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Article: Wild Planet Toys wants kids' invention ideas

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January 9, 2006
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I had one of those priceless moments last night.

I heard a call coming down from my son Joshua's room: "Mom, come here. Hurry, please!"

I knew he'd been working on, or, should I say, scheming about, something. So I took the bait and ran right into his room. As I entered, a loud, startling alarm went off -- and so did my son's laughter. I wish I had a camera to catch the look on his face that said, "Gotcha, Mom!"

I'd just set off an alarm he'd set with the Lazer Trip Wire ($19.99, Wild Planet Toys), a gadget he got for Chanukah. Wild Planet, a toy manufacturer with some innovative products, has an entire line of spy gear that's taking kids by storm.

Not only does Wild Planet do spy gear, ...

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