app works and showed them the instantaneous photo-transfer of the food images that are captured within the app and then displayed on the website along with statistical information about eating sessions.

The audience voted on their favorite companies, and Tiny Tastes was selected as their top pick among all patient empowerment tools! 

How Tiny Tastes Empowers Families: 
We hear all of the time "you should have at least 5 servings per day of fruits & vegetables" or "eat more of these healthy foods"... but at the same time we know that it can be challenging to change our habits or preferences to include more healthy choices. 
Studies show that when families make healthy eating changes together, it is easier to do with the whole family's support and the healthy habits continue more permanently as a true lifestyle-change. Tiny Tastes can help it to actually feel fun to make dietary changes in families where children may be reluctant to eat a variety of fruits & vegetables... kids enjoy eating more foods along with Tiny!

Similarly, when someone visits a pediatric nutritionist or feeding therapist, they are sent home with a list of dietary instructions and/or feeding exercises to follow through on at home with their children. However, the only way that these recommendations can be accomplished is if the child herself is willing to participate. Tiny Tastes app offers parents & caregivers a fun way to engage children in the feeding process and inspire them to want to try new things along with Tiny!

How Tiny Tastes PRO Connects Patients and Medical Providers:

Anyone who subscribes to the new Tiny Tastes PRO web service will have the ability to view an online log of everything that a child eats along with Tiny in the app. This allows parents and healthcare providers to monitor a child's dietary intake patterns and notice trends more easily as their diet history is displayed beautifully in our new website. 
This seamless companion tool can replace the old-fashioned "diet diary" that most medical providers request that parents use to document their child's intake - which can be tedious to keep track of and not the most practical way to monitor a child's intake between medical visits. Tiny Tastse PRO also offers more vivid insights, as Before & After photos will display exactly what and how much a child has eaten at meals and snacks. Furthermore, statistics about each eating session are auto-generated and published in easy-to-read graphics to give professional insights into dietary intake patterns.

Tiny Tastes PRO is just entering beta testing phase this month, so if you are interested in gaining 3 months of free access to this online service please contact us (linked here) and we will get back to you with additional instructions about how you can participate!

More updates will be on their way soon! Here's a brief sneak peek:

Tiny Creations

I am SO impressed by these little scenes that were made by one of my new friends, Eviahn!
As you can see above, these figurines are smaller than 1/2 of a toothpick - it's amazing how her little fingers can roll and mold them with such detail. 

Evi enjoys using our Tiny Tastes app with her family, and she has been inspired to make all kinds of different scenes that feature me, Tiny, doing lots of fun & healthy things! Here she prepared a picnic full of fruits and vegetables that grew in my tiny garden, which you can take a peek at here:

Tiny picking fresh flowers for her mom from the garden

Are you as curious as I am to know how she makes these intricate figurines? At only 8 years old, it is fascinating to learn how she creates such beautiful scenes! So I asked Evi some questions, and her family gave me permission to share her answers with you:

TINY: Evi, these are fantastic, thank you! First I have to know -- how do you make these??

EVI: I make them out of modeling clay, since it doesn't dry out and I can use it over and over again. I use toothpicks to help with the structure.  

Characters from Timmy Time

TINY: What other types of characters have you made?

EVI: I have made characters from Dr. Suess, Chronicals of Narnia, Sesame Street, Timmy Time, a nativity scene, and lots of other things I see. I made 48 complete outfits for my tiny Ariel doll (3 1/2 inches tall) and a zoo with lots of animals. I love making everything miniature, like food and things for your house like furniture. I made a coral reef and I love making scenes for my characters so I can play with them!

TINY: This is awesome!  We'd love to learn more about the talented artist too :)

EVI: I am the oldest in my family, and I have 2 brothers & 2 sisters. I am homeschooled and I like that because I can spend all my free time doing clay. I wake up early and work on my clay before starting school. I take breaks and do my clay. Sometimes I play but most of the time I just like to make things. My other love is Food network. I love making clay to look like the food I saw on TV. Sometimes my brother and I play “Chopped” with clay!

Tiny looks inside her mystery basket, picks more ingredients, then cooks the challenge!

EVI: I like to make what I am watching on TV or a movie but Mommy doesn’t like the clay on the carpet so I have to remember what things look like to make them later in my art space. I wish I could do clay all day and not do anything else... I especially hate cleaning my room!!

TINY: Yeah, this looks like a lot of fun! And I completely understand, sometimes it is hard for artists to keep as neat as we should, but it's great that you have this special workspace where you can let loose your creativity and inspiration!

