The families have sued Activision, the maker of the first-person military shooter game “Call of Duty,” Meta and one other company, reported the Los Angeles Times.

the maker of iconic kids breakfast staples like Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Rice Krispies. As part of the US$3.1-billion sale, Ferrero will take over all manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Kellogg’s cereal brands across the US, Canada and the Caribbean.

The app prototype was announced on Monday alongside guidelines that online platforms are recommended to adopt in order to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

President Donald Trump announced more than $90 billion in investments from private companies tied to AI, tech, and energy during the “inaugural” Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on Tuesday.

The comments came after the Supreme Court indicated that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to arbitrarily fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

The lawsuit was filed this week by Racine County resident Christopher Clark, founder of the independent publishing company Inner City Games Designs.

The news that Diamond Comic Distributors was seeking to seize and sell consignment inventory in its warehouse instead of returning the inventory or selling it and paying the consignors was a big blow to the 182 suppliers affected by the potential move.

Publishers who were consignment suppliers of Diamond Comic Distributors are uniting to block Diamond's seizure and sale of consignment inventory, according to a notice sent to ICv2.

The US$1.1 billion currently allocated to public media by the US government remains in limbo, as the US Senate narrowly voted yesterday in favor of debating a proposal to cut these funds that support PBS KIDS and local stations.

Coca-Cola did not immediately return a message seeking comment. The company already sells a version of Mexico Coke that contains cane sugar.

Analysts cautioned that weak demand and external uncertainties could provoke a slowdown in the second half of 2025.

Trump in a Truth Social post called it "great deal, for everybody," and said it followed dealings with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart is gearing up for another period of growth, saying it expects a surge in first-half revenue and profit.

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10 per cent on smaller countries.

The retailer’s latest results show improved revenue and pre-tax profit, as Hamleys continues to assess its portfolio and cut costs in a challenging UK marketplace.

Back-to-school products saw huge increases in sales as Amazon's expanded four-day event raked in US$24.1 billion, beating its US$23.8-billion forecast.

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S.

Revenue was up 16% to US$11 billion this quarter, which saw KPop Demon Hunters become one of the streamer's biggest animated films of all time.

One toy store had to eliminate half the products it normally buys. “The uncertainty has led us to spend all our time trying to rejigger what we’re ordering, where we’re bringing it in, when it’s going to get here,” Mac Harman, CEO of Balsam Hill parent company Balsam Brands, said. “We don’t know which items we’re going to have to put in the catalog or not.”

“The uncertainty has led us to spend all our time trying to rejigger what we’re ordering, where we’re bringing it in, when it’s going to get here,” Mac Harman, CEO of Balsam Hill parent company Balsam Brands, said. “We don’t know which items we’re going to have to put in the catalog or not.”

Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump started his second term and began talking tough on tariffs, Timeless Toys in Lincoln Square decided to make a bet. The 30-year-old toy shop bought a year’s worth of inventory. 

He said there would be “secondary tariffs” at about 100 percent. Mr. Trump’s remarks came as he met with NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, at the White House; Mr. Rutte has been coordinating European efforts to send Ukraine more weapons to defend itself against Russia’s invasion.

some of which are already subject to duties of at least 25 percent.  If so, that would be some relief to carmakers who are already facing weak sales and trying to cope with shifting policies that affect electric vehicles.

dashing hopes for deals that would avoid such punishing levies. The tariffs, which are set to take effect Aug. 1, are a significant escalation in Mr. Trump’s trade battles, aimed squarely at two of America’s closest and most pivotal trading partners. 

which sells toys like Tonka trucks, Care Bears and Lite Brite.

The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

dismissing concerns that further tariffs could negatively affect the stock market or drive inflation. “We’re just going to say all of the remaining countries are going to pay, whether it’s 20% or 15%. We’ll work that out now,” Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a phone call.

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks described the move as a reaction to the administration’s import policies Thursday morning in a broadcast segment with CNN’s Audie Cornish.

host of “The Assignment” podcast. “I don’t know. I didn’t hear anything about Hasbro. I don’t care about their prices,” Trump said, according to an NBC report. Later, he said: “But if they make their toys here, if they made their toys here, they wouldn’t have a price increase.”

The retailer’s sales were up 4.7% in the United States, 6.7% in Canada and 10.9% in its other international markets.

