Owner: mary.miller@answersinmotion.com URL:http://thumball.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:09:04 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: First major innovation to a ball ever! Thumball™ is a thirty-two-panel ball imprinted with words, questions, graphics. Playing catch expands into an interactive learning experience. Play is learning and learning should feel like play. Market products, cre Site statistics:Click here
Move Your Body Is Fun For All 2008-06-17 10:38:00 Another of our latest designs is the Teal and Yellow Thumball titled MOVE YOUR BODY. A spontaneous game erupted with our family on Father's Day and it was a blast seeing everyone from our 8 year old daughter to our 77 year old father acting out movements.This Thumball has suggestions such as "Flap your wings ans soar; March proudly and salute; Lift your knees to your elbows." So you respond to the
Radio Land at Startup Nation 2008-06-16 15:23:00 Very fun and exciting day at Thumball Central today. We were invited to speak on Startup
Nation's radio show. Startup Nation is an online community of entrepreneurs and it is free and jam packed with useful information.Three years ago at our inception, Thumball was a concept, the first name was Catch32 Ball because each ball has 32 panels of information. One of the first places I found online havi Read more:Radio
Friday the 13th 2008-06-14 00:20:00 The 13th and a Friday
have been considered a bad pair, an omen of danger. These are just thoughts of course and the more people that think them and the more they believe in them the more it becomes a truth. Next thing you know we are all looking for the superstition to hold true and we find a way to see the something bad or gone wrong or down right awful about our Friday the 13th.Imagine if that c
Meet and Greet Icebreaker Business Style 2008-06-12 14:06:00 I am jumping the gun as I am prone to do. My excitement for our latest Thumball design just gets the better of me and I get all giddy and spill the beans.Our most popular Thumball used by the most age groups in the most settings has been the Icebreaker design. Great at the high school/college clubs, orientations and parties to put players at ease, increase meaningful communication and generate fun Read more:Business
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Read to Your Womb 2008-06-11 00:23:00 Reading to your child while still in the womb is either encouraged or scoffed at. I believe it is a worthy practice from a speech therapist's point of view and a mother's experience. The cadence of a voice reading has it's own unique rise and fall.Hearing the rhythm and rhyme in a story lays critical ground work for later language development.. The rate of reading is slower and more measured than
It's Like Christmas! New Thumball Samples Arrived 2008-06-09 22:04:00 As we travel the country exhibiting Thumball we are pleased when our customers share their own ideas for what would make a great Thumball. Literacy skills are essential to every student's development. Teachers, speech pathologists, English as A Second Language instructors and educational experts everywhere encouraged us to create a fun meaningful way to expand reading comprehension and written e Read more:Christmas
, Samples
Fish Gotta Swim, Kids Gotta Move 2008-06-07 15:46:00 Parents, It's hot out there so the kids will be indoors more and they need activity, lots of it. Post-its have become a terrific teaching tool to me. In a matter of minutes I can jot down the names of our family, pets and friends, one on each post-it. Then I place them through out the house.Now the kids get to hunt for the names. Older kids can carry a clip board and when they find a name they put Read more:Gotta
Blogs, dreams and New Ideas 2008-06-06 12:22:00 I awoke groggy and a bit grumpy this morning and needed time to remember to count my blessings. I was feeling overwhelmed negotiating my new interest in the world of blogging. Well the big world of blogging got nicer, friendlier and more accessible today.Jeremiah McNichols of shared thoughts and recommendations useful to a new blogger such as myself. He was kind enough to answer my questions abou Read more:Blogs
, New Ideas
Amusing Way To Describe Thumball, we love it! 2008-06-05 09:28:00 -for-your-inner-camp-counselor.aspxCheck out this site if you are in need of cool kid stuff and clever gift ideas. From funny to practical, new parents will assuredly find useful information, trendy products you may have missed and a place to enjoy parenting even more.Thumball, our invention which educates and stimulates from birth to old as the hills was charmingly referred to as a soccer ball on