Evi in her artist's studio

TINY: Evi, I'm curious what your favorite thing is about my Tiny Tastes app?

EVI: I love picking out the different spoons and plates that you use when you eat, and I like the little sounds you make while you're eating. The app is really fun!

TINY: What kind of new foods have your family eaten with Tiny? And what's your favorite food?

EVI: We tried tomatoes and now my sister Jaxon likes to eat them. I tried them too! I don’t like eating even a bite of new foods, but when Tiny eats them I don’t mind trying some too. My favorite healthy foods are broccoli, potatoes, carrots and many fruits. I love Chia! 

TINY: I have a great time eating with you too ~ and I'm glad your family is trying new healthy foods together!

CARA: (Evi's mom) Our kids love eating with you Tiny… and they ask me who gets to watch the iPad this time, because they are spread around the table -- usually the 2 year old wins out! The app has been helpful for the over-analytical child who needs a “reason” to try new food (my 4 year old) and such a great tool for toddlers who just want something to be fun! I often hear “can Tiny eat with us??” It's great because I let them “share” healthy foods they already like with Tiny and then they can eat some of the foods that are “Tiny’s” healthy favorites too. Give and take keeps Tiny Tastes fun and not associated with “trying new foods I don’t like”, especially for the older ones.

TINY: Thank you both so much for talking with me about this, I love all of the creativity your family has! It's been a lot of fun getting to know you better, and please keep sending us pictures of some of your favorite Tiny scenes... I'm sure more friends would love to see them too! You can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter to get Tiny updates!

Yours,
Tiny

Tiny bird watching with the PA Eagle Camera

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Toy + Tech Fusion is Trending!

In my 3-part Toy Fair exposé, we've been taking a look at toys that enhance learning through play. 

This final article explores the intersection of digital & real-world play experiences....
Where "old-school" toys are combined with "new-era" technologies, for an interactive experience that activates various senses and skills throughout play!

A cool new example of this type of enhanced play is the Moff band: a wearable device, essentially a 'smart' wristband. The Moff band is equipped with an accelerometer and bluetooth which syncs the wristband with an app that creates sound-effects as the child wearing the wristband does different actions. Kids can play tennis, sword fight, cook, be in an air-band, play carpenters, and many other types of imaginative activities -- while they are wearing the Moff band, their hand-movements will instantaneously produce "sound effects" to go along with their actions! Tennis balls pop, fencing swords 'clink' together, food sizzles in a pan, guitar solos rock, saws cut and hammers build! Their imaginary play situation is vividly brought to life with the augmented reality provided by the Moff band & app!

Dream Hut is another example of real-world play that can be enhanced by digital experiences. It is an adorable playhouse with lots of incredible features, one of which is an iPad/tablet holder inside of the playhouse. Dream Hut features animated friends that help your children to create an immersive "fantasy world" within the play space. The Dream Hut app includes games & stories that are coordinated with the theme of your Dream Hut. I love this feature not only because they have their own app to enhance play, but I could see other parent-approved apps in use within the Dream Hut space too! 
For example, even Tiny Tastes could be used within the play space, as children are invited in the app to eat healthy meals or snacks along with Tiny -- if they are eating a snack or a pretend-meal in the playhouse, they could "eat with Tiny" in their Dream Hut  :)
Their play space here becomes a hub for the intersection of technology & real-world play experiences!

Another great integration of physical toys with digital software is the Osmo (click here to see it in action!). Essentially it offers a sensor that clips on to your tablet, allowing you to use real-world blocks and other accessories to interact with the apps which pose fun challenges, ranging from pattern recognition & simple building skills, to sketching & drawing, to word games using letter-cards. 
In our current era of technology, we still recognize the importance of motor skill development and other parts of the brain that can be enhanced by more traditional toys... in short, we don't want to just take every "old fashioned toy" and replace them all with apps. 
But there seems to be incredible potential for traditional play experiences + digital technologies to = enhanced experiences and new skill development for kids. 

For older children, there is the OZOBOT! It's a little digitally-powered guy that's smaller than a golf ball and it interacts with apps and real-world materials. You should definitely check out their website to see more about what it can do - they have apps called OzoGroove, OzoDraw, OzoPath, and OzoLuck, all of which have been designed to interface with little Ozobot in incredibly neat ways! You can teach Ozo how to dance, create paths for him to travel along your uniquely coded pathway using patterns that you can draw onto plain white paper, the variety is astounding! I love the way Ozobot offers simple yet very engaging ways to interface between this adorable little friend and the environment you decide to create for him.

