Debbie sterling is a stem luminary making significant contributions in her field, while working for expanded inclusion for the next generation. This app is free, regardless of whether you own the toy kit that it is connected to or not, so dont miss it. Inspiring girls to see the world as their toolbox and give them the confidence to engineer a better tomorrow. Debbie sterling wants to reengineer the world, one girl at a time. Kids can draw, color, create the movie screen by screen to see how stopmotion and animation works. It was made before the hays code was rigidly enforced. Goldieblox ad and toys encourage engineering among girls. Goldieblox, which pairs a construction kit with a storybook, launched in 2012 as a prototype on kickstarter. The company was started by debbie sterling, a stanfordeducated engineer, to disrupt the pink aisle and get girls building. A spooky original chapter book featuring the characters from goldieblox. Goldieblox and the movie machine app works well with both girls and boys.
Goldiebloxs new kids app aims to inspire the next generation of. Constructiontoy makers goldieblox are challenging the allpinkeverything barbieaesthetic with their new ad for a kidfriendly doll in cute overalls. With more and more young women entering the stem fields for careers, there has been an increasing demand for girls toys that provide stem learning, that dont necessarily come. Learn the fundamentals of animation exclusive, worldwide premier of the firstever goldieblox cartoon. It was this kit that she used her christmas money to. When my daughter first discovered the goldieblox product line, she researched them all and she was very interested in several of them, one of them being the zipline kit, and one of them being the movie machine kit, pictured here. Download the free goldieblox and the movie machine app app of the year winner that gives kids the tools to make their own movies with photos, stamps, and. Created by debbie sterling, a hip, young stanford engineer who always wanted a toy like this herself the first book and construction toy in the goldieblox series has arrived. The script was written by paul perez and gene towne, and directed by benjamin stoloff. In goldieblox and the parade float, we read about how goldie and katinka competed in a talent show the winner would get to ride in the parade float.
Since november, goldieblox has been mired in a backandforth battle of lawsuits with hiphop group the beastie boys. Goldieblox and the movie machine is a free app where kids can create their own stop motion movies. It is a remake of howard hawks 1928 silent film, a girl in every port. Goldieblox kits arent like other construction toys.
Goldie and her friends need to make lots of short stopmotion movies to save the bloxtown film festival. Goldieblox and the movie machine is a standalone experience worth exploring. This is a collectors item, only offered in this kickstarter campaign. Introduces the reallife stem concept of prototyping. Instead of coming in primary colors, or in drab military tones, the kits are pastel. Goldie needs to devise a way to get her dirty dog clean in time for the carnival, and solves the problem with this dunk tank contraption. Goldieblox is an american toy company that markets interactive toys designed for girls.
Welcome to the bloxshop, where you can learn to build cool new stuff with your goldieblox. Featuring the worldpremiere goldieblox cartoon introducing the story of goldieblox and the movie machine, starring emily haines of rock band, metric, as the voice of goldie. When goldie won, she was a gracious and kind winner and allowed katinka to ride on her float with her. The game pieces are solid, the book is entertaining and the book and game work well together, making a story out of the instructions. And if you own the toy building kit, downloading this app brings. Draw, color, sticker, and photograph your way into the bloxtown film festival by animating your own digital shorts with just a little innovation and a flick of the finger. It showcases a lively, smart, capable girl and a diverse group of friends. View more semifinalist films at ge focus forward films. The first, a free game called goldieblox and the movie machine, was.
But in order to save the cool old bloxtown inn, she will have to prove that its haunted. How goldieblox went from a scrappy kickstarter to making. Young filmmakers will delight in empowering stopmotion app. Goldieblox is an american interactive toy company started by debbie sterling with the help of kickstarter. The makers of goldieblox parade float and dunk tank building sets toys have changed that, bringing practical, fun, learning toys to the girl aisle of the toy store. This new ad imagines the most iconic action film heroes of all time as bad ass ladies. Goldieblox, the educational toy, book and game maker best known for its.
