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A SAFER TRAMPOLINE?
LITTLE HANDS LOVE EMI’S ACTIVITY BAGS
No springs or hard edges, a hidden frame that’s impossible to fall on and a flexible enclosure make Springfree Trampolines distinctive. Families can test one out at the new brick-and-mortar store in Issaquah, or at upcoming community events such as Issaquah Salmon Days or the Redmond Town Center Halloween Celebration. 3springfreetrampoline.com
Perfect for keeping little hands busy, Emi’s Stitch of Love Activity Bags come in 26 patterns, including spaceships, Minecraft, PAW Patrol and unicorns. Pasco-based designer Erin Kajikawa-Garcia turned her passion for sewing into an Etsy business. The bags can hold coloring books, crayons and whatever else your child desires. 3 etsy.com/shop/emisstitchoflove
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FROM ALIENS TO ZOMBIES
Math for Love founders Katherine Cook and Dan Finkel transform numbers into fun.
Board book Monster ABC, created by PNW-based twin brothers Kyle and Derek Sullivan, is a hilarious take on the alphabet featuring Aliens, Zombies and everything in between. By telling stories through monsters, the Sullivans aim to promote inclusion. “Kids don’t have to worry about a monster being a different gender or skin color, they can just say, that’s me, I identify with this creature,” says Kyle. 3 hazydellpress.com
MAT H FO R LOV E BY J OS HUA HU STO N OT HE R IM AGES CO URTE SY O F M AK ER S
Making math merry Math and love have always gone hand in hand for Dan Finkel. As a child, he learned to love patterns, puzzles and problems while attending math camp in Massachusetts. While studying mathematics at University of Washington, he fell in love with Katherine Cook, the woman who would later become
his wife. When the couple founded a company with a mission of transforming how math is taught and learned, Math for Love seemed like the perfect name choice. Today, Math for Love is a Seattle-based math education consultancy and board game development company with a CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
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