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Glo Pals Unveils New Toys and Refreshed Friendly Faces

Glo, the company behind the award-winning sensory water toys, Glo Pals, is refreshing their water-activated light-up toys this summer. The Glo Pal characters, Alex, Blair, Lumi, Pippa and Sammy have evolved, with new “facial” designs and personalities, adding even more fun to the bath time and water play. Light up cubes are also now made of 100% recycled plastic. “Our mission is to create products that engage children in sensory play and brighten their worlds,” said Anna Barker,Chief Creative Officer of Glo Pals. “Glo Pals have done an amazing job with that for water play. The refresh now adds unique personalities to each pal that celebrate the things that make each of us one-of-a-kind. Our new products move sensory play out of the water and expand everywhere from the backyard to the car.”

American Girl Teams Up with FAO Schwarz for Limited Edition Doll

Just like the iconic soldiers who greet each guest at the flagship FAO Schwarz store in New York, the American Girl x FAO Schwarz 2023 Toy Soldier Collector Doll brings holiday cheer with luxe textures, gold details, and shimmering Swarovski crystals. The American Girl x FAO Schwarz 2023 Toy Soldier Doll will retail for $300 and is for doll enthusiasts 8 and older. The 18-inch doll features light-blue eyes and curly dark-brown hair with golden caramel highlights. She arrives in a shako-style hat with gold-trim detail and an FAO Schwarz embossed clock face at the center, a red velvet jacket with gold shoulder epaulettes, gold binding at the collar and sleeves, Swarovski crystal buttons, and Swarovski crystals on the cuffs, a three-layer black mesh-lined skirt, paired with a satin belt featuring a gold buckle encrusted with black Swarovski crystals, and a pair of gold stud earrings with red Swarovski® crystals at the centers.

Dart Zone Unveils Pro-Level “Max Outlaw Ultimate Dart Blaster” to Mass Market

Dart Zone continues to innovate and lead the half-length dart blaster category with its newest Max Outlaw Ultimate Dart Blaster. Available August 1st exclusively at Target, the Outlaw’s concentrated design rivals the performance of professional-level blasters and sets a new standard for competitive and casual players to dominate the foam dart field. “This compact, high-power blaster represents the culmination of our commitment to pushing the boundaries of foam blasting technology,” says Vice President of Sales, Bryan Sturtevant. “With its quality performance, pro-level features and sleek design, the Outlaw blaster brings the tactical performance of our larger Max Stryker into an efficient handheld blaster that is worthy of any competitive play in the 14+ category.”

Robosen Robotics Teams Up with Hasbro to Debut Transformers Grimlock, the World’s First Dual-Form, Bipedal Walking Robot at SDCC

Robosen Robotics, a leading innovator in the field of robotics, have announced the Transformers Grimlock Auto-Converting Robot – Flagship Collector’s Edition, the world’s first dual-form, bipedal walking robot. Through Robosen’s partnership with Hasbro, the robot will be on display at the Hasbro Pulse Booth #3213 at San Diego Comic-Con for fans to get an upclose and personal look of their favorite Dinobot. Pre-order is open now and runs through September 30th on Robosen.com and Hasbro Pulse, ensuring enthusiasts have ample opportunity to secure their Collector’s Edition at a special pre-order price of $1,499. Scheduled shipping is late Fall, with a retail price of $1,699.

TOTY 2023 Finalists Toy of the Year Awards

Amazon, Mattel, Spin Master, & More Top Brands Take Center Stage at the 2023 TOTY Awards

As enthusiasm builds for the biggest night in the toy community, companies from all corners of the industry are excitedly uniting to support the 2023 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards and its mission to deliver the extraordinary benefits of play to children in need. Every sponsorship has a positive impact on the lives of thousands of children through TTF’s program areas: The Toy BankSM; Play Grants; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In 2022, the industry’s support helped TTF reach more than 925,000 children and families. Thanks to this powerful group of sponsors, plus yearlong contributors, YOUR Foundation will continue to expand and reach even more children in need.

Licensing News

One Piece and Avatar The Last Airbender x Mighty Jaxx Blind Box Collections Now Available

Mighty Jaxx, the award-winning integrated future culture platform has announced that both Freeny’s Hidden Dissectibles: One Piece Ladies Edition Funboxx series and Kwistal Fwenz X Avatar: The Last Airbender FunBoxx series collections are available for purchase in stores now! The One Piece collection is available at Hot Topic, Box Lunch, Newbury Comics, FYE, and Books-A-Million, and the Avatar collection can be found at Newbury Comics, and at Diamond Comics & Books-A-Million. The Freeny’s Hidden Dissectibles: One Piece Ladies Edition Funboxx series features the fierce and resilient ladies of One Piece designed in renowned artist Jason Freeny’s signature dissected style, while the Kwistal Fwenz X Avatar: The Last Airbender FunBoxx series features the Gaang—Aang and his friends—and Uncle Iroh as they set out to restore balance to the world.

Brains & Beauty Dolls Launch with Malia M, Khari & Nia

There are no bad hair days for Malia M., Khari or Nia ($89.99 at https://brainsandbeautydolls.com/dolls/), a trio of multicultural 18” dolls, as their lustrous thick hair awaits styling by their young owner to brush, braid, twist, curl, straighten, apply Bantu knots, or leave as is. The message from Brains & Beauty Dolls is that empowerment, hence confidence, starts from within. If you don’t believe it, just give the doll a squeeze and listen for one of the 20 phrases that the doll speaks, such as, “You are unstoppable!”

Moose Games Secures Licensing and Global Distribution Rights for ‘Do You Really Know Your Family?’

Moose Games, the gaming innovation division of award-winning Moose Toys, announced it has acquired the global rights to sell the best-selling family party game Do You Really Know Your Family? from ASM Games. Do You Really Know Your Family? is catered specifically toward families, filled with questions to ask your family members that evokes gasps, rib-aching laughter and too much fun. “We saw Do You Really Know Your Family? and immediately knew it would fit perfectly within our growing games portfolio,” said David Norman, president, Moose Games. “We love the insightful questions and can’t wait to share the fun with families all over the world.”

WildBrain Completes House of Cool Acquisition

WildBrain Ltd (“WildBrain” or the “Company”) (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, has closed its previously announced acquisition of House of Cool, one of the top pre-production companies in the global animation industry. A strategic extension of WildBrain’s focus on creative excellence, the acquisition significantly expands and enhances the Company’s pre-production capabilities for premium animated series, specials and features.