Hi There,   I’m the owner of the game ReFraze. I went to the Toy & Game Show in Chicago to pitch my idea on where to take the game from its original 14 versions, and I soon realized that Ideas where everywhere, so I gathered connections and came home to create the ecosystem I envisioned. It includes an App available on the Android and Apple stores and a board game that includes over 50 Expansion packs most with Vol. 1, 2, 3! The board game and expansion packs are 98% ready to print; I’ve had over 70 people play the protypes from Alaska to Texas giving ratings from 7 to 10!   At 75 years of age, I’ve realized that I need help from people in business who have the years of experience and the infrastructure to get it off the ground properly. I’m open on how the structure could work while we continue to expand on what we do well: creating ReFrazes!    One thing that came up when telling a friend the concept, he pointed out that people will play the app and then go to a friend’s house to play and know all the answers! The ReFrazes in the board game and the Expansion packs are all different from the App! And they are all different from the original 14 versions produced in 2007-2008, with the help of AI and a human touch, we have created over 18,000 ReFrazes and counting! New but not out yet is ReFraze Craze which opens the door to a whole new field of ReFrazes!   You can download the Apple App now (Android Coming soon)and check it out or go to the beta website to get a look at the big picture. You can contact me at southernfox2@version.net   Look forward to hearing from you,    Ron Fowler CEO

  All 4 Fun Toys has partnered with bestselling children’s author Diane Alber, creator of the beloved A Little SPOT series, to launch new toys designed to help children explore emotions through play.   The products debuted in January at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair, the largest toy fair in the world, and are now available globally through online retailers including Amazon.   Inspired by Alber’s popular books, over 5MM books sold, the new toys bring the A Little SPOT characters into hands-on play experiences that support social-emotional learning (SEL). The products encourage children to identify, express, and understand emotions through creative activities and interactive play. Diane Alber’s A Little SPOT series is widely used by parents, educators, and counselors to help children visualize emotions as colorful “spots,” making them easier to understand and manage.   “I’m really excited to partner with All 4 Fun Toys to bring A Little SPOT to life in a whole new way. They truly care about supporting inventors and creating meaningful products, and that makes them the perfect partner to help kids learn about emotions through fun, hands-on play.” — Diane Alber, Author and Creator of A Little SPOT   “Launching these products at the Nuremberg Toy Fair — the largest toy fair in the world — was an incredible milestone for All 4 Fun Toys,” said Rich Mazel Chief Creative Officer at All 4 Fun Toys. “Now that they’re available to fans of the series and those new to A Little SPOT we’re excited to see kids everywhere learning about emotions through tactile play with Diane’s amazing characters.”     About All 4 Fun Toys All 4 Fun Toys was created to help inventors bring innovative ideas directly to consumers. The company provides a platform where inventors can dream big while letting consumers determine what products succeed in the marketplace.   The company is supported by a leadership team with decades of experience in the toy and e-commerce industries.   Rich Mazel, Chief Innovation Officer, has nearly two decades of experience working with inventors and global toy brands including Nerf, Paw Patrol, Star Wars and Transformers.   Jeff Wilcox, General Manager, specializes in scaling brands through e-commerce and has nearly 20 years of experience in product development and Amazon marketplace growth.   About Diane Alber   Diane Alber is the bestselling author and illustrator of the A Little SPOT series, a collection of children’s books designed to help young readers understand and manage their emotions through colorful characters and engaging storytelling.   Available for purchase: Diane's Website and Amazon     Follow Diane on Social Media!      TikTok (@dianealber): Alber has a strong presence on TikTok with over 124,000 followers and more than 510,000 total likes on her videos. Her content is a dynamic mix of announcements for new books, creative art ideas for children, and participation in viral trends, often incorporating her signature "scribble" art style. Individual videos frequently garner thousands of views, with some reaching viral status, indicating a high level of engagement and a broad reach on the platform.   Instagram (@imnotjustascribble): With over 41,000 followers, Alber's Instagram serves as a visual hub for her work. The platform showcases illustrations from her books, announcements of new releases, and personal posts that connect with her audience on a more intimate level. The engagement on her posts, including likes and comments, reflects a dedicated community of fans who actively follow her creative journey.   Facebook (@imnotjustascribble): Alber maintains an official Facebook page with the handle "imnotjustascribble," which serves as a central point for updates, event information, and sharing of user-generated content related to her books. This platform allows for direct and sustained interaction with a large community of followers.   YouTube (@ALittleSpot): Alber's YouTube channel, "A Little Spot," boasts an impressive 139,000 subscribers. The channel is a key destination for animated read-alouds of her books, songs, and other creative content that brings her characters and stories to life. Many of her videos have view counts in the hundreds of thousands, with some exceeding one million views, demonstrating the platform's significant role in her content strategy and its wide-reaching impact on her audience.      

Huffy Electro-Light Kids Bike   Overview While I did not have the pleasure of riding the new Electro-Light Kids Bike, my dear nephew certainly did. Privileged with a large loop for a driveway, Luke and I tested out the light-up bike from Huffy at all hours of the day, confirming that the LED lights are bright in the daytime and “sick!” at night, as Luke would put it.   The Electro-Light Kids Bike has colorful LED lights throughout the bike: on the handlebars, the frame of the bike itself, and the chainguard. There are five different lighting modes, which can be changed with a simple press of a button, and better yet, despite Luke being in his grow-2-inches-every-time-I-turn-around era, this bike will last him for years. The seat is height-adjustable, and the training wheels can be easily removed whenever he’s ready for it.   Huffy History In 1887, George Huffman owned and operated Davis Sewing Machine Company during the heart of the Industrial Revolution. Bicycles were all the rage then, but he didn’t see them as just a fad, rather, a turning point in American transportation culture. In 1892, he adapted the sewing machine factory to produce bicycles, and by 1897, they were the largest producer of bicycles in the United States.   In 1924, George’s son, Horrace, rebranded the company to Huffman Manufacturing Company, and the company played a huge role in the 1930s revival of the American cycling industry. During World War II, Huffy created 4,000 military bikes for troops overseas.   In 1949, Huffy introduced the world’s first training wheels with the Convertible Bike. It was a huge hit! A few year later, Huffy created a battery-powered radio that combined gears and guitar riffs for a musical ride. In 1979, Huffy produced its 30 millionth bike, which lives in the Smithsonian Institution. 1984 saw Olympic cyclists take home the gold on Huffy bikes! The turn of the millennium saw The Green Machine, with large wheels and drifting capabilities. They sold a million of them by 2012! 2016 brought on the EZ Build Bikes for easy at-home assembly, and in 2020, Electric bikes arrived on the scene.   130 years in the making, Huffy has been a huge name in bikes, and they’ve done so by keeping a finger on the cultural pulse of America, constantly improving on the gold standards they’ve set.   Visit the Huffy webiste for more info!