And even classic brands like Lego and Crayola have products now that bridge between their physical toy products and what the digital world has to offer!

Ultra Agents include app block pieces that interact with Lego story app

These are just some examples of the movement towards more digital/physical interplay. Children are growing up in an environment full of so many fun opportunities for learning & exploration! 

Feel free to add any comments here about some of your digital & physical play experiences or your favorite toys that integrate these features.

Tiny Tastes app is happy to be a part of this trend by offering interactivity between eating real-world foods and digital engagement, designed to help improve children's enjoyment of quality foods together.

Best wishes to you and your family! 

Yours,
Tiny

PS - Keep scrolling down to read more about STEM toys for girls and other educational toys from Toy Fair 2015!

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Fantastic toys that promote STEM skills!

As promised, Part 2 of 3 in our mini-series taking an insider look at last week's NYC Toy Fair 2015! Today's topic:

Toys designed to encourage girls to want to develop their science & technology skills! 
(Science Technology Engineering & Math = STEM skills)

My last post highlighted robots, magnetic trucks, and an electrics-kit for scientific experiments. The majority of the many robotics & building sets that I saw at the toy fair were geared towards traditionally male-oriented interests, and the predominant toy/package colors were blue, gray, black, green, white ... with a touch of orange or red here and there.

Product test-groups have shown that when a mixed group of children were given the choice between a gray robot or a pink robot, almost all of the boys chose to play with the former and the girls chose to play with the latter. Packaging & colors have an enormous impact on which toys children want to buy, and which toys the adult-buyer thinks their boy or girl will want to play with. And there are of course other fundamental characteristics that kids have which will influence their toy decisions too. For example, many children with traditionally feminine interests may be intrigued by the thought of making an electrically-engineered doll house more than they would be inspired to want to try to make a robot boxing-match. 

So I definitely want to highlight some incredible toys that are designed from the ground-up with feminine interests at heart, and are marketed to draw in these audiences  :)

If you've read my blog before, you know by now that I'm a fan of Shark Tank. So let's start with a company that had its big debut on their show: 
Roominate offers adorable building-kits designed by 2 female engineers from Stanford. They have a variety of doll houses, a helicopter kit, and other open-ended options that can be constructed. The kits include motor and light circuitry to integrate into the structures, making it fun for girls to develop STEM interests & skills through creative play.

A similar company was started by a prior Stanford graduate, Debbie Sterling, to help promote a wide range of STEM skill development among young girls. GoldieBlox offers a wider variety of activities, including different types of structural engineering projects, various types of play-sets, as well as experiments like the awesome "movie machine" shown to the left.
In their promotional materials they state: "Construction toys help develop an early interest in STEM, but for far too long they've been considered 'boys toys'. We believe there are millions of girls out there who are engineers. They just don't know it yet." Debbie has famously said that when she first told her mom that she wanted to be an engineer, her mom said "eww why?!" She hopes to help other girls become interested in this fabulous career path... to break the both stereotype as well as the statistic that 86% of the engineers in the world are men.

There is another neat product from Build & Imagine with a simpler construction framework. It is comprised of magnetic building-segments that piece together into an interchangeable and ever-changing doll house that leaves almost everything up to the imagination of the builder! The pieces themselves are stackable and magnetically connected... plus it comes with little magnetically-adherent accessories and decorations to really make the space your own, with a type of interactivity that feels almost like high-tech paper dolls or a felt-board set.

And have you heard of Hopscotch or tried it yet?
Not the game where you jump to on the sidewalk.... the coding program.
Hopscotch is an app that was created to help kids build their own apps through an easy-to-use interface that requires no coding-knowledge but which can teach rudimentary coding-skills along the way.
Hopscotch was started by 2 female co-founders who developed it to help direct young girls' interests & skills towards the field of technology. They say that from what they can tell, their app users are about 50/50 in male-to-female ratio. But during the Digital Kids Conference, the most interesting thing that they shared was their experience with the early user-acquisition process. They had started out by asking girls if they wanted to learn how to code - but it was hard to get much excitement going when they approached girls with this question. So they thought about what girls traditionally like to do... things like knitting, crafting, coloring, and other types of creating... so they shifted their approach. They started to ask girls instead, "Would you like to make your own app?" in order to appeal to their sense of creativity and baseline desire to make things. With this shift in perspective, they noticed many more girls signing on to create their own app than to "learn how to code" ... and Hopscotch has become wildly popular since the company was founded in 2011!