Yoko Ono Has Our Balls! 2008-06-04 22:19:00 Gwen Owens, a reporter for Comcast Channel 8 is one of those terrific, thoughtful, kind and intelligent people. A person we were lucky enough to meet because of Thumball. Gwen came to my elementary school in September 2007 to do a story on Thumball as an effective new learning tool which allows typically developing students to participate with non typically developing students in a fun way.Develop Read more:Balls
, Yoko Ono
Alzheimer's is bringing me down 2008-06-04 12:46:00 My mother has it and so do some of yours. Alzheimer
's disease is a tireless thief. It steals memories, family connections and energy. Visits to my mom at her specialized living center can be so drab I leave with my head hanging low and end up with my face in a pint of Ben and Jerrys.But to my own surprise it is my own invention that has brightened our days. Using Thumball even the ones originally
At a Loss for Words? Thumball can provide some. 2008-06-03 22:42:00 A friend of a friend is Uncle to a youngster diagnosed with Autism. "At times it can be difficult to know what to do. He doesn't communicate verbally and I am at a loss for words when I am with him." Uncle reports. He took a chance on Thumball™ and bought the Animals design and the Emotion Mania Thumball™. His nephew readily received them and began turning it all around and looking at each pa Read more:Words
Thumball At Work? What is it Good For? 2008-06-01 11:43:00 Thumball is ideal for trainings, meetings and teaching. Emloyee inservices become more interesting with the introduction of ball play. Audience participation increases. An alert brain retains more information. Co-workers from different departments that may have never met are now talking together. The Icebreaker Thumball is perfect for sharing preferences and experiences in a casual yet stimulating
List Your Virtues and Values 2008-06-24 17:21:00 If put on the spot what virtues would you say you admire and/or possess? What values guide you through life? This was harder to do than I expected. There are so many directions to go. Initially my mind went to serious virtues ( discipline, strength, humility) until I realized that sense of humor is very important to me.Virtues can be fun like creativity, friendliness, enthusiasm. I think I have th Read more:Values
Grads Get Together; Parents Start to Let Go 2008-06-20 12:35:00 Life is a buzz as every town everywhere across the USA gears up for Graduation ceremonies and ways to celebrate it afterwards. These young men and women are all at different stages of emotion, with those thrilled to be OUT and those quite comfortable with this next step in life and those that are looking around thinking how did I get here, is high school really over?I have seen all of them and see Read more:Parents
, Start
Adults 55 plus Enjoy Icebreaker Thumball 2008-07-06 17:41:00 Have fun while visiting parents, grandparents friends or family in the hospital or nursing homes with Icebreaker Thumball.Ice Breaker Thumball is a soft stuffed ball, 6-inch in diameter. Every age and ability level can participate. 1 to 100 can play. Throw it, Catch it, and respond to the panel under your thumb!Players interact in a group setting while developing ease of verbal expression, improv Read more:Adults
Atlanta, School Counselors and Sunsets 2008-07-02 10:23:00 Just returned from ASCA, the American SchoolCounselors
Association's National Conference in Atlanta
. Wonderful weather, blue, blue skies, warm temps, low humidity and fantastic accommodations. Negotiating Atlanta was a breeze and southern helpfulness and hospitality were everywhere. Thumball was a welcome addition to the event's exhibition floor where we received praise and thanks for expanding Read more:Sunsets
Give Peace A Chance 2008-07-18 15:37:00 We are a nation at war and it still surprises me at times but most things about war surprise me and shock me. I am always amazed at the casualty numbers and how we separate our American losses from the countries we are fighting. The number of civilian losses in Iraq are staggering yet we scarcely blink an eye because it is not "our" people. Well there in lies much of the problem.I believe in the i Read more:Peace
Numbers Thumball Not Just for Preschool Anymore 2008-07-13 00:53:00 Numbers Thumball has 12 large colorful panels each covered with the number word andnumeral on them from one to ten. At first glance observers might dismiss it as a Preschool
only product. But Numbers Thumball has grown wings and has become the most versatile Thumball of all.Now available for download at www.thumball.com is a Numbers Template worksheet. In each box on the page is each number and li Read more:Numbers
