Blogs

    What I’m Hearing! – What are the Benefits of Becoming a Member?   I’m often asked how The Toy Association works on behalf of the industry. Not everyone is awa...

  Let’s start with your partnership. This month is Women’s History Month. How do women at TOMY support each other in the workplace?   Julie: We are fortunate to have a stron...

I\'m a Swiss Army Knife on steroids for those who don\'t know me. I\'m so busy that I sometimes feel like I\'m living my life fast-forward. I don\'t do downtime, I don\'t do lazy, and I don\'t do boring. I\'m...

PlanToys has some of the best wooden toys out there, from playsets to individual toys, and there’s a lot more benefits to these types of toys than you may realize. I had the opportunity to revie...

Sharon Price John of Build-A-Bear Workshop Elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors   NEW YORK, NY | March 7, 2024 – The Toy AssociationTM today announced the election of seven ne...

  We recently conducted our annual survey of Toy Association members to learn about the issues that matter to their businesses. In gathering this feedback from small, medium, and large compani...

  Hi, Chris! Tell us a little about Tempest Workshop and your role there. My name is Chris Rowlands and I am the Studio Director for Tempest Workshop, a new board game design and development ...

Do you want to make a game and get it on store shelves?I’m asked this all the time, and figured I might as well make a cheat sheet for the two main paths you can take, and what may come up in ei...

New Licensees include Global Toymaker Wyncor Launching MassiveLicensed Memory Foam in Plush Line Under MiraballTM️ Brand Worldwide Fiber-in-Slime Furry Compound is Most RecentPatented Tactile Senso...

The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas by Loran Nordgren and David Schonthal is all about what it takes to successfully introduce a new idea into the world. Nordgren and Sc...