“Coloring meets funhouse mirror magic” –  A Review

“Coloring meets funhouse mirror magic” – A Review

The following review of Morph-O-Scopes Kits appeared  in the September 2010 CoolMomPicks. We learned of it only recently! The review is reprinted here with permission of Liz Gumbinner, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief of CoolMomPicks.com. “I’m not going to lie...
2014 Academics’ Choice BRAIN TOY Award Winner!

2014 Academics’ Choice BRAIN TOY Award Winner!

Morph-O-Scopes “Sports of All Sorts” Kit Wins 2014 Academics’ Choice Award for Mind-Building Excellence SEATTLE, WA (May 1, 2014)  –  OOZ & OZ is pleased to announce that its Morph-O-Scopes “Sports of All Sorts” Kit has been honored with a 2014 Academics’ Choice...
…there are tops, and then there are TOPS !

…there are tops, and then there are TOPS !

Spinning tops are one of the oldest recognizable toys found on archaeological sites.  They originated independently in cultures all over the world – doubtless due to a basic human fascination with things that spin and teeter and balance. (Good old physics!)...
How Cracker Jack Changed My Life

How Cracker Jack Changed My Life

August 1950. A magical month for 8 year-olds at the Jersey Shore. We got 25₵ each day to spend anyway we wished, on comic books (10₵) or candy or games at the arcade! Our best fun adventure, though, was crawling under the boardwalk to find fallen treasure –...
Decorated Eggs Redux

Decorated Eggs Redux

The dictionary defines “redux” as “restored” or “brought back”.  Here are two little stories about Easter eggs redux. Easter Egg Restored “It” happened the last time my daughter and I decorated eggs.  “It” was completely my fault. I accidentally...
Toy Inventor’s Blog Serves First Course: Stove-top Illusions

Toy Inventor’s Blog Serves First Course: Stove-top Illusions

As Chief Morphology Officer at OOZ & OZ, I have decided to create this blog to share with you my passion for mirror art and toys and other optical illusions. Optical illusions, inventive images, mind-challenging toys thrill and fascinate me. They tickle my gray...