The Magic of Disney is the Employees 2008-08-06 17:54:00 A Trade show in Disney
World is an interesting event. When exhibiting our Thumball™ line of products we spent 2 full days and more in the exhibit hall early morning till evening and by the end have only enough energy to eat then sleep. Therefore taking the kids did not make sense. However walking around the Disney resorts without them made even less sense.Ahhh, the Polynesian a dream of mine fro Read more:Magic
New directions: Thumball as Tool for Prescription Drug Education 2008-07-30 08:03:00 Answers In Motion the parent company of Thumball has a major opportunity to continue it's goal of energizing education and improving communication.The big pharmaceutical companies, PhRMA have taken a stand on the giving of gifts both large and small to health care professional. Drug company sales reps are discouraged from promoting their brands of medications with gifts of appreciation (Can you sa Read more:Education
Camp-O-Rama 2008-08-11 06:30:00 I am at the point of preparation for a week long camping trip that I start to wonder what we are doing this for. It feels as if we are bringing everything we own so I wonder why not set up the backyard tent.I will post upon return to share details. I already know that a day or two in clean air and a float down a river will make me forget all about the prep. Let's face it that is why we keep campin
New Thumballs Designs Have Hit US and UK Shores 2008-09-07 00:40:00 We have been anticipating the arrival of our five new Thumball designs and finally they are here. Well almost here. When products are shipped overseas they arrive but you can't have them just yet. There are Procedures. Customs has taken a liking to Thumball and they like to inspect each and every shipment just for the fun of it. This delays things and costs money but hey what doesn't cost time and Read more:Designs
, Shores
Our Business is A Ball 2008-08-27 11:28:00 Where did this company, Answers In Motion start anyway and why are people calling me an entrepreneur (I hate words that rhyme with manure)? I don't want to forget why I do all this. Business
has been very business-y (not fun) and I need to go back to that day when a small stuffed ball and a sharpie got together and created what would later be know as Category Mania Thumball. I love the photo we h
An Entrepreneur? Give Thanks for the Terror 2008-08-26 05:29:00 Blogs are wonderful but like most wonderful things it takes focus and discipline. I posted less in August than expected but I am on a quest of self forgiveness so this gave me a chance to express it.As we wait for our first shipment of Thumballs made under the stricter European standards (CE), for half the shipment to go to the UK establishing us as a worldwide company and for the new designs our Read more:Entrepreneur
, Terror
, Thanks
Test The Waters of Virtues & Values 2008-09-29 10:59:00 One of our latest designs has people diving in to think about themselves and others in new ways. Virtues & Values
Thumball™ is a unique experiment in self reflection and personal growth.Initially counselors were the most excited about a Thumball covered in personal attributes. It is a non threatening way to encourage players to honestly evaluate whether they possess specific characteristics Read more:Waters
What Makes You Feel Free? 2008-09-21 23:12:00 This question fascinates me. While many of us can discuss what makes us "happy" or can say what things we want, not many can identify what makes them feel free. Society's definition of success puts drastic limits on freedom or delays it until well into your sixties and seventies.Our life here at Answers In Motion is very rich these days even though debt is high and Thumball sales come only in cyc
Thumball Goes To College 2008-09-17 11:23:00 Thumball is making waves on campuses and with co-eds. At first they arrive on the scene and get casually investigated. Then they are used for juggling or extreme catch.Eventually however the players read and think about what's on them and begin to play with interest. Then the fun starts and everyone is clamoring for more Thumball.Icebreaker, Who Are You? and Meet & Greet Thumball are perfect f Read more:College
A Thumball in the Hand is Worth 2 in the Bush 2008-09-12 19:52:00 The new Thumball™ designs are in our hands and they look gorgeous. Okay a ball is rarely called gorgeous but these really are. The colors are more vibrant, the texture is sleek and smooth, the printing is perfect! Oh and did I mention the new packaging? It is also bright, colorful and sleek. Our mascot Shnoogie is on the new package and he is there as a quiet yet powerful advocate for peace, lov Read more:Worth
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