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Best Back to School Toys to Engage Your Child's Mind
It’s back-to-school season, and we’ve got some fun ways to keep kids learning through play — from building early reading and math skills to sparking creativity, imagination and hands-on discovery. Here to show us some great learning toys for kids of all ages is toy expert Rachel Griffin.
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Press Release
UPPER DECK ANNOUNCES NEW LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH HASBRO
Reviews
Toy Review: Spin Master's New Ms. Rachel Collection
Press Release
The Toy Association™ & Javits Center Announce Toy Fair® Dates through 2032
Play Through History
The $2.98 Toy Submarine That Alarmed the Father of the Nuclear Navy Did a Revell model kit really reveal America's Polaris submarine secrets to the Soviets?
General
Introduction
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Recent Wiki
COMMENTARY AND OPINION EDITORIALS
Rich Mazel: "He's a Good Kid" What one high school inventor taught me about how our industry should treat the next generation
PEOPLE
Ben Hansen on making Boppo, Computer Programming and more!
PEOPLE
Robb LaFlamme: Building Categories, Chairing the TAGIEs, and Giving Back Beyond the Toy Aisle
MISCELLANEOUS
Meet Gilbert: Your Guide to The Toy Association’s Toy Desk
REST IN PEACE - OBITUARIES
Laure LeBlanc's Tribute to John Fusi
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POP's Got Talent
POP Entertainment
Randy Klimpert Shares his Ukulele Collection
POP Entertainment
Steve Casino Peanut Art
POP Entertainment
Everyone's Talking about POP!
POP Entertainment
Princess Etch - a Multi-Talented Etch A Sketch Artist
POP Entertainment
Joseph Herscher of Joseph' s Machines.
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Recent POPcast
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Brent Bushnell talks Two Bit Circus, VR, & STEAM (Part 1)
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Tim Walsh Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Blurt!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Connie Vogelmann designed Apiary & Wyrmspan!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Bob Fuhrer... Is THE Crocodile Dentist!
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
Tom Dusenberry... Bought Atari, Wizards of the Coast, and Avalon Hill!
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POPDuos
POPDuos: Interviews with Legends and Leaders
POPDuo: Richard Dickson, Mattel’s President & COO, and Kedar Narayan, Young Inventor Challenge AMB
POPDuos: Interviews with Legends and Leaders
POPDuo: Will Shortz and Josh Wardle
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: Elan Lee, Co-Founder, Exploding Kittens.and Jeff Probst, Host and Exec Producer, Survivor
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: David Fuhrer, MNG Director, Blue Sq Innovations & Shawn Green, past Dodgers & Mets MLB Star
POPDuos: Legends and Leaders Explore Creativity
POP Duo: Bob Fuhrer, Founder, Nextoy and Tom Fazio, Golf Course Designer
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Word of the Day
The Chicago Toy & Game Fair is the first and the largest public toy and game fair in North America targeting families. Takes place in Chicago the weekend before Thanksgiving and is part of a series of events comprising POP Week! www.chitag.com
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Featured Articles
The Bloom Report
Toy Inventors--The Heart and Soul of the Industry
The Bloom Report
Brian Turtle: 'Endless' Stories, Advice, Kevin Bacon and More! tBR Person of the Week
Biographies and Interviews
Jonathan Levy on Jon2.0 - from Co-Founding Mastermind Toys to Spin Master
Biographies and Interviews
Andrew Perlmutter's Journey from Glencoe to Funko with Crazy Ideas that turned out Golden
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