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Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and education organization, is launching its first in a series of Sesame Street-themed Educational Play Centers (EPCs), interactive location-based experiences for young children that foster playful learning. Partnering with AVECS Creative Group, a Seoul-based agency, the first EPC will open in the new LOTTE Department Store Dongtan in Gyeonggi Province on March 18th.

The new Ultra Power Battle Game from Expand Your Mind might be the best flippin’ game of the year! The new game turns anywhere and everywhere into a battle ground competition with its new collectible, trading token-flippin strategic battle game play.

Woman-owned and run toy company eeBoo has a new selection of puzzles made with sustainable practices and materials for both kids and grownups. Never underestimate the value of play, even for a three-year-old, as lifestyle brand and toy manufacturer eeBoo knows well. Its 2022 collection of puzzles and games has universal themes parents can appreciate. The Good Deeds Puzzle ($19.99) is a giant round floor puzzle that charmingly shows animals and people being thoughtful to each other. Ready to Grow – Life on Earth Progressive Puzzle ($17.99) is not one but five different puzzles of varying complexity! Each puzzle features a colorful animal, fish or bird. For kids that adore whiskers on kittens, Giant Shiny Cats Dominoes ($19.99) will be sure to intrigue all feline lovers.

Summer Infant, Inc, doing business as SUMR Brands (“SUMR Brands” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SUMR), a leader in premium infant and juvenile products, has announced that it and Kids2, Inc (“Kids2”), a global company that designs solutions to help early-stage parents and families, have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Kids2 will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company for cash. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company’s stockholders will receive $12.00 in cash for each share of Company common stock that they own, implying a 41.2% premium to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 15, 2022. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and Wynnefield Capital and Jason Macari, significant stockholders of the Company, have signed voting agreements in support of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

Schleich, the world’s leading manufacturer of animal characters and playsets, is pleased to enter into a yearlong partnership with the American Montessori Society. The American Montessori Society promotes independent, engaged and self-motivated learning. Schleich animal characters integrate into educational activities such as those in language development and cultural studies. The quality and realism of Schleich characters align perfectly with the Montessori educational philosophy.