About the Book
about the book
Find plenty of exciting ways for your children to explore the world around them. This book will inspire the whole household to embrace a little danger. Learn More
Tinkering Labs and the Electric Motors Catalyst
Gever found that he just wasn’t busy enough with Tinkering School (now 10 years old), Fifty Dangerous Things (now 6 years old) and Brightworks (now 5 years old). It was time for the Next Big Thing in Tinkering: Tinkering …
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New York Times: Learning Through Tinkering
Contributing Op-Ed Writer Allison Arieff is based in San Francisco and has sent her daughter to Tinkering School programs here. She writes a wonderful description for The Opinion Pages in the New York Times, including a plug for …
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KQED/NPR: Forum with Michael Krasny
The KQED program Forum with Michael Krasny wanted to do a show following up on the topic raised by a recent Slate article, Shortening the Leash. Gever was one of three guests on September 5, 2014 speaking to …
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NPR: Weekend Edition – Saturday
After his appearance on TED Radio Hour, a portion of Gever’s segment was included on Weekend Edition – Saturday, broadcast on August 2, 2014, as “Encouraging Kids To Do Dangerous Things”.
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NPR: TED Radio Hour
Gever was invited to participate in the TED Radio Hour broadcast on August 1, 2014. The topic was “Growing Up” and Gever joined them to talk about “What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?”
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Gever on NPR (and again and again!)
First, Gever was on the NPR program, TED Radio Hour, talking about “What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?”: archive
Then, a portion of Gever’s segment was rebroadcast on NPR Weekend Saturday Edition! archive (scroll down …
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Coming Soon to Chicago Children’s Museum
A new interactive exhibit opens in the Chicago Children’s Museum on June 1, 2014: Danger 101: Daring Deeds for Curious Kids
According to the press release, “Using Tulley’s book, 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do, …
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50 Dangerous Things in the New York Times (again)
The Motherlode blog just posted a story with lots of great books for summer fun (everyone should grab a copy of The Art of Tinkering by our pals at the Exploratorium, Karen Wilkenson and Mike Petrich!).
Thanks to Jessica …
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Gever is an Allen Distinguished Educator!
On February 5, 2014, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced the first Allen Distinguished Educators (ADE). Not only are these the first awards from this foundation to recognize achievement specifically in education, but they are also one of …
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2013 Update
It’s hard to believe 2013 is almost over. While we still don’t have any visibility on a 50 More Dangerous Things (and haven’t even decided if it’s just “more things” or truly “more dangerous” things!), Brightworks is thriving and …
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