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Fred Rogers Company Introduces 'Word Play'

New game uses ads at bus stops to keep kids busy while they play the waiting game.

Tired of playing the waiting game at the bus stop?

WORD PLAY is a “while you wait” game developed by The Fred Rogers Company for parents and children to play together while waiting for the bus.

It features eye-catching and child-friendly posters in the advertising windows of bus shelters, interactive games for cell phones, and creative tie-ins to local preschool and child care programs. WORD PLAY encourages verbal interaction between parents and young children.

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The Fred Rogers Company is piloting WORD PLAY through June in seven bus shelters around the city, primarily in the East End.

WORD PLAY is made possible by Spark, a program of the Sprout Fund. Project partners include Lamar Advertising, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Songwhale Digital Media Agency, the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Carlow University School of Education, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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For more information, see The Fred Rogers Company website.


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