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The makers of some of the most popular toys in the United States sounded the alarm this week about the global shipping crisis and labor shortages limiting their ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season.
TINKERTOY ‒ 100 Piece Essentials Value Set ‒ Ages 3+ Preschool Education Toy More than 10 available 100 ASSORTED PIECES – The TINKERTOY 100 Piece Essentials Value Set contains 100 authentic pieces in various vibrant colors, made 100% in the USA. Package components include spools, rods, flags, washers, end caps, and more. These parts can snap and bend to create whatever a child imagines into a real-life creation. 13 BUILDING IDEAS – Children can create 13 different models with this colorful set. Parts can be combined to make a car with wheels, a flower, a house, a windmill, and a four-...
328 Views Basic Fun has pledged £10,000 worth of K’Nex resources to schools across the UK as part of the company’s campaign to promote the construction toy’s application to fun learning at all stages of a child’s development. Having launched the initiative on March 8th this year – coinciding with the re-opening of schools across England – the team at Basic Fun is now inviting parents, caregivers, and teachers to nominate their schools to receive a K’Next School Pack via the dedicated website https://www.knexschools.co.uk/. The nomination process will close on April 30th 2021, ...
Share Photo: (Photo : Markus Spiske / Unsplash) Children are likely to have that pester-power over their parents who are already feeling parent guilt. They love to nag about toys they see on TV. And, as screen time increased during the pandemic, there are a lot more ads; hence, more nags. Moms More Guilty than Dads Many parents began working from home due to the pandemic. But, that does not mean parents have more time for their kids. Add chores, online learning, policing screen time, and even longer hours at work, the guilt just add up And who feels guiltier? Abigail Ocobock of the Depart...
Celebrating the holidays might be pretty ho-hum, but one area thatâs booming is toys. After a terrible year of remote school, canceled birthday parties and little vacationing, parents and grandparents ridden with so-called âCOVID guiltâ are spending a lot more on puzzles, crafts and games. And this is setting up the U.S. industry for its best Christmas in years â and maybe ever. âIâve been in the toy industry for 30 years, and sales are just about as good as Iâve ever seen them,â said Jay Foreman, chief executive officer of closely held toymaker Basic F...