That’s according to recent data showing that while the country’s banking giants are flourishing, regional lenders are having a tough time.

Last month saw a surplus of a little more than $27 billion, following a $316 billion deficit in May.

The consumer price index in June was expected to increase 2.7% from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

The EU is still hoping to find a negotiated solution in a dispute with Washington over trade imbalances and threatened tariff increases.

Here's how the toy's maker Pop Mart built the viral fashion sensation.

Now facing a slowdown, brands must return to core luxury values and first principles.

Despite global trade tensions, a new study finds "Made in USA" remains strong globally.

Now that many have gotten their hands on the coveted creatures, some are doing more than simply taking their Labubu home to display or putting them on bags.

What makes the Labubu a must-have, or any toy for that matter, is a decades-old question that toy makers have yet to figure out.

SuperAwesome is predicting the Christmas shopping season will start earlier in 2025, as families hunt for sales and discounts.

The SVOD's latest earnings report proves the preschool sensation is one of its biggest new hits. There's just no beating a built-in audience.

The town has less than 30,000 inhabitants and has already sold millions of dollars worth of toys to foreign countries, making it an international benchmark in the sector.

I popped into town for a few things last Sunday, and I am beginning to notice the impact of the Chancellor’s NI and minimum wage changes at retail. I started in Choice, where the lady on the tills was bemoaning the fact that she was literally running the whole store on her own – and it’s not a small outlet by any means.

Some of the most devoted hobbyists are willing to shell out big bucks for what one called “a couture puzzle.”

In the mid-1960s, Marvin Glass, head of a Chicago toy design firm, fashioned the home from a former carriage house. It's going on the market at ...

Play-based education has become more than just a popular choice in preschools. It’s now being seen as a powerful method...

A masked thief broke into a collectibles store and stole $100,000 worth of Pokemon cards in Massachusetts. The suspect has yet to be identified.

Hamleys has put together what it thinks are the 100 greatest toys of all time, ranging from age-of favourites to new technology.

Famous British inventor James Bruton is relentless in his exploration of wacky robotics and unconventional mobility systems. The latest project he's been working on is a sidewinding chopper-style omni-bike.

Less than 10 miles from Plainfield, New Jersey — where two women were killed after their car was swept into Cedar Brook — floodwaters nearly claimed another life. In Piscataway, two Conrail employees are hailed as heroes for their actions.

Characters from Toy Story have been created in the 15-acre field using more than a million maize (corn) plants at the attraction near Elvington.

Listen to a really special episode. We’re talking about the Young Inventor’s Challenge with program director Ahren Hoffman, Amy Saldana from kiddywampus, Hilary Key from The Toy Chest, and Julie Burczyk from Tools for Teaching.

Two mega children’s franchises are teaming up for an epic year-long global crossover event: Outfit7’s “Talking Tom & Friends” and Miraculous Corp.’s “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir.”

The mechanical drawing toy, which its French inventor called 'The Magic Screen,' let kids make art without making a mess.

This now-iconic attraction—initially envisaged as a small addition to a dining experience—quickly grew in popularity and marked the first completed application of Audio-Animatronics® technology for Walt and his team of Imagineers.

This advertisement from the 1980s shows how the company expanded the line to include themed editions, such as Animal Families Memory, as well as versions that required more memory skills, like Step-by-Step Memory and Match-and-Move Memory.

Over nearly a century, the Garton Toy Company manufactured a wide variety of ride-on toys in wood, metal, or a combination. The Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based company was once the largest manufacturer of wheel goods toys, with many models still sought after by collectors.

In 1982, Ideal launched the Color Match game, challenging players ages 7 and older to strategically position coloured tiles to achieve solid, matching colour fields across its grid.

Released in 1970 by Mattel, the Barbie Country Camper playset took Barbie and friends from the playroom to the imagined wilderness without sacrificing style or comfort.

An Action Comics #1 cover wrap hammered at over $400,000 at Heritage Auctions' June 26-29, 2025 Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction.

“You’re next, bone face.”

The first two Marvel Doorables sets are launching this week at major US retailers, with a global rollout continuing throughout autumn in markets including...

No, you’re not “totally buggin” – it really has been 30 years since Clueless first entered the pop culture zeitgeist.

