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    There are a variety of awards that toys and games can earn, and the purpose and value of those awards can very greatly. But, since 1978, one of the most prestigious – and valua...

Pickagram is a Tangram with a modern twist. It was designed using the Golden Ratio along with the Fibonacci Sequences 13, 55, and 89. You can use Pickagram\'s 7 magnetized pieces to create over 100 3d ...

  Hi Alan! Thank you for taking time to answer a few questions for our readers! What are your roles and responsibilities in our industry? I like to think that my role is to develop and manufa...

In “Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story,” Ruth Handler, creator of Barbie, co-founder of Mattel, and founder of Nearly Me prosthetic breasts, along with author Jacqueline Shannon, tells her...

Paris, France is known for many things, no? Wine, bread, classy Parisian fashion, and the list goes on and on. Did you also know that Paris, France is home to a Disneyland Park, which is celebrating i...

  People of Play (POP) is accepting TAGIE Award nominations NOW through August 15th SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS HERE   Chicago, IL - July 19 - Now entering its 15th year, the TAGIE Awards...

Yearning for a Career Change? Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway   By Nancy Zwiers   If you’re thinking about making a career move, you’re not alone.  A record number of Am...

In Kid Number One, author G. Wayne Miller provides a comprehensive, in-depth look into all things Hasbro: its founding, triumphs, challenges, competitors, products, and most extensively, the Hassenfel...

TOMY International Announces Leadership Changes  Pete Henseler moves from President to non-operating Chairman of the TOMY International Board Greg Kilrea named new President of TOMY Internation...

I love telling Mastermind’s origin story. Maybe it’s because it makes me feel like I’m telling someone else’s story—it was, after all, a fairly long time ago in the Sprin...