Blogs

Now I’ve read a lot of books about toys, games, creators of toys and games, and the like, but I’ve never read anything like Zapwired! Written by Hal Ross, Zapwired is a fast-paced thriller...

Highlights of longer article below...   In the world of consumer goods, including toys and games, companies utilize branded, private label, and/or licensed guides for product development and pa...

  Hey Dave! We\'ve known one another long time.. even before you were an OG at our Chicago Toy and Game Fair 21 years ago! Why and how did you get into the Toy and Game industry?   On a ...

Disney WISH Books   The Story: WISH tells the tale of Asha, a young woman living in Rosas with her family. Rosas is a special place where at the age of 18, all citizens tell King Magnifico thei...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning companies in the United States to be alert to the risk of dual ransomware attacks, in which the same organization is targeted more than once in qui...

  Hey David! Great to see you at POP Week! Thank you for taking time to chat with us. What are your roles and responsibilities in our industry? I have been very fortunate to work on many side...

Adam Hocherman, AKA “Hock,” shares his journey from tech, to business owner, to the toy and game industry. Hock has done it all, from invention, to product development, to manufacturing,...

PEOPLE OF PLAY ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS (THE TAGIES) EXTRAORDINARY NOMINEES, HONOREES, SURPRISES AND ENTERTAINMENT Barbie takes home two prestigious TAG...

November Brand Ambassador of the Month! We are so excited to learn a little more about our featured Brand Ambassador @artwithmrs.e. Kaitlyn is a K-12 art educator and an artist. She focuses...

Now that Fall is officially in full swing, bring out the Turkey Day Crafts! Thanksgiving is right around the corner on November 23rd! Don\'t miss out on these fun and easy Thanksgiving Day crafts! ...

Etch-A-Sketch Review   Gameplay Etch-A-Sketch is a mechanical drawing toy that allows players to draw using twisty knobs. It consists of a thick, flat, gray screen in a bright red frame, with ...

Mastermind   Gameplay Mastermind consists of a decoding board with a shield at one end hiding a row of four large holes from sight. The rest of the board contains 12 rows of four large holes w...

Gameplay Rubik’s Cube is a 3D combination puzzle. It is made up of 26 miniature cubes, or “cubies”, and each of these are interlocked with the other cubies. Each of the cube’s...

Gameplay Twister is a physical game played on a large plastic mat spread on the floor. The mat has four rows of six large colored circles, with each row a different color: red, yellow, green, and blu...

Dougal Grimes, the President of Inventor Relations and Innovation at Spin Master, has a vast knowledge of the toy and game space. Keith Grimes, Digital Health & Innovation Consultant, is an expert...

  What have you been working on at TOMY?    I’ve been working on some really cool toys that are just now hitting store shelves! There are new games out like Screwball Scrambl...

  Barry Mclaughlin and Jason Lautenschleger of Barry & Jason Games and Entertainment were brought in to write this year’s TAGIE awards, and we thought we’d try an exp...

PlayMonster\'s Lisa Wuennemann on Yetis, Trivia and not being Afraid to Fail (peopleofplay.com)...

At 11-years-old, the most important stuff to be focusing on should be things like your favourite baseball team (Blue Jays, if you’re curious), school work or debating the relative qualities betw...

  Donna Drake, the host of The Donna Drake Show a weekly, 60-minute television and digital talk series, and President of Drake Media Network, Inc. today announced the development of a new show, ...

  Thank you, Justin, for taking time to share a bit about yourself with our readers! What are your roles and responsibilities in our industry? JM: As General Manager, I oversee all aspects of...

  THE 16TH ANNUAL TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS (THE TAGIES) PRESENTED BY PEOPLE OF PLAY IS AT A NEW VENUE WITH AN INCREDIBLE LINEUP OF HONOREES, SURPRISES AND ENTERTAINMENT ...

  Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games --- Karri Bean, Senior Manager, LEGO at Disney Consumer Products, shares the secret of leading with empathy, hilarious stories from her tra...

Before I embarked on writing my book, I’m a lucky woman, A Photographic Memoir of a Breast Cancer Survivor, I hadn’t thought much about the similarities between authors and game inventors....

Hasbro announced the STEM-based program with Girl Up on International Day of the Girl to mobilize a movement of girl leadership, innovation, and creativity.   PAWTUCKET, R.I.—Oc...

Hello People of Play!   We were thrilled to hear that our client, Rose O’Neill, Inventor of Kewpie® Dolls, was to be inducted into the 2023 Toy Industry Hall of Fame along with other ...

2023 New York Toy Fair is in the books and what was THE talk of the show? It wasn’t a hot new trend or a cool game with trampolining pigs — although you should check that pigs game out. No...

  Anyone who’s been kicking around the kids’ space for a while understands the dynamic nature of children’s entertainment. The boom of technology, the always-on screen, the e...

Created by two good friends with a passion for golf and a love for games, Play Nine, The Card Game Of Golf, was quietly developed and over the years grew into a widely loved family game. Bonfit Americ...

Keith Negley’s newest children’s book title, A Lot Like Batman: Being Amazing on Your Own Terms, speaks to kids on the shyer side, helping them realize that although they may not be the mo...