Anyone who loves children’s literature is sad this week learning of the death of Maurice Sendak. I know I am.
Recently, I had the opportunity to see an amazing show called “Circus in a Trunk,” performed by The Piccolini Trio, three exceedingly talented young people who are making a living clowning around.
This past weekend I ventured to BroNYCon at the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC. I had been to conferences like GenCon and Comic-Con before, but this was different. Leading up to the event, I really didn’t know what to expect and was a little apprehensive. It appeared a little odd to me; a convention for Bronies, mostly males 18+ who are huge fans of “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” a show whose target audience is 2 – 6 year old girls.
Hasbro and Ruckus Mobile Media just announced that they will develop interactive storybook apps based on Hasbro properties.
I’m in Hong Kong this week at the annual Toy Fair, and in addition to talking toys my friends and colleagues from around the world, like everyone back home, is talking about the tragic shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and several others unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. While [...]
You’ve probably just settled into your summer routines, and the last thing you want to think about is going back to school. Join the club. If you think that time is flying, you’re not alone, but with many students going back to school in mid-August, the time to think about getting ready is now. And retailers know that as well. If you’ve been shopping lately, you notice that the store shelves are full of Back to School Items, and the National Retail Federation estimates that sales will be up 11 percent this season. That’s good news as economists will be watching spending during this period closely as a potential forecast of Q4 sales.
We recently held our TimetoPlay Spring Showcase on April 27th in NYC at the Altman. If you missed it you can see some pictures on our site as well as highlights in our Video Center.
We held our spring showcase event this morning, here are some pictures!
This summer, the video game phenomenon – Rock Band – will launch an amusement park tour and Rock Band players will have a chance to join the tour on stage.
Toy Fair is over. I saw over 1000 companies, and 10,000 new toys and my head is spinning! What were my favorites? Too many to mention in one short article. However, Kung Zhu looks awesome. Never heard of Kung Zhu? It’s the boys version of Zhu Zhu Pets.