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        People of Play Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation with the 2025 Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship   CHICAGO, IL | August 4, 2025 - People o...

  Name: Kedar Narayan Location: Lansdale, PA YIC: 2015 Junior Category Winner Invention(s): Storibot   Where is your invention now? I have not continued working on Storibot that I p...

Big thanks to my colleague, Glen, who, after discovering I do this in my free time, said, so you’re like Big?  Upon watching, yes, I am kind of like Big.   Big stars a young Tom Hank...

I’m excited to share the news that I’ve been named to the newly formed Small Business Advocacy Board by Goldman Sachs’ Voices Program—an incredible opportunity to represent and...

Chapter 33:  A SMILE AND A SPARKLING WIT ENSURE A LONG LIFE….   It was a great honor and pleasure to have known the astonishing, toy and game inventor legend, Reuben ...

Diamond Art Club   Diamond Art Club is the best on the market for diamond art. What’s diamond art, you ask? Think paint-by-number but with tiny little colorful rhinestones. Diamond Art Cl...

The Toy Association™ has announced the slate of events taking place during the LA Fall Preview® Market Weeks, taking place September 8 to 19 in Los Angeles. The lineup complements buyer-sell...

  July 25, 2025 - YIC Spotlight #4 YIC in our 20 Week Countdown to POP Week and the YIC! Name: Lily Brown  Location: Salt Lake City, UT YIC: 2018 Most Marketable Concept Winner Inve...

Is your toy, game, or property a contender for the toy industry’s most prestigious awards? Nominations are officially open for the 26th Toy of the Year® (TOTY®) Awards, ta...

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