Goldieblox and the movie machine puts you in the directors chair. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. During an idea bruncha onceamonth book club esque get together where sterling and her friends would discuss ideas rather than books this is. Goldieblox is already churning out new toy sets, including goldieblox and the movie machine, and a larger kit called goldieblox and the builders survival kit.
Goldieblox has inspired much enthusiasm among adults. In this story, goldie and her friends invent a solution to stop the bloxtown film festival from being cancelled because the projector at the movie theatre is broken. The companys first mobile app, goldieblox and the movie machine, was introduced in october. Goldie is a 1931 american precode blackandwhite romantic comedy film. Kids learn how to build a zoetrope, a precinema animation device, while learning about illustration and animation. The toy company used a parody version of the rappers hit song girls in. Goldieblox is a disruptive childrens media company challenging gender stereotypes with the worlds first girl engineer character. Goldiebloxs latest attentiongrabbing ad coincides with the launch of its first action figure, aimed at encouraging girls to look beyond barbie, bratz, and other dolls populating the pink aisle. As a chapter book for developing readers, it doesnt aim to portray engineering and innovation realistically, but to show that.
It has also been recognized as an audience favorite. Goldieblox won a contest run by intuit, where the grand prize was the 30second ad that will debut during the third quarter of the game. Engage them with a story, challenge them with a problemsolving purpose, use colors, materials, and shapes that delight girls. The story of goldieblox 2014 with only 11% of engineers in the u. Goldieblox is the perfect way to help your future selfrescuing princess get started down the right path. It is designed for kids 4 and up, but even younger kids can use it. Goldieblox story profile, founder, ceo, history famous.
If youre goldieblox, you bust out your action figures and reimagine some movie history in a zippy 97. With plenty of example movies and tutorials, kids will quickly pick up on the stopmotion concept and be making their own movies in no time. Learn how to animate and make your own movies with goldieblox and the movie machine. Featuring the worldpremiere goldieblox cartoon introducing the story of goldieblox and the movie machine, starring emily haines of rock band, metric, as the voice of. Weve been enamored by the goldieblox story, from their inception on kickstarter through their rocket like growth, theyve become a beacon for makers like us who want to encourage the analyticalbuilding side of children. There were a few untalented people promoted to positions of power leading the company in the wrong path of more cheap outsourced plastic, more pink even though we were supposedly disrupting the pink isle the person above me, a former film person who decided to design toys, aggressively worked their way into a power position by taking credit for other peoples ideas after their own. Goldieblox and the movie machine the whole bag of chips. Goldieblox and the movie machine app trailer youtube. Construction toy featuring the worlds first girl engineer character, goldie blox. It is an innovative toy company whose products are mainly focused on girls and are aimed at. This is a cute story about goldie, a playful inventor, who finds herself in a strict school where her way of learning is a little more messy than the students or staff are prepared for.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out. As a bonus, goldieblox let us take home a few of the cool characters as well as some pixie stix and candy. Founded by debbie sterling, stanford engineer and innovator, goldieblox creates awardwinning toys that combine story and building to develop spatial skills, confidence, and introduce a much needed female role model character to a traditional boys club. It has a wide domestic reach as well as international market share in such a short period of operational time. Debbie sterling, founder of goldieblox the entrepreneur on a mission to change perceptions of women in engineering discusses her role models and proudest moments.
She created goldieblox to combine the story of goldie, a girl inventor who loves. Goldieblox means well but doesnt live up to the hype. Goldieblox launches a coding app for girls fast company. The brains behind the viral goldieblox video washington post. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. And dont forget to download the free goldieblox and the movie machine app. Parents need to know that goldie blox rules the school. Collectors printget a limitededition print of an original goldieblox illustration choose from 1 of 3 pictures signed by debbie and shipped in time for the holidays. The mcribs fascinating history, explained in one extremely thorough video. Goldieblox and the movie machine engages kids right off the bat with a movie that sets the story. Goldieblox is a company on a mission to inspire the next generation of female inventors. Designed for tinkering and creative exploration, goldieblox toys build spatial skills and confidence in problemsolving. Goldieblox and the spinning machine fat brain toys.