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Girls Can be Superheroes, Too! Lottie Announces Winner of Their Superhero Costume Design Competition
An innovative crowd-sourced design competition that asked kids aged 10 and under to create a superhero outfit for the Lottie doll has announced a winner. - June 18, 2014 - Arklu
Beacon's Glow Collectibles to Become the First US Retailer of Silver Tag Bears by Suki
Have you ever heard of Silver Tag Bears by Suki from England? These limited edition teddy bears are wildly popular in both Europe and Australia. - June 13, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Skeleton Warriors Action Figures Resurrected by Independent Producer October Toys
Skeleton Warriors are back and still bad to the bone! October Toys is creating a new line of 3.75" scale Glyos compatible PVC action figures starting with Baron Dark! - June 11, 2014 - October Toys
Retroscribe Launches Nationwide Rental Service for Retro Video Games
Subscribers re-discover popular games from the past. - June 10, 2014 - Retroscribe LLC
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips Optimizing Web Analytics for Your Inflatable Business
As a commercial grade inflatable business, there are plenty of local competitors offering bounce houses. By utilizing web analytics, you can design your web site to best appeal to these bounce house customers. There are plenty of web analytics programs that are available to track a visitor’s... - June 02, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Purchasing a List for Your Inflatable Business
There are plenty of companies on the internet toting the sale of consumer lists to businesses, many of which also allow the purchaser to drill down the list by nearly any type of factor that they can imagine. As a commercial grade inflatable business, this can be a particularly effective marketing... - May 18, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Girls Can be Superheroes, Too! Lottie Teams Up with Brave Girl Alliance and Challenges Young Girls in a Costume Design Competition for Their New Doll, Out This Fall
Girls Can Be Superheroes, Too! is the rallying call for a global competition, which will see entrants aged 10 and under asked to design a superhero outfit for the new Lottie doll. - April 25, 2014 - Arklu
Somerset/Middlesex JBF is Hosting Its Community Children’s Consignment Sales Event on May 29-June 1
Any parent who has sold items in garage sales or online knows how frustrating it can be. Not only is it hard to make a decent profit from your children’s outgrown and unused items, but the prep work can be a royal pain with little reward. - April 17, 2014 - Somerset/Middlesex Just Between Friends
WO Bone - a Dog Toy with a Purpose. Each WO Bone Sale Feeds Orphans in Ethiopia.
In 2013, America spent $55 billion on our pets (source, APPA). We clearly love taking great care of our animals, and we should, as most people think of pets as family members. There is a new way to take good care of them (i.e. buy them a new toy) and help others in need at the same time with the new "WO Bone" dog toy from WO Design. Each WO Bone sale (USA made dog toy that is guaranteed and recyclable) feeds orphans in Ethiopia. Pre-sales of the WO Bone are available through wodesign.com. - April 13, 2014 - WO Design
Beacon's Glow Collectibles Supports Hats 4 Hope for Preemie Babies
Do you know that nearly half a million premature babies are born each year? - April 11, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Custom Party Time Launches Party Supply Website
Custom Party Time offers professional children’s party planning to the Austin, Texas market, and now is selling over 20,000 party supply & costume related items on-line direct to customer’s homes around the world. - April 10, 2014 - Custom Party Time
CHARM IT! and Crayola Present the 2014 Creativity Design-A-Charm Contest
CHARM IT! by High IntenCity, the original and iconic charm jewelry brand, joins creative forces with Crayola, a colorfully innovative brand for more than 100 years, to host the 2014 CHARM IT! Crayola Creativity Design-A-Charm Contest from April 23 – May 21. Kids up to age fourteen are invited... - April 06, 2014 - High IntenCity
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Efficiently Running Your Inflatable Business from Home
As a small business owner of a commercial grade inflatable rental company, you frequently spend time working from home. While convenient, there are also many challenges and distractions that go hand in hand with working from home. - April 05, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Abigail’s Gift Boutique Announces Grand Opening
A New South City Business to Open It’s Doors April 11th at Noon. - April 02, 2014 - Abigail's Gift Boutique
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Marketing Your Inflatable Business on Twitter
Twitter is one of the big players in the world of social media, with over 232 million active users, 53 million of which are in the United States. For your bounce house business this means expanding the reach of your audience, at no additional cost to you. The first component to successfully... - March 29, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Jungle Jumps Offers Inflatable Discounts Exclusive for Facebook Fans
