Kids enlisted to invent the next great toy

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This year marks the 60th anniversary of Wham-O, the plucky little toy company that’s been making the same three things since World War II ended. This clearly isn’t the legacy they want, because they’re celebrating with a contest in which kids can design a new toy for the company. Provided they and their parents can parse through the dense legalese, that is. It’s a cool idea, as Wham-O basically gets some child labor for free.

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