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PATCH
PRODUCTS PATCH PROGRAM 1. Patch Products is a family-owned company, leading the toy industry in design, manufacturing and marketing of games, children's puzzles, preschool toys, creative activities and teaching tools. Read about the history of Patch Products at: Timeline, History, OR Smethport and Lauri History. Where is the company located? Who are the founders/owners? What is one of their popular products? 2. Patch receives over 300 game/toy idea submissions per year! All of them need to be reviewed and many of them played. Learn more about the process of how an idea becomes a game at Fascinating Facts. Game submissions come from a wide variety of sources. Independent inventors can be anyone from teachers to families, to lawyers to scuba divers. Do you have an idea? Read the guidelines for submitting game ideas at Game_ideas. Put together your game invention and share it with your troop or even submit it to Patch for review. 3. Read about some of the different inventors of Patch games at Inventor Stories. Share what you learned with your troop. 4. Patch offers games, toys and puzzles for children as young as one to adults as old as 100. There is something fun for everyone. Choose your favorite Patch game, toy or puzzle and play it with a friend or group of people. Share why you like it. Did you get it as a gift or did you purchase it? (If you don't own the game, use promo code GS25 for a 25% discount from Patch's online store or call 1-800-524-4263 for a retailer in your area). 5. In addition to games being fun, they are also educational and teach life lessons. Learn more about the importance of play at the Toy Chest or have an open disscussion with your family or group about some of the benefits of games (good sportsmanship, creative thinking, face-to-face interaction, etc.) 6. Did you know that games are used by teachers to reinforce lessons you learn in the classroom? Patch offers a number of free Lesson plans.{click here} Choose one of the lesson plans and games. (If you don't own the game, use promo code GS25 for a 25% discount from Patch's online store or call 1-800-524-4263 for a retailer in your area). Familiarize yourself with the material and then play teacher! Present the game to your class, family, your troop or a troop of younger children. 7. Games have been used throughout history. Evidence of games was even found in the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tut. Learn more about the history of games. What is the first American board game to be invented? Who invented it? What is the best-selling game of all time? How many new games are introduced every year? What is your all-time favorite game and why? What is your current favorite game and why? 8. Choose a patch product to donate to the less fortunate. Some examples for donating are for the holidays, family shelters, and hospitals. The take and play products and card games are great for gifts. Take and Play Anywhere Card_Games 9. Teach a younger group how to play one of the patch products games. Go over the rules and help them set the game up. Patch Products Games 10. Attend an event or have a group gathering playing with some of the patch products. What product did you like best and why? http://www.patchproducts.com/ 11. Choose a hand eye coordination product, a puzzle, or game to enjoy.
Examples include: lacing, 3-D puzzles, dice games, card games, tales to
play and family games.
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