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How To Put On Your Cape-abilities In this blog post, you’ll continue to find strategies that you can use to shake up your thinking and unleash your innovation super powers. Each blog post defin...

Alpesh (Al) Patel, Vice President, Global Toy Design, TOMY Europe: Born to Design Toys   How long have you been in the industry? 20+ years and have loved every moment of it!   ...

  What exactly do you do in the industry? I think I have a rather interesting role, definitely an unusual one. I’m the inventor-in-residence for the book publishers Igloo and Autumn (part...

If you’ve got a kid to buy for who loves Barbie, you might be overwhelmed right now with the variety of options available. How do you know which doll your kid would like? How can you find an aff...

PEOPLE OF PLAY ANNOUNCES THE  WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL YOUNG INVENTOR CHALLENGE The 2021 Young Inventor Challenge (YIC) winning inventions are sponsored by Goliath, Mattel, New Key Pet, L...

Is Your Child Ready to Let Go of Santa? By Nancy Zwiers Just two months past my 5th birthday, I asked my dad a few penetrating questions about Santa.  I still whole-heartedly believed in Santa,...

  PEOPLE OF PLAY ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE 2021 TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS   CHICAGO, IL (November 20, 2021)  - Winners of the highly-esteemed TAGIE Awards (...

PEOPLE OF PLAY (POP) WEEK KICKS OFF ON NOVEMBER 15TH WITH FULL VIRTUAL SCHEDULEPOP Week runs from November 15-20, 2021   CHICAGO, IL (November 15, 2021)  -  People of Play (POP) today...

Originally posted on Global Toy News December 24, 2011The holidays have a way of encouraging us to turn our thoughts to kinder, gentler, more comforting things. But those things that bring us peace a...

RipTAG Label = Plush Character Identity Innovation    Hand tags on stuffed toys are made of perishable paper.  They are connected with a plastic cord and were originally designed to b...

Cape-abilities:  Flexibility.  These blog posts are based on my book concept Cape-abilities.  Each week, I will take you through a chapter of the book complete with some exercises and p...

My next series of blog posts are based on my book concept called Cape-abilities.  For the next few weeks, I will take you through a chapter of the book complete with some exercises and provocativ...

NEW SUPERSTARS ADDED TO THE POP DUOS LINEUP AT  THE TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION CONFERENCE   The latest headliners include Renowned Choreographer and Dancer, Randy Duncan ...

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Supply Chain Scramble—What’s the Story for the Kids??? By Nancy Zwiers My heart goes out to all the manufacturers and retailers out there who are trying to meet holiday consumer demand a...

2021 TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE SELECTED AWARD RECIPIENTS Lifetime Achievement, Game Changers of the Year, and Hassenfeld Family Initiatives Humanitarian Award ...

Grownups have feelings too!   Grownups have feelings too! Ahh yes, those fabulous five feelings. Well, those cute little feelings aren’t necessarily any easier to ...

Five (5) Feelings are all you need   What? Only five? Perhaps you’re remembering times you had thousands of feelings about a big event. Our emotional experiences a...

*Opinion Article - Concepts below are explained with a lack of detail for ease of comprehension* This article is structured like a conversation so I can use layman’s terms. There are arguably m...

\"Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure.\" - David Hume Have you ever just gotten so excited for something or someone in your life?  You have a vacation coming up or...

Mary Couzin interviews Azhelle . . .   What exactly do you do in the industry? I’m a toy industry educator and coach! As The Toy Coach®, I work to teach, connect, inspire, and suppo...

Mary Couzin interviews JM . . .    Congrats, JM, on being the TAGIE Hassenfeld Family Initiatives Humanitarian Award Honoree this year! Can you tell us about the project you were involved ...

Some new innovative products are perfect for what the industry refers to as \"Slicensing Opportunities.\" This is the process of carving out small segments of broader categories, with the aim of creatin...

A great thing about being in a small company is you can make decisions on the spot, especially when it comes to great product. This is another toy that sits on my desk, gets played with regularly, and...

Often the simplest concepts are the most fun toys to play with. However, perfect execution is essential. This was a simple and fun concept delayed by lack of attention to important details, but later ...

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According to Wikipedia, Nostalgia is associated with a yearning for the past, its personalities, possibilities, and events, especially the \"good ol\' days\" or a \"warm childhood\".  Nostalgia i...

PEOPLE OF PLAY (POP) ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL POP WEEK SCHEDULEPOP Week runs from November 15-20, 2021   CHICAGO, IL (October 28, 2021)  -  People of Play (POP) announced today their officia...

5 Days Left to Enter the Young Inventor Challenge Hosted by People of Play   The Young Inventor Challenge inspires creativity within the youth of the toy and game industry by providing mentors...

Recent Call Transcript.  This Really Happened.  (OK, Well, Mostly.)   NP:  Hello, North Pole hotline.  How may I direct your jingle?   TK:  Oh, that’s cute...