Jungle Jumps, a leading manufacturer of high quality inflatable equipment, is offering exclusive product discounts on commercial grade inflatables exclusive to the company’s Facebook Fans. Product specials offered on Jungle Jumps’ Facebook page are the deepest discounts the inflatable... - March 22, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
Lawn Battleship a New Outdoor Game is Now Live on Kickstarter
New Outdoor Game Launches on Kickstarter. Lawn Battleship is a family-friendly outdoor game that creates an interactive version of a classic board game in your own backyard. - March 19, 2014 - Lawn Battleship
Gametasia: Eight Tabletop Games in One Box, "New Ways to Play the Classics"
Freedom Within Foundation to release Gametasia on KickStarter on April 4th. While it may be Mel Wayne’s first tabletop game, ‘Gametasia’ has all of the hallmarks of a future classic. Not only does the Eight Great Games in one box allow players to experience a wide variety of gaming adventures, but its fantasy artwork, based on the branded story world of Planet Millennium, rewards gamers with graphic excellence. - March 17, 2014 - Freedom Within Foundation
Kaycee Teddy Bears from England Arriving Soon at Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Did you know that Kelsey Cunningham, owner of Kaycee Bears, has been creating handmade teddy bears for more than 25 years? - March 15, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Local Communities Work Together to Save Port Jeff Village Treasure
Beloved Toy Store in Danger of Closing - March 13, 2014 - Lainie's Way
Department 56 Villages Now at Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Did you know that Department 56 Villages are now available at Beacon's Glow Collectibles? - February 28, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Erika Catellani Hand-Carved Wooden Dolls Arriving Soon at Beacon's Glow Collectibles
What makes an Erika Catellani doll more special than other collectible dolls? They are hand-carved by Erika and each outfit is hand-made as well. - February 22, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Wonki Wands: New Giant Bubble Toy Wands Can Create Bubbles Up to 40-Feet Long
Wonki Toys LLC, a New Utah Toy Maker, Launches New Giant Bubble-Making Kit That Allows Users to Create Enormous, Long-Lasting Bubbles and Announces Crowd-Funding Campaign on Kickstarter.com. Wonki Toys, LLC, today launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for its new Wonki Wands giant bubble-making kit that allows adults and children to create enormous, long-lasting bubbles—some as large as 40 feet long. - February 22, 2014 - Wonki Wands
Touring Teddies, a New Kickstarter Campaign Introducing Children to Letters and Postcards
A unique and memorable gift experience for today’s kids. - February 10, 2014 - TouringTeddies.com
Bigger is Better: Mastercraft Collection Will Unveil Its Largest Scale Model Aircraft at the New York Toy Fair in 2014
Mastercraft Collection, LLC will bring to New York its biggest hand-sculpted scale model aircraft. - February 08, 2014 - Mastercraft Collection, LLC
Phonejoy Releases iOS 7 Game Controller App: Kickstarter Backers Ask "What About the Controllers?"
Phonejoy releases first app for iPhones that allows easy discovery of new iOS 7 Game Controller & iCade compatible games. - February 02, 2014 - Phonejoy Solutions Limited
New Award for Children’s Literature Announced
CLIPPA to honor works of independent authors for elementary-age children. - January 30, 2014 - Kabuki Helps
Independent Game Developer MJRIDS Launches Kick Starter Campaign
MJRIDS llc looks to expedite development of the video game Desolators via Kick starter campaign. - January 21, 2014 - MJRIDS
Historic Playing Cards Revived in New Highly Anticipated Deck, the Origins
Voted one of the most anticipated decks of the year, the Origins have captured the imagination of card collectors around the world. Based on 16th century originals, the source of today's cards, the deck has been in creation for close to a year. A Kickstarter campaign is underway with the goal of funding two ornate high quality decks. - January 21, 2014 - Origins Playing Cards
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Evaluating Your Inflatable Business’ Email Marketing Campaign
While it may be difficult to gauge the effectiveness of your commercial grade inflatable newsletter and what works with just one edition, over time you can deduce what works for your bounce house business to get the maximum number of reads and clicks each time. Take a look at what bounce house... - January 17, 2014 - Jungle Jumps
GUND Teddy Bears Now at Beacon's Glow
Did you know that GUND, manufacturer of fine teddy bears, was founded by German immigrant Adolf Gund in Norwalk, Connecticut, back in 1898? - January 15, 2014 - Beacon's Glow Collectibles
Icon Heroes Exhibits Star Trek and Masters of the Universe at Toy Fair 2014 in New York City
Icon Heroes announced that it will debut items from the new lines at #TF14 Toy Fair 2014, to be held February 16-19 at the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York City, booth 4926. - January 12, 2014 - Icon Heroes, LLC
Bizzy Fizz Bath Treats Begins the New Year with a "Golden" Opportunity in Hollywood
