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Step2 Products Recognized in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Awards

Step2, a category leader in toys and home products, including play kitchens, push cars, water tables, mailboxes, planters, and pool seating, announced that four Step2 products have been recognized in various Good Housekeeping awards. The Step2 Flip Seat was named as a winner for the Good Housekeeping 2023 Best Parenting Awards, the Step2 Space Capsule Swing and the Step2 Scout & Slide Climber were both named as winners in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Best Toy Awards and the Step2 Lakewood Package Delivery Box was named as a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Best Renovation Awards.

Tuttie Cutie To Add More Eco-Triendly Fun to Headstart’s Sustainable Resoftables Range

Headstart’s plush creations are so much more than loveable companions. With Tuttie Cutie adding more sustainable sweetness to the already impressive range of recycled Resoftables, there’s even more ways to enjoy feel-good play. Tuttie Cutie Resoftables from Headstart are eco-friendly works of art designed to infuse joy, comfort – and a touch of cute, cuddly charm to your world. Resoftables Tuttie Cutie is a meaningful new way to strengthen Headstart’s unwavering commitment to a better, more sustainable future of toys for tomorrow.

MGA and Crayola Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Toys and Licensing Globally

MGA Entertainment (MGA), one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world, and Crayola, the company that has inspired artistic creativity in children for more than 100 years, has announced a multi-year agreement for MGA Entertainment to produce and distribute Crayola-inspired dolls and licensed merchandise globally under its L.O.L. Surprise! Loves brand. Terms of the deal are not disclosed. “We are excited to bring two iconic brands together that kids and parents love,” said Isaac Larian, Founder and CEO, MGA Entertainment. “The Crayola brand challenged the L.O.L. Surprise! team to design new toys that would engage kids’ creativity and provide a new colorful way to play with the dolls.”

Women In Toys, Licensing & Entertainment Unveils 2023 Wonder Women Award Winners in NYC

Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT) is proud to announce its 2023 Wonder Women Winners, who were celebrated at the 18th annual Wonder Women Awards at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers in New York City. The leading global organization focused on advancing and advocating for women in the toy, consumer products, licensing and entertainment industries, also honored Laura Zebersky with the Visionary Leader Award; Lisa McKnight, who received the Trailblazer Award, and Nyla Hayes, recipient of the Future Leader Award. The Wonder Women Awards honors top female executives, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and other changemakers for their extraordinary accomplishments and impact within the toy, licensing and the entertainment industries.

Moose Toys Wins and Wows at 2023 Toy of the Year Awards

Moose Toys, an innovative leader in the toy industry, won two prestigious accolades, including Champion of Diversity & Inclusion for Art Director Brent Bell in the inaugural people-focused awards, and an inaugural Marketing Campaign of the Year Award (Silver) at the Toy Foundation’s 24th annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards. The TOTY Award winners were announced at an awards ceremony at Cipriani’s 42nd Street in New York City, opening day of The Toy Association’s 2024 Preview and 2023 Holiday Market. “A dynamic, dedicated and zealously active leader, Brent was the catalyst for adding the LQBTQIA+ Workstream to Moose’s global workplace D&I initiatives,” said Paul Solomon, CEO, Moose Toys. “Under his leadership, Brent and his small team of volunteers designed a program that supports Moose’s commitment to building a workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We look forward to becoming further educated and enlightened under his thoughtful leadership and are so proud that his important efforts are being recognized and rewarded.”

Curiosity Ink Media Announces Major Cats Vs Pickles Licensing Deal With Well Played Toys

Ahead of the New York Toy Fair 2023, Curiosity Ink Media, the original storytelling and Intellectual Property (IP)-generating subsidiary of Grom Social Enterprises, Inc, announces a new expansion of its Cats vs Pickles licensing program in association with Cepia, LLC. This licensing partnership with Well Played Toys is poised to introduce a diverse and innovative range of Cats vs Pickles products to the market. Managing the phenomenal VS World property, where the uniqueness of quirky and unexpected friendships shine, Curiosity Ink is committed to supporting the growing Cats vs Pickles fandom, a group that consistently collects 80 or more distinctive and charming characters. The anticipated new product line is slated to hit retail shelves by Q2 2024, offering fans new options to expand and display their Cats vs Pickles collections.

Moose Toys’ Social Media Sensation Cookeez Makery Sees Retail Sell-Out

Moose Toys, a leading product and marketing innovator in the toy industry, marks its first appearance back at North American International Toy Fair with the display of its most sought-after holiday toys, including TOTY finalist and social media sensation Cookeez Makery. The latest release from Moose to mirror the smashing success of Magic Mixies, Cookeez Makery launched in July and has flown off shelves, requiring air freighting to keep up with growing retail demand. Cookeez Makery solidifies Moose’s domination in the new era of toy design by perfectly blending traditional play patterns with never-before-seen tech features designed to ignite multiple senses.

Fun in Motion toys Launches Brand New Fidget Toy Nockles

Fun In Motion Toys, the makers of the best-selling magnetic puzzle cube, Shashibo, are introducing a new innovative product in partnership with inventor David Silverglate that will entertain your hands for hours: Nockles. These engaging, tactile toys are supremely satisfying as you snap them together, pull them apart, and then morph them into an infinite number of surprising shapes. Nockles are a fantastically fun collection of soft, bendable fidget toys that snap together to form a structure which can then be manipulated into a variety of geometric shapes. They expand, collapse, pull, flip and bend.

TOMY International Debuts Warhammer Plush Characters

TOMY International will introduce a new line of plush in Spring 2024 featuring Games Workshop’s global property, Warhammer. Utilizing core characters from the popular miniatures game, TOMY will produce premium collectible plush for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar. With extensive diversity of content in the Warhammer franchise, including tabletop miniatures games, video games, and consumer products, TOMY will offer an additional way to engage fans and provide them with the characters they love.