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Hitster: Guilty Pleasures   Gameplay I am so happy to introduce to you my new favorite party game! Hitster is a combination of a classic guess-that-song game and the history buff game Chronolo...

SLIME ATTACK – Cra-Z-Slimy Brand – Ultimate Slimy Cereal -4 Pack   Every year there’s a new type of toy that takes over. This year, I truly believe that “SLIME” ...

  Name: Leonard Brahin Location: Chicago, IL  YIC: 2007 Winner Invention(s): Superhero Board Game   Where is your invention now?   Safely preserved in my childhood home!&n...

The board game industry has experienced a fireworks-like expansion during the past few years, in which thousands of new board games are issued each year. Regardless of whether you are a big publisher ...

Hi Cassidy! Great to catch up and love to share your latest news with our readers! How long were you at Hape Toys, and what is your favorite memory from your time there?   This year would have ...

The Toy Association™ is inviting all toy industry professionals to attend the official Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of The Toy Building, taking place at 5 p.m. on Monday, September ...

  Vango is riding the wave of the continued success of The #UpsideDownChallenge Game, a party game that asks players to complete simple tasks while their vision is flipped upside down!  ...

When it comes to tabletop gaming, dice are more than just tools for generating random numbers they are the heartbeat of the game. Each die roll generates tension, thrill, and suspense and determines t...

  Name: Nick Metzler Location: New York City, NY YIC: 2010 Senior Category Winner & 2011 Senior Category Winner Invention(s): That’s Cheating (2010) & Squashed (2011)   ...

Eastar is a leading manufacturer of board game board material, durable board game components and stunningly designed custom board game pieces to publishers, designers and brands around the globe with ...

  Hi Maura, thank you for answering a few questions for us today. The last time I saw you was at Spielwarenmesse\'s Nuremberg Toy Fair Toy Night and you were soaked to the bone. We won\'t go int...

New data from economic research firm John Dunham & Associates reveals an accelerating decline in U.S. toy imports since April 2025, driven by the impact of tariffs on the industry’s supply c...

  What Today’s Toy Brands Must Do to Stay Credible and Connected   Author: Bill Southard, Founder and CEO Southard Communications, Chair of Marketing Committee for Public Relation...

  Exciting news collectors! The hobbyDB Local Directory has officially passed a major milestone: more than 1,000 active listings of collectible stores, events, museums, and more. And we’...

Insect Lore Butterfly Garden   If you loved science as a child, you’re likely familiar with the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden, a kit that lets you raise real caterpillars through their ent...

  What do you do in our industry?   I am co-founder and CEO of Lovevery, an early childhood development company focused on healthy brain development for ages 0-5.     &n...

(pictured: Allan Robert Miller, Allan Raymond Miller, Jay Horowitz, Cecelia Gritz.  The Millers are the founders of the museum and Cecelia is one of the museum\'s employees     Fift...

  People of Play Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation with the 2025 Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship   CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pe...

By David Du, CEO of Eastar Board Game     When I reflect upon my experience in the board game industry, there is only one thing that I have always believed in: great ideas should be wel...

As students across the country gear up for a new academic year, The Toy Foundation™ (TTF) is accepting product donations to the Toy Chest for the 2025 back-to-school season. Every toy — wh...

        People of Play Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation with the 2025 Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship   CHICAGO, IL | August 4, 2025 - People o...

  Name: Kedar Narayan Location: Lansdale, PA YIC: 2015 Junior Category Winner Invention(s): Storibot   Where is your invention now? I have not continued working on Storibot that I p...

Big thanks to my colleague, Glen, who, after discovering I do this in my free time, said, so you’re like Big?  Upon watching, yes, I am kind of like Big.   Big stars a young Tom Hank...

I’m excited to share the news that I’ve been named to the newly formed Small Business Advocacy Board by Goldman Sachs’ Voices Program—an incredible opportunity to represent and...

Chapter 33:  A SMILE AND A SPARKLING WIT ENSURE A LONG LIFE….   It was a great honor and pleasure to have known the astonishing, toy and game inventor legend, Reuben ...

Diamond Art Club   Diamond Art Club is the best on the market for diamond art. What’s diamond art, you ask? Think paint-by-number but with tiny little colorful rhinestones. Diamond Art Cl...

The Toy Association™ has announced the slate of events taking place during the LA Fall Preview® Market Weeks, taking place September 8 to 19 in Los Angeles. The lineup complements buyer-sell...

  July 25, 2025 - YIC Spotlight #4 YIC in our 20 Week Countdown to POP Week and the YIC! Name: Lily Brown  Location: Salt Lake City, UT YIC: 2018 Most Marketable Concept Winner Inve...

Is your toy, game, or property a contender for the toy industry’s most prestigious awards? Nominations are officially open for the 26th Toy of the Year® (TOTY®) Awards, ta...

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