The campaign kicks off with a standout model of the iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL—personally built and customised by racing legend Craig Lowndes.

a division of Paramount, whose Paramount Pictures produced the endlessly watchable 1995 classic.

Two breakout characters from the Superman movie may be getting spinoffs of their own, but do they have what it takes to carry a show all by themselves?

JK Rowling's series of novels has already been made into a film, but HBO is now producing a TV series which is expected to take 10 years to complete.

Nintendo Studios LLC and Universal Pictures have registered a copyright for a Donkey Kong motion picture seemingly hinting that this could be the next big new project for Nintendo Studios LLC.

Via its news app, Nintendo announced that Bo Bragason (Renegade Nell, The Radleys) and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Pinocchio) have been cast as Princess Zelda and Link, respectively.

The decades-old franchise — which has generated a bevy of toys, animated movies, TV shows and more since its inception — is getting the live-action treatment for the first time.

Larissa Mair Casting & Associates Inc. has announced that they are currently seeking three young performers from across Ontario to voice three new recurring female characters named Salty, Spice, and Sweets in PAW Patrol!

Global Galactics, a new kids’ entertainment company focused on inspiring curiosity and connection in kids ages 5 and up, has launched with the support of Beacon Communications and Kids Industries.

With Superman, Gunn sensibly ignored the 21st century trend of trying to make superhero movies "believable" by drenching everything in world-weary cynicism and shades of gray.

MAJOR, the independent toy company built by fans, for fans, announced its new licensing partnership with professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) this past weekend.

Inside the surprise capsules, kids will find four of 50 characters, each posed mid-battle, and an epic background. The capsules easily snap together to create the ultimate multiversal battle or bookshelf display.

Your family’s favorite Care-A-Lot residents are heading to the Emerald City! Basic Fun! and Universal Products & Experiences will release a collection of Galinda-fied Care Bears, where each plush resembles a Wicked: For Good character.

The broadcaster will honor all existing commitments, but will not be ordering any more new original kids programming, opting to pursue an acquisitions-focused strategy instead going forward—and some small team changes are expected as a result.

James Gunn's tentpole appears to be succeeding in rebooting the Warner Bros.-owned DC and its most prized superhero franchise.

Nielsen’s rankings for January to June show library series continue to accumulate the most viewing time.

Colombian animation is hitting a fresh stride, driven by a mix of social storytelling, ancestral mythologies and new talent, plus determined governmental support.

Indian action star Vidyut Jammwal (Commando) has landed the role of Dhalsim in Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter movie, based on the video games from Capcom, sources tell Deadline.

It looks like the MCU franchise itself will also go back to the beginning in terms of its moviemaking approach.

Other people up for their first Emmys include Owen Cooper, Kristen Bell, Colin Farrell, Chloë Sevigny, Adam Brody and Martin Scorsese.

Fresh off HBO’s announcement that its upcoming “Harry Potter” series has officially started production — and the network has revealed the first image of Nick Frost as the lovable half-giant.

From Karl Urban’s hilarious turn as Hollywood’s B-list playboy Johnny Cage to the debut of series antagonist Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat 2 seems to be a perfect follow-up to the flawed but fun 2021 film.

The project will be the first theatrically released animated “Barbie” film after years of straight-to-video animated movies. It also marks Illumination’s second project based around an outside IP after “Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

After eight weekends in theaters, the family comedy has grossed $416.1 million in North America and $584.8 million internationally for a global tally of $1.001 billion.

Ahead of its Season 4 premiere in 2026, Prime Video has renewed its Emmy-nominated adult-animated superhero series for a fifth season.

Earlier this month, the Golden State Warriors player was one of several NBA players who took time away from the court to compete in the inaugural tournament, which pairs professional basketball players with chess grandmasters, like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.

Gold Derby: What inspired you to recreate these particular moments? Chris Colangelo (senior manager of product design for vehicles): “You’re going to need a bigger boat”...

His latest ambition? To reach one billion brains.

Robert Fuhrer explores his years-long journey in the toy and game industry in this interview. He reminisces about the many experiences that shaped his career from early exposure to the toy industry, his first creation, his various partnerships and ventures and how he ended up being the owner of the popular puzzle game, KenKen.