Michigan based luxury brand, Bizzy Fizz Bath Treats, will be showcased at the invitation-only luxury celebrity gift lounge hosted by GBK Productions on January 10-11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California, in honor of The 2014 Golden Globes Nominees and Presenters. - January 01, 2014 - Bizzy Fizz Bath Treats
Mouse in the House – a Kickstarter Campaign
For the past year, Judgment Entertainment has worked diligently to bring “Mouse in the House,” a comically entertaining puzzle game to the iOS community. Judgment has now launched a thoroughly detailed Kickstarter campaign in an attempt to gain the final monetary assets needed to launch the title in the first quarter of 2014. - December 25, 2013 - Judgment Entertainment
Jungle Jumps Offers Tips for Blogging Your Commercial Grade Inflatable Business
Today, many bounce house businesses are keeping their web content fresh and changing through blogs that link to their web site. - December 19, 2013 - Jungle Jumps
Jaymo is Using CrowdFunding to Kick Start It’s PixStylus Campaign
Jaymo is using KickStarter, the world’s largest crowdfunding site to launch the PixStylus™ a three-in-one personalized pen/stylus. - December 19, 2013 - Jaymo/Cottagemills
Award-Winning and Kid-Invented BrickStix® Launch in Toys"R"Us® Stores Nationwide
Child Entrepreneur Greyson MacLean Created Cling Decals and Reusable Stickers to Add Another Dimension to LEGO® Brick Play. - December 14, 2013 - BrickStix LLC
SoulJAR Games Introduces Dice Crawl
SoulJar Games announces its first original game release: Dice Crawl. The project will run a Kickstarter campaign from Dec 3rd, 2013 through January 2nd, 2014. - December 10, 2013 - SoulJar Games
U.S. Toy Company Names Holly Adamonis-Zuller National Account Sales Manager
Holly will concentrate on pursuing new business opportunities in different market segments across the country. - December 09, 2013 - U.S. Toy Company
US Toy Store Teams Up with Fire Department to Help Kids in Need
Thousands of dollars donated towards Spark of Love Toy Drive. - December 06, 2013 - U.S. Toy Company
X-Treme XB-305-SLA Electric Mountain Bike is the Newest Addition at UrbanScooters.com
Online electric bike and scooter retailer, UrbanScooters.com, welcomes the X-Treme XB-305-SLA Electric Mountain Bike to its inventory. It's a high-end, li-ion powered electric bike with a step-through frame and a fair number of advanced standard features. - December 05, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
US Toy Company Implements New "Green Initiative"
US Toy Company makes environmentally sound changes around the company. - December 04, 2013 - U.S. Toy Company
X-Treme XMB-400 Elite Electric Mobility Scooter is Latest Option from UrbanScooters.com
The low profile XMB-400 Elite Electric Mobility Scooter by X-Treme is a lightweight, folding model with a 180 watt motor. It has just been added to the inventory at UrbanScooters.com. - December 04, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
It's Opening Day - The Small Sports Are Here
The Small Sports™ are an exciting new team of characters created for young children to promote the positive values and lessons learned through sports. Each Small Sports character has a unique personality and as a team they encourage good sportsmanship, teamwork and keeping kids active. “Be a Good Sport with The Small Sports!” Learn more at www.thesmallsports.com, “like” The Small Sports on Facebook, or go to www.twitter.com/thesmallsports. - December 03, 2013 - The Small Sports
X-Treme XB-300SLA Electric Mountain Bike is a New Entry Level Option from UrbanScooters.com
X-Treme's new XB-300-SLA Electric Mountain Bike is an economical battery powered model now available from online electric bicycle and scooter dealer, UrbanScooters.com. - December 03, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
TRX Personal Transporter Electric Scooter Added to Inventory at UrbanScooters.com
UrbanScooters.com has just made available the TRX Personal Transporter E1050 electric scooter. It's an affordable three wheel model similar in function to the Segway. - December 02, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
Evo Rx Big 50cc Powerboard is Newest Gas Scooter from UrbanScooters.com
This entry level Powerboard manufactured by Puzey Motor Corporation offers an affordable high speed and performance option. The Evo Rx Big 50cc Powerboard is now available at UrbanScooters.com. - December 01, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
The Evo Citi 800w Electric Scooter Now Online at UrbanScooters.com
Puzey Motor Corporation's Evo Citi 800w Electric Scooter Powerboard offers a unique design and customized features not found on similar scooters. This model has just been added to UrbanScooters.com's inventory of electric scooters. - November 29, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
Evo 2x Big Powerboard Gas Scooter Now at UrbanScooters.com
Able to reach top speeds of up to 35 mph, Puzey Motor Corporation's new Evo 2x Big 50cc Powerboard is a welcome addition to UrbanScooters.com's line up of quality gas scooters. - November 29, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.
X-Treme X-370 Electric Scooter is a Stylish and Affordable Scooter Offering 350 Watts of Power
The X-370 from X-Treme has been newly added to UrbanScooters.com's line up of electric scooters. It is a stylish and affordable scooter that fills most any rider's needs. - November 27, 2013 - UrbanScooters.com, Inc.