I get a lot of emails. A lot of pitches. And a lot of products arrive in my mailbox. But not many of the pitches make my jaw drop. Not many of products make me crave to hold and to possess the item. This one does: The Loog 3-String Guitar […]
The best-selling, color-coordinated series of books by Victoria Kann makes it’s entrance into video game land this month with Pinkalicious: It’s Party Time. In the game, the player – your child, presumably, unless you the parent rocks DS – fills the role of party planner (I can’t stop picturing Martin […]
OWTK got a private sneak peek at Wappy Dog, a new Nintendo DS game from Activision that merges the handheld video game world with the interactive toy market. This cute dog, Wappy (of course your child is free to change that name), interacts with you as you play his game. […]
As I remarked 2 years ago, NYC Toy Fair is filled with many, many suits but also with many innovators, inventors, and passionate moms and dads pouring themselves into their product trying hard to live the entrepreneurial dream. No matter how big OWTK gets and what special invitations I receive […]
In 2011 LEGO will look to improve upon the tremendous market share gained in ’10 in the board game category. That’s right, board games. If you spent last year inside a dark, dark cave you may not know that the famous construction toy brand entered the board game market. You […]
The Wisconsin toy & game company Patch Products (the folks behind the famous magnetic bearded fellow Wooly Willy and the dice game Farkle) have numerous impressive new products hitting toy store shelves in 2011. Here’s a look at those I found most interesting: TALES TO PLAY – Yes this is […]
60 years. 60 freakin’ years! That’s a long time for a single product to stick around yet that’s exactly the anniversary the classic toy Colorforms is celebrating this year. A limited edition Colorforms 60th anniversary edition in a sleek black box is due out in Spring 2011. There will be […]
House of Ingri, a NYC-based family owned outfit fresh off their Toy Fair debut, has recently entered the Ugly Doll/Kid Robot market of cute-but-odd plush toys and books. The passion Ingri and her husband have for their creation was obvious after just 10 seconds of conversation. It’s the kind of […]