Couzin is well known in the global toy and game industry for her dedication to supporting the inventor and design community

Goldrick previously spent almost five years with Quartermaster, joining as sales manager before being named director of sales and business development at the start of 2023.

STC Group has appointed toy industry stalwart Will Sharman, who will be bringing his decades-long experience in the toy industry with a move to the Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre.

Geoff Walker has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, while founder Brian Flynn will focus on his role as Chief Creative Officer and continue serving on the company’s board.

In this newly announced role, Vlachos will oversee the growth and development of BBC Studios’ brands across the U.S. and Canada, including Bluey, Doctor Who, and new business initiatives.

With this new venture, the former creative director of Banijay Kids & Family is offering support to clients at any point in a project’s lifecycle—from input during the concept stage and providing market insights, to helping to create engaging characters.

Kaiser Ramos – Associate Product Development Manager in licensing at Hasbro – talks Brandsuntapped through collaborations with Just Play and The Loyal Subjects.

The Spiel des Jahres jury has announced the winners of the 2025 awards for Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), Kinderspiel des Jahres (Children's Game of the Year), and Kennerspiel des Jahres (Connoisseur Game of the Year).

During last 10+ years, over 10,000 kid entrepreneurs — Kidpreneurs — between the ages of 6 and 18 have entered the Young Inventor Challenge hosted by the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (CHITAG), North America’s largest consumer toy and game fair!

on Wednesday 16th July.

Prominent participation from Gujarat-based companies at the trade fair will be bolstered by local industry meetings in Mumbai, Jalandhar and Hyderabad.

Anna Knight, Senior VP at Informa Markets’ Global Licensing Group, shared some insights into the upcoming 2025 edition of Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), taking place October 7-9, 2025, in London.

The successful *Assembly Required show teams up with pop culture powerhouse GoHero and local creative agency POP Solutions, to bring over 100 indie brands together.

San Diego Comic-Con is rolling out its schedule for the 2025 convention this week, which runs from July 24–27.

The Toy Association™ is reminding thought leaders from across the global toy and play community to apply to present at Toy Fair® University, taking place throughout Toy Fair from February 14 to 17, 2026 at the Javits Center.

With more than 155 cars competing and 7,000 fans in attendance, Kansas City local Clint DeVine won the judges over with his custom 1990 Chevrolet S10 Truck.

From July 24–27, booth #135 will be transformed into the Ultimate Play Stop, inviting fans to fuel their sense of fun and step into a world where imagination knows no speed limit.

Set in the heart of London on Thursday 11th September, this event promises sharp insights, honest talk and practical Amazon tactics from insiders and industry experts.

Hasbro and Sideshow are collaborating to bring a new G.I. Joe experience to Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC).

The Gui Gui pop up is an immersive, hands-on experience invites kids on journey through the five sensory steps of beautifying their slime — from mix to masterpiece. The pop up is running July 19 (today) and 20 at The Grove in Los Angeles, and guests can enjoy branded giveaways as well...

Hasbro’s initiative proves that education and fun can go hand-in-hand. To keep the summer slide at bay, Hasbro is launching a line of learning materials for parents, daycare providers, and educators to use to keep learning fun. Ranging from five to 15 minutes, each activity comes with step-by-step instructions and options to expand on the lesson.

This set invites builders to embark on a journey to the picturesque Ligurian coast, allowing fans to recreate the charm of a quaint fishing village nestled by the Mediterranean Sea.

This move strengthens Moose Toys’ growing games portfolio and brings together two family-owned companies that value creativity and innovation in play. Moose Toys launched its games division three years ago and has been developing it ever since.

Instead of taking turns, players race to bounce their discs off the table and into a horizontal grid, aiming to get four in a row while intercepting and stealing opponents’ spots along the way.

The partnership took effect in June 2025 and sees Rocco Giocattoli take over distribution of Moose’s award-winning portfolio, including popular brands such as Little Live Pets and Bluey.

The larger strategic plan includes a $4 billion to $5 billion investment this year in stores, supply chain and technology, along with a merchandise revamp featuring an emphasis on private labels and newness.

All of the exclusives are priced at $24.99 and will be available in person from Booth #531/533, with new stock released every day. Anyone attending SDCC in person will have a chance to collect exclusive collectible promo cards.

