Toys & Games
Tickets now available for UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner 2024
The 2024 UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner will take place on Wednesday, January 24th at The Queen’s Club in West Kensington.
Ted Lasso gets the Barbie treatment
Ted, Keeley and Rebecca star in the line-up, with each doll designed by Mattel’s Suim Noh.
Licensed products make up 27% of European toy sales this year, reports Circana
“The licensing of toys is keeping the sector in great shape as we move into the all-important Q4 holiday period,” said Melissa Symonds, UK Toys Director for Circana.
Mattel brings Hot Wheels and Sidemen together for co-branded apparel collection
“We are very honoured to be working with Hot Wheels to create a co-branded collection that is cool, relevant and that fans will love,” said Matt Peters, MD of Sidemen Clothing.
Spin Master to launch toys for Paramount’s new Dora series in 2024
“Our talented design teams will leverage their deep experience of translating revered on-screen adventures into toys that will ignite pre-schoolers’ imaginations,” said Max Rangel, Spin Master’s Global President and CEO.
Pedigree Toys and Brands details slate of activity for Sindy’s 60th anniversary
Pedigree Toys and Brands has a museum exhibition and limited-edition doll launch in the works to mark the milestone.
Read the Brands Untapped 100: 2023 Edition here
Or pick up a physical copy at BLE from the Brands Untapped booth at E174
London’s Design Museum to launch Barbie exhibition in July 2024
“We look forward to displaying a whole range of eye-catching objects – some familiar, but many never seen before – to showcase the evolution of design across the decades of Barbie’s world,” said Design Museum CEO Tim Marlow.
Funko Games to debut festive slate at New York Toy Fair
The Peanuts Charlie Brown Trim the Tree game sees players work together to hang ornaments on the bending tree, all without losing the big red bauble.
Path Entertainment and Hasbro ready Clue Lifesized immersive experience
“Fan response has been overwhelming for Monopoly Lifesized, so it was a no-brainer to reimagine another iconic Hasbro Gaming property as a large as life experience with Clue Lifesized,” said Matt Proulx, VP of Global Experiences, Partnerships and Music at Hasbro.