These are just a few examples of the wide shift that we are seeing in the toy industry, and it is expected to continue to expand in this direction as families demonstrate their desire to have more science, technology, math, and engineering toys that also have strong feminine appeal. 

Our next blog post in the series will explore the fascinating combination of traditional real-world play that can now be enhanced through integration with digital-play experiences - so stay tuned for more from Tiny Tastes World on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram or sign up to receive posts in the right side-bar of our blog!

Yours,
Tiny


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More about STEM:

Were any of these your favorite subject in school?

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

There are some surprising facts about STEM careers that the toy industry is trying to help turn around....
According to surveys of teenagers entering college, only about 15% of females want to declare a STEM major compared to 40% of their male counterparts. 

Trends in girls' interest within the STEM careers have been plotted by STEMconnector:

I was interviewing a friend who is a developer to understand why he became interested in learning how to code. He said "I grew up playing computer games, was obsessed with video games, and was always curious about how these things were made even from a young age. When I got the opportunity to learn how to code, I had a real appreciation for it because I knew all of the incredible applications that could be developed from a code-base and I wanted to be a part of that creative process." 

Now take a look at the chart again - even within the STEM majors, the majority of these girls are interested in pursuing science careers (e.g. biology, chemistry) much more than technology, engineering, or mathematics. Science is absolutely fabulous, no doubt! But the question is, how can we also foster an appreciation for technology and these other STEM areas in young girls. Technology has been increasing in overall prevalence since 1997, but during that same time period surveys have shown a decrease in girls' interest to enter a technology career. Thoughts?

Top Toy Trends at the 2015 NYC Toy Fair

I had so much fun last week visiting all of the adorable booths at the NYC Toy Fair! We made lots of new friends and played with tons of toys ~ some are already available for sale... and others will be coming out soon!! 

As I browsed through the thousands of exhibitor booths, I noticed some clear trends in the toy industry:

1) Lots of toys incorporate play and learning
2) Toys are encouraging girls to develop science/technology skills
3) Toys incorporate real-world items along with digital play

Since there's so much to cover about all of these incredible toys, I will share about these topics one-by-one throughout the week, starting here:

Toys that are fun... and educational!

In both the Toy Fair and the Digital Kids Conference, there was a lot of discussion about the fact that from very early in life through about age 6 there is a great emphasis on toys that teach and promote learning through play. However, as kids get older, a division seems to form between learning & play such that it starts to become either one or the other for kids: many older children either spend their time learning and studying, or they spend other "free time" playing games & toys designed more for their entertainment than educational value. 

There isn't necessarily anything wrong with this, just an observation. But it leads us to think about why this may happen as children get older. And how traditional educational methods approach the learning process. Fortunately, there are definitely a lot of fun study-methods and games that are quite educational for older children too!

Check out this one from Magic Forest --  
You can make your own record player!
I didn't get to see it in action, but I wonder how it sounds??
It would be so fun to build one of these...

sound amplification principles + a good vinyl
= family dance party!

EV3RSTORM from lego

Lego is a classic brand that is well known for its emphasis on educational play with something that takes creativity to the next level. They've continued developing their Mindstorms robot line, with their latest bot on display. Lego even has software available to help kids code and bring their new creations to life after building them!

Another robotics building kit comes from IQ Key (click to visit their site for a cool demo video!) which is a more open-ended building kit that allows kids to really use their imagination to create different designs and cool robotics. They have a nice variety of pieces & inspiration to allow kids to develop something unique each time.

The "Innovative Toy of the Year" award actually went to a robot - a little guy named Mip whom you can train to do all kinds of things (check out Mip's site for a demo)! Instead of building this one, you focus more on the programming & training side of the experience. 
When I stopped by their booth, they gave us a peek at their upcoming next-generation of robots that were out to roam... this time they've newly designed the dino-bot!! Responsive dinosaurs that you can train to play with a smart-ball and do tricks with - scheduled to launch around May. 

A science kit makes a great gift for an inquisitive mind. 
I loved this Tronex 72+ Amazing Science Workshop kit!
Full of all kinds of electronic, radio, magnetic, and other science experiments....

:: disconnect ::
:: reconnect ::
:: wire ::
:: re-wire ::

... all of which produce different results that are delightfully seen and heard!

For younger children, there are also some simpler ways to build and explore --

I loved this building set from Magformers for little ones to construct & re-construct their trucks and toys. The ability to piece these vehicles together into almost any shape/size and to mix & match sets to create totally new shapes, brings a whole new level of excitement to "playing with trucks"!