By launching Mattel Creations in Australia and New Zealand, Mattel is bringing its global collector platform to local audiences with exclusive drops, artist collaborations and fast domestic shipping for the first time.

New parts are now available for the Consolidated B-24D Liberator and Boeing Chinook HC.1 (Late), and modelers can also get new moulds of the Fokker Eindecker and Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c.

The Kid Collective will work with Connetix to raise funds for the charity which provides care and support to babies, children and young people with life-limiting and terminal illness across the East Midlands.

YuMe Toys, a leader in licensed collectibles, continues to expand its presence in the anime category with a stand-out launch of its original, in-house designed lines through late 2025 and into 2026.

The new and improved store will offer visitors opportunities to fully immerse themselves in the world of Lego building, with imagination and creativity throughout the store.

The accessories, jewellery and toys retailer Claire’s Accessories has appointed restructuring specialist Interpath as it reportedly mulls a sale. The retailer has an outstanding loan of £355m which must be repaid by December 2026.

As Tonies comes up to its 10th anniversary year, the brand reflects on how its bold vision to reimagine how children experience storytelling has grown into a global parenting essential.

Saturday 12th July saw Tamagotchi fans celebrate the evolution of the brand at a number of store locations, where photo opportunities, giveaways and more delighted the crowds.

Combining the classic mystery element of the Hunt A Killer series with the thrill of the paranormal, Relatable brings fans the newest entry to the series, Hunt A Killer: The Haunting of Wicker Ridge.

The Rubik’s WOWCube is a new handheld smart device and gaming platform that’s set to turn gaming and tech upside down.

Kids can listen and respond to interactive prompts, sing along to Ms. Rachel’s favorite songs, and dance around while learning about colors, feelings, letters, and routines.

Shoe company PUMA and toy company Jazwares are once again teaming up to create the ultimate comfort wear: the Squishmallows x PUMA 2.0 collection.

Simon & Schuster Distribution Services will handle sales to book chains, indie bookstores, other non-comic brick and mortar retailers, e-commerce retailers, and libraries worldwide.

Flip 7 isn’t just an average deck. There’s only one 1, two 2s, three 3s, all the way up to seven. The more players flip, the more they score, but flipping a duplicate means the game is over.

You may need to make some extra space on your shelves to fit this figure into your collection, but the figure is packed with details that every Pokémon fan will appreciate, including a wide smile, bright red cheeks, and perked-up ears.

The Nacelle Company is revving up excitement for Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) with the reveal of two exclusive figure sets based on Biker Mice From Mars.

The new collection blends the charm of the original characters with ultra-soft, huggable materials and modern design updates, delivering nostalgia for longtime fans and comfort for a new generation of kids.

The BBC spoke to owners and managers from four independent shops who said they had been hurt and surprised when Jellycat abruptly told them it would stop supplying them.

BedHedz taps into the booming global cotton doll trend—a phenomenon that gained traction in South Korea’s fandom culture. There, stylised plush dolls resembling idols and celebrities became popular collectibles, allowing fans to feel closer to their favourite stars.

With built-in colour filters, video mode, flash and instant playback, Canal Toys says kids are loving the freedom to snap, style and share without the need of a phone.

Connetix continues to encourage educational, open-ended play by revealing three new building packs. Consumers can encourage kids to explore their imaginations with packs featuring new tiles, varying in size, shapes, colors, and more.

First piloted in 2016 at two factories in China, the program was developed in response to research identifying a lack of childcare as the primary reason for worker attrition.

Jetpack Joyride is a mobile game. Starting July 30, players can take part in a Masters of the Universe-inspired version of the game. 

Goliath Digital Studios is set to revamp classic titles such as Sequence and Triominos, turning them into digital games under the leadership of industry veteran Vincent Vergonjeanne.

It might come as a bit of a shock if you haven’t been paying attention, but Mario Kart is far and away the most popular Nintendo franchise. That’s right, not even the mainline Mario games or best Pokémon games sell as many copies as this kart racer.

Microsoft-owned developer King, best known for the Candy Crush series, is reportedly replacing a number of employees with AI tools created internally.

SEGA president Shuji Utsumi has said in a recent interview that he wants to revive the SEGA spirit of the 80s and 90s, which is when the company was in top form with multiple successful IPs and a company which wasn’t afraid to take risks.

