Tag Archives: Kids
Testing developed for measuring kids’ ability to smell
Until recently, there were no good tests available for measuring the ability to smell in children. Available studies were too lengthy for kids, and measured response to odors that kids hadn’t necessarily been exposed to, even if they could smell … Continue reading
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Scent marketing and education for kids
Check out P.U., The Guessing Game of Smells, where kids can sniff their way around a game board Village by correctly identifying scents from scratch-n-sniff cards. Is it skunk? Or is it manure, peppermint, BBQ sauce, cut grass, popcorn, apple … Continue reading
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Kids associate alcohol odors with drinking mom’s emotions
Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have done a study showing that kids’ response to the smell of alcohol is related to the reasons their mothers drink it. The study presented kids with pairs of odors, and the kids … Continue reading
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Scented pencils for kids go green
Check out the latest scent-marketing effort aimed at kids, the Smencil. What’s more, it’s green: recycled newspaper rolled around sticks of graphite, then hardened so they can be sharpened like wood pencils. They’re soaked in “gourmet” scent and topped with … Continue reading
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Reebok makes Kool-Aid scented shoes
Mmm, what foot fetishist wouldn’t want a pair of sneakers that smelled like grape Kool-Aid? Soon you’ll be able to have your very own. The scent is delivered via scented sock liners in grape, cherry and strawberry flavors. There will … Continue reading
Kids undergo sniff test
Minneapolis’ Children’s Hospital has been studying how kids of different ethnic backgrounds interpret different smells. This study is among the first scholarly research on the effects of ethnicity and gender on kids attitudes toward fragrances. The study involved kids from … Continue reading
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