As for educational games, I was really impressed by all of the cool options from Blue Orange games. One of my favorites is called Doodle Quest -- new in 2014! You are challenged to draw things from a unique angle/perspective to see only afterwards if it lines up with the challenge that's on the board. 
Blue Orange has a whole line-up of educational fun for the whole family!

You might have noticed that the majority of the toys above are more traditionally bro-oriented in nature. If your child wouldn't really be interested in building robots and trucks, don't worry, there are plenty of other fabulous ways to develop interest & skills in science and engineering!

There was a lot of talk at the Digital Kids conference about the content of "the blue aisle" compared to "the pink aisle" and how the industry typically creates & markets toys differently for boys and girls. Fortunately, there is a rising emphasis on quality educational toys that appeal to the feminine side for learning about science & technology....

Our next blog post this week will be about some amazing new toys and opportunities for the other kids in your life - so stay tuned for more from Tiny Tastes World on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram or sign up to receive posts in the right side-bar of our blog!

Yours,
Tiny


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Picky Eating Tool Gets Pitched to Shark Tank...

...and the Sharks Swirl!

Bobbie feeds FunBites to the Sharks
(photo from FunBites Facebook page)

On Friday night's episode of Shark Tank, Bobbie Rhoads pitched her company's product FunBites into the tank... and she got 3 bites!

If you aren't familiar with FunBites, they are a line of high-grade cookie-cutter style tools that parents can use to cut up their food into cute shapes in order to help children to have more fun eating healthy foods. They are also great for party-prep!

Bobbie pitched her product to the 5 sharks in hopes of obtaining a $75K investment in exchange for an equity stake in her company. 
By the end of her presentation, she had 3 out of 5 sharks eager to make the deal with her!

She got two competitive offers right away from Lori Greiner and Daymond John - they both presented compelling cases for why she should pick them: Lori was dangling her retail sales angle, whereas Daymond was touting his powerful connections to help make licensing deals. I can see how both could have strong appeal... but Bobbie went with her gut on this.

Lori demanded that Bobbie make an immediate decision after her offer: "If you want to partner with me, I'd like you to say 'yes' right now!" Lori's womanly instinct sensed that Bobbie knew already who she wanted to choose, and she capitalized on that moment.

I'm excited for Bobbie that she has a great partner moving forward! But I was just very disappointed that we didn't get to hear the offer from the 3rd shark who wanted to be in the race, Mark Cuban, since he always seems like the best shark on the show IMHO. The deal was made before he even got to make his case.

Mark is well known as a "tech mogul" so I think he might actually be very interested to learn how our own Tiny Tastes app can help picky eaters if he can relate to the importance of this topic. We recently applied to pitch Tiny Tastes to Mark Cuban and the judges at SXSW mid-March. 

Bonnie did a great job of raising awareness about the prevalence of feeding issues and the special needs that children have at mealtimes. Our companies have different tools for the same goal: to have fun with healthy eating and to help children overcome barriers to trying new foods!

And Mark: if we do get the chance to meet you at SXSW, I will definitely want to hear what you have to say.


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Coming Soon: The NYC Digital Kids Conference!

I am so excited!!

Next weekend I will be heading to the NYC Digital Kids Conference and Toy Expo - with presentations about Toys, Learning, and Play!

They have a great lineup of speakers planned, including experts and industry leaders in technology innovations to help children learn and grow through creative & intelligent play.

One of the sessions that looks the most interesting is called "Family Time: Finding the Natural Fit for Interactive Technology." Whenever a family invites me to eat along with them at a meal or snack, it is my privilege to join them at the table! But family meals are so important that I would never want to disrupt that with Tiny Tastes, only to help enhance their experience when I can. It will be great to be able to discuss our ideas for supporting family bonding through technology. 

They will also be having a speaker there from Disney who plans to share about the incredible potential for Transcendent Experiences. "Using the powerful combination of connected mobile devices and new & innovative physical toys, digital kids today have new possibilities in reading, play and learning"!

Another interesting topic will be the COPPA presentation - there we will learn more about the latest guidelines for keeping children's information private and safe. This is a responsibility that we take very seriously at Tiny Tastes, so I definitely look forward to staying up to date about this topic. We always want to demonstrate to families that we are earnest about maintaining their best interests.

In addition to attending conference sessions, I will also be hopping around to the different Toy Expo booths to see all kinds of toy displays full of fun things that will be coming to the market soon! So stay tuned by following Tiny Tastes World on either  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  so you can see all of the posts that I will be sending out during the conference to share a look at some of the coolest new toys and learning games!

Yours, 
Tiny

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