Sources have told the publication that the aforementioned game’s cancellation took place within the last couple of weeks and a reason hasn’t been given over the reasoning.

Overwatch 2 remains a popular online multiplayer game with a large community, but Activision-Blizzard have had to fight tooth and nail against growing competition in the online multiplayer space and the mishandling of the IP.

The revered team at Camelot Software, the developers behind the Golden Sun franchise ands Mario Tennis and Mario Golf, are currently in the late stages of developing a project.

Make It Mini is a mobile game that extends the play and engagement with MGA’s Miniverse Make It Mini™ viral DIY collectible lines and empowers users with creativity and never-before-seen community tools.

The next Dragon Quest game Square Enix is looking to give the remake treatment is the PlayStation One title Dragon Quest VII.

Game-Key Cards are obviously a cheap way of distributing physical games, but the majority of players would rather have an actual 64GB cartridge with the full game on it.

The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sparked many a discussion online regarding whether or not the mainline Final Fantasy games should go back to turn-based combat.

Reasonably respected video game event leaker Nate the Hate has said in a new video that he had heard from his sources that the next Nintendo Direct presentation is scheduled for later this month.

With the Nintendo Switch 2 finally out in consumers' hands for more than a month now and the luster of the console's newness fading, we're left asking, "What's this thing actually capable of?"

Ichiro Lambe, CEO of Totally Human Media and former Steam Labs developer, used Steam's API via an internal game discovery platform to get the results.

Roblox's new licensing platform will let UCG creators earn revenue by crafting experiences based on franchises including Like a Dragon and Stranger Things.

Fans were quick to notice that some of the characters in the expansion sounded off, including Ikora Rey, originally voiced by Gina Torres, who now sounds a lot like Savathun from The Witch Queen, who is voiced by Debra Wilson.

Adults over the age of 50 represent nearly a third of US gamers and are becoming more visible in the mainstream.

The game offers mystery boxes players can unlock through randomized drops. Players can wear mystery box items for free within the game, with the option to purchase them using Robux to wear across the Roblox platform.

The concept of a gritty reboot of Pac-Man first reared its strange head in Secret Level, an anthology that turned notable video games into animated shorts that mostly felt like extended commercials.

Via LinkedIn, employees have written farewell posts during the past day, claiming that their jobs have been made redundant, and that they've been "affected by the most recent round of layoffs at Bulkhead."

External developer partner Virtuos has announced a round of layoffs affecting around seven percent of its workforce, effectively impacting 270 roles.

There’s no stopping the Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 sold 71,885 units while the original Nintendo Switch family managed to sell an additional 13,411 units.

The Make Music Count App and Keyboard Kits Demystify Math and Frame it in a Fun and Relevant Cultural Context. Atlanta, GA (July 10, 2025) – Math! The scariest school subject for many kids, but a critical one to understand. Some children would do anything to avoid math class, and it’s no wonder. In many public schools, a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching math, based on repetition, lectures and sheer memorization fails to connect with so many kids. We all have our own aptitudes, learning styles and cultural backgrounds which make this approach...

Reddit announced on Monday that UK users will need to upload a selfie or a photo of their government ID in order to view content that’s restricted for under-18s by the UK Online Safety Act (OSA), including abusive, violent, and sexually explicit materials.

Parents are urged to immediately remove the toys from their children, and dispose of them responsibly.

Dezeen School Shows: biodegradable beach toys made from algae and discarded shells are among the design projects from students at Politecnico di Milano.

(Hasbro's release)  Alan Hassenfeld was so much more than Hasbro’s former Chairman and CEO. 

He was a beloved leader, a visionary, a mentor, and a friend. A champion for children, a pillar in his community, and always a kid at heart. 
Alan devoted his life to causes greater than himself—reminding us that our true legacy lies not in the products we make, but in the lives we touch. 

We will carry forward his legacy of giving through the Hasbro Foundation and Hasbro’s ongoing philanthropic initiatives to bring joy to children and fans around the world. 
 
Alan’s spirit lives on in every toy that sparks imagination, every cause he championed, and every person he lifted up. 
 
Thank you, Alan. We’ll keep chasing the wind in your honor. 

Link to Hasbro's heartfelt video.

Link to official obituary and details for memorial service this Sunday.

Link to my (Mary's) tribute last week in tBR. ​​​