Made By Hands, Inc.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               Contact:  Dena  Hirschberg

September 9, 2003                                                                 Made By Hands, Inc.

                                                                                                            773.710.8948

                                                                                                            dena@made-by-hands.com

 

 

 

 

 

Made By Hands Wins Dr. Toy’s Approval

 

 

            (Chicago, IL) – The Make-Your-Own™ Puppets kits from Made By Hands™ won 2 coveted awards today:  The Dr.Toy 100 Best Children’s Products for 2003 Award and The Dr. Toy 10 Best Creative Products for 2003 Award.

Dr. Toy is really Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D.  She is the Director of the Institute for Childhood Resources and creator of the annual “Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products Report.”  As for Made By Hands™, Auerbach says that “their beautifully produced and well-designed kits allow children to do what they do naturally – learn through play.”

            With Make-Your-Own™ Puppets, kids actually make puppets from scratch.  After all, who says a king has to have a beard and a crown or that a princess has to have long flowing hair? “We wanted to let kids, not manufacturers, decide what they’ll play with,“ says co-president, Ava Berry.    Made By Hands™ products have been on the market for only 5 months but it’s managed to create quite a buzz.  “Our philosophy is to produce innovative and creative products that enhance what kids do naturally,” says Dena Hirschberg, the company’s other co-president, “and to provide it in abundance.”

Whatever they are doing, retailers and customers are responding.  “Our first order sold out in a week!” relates Doug Morris, owner of Little Hands Toy Shop in Glen Ellyn and La Grange, Illinois.  “Made By Hands™ products are our #1 selling craft kits.”

 

Made By Hands, Inc., a mom-owned company based in Chicago, Illinois, is the manufacturer of the Make-Your-Owntm line of children’s art activity kits.  These products can be found in specialty toy stores, children’s clothing boutiques, art supply stores, gift stores, stationery stores, museum stores, independent bookstores, and even spas in the US. Suggested retail price - $17.95.  For more information visit www.made-by-hands.com