Archive | 2011

You can vote to help decide new Squishable designs!

15 Nov

You can vote to help decide new Squishable designs!

Squishable is constantly churning out fantastic new designs for you to grab and squeeze, but did you know you can take part in the process? Absolutely! Head on over to their voting page to see a nice long list of potential Squishable candidates, like Arctic Fox, Walrus, Chinchilla, Loch Ness Monster, Mammoth, Puffin, Yeti, Skunk, the mighty Jackalope and so many more. You better believe I’ve been placing votes on my favorites! Don’t worry Nessy, I’ll get you up to the top!

Squishable Voting Page

Too bad they can’t make them all, so they need your help: vote, vote, vote! When it’s time to create some new critters, they’ll tally the votes and the prospective ideas with the most will get sent on to the design/prototype stage to see if they’ll join the large, round, wonderfully fuzzy world of Squishable. I’d hope Simon Cowell was involved in the process somehow…cue English accent, “Llama, I like your potential, good style…I’m going to say yes. You’re going on to Hollywood!” Simon Cowell or no Simon Cowell, it’s pretty darn cool that you an be so closely tied to a company’s production process, don’t you think?

Smart Tangoes USA launches new website!

11 Nov

Smart Tangoes USA launches new website!

Smart/Tangoes USA has just launched a brand new website and it’s a great showcase for their product line, giving you a chance to learn more about their exciting games and magnetic construction sets.

Smart/Tangoes USA New Website

Not familiar yet with the Smart/Tangoes name? Well, that’s probably because they’re quite new in this form, but take a look at the site and I’m certain you’ll find some of the products familiar. (more…)

Neighborhood Toy Store Day is this Saturday, Nov. 12th!

10 Nov

Neighborhood Toy Store Day is this Saturday, Nov. 12th!

This Saturday, November 12th, (not even two days away!) over 260 specialty retailers across the US and Canada will be participating in Neighborhood Toy Store day to “launch the holiday shopping season with community-minded fun”. It’s gonna be awesome! ASTRA, the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association, who organizes this annual event, has a dedicated Neighborhood Toy Store Day website with great information and most importantly, (more…)