For a long time, we’ve had this little sign-up form on the bottom of our website where you can give us your email and we’ll basically store it in a secure spot and not really look at it or think about it. Like people who own safety deposit boxes at banks. Are those still a …
The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. The Center of the Universe. And now, SolidRoots has conquered it! New York Toy Fair is the largest toy fair in the world. Anyone who’s anyone in the toy & game industry is there. And let me tell you, they were all there! Jen & I were …
We don’t mean to toot our own horns, but our family gatherings are fairly epic. We know, we’re biased. But when you have neighbors asking to come over for our next get-together or friends asking when we’re going to release our next family movie, that’s some solid feedback. So we boiled some of our magic down …
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So you know about our party kits that help you control the chaos and host the best holiday gift exchanges. Now you can have some of free invitations to get people to your gift exchange. No matter your flavor of gift exchanges (Dirty Santa, White Elephant, or Yankee Swap), you can have invitations to match. …
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A year ago this week, Jen and I boarded a plane for Hartford. We were taking a trip to, what we thought, was going to be 3 or 4 days of meetings with our production partner, GPI. We packed up, got all of our sales, marketing, and prototype materials in order. Neither of us knew …
We’ve already been over the history of White Elephant, so let’s dive into the other two popular gift exchanges: Dirty Santa & Yankee Swap. Yankee Swap Yankee Swap comes from a couple of places. First, Walt Whitman used “yankee swap” to describe ideal Americanisms. With Americans trading more and more with the world in the …
White Elephant, Dirty Santa, & Yankee Swap: Why 3 Different Versions? Read More »
Did you ever get that gift from an aunt or grandparent that was supposed to mean something but was ultimately either a pain to keep around or something you had to take care of but it really just moved from house to house with you? People have been using the term “white elephant” to mean …
So… we went and did a thing. We updated our kits and packaged TWO MORE WAYS to play our gift exchange games. The second way is just a twist on the original, but with the introduction of Game Changer Cards! These cards grant you a one-time superpower during the game. You could get the Swap …
February is typically known for Valentine’s Day: the month of love. Probably because everyone is cooped up together all winter and needs to be reminded that they love (and like) each other. We don’t have big V-Day traditions other than a few treats for the kids, but February is known for its birthdays in our …
Welp, we made it out of 2017 and we’re in the early days of 2018. As we take some time to look back, we couldn’t be more thankful for each of you that has joined us on this journey. And we couldn’t be more excited for what this year holds for Solid Roots. We sent …