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Deadline Extended: Apply by Jan. 5 to Pitch Your Toy Idea to Top Manufacturers at Toy Fair
November 30, 2021
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The application deadline has been extended for the third annual CF@TF Creative Factor Inventor Day, which invites toy inventors and designers to directly pitch their ideas to top toy and youth entertainment professionals and manufacturing partners at Toy Fair New York. The application period will now close Wednesday, January 5.
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In the News: Toy Association Team Talks Trends, TOTYs, Shipping, & Safety
November 30, 2021
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The Toy Association’s Adrienne Appell, senior vice president of marketing communications, joined The Toronto Star’s “This Matters” podcast on November 22 to discuss how kidults have helped drive toy sales throughout the year. The podcast represents one of the latest media appearances by Toy Association staff, who continue to be out front in the news promoting the products and work of member companies.
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Submit Your STEAM Products by Dec. 10 to Be Featured at Toy Fair
November 30, 2021
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Help your educational toys stand out to buyers at Toy Fair New York 2022 by getting them certified with an official “STEAM Stamp of Approval.”
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Toy Association Advocates on Proposed Toy Safety Regulations in Chile
November 30, 2021
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On November 29, the Association submitted comments to Chile’s Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health or MINSAL) regarding the country’s newly proposed toy safety regulations, which raise concerns of creating potential trade barriers for toys that are contrary to the World Trade Organization’s Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) agreement.
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Toy Fair Diversity & Inclusion Sessions Invite Attendees to Examine Their Blind Spots
November 30, 2021
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Toy Fair attendees will be invited to examine the toy industry’s culture and their own blind spots that hinder the advancementof diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work during a new series of educational sessions at the February marketplace.
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Meet Creative Factor’s Newest Advisory Board Member: Spirit Halloween’s Carlos Mendoza
November 29, 2021
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Toy News Tuesday editors chatted with Carlos Mendoza, art director of Spirit Halloween’s animatronics team and hard lines division, about his new role as an advisory board member of Toy Fair’s Creative Factor educational programming and his perspective on how the toy industry can better serve the designer and inventor community.
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Toy Industry Offers Resources to Connect Buyers with Ready-to-Ship Products
November 29, 2021
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Amid the ongoing supply chain disruptions impacting toy inventory this holiday, The Toy Association, the Toy Book, and Global Toy Experts have each stepped in to offer resources that connect retailers with ready-to-ship product to quickly fill holes and restock shelves.
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The Toy Association Encourages Families to Keep Toy Safety Top-of-Mind this Holiday
November 23, 2021
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With all eyes on toys this holiday season amid a bottleneck of shipments and expected shortages on shelves, The Toy Association is continuing to remind consumers to exercise their due diligence and not turn to unreputable third-party sellers as they scramble to find toys their children have their hearts set on.
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This #GivingTuesday, Help The Toy Foundation Bring Joy to Children in Need
November 22, 2021
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With the next Giving Tuesday slated for November 30, The Toy Foundation (TTF) is inviting the global play community to consider making their #GivingTuesday donation to its Play Grants Program, which provides funding for play-based resources in children’s hospitals.
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Toy Association Reminds Families to Remain Vigilant of Dangers Posed by Button Batteries
November 22, 2021
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The Toy Association is applauding Health Canada’s newly introduced health advisory on button batteries, which aligns with the Association’s long-standing position that small button and coin-size batteries pose a serious health hazard if swallowed.
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Toy Association Focuses on Facts to Tackle Latest List Attacking Safety of Toys
November 19, 2021
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With many shoppers getting an early start on their toy buying this year amid supply chain disruptions, certain NGO groups are unfortunately using it as an opportunity to needlessly scare parents with their own inaccurate “unsafe toys” reports filled with misinformation.
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'Container Dwell Fees' Delayed at Ports of LA and Long Beach
November 16, 2021
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The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have announced that they will delay consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” directed at ocean carriers until November 22.
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Bill Nye is Coming to Toy Fair! 'Science Guy' to Cut Ribbon at Opening Ceremony
November 16, 2021
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Toy Fair New York organizers have announced that Bill Nye, popularly known as “The Science Guy,” will help cut the ribbon to kick off Toy Fair New York on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
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Nominations Now Open for Toy Association Board of Directors (2022-2024)
November 16, 2021
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Toy Association members are invited to submit candidates for seats on the Association’s Board of Directors no later than Friday, January 7, 2022.
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The Toy Association Promotes TOTY ’22 Finalists as Holiday Must-Haves
November 16, 2021
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With global supply chain bottlenecks already impacting inventory on toy shelves, The Toy Association is highlighting The Toy Foundation’s 2022 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards finalists as “must-haves” shoppers will not want to sleep on.
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