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Think-a-lot Toys Introduces Holiday-Themed Think-ets Game

The growing popularity of Think-ets has encouraged the company to release yet another themed Think-ets game in its growing collection of games that stimulate imagination and creativity. Along with the existing themed Think-ets, including the Fairy Collection, Sports Collection, and Beach Collection, the Holiday Collection has fifteen adorable, tiny trinkets—this time with a holiday theme. - August 28, 2011 - Think-a-lot Toys

You've Been Sentenced! Game Awarded The Toy Man® Seal of Approval

The You’ve been Sentenced! word game by McNeill Designs recently received national recognition from the toy and game industry with the coveted The Toy Man Seal of Approval. - August 17, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Think-a-lot Toys Enters Affiliate Relationship with Story Lovers World

Think-a-lot Toys is proud to enter an affiliate relationship with Story Lovers World where everything storytelling-related exists and where the full line of Think-a-lot Toys' storytelling products will be offered. - August 04, 2011 - Think-a-lot Toys

New Playground Encourages Learning Through Play at Lickhill Primary School

The new playground installation at Lickhill Primary School was completed on January 31st 2011. Since then, the children have been putting it through its paces as a space to play, learn and explore. The play equipment was fitted by Playsmart UK. They understand that children interpret spaces quite... - July 28, 2011 - Playsmart UK Ltd

Icon Heroes Brings ThunderCats Villains Mumm-Ra and Ma-Mutt Deluxe Staction Figures to 2011 San Diego Comic-Con

Ancient spirits of evil are transporting Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living to San Diego Comic-Con 2011! Icon Heroes will debut the villainous Mumm-Ra and SDCC-exclusive Ma-Mutt staction figures at the Action Figure Xpress booth. - July 20, 2011 - Icon Heroes, LLC

McNeill Designs’ You’ve Been Sentenced! Word Game Awarded the Coveted PTPA™ Seal of Approval

The You’ve been Sentenced! word game, flagship offering from game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, recently received the Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA™) Winner’s Seal of Approval. - July 14, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Fundraising Program Giant Buyer Topia Adds McNeill Designs' You’ve Been Sentenced! Word Game to Lineup

You’ve been Sentenced! was recently added to fundraising giant Buyer Topia’s product roster. The educational game dovetails perfectly with the product mix of books, calendars and CDs used to help schools’, groups’ and clubs’ fundraising efforts. - July 12, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Evil Hat Productions Announces "Race to Adventure" Board Game

Double 2011 Origins Award Winner Moves Beyond RPGs with Family Adventure Game - June 30, 2011 - Evil Hat Productions, LLC

Thor Stormbreaker Exclusive Marvel Minimates Set at SDCC Action Figure Xpress

New Minimate box set is scheduled to debut at San Diego Comic-Con. - June 30, 2011 - Action Figure Xpress

Think-a-lot Toys Introduces A Beginning Storytelling Game: Story Speller Uses Words, Images and the Alphabet to Teach the Art of Storytelling

Help! An asteroid just hit the Earth causing tarantulas to run wild. What happens next? That is up to the kids who take up the storytelling challenge in Story Speller, the newest game from Think-a-lot Toys. Story Speller shows that every kid can be a good storyteller if given the right tools. In... - June 29, 2011 - Think-a-lot Toys

My Vacation Journal – a Teacher’s Dream, Getting Kids to Enjoy Writing

My Vacation Journal, a fun way for children to record vacation memories for future years to come. - June 28, 2011 - Victoria Chart Company

Action Figure Xpress Unleash the Force at 2011 San Diego Comic Con

Action Figure Xpress and Kotobukiya unleash Star Wars San Diego Comic Con Exclusive: the ArtFX+ Stormtooper Commander Figures Two-Pack. - June 21, 2011 - Action Figure Xpress

You’ve Been Sentenced! Word Game Receives Dad Does Approved Award

McNeill Designs’ award winning educational word game You’ve been Sentenced! was recently honored by DadDoes.com with a Dad Does Approved Award for toys and games. - June 21, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

NBA MVP Derrick Rose Exclusive Figure and Fellow All Stars Jam Into San Diego Comic Con Booth #3345

Action Figure Xpress and MINDstyle are pleased to announce the highly anticipated CoolRain NBA Playoffs Box Set. - June 21, 2011 - Action Figure Xpress

The Great American Train Company Receives Engineering Certification Under ASTM F-24

Miniature riding trains meet new international safety standards for amusement rides. - June 05, 2011 - The Great American Train Company

Think-a-Lot Toys Introduces New Themed Think-ets Game

Think-a-lot Toys has just released another themed Think-ets game in its growing collection of games that stimulate imagination and creativity—the Think-ets Beach Collection. - May 27, 2011 - Think-a-lot Toys

You’ve been Sentenced! Word Game Receives Prestigious Parent’s Choice Award

The You’ve been Sentenced! word game recently received a coveted Parent’s Choice Award for Spring 2011. This is the 11th national industry award for the game, which was launched in May 2005. - May 25, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds Celebrates 6th Anniversary of Its Popular Word Game, You’ve Been Sentenced!

May 5th 2011 marked the anniversary of the launch of the popular word game You’ve been Sentenced! The game was the first offering from McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, which now boasts a roster of nine award winning toys, games and children’s products. - May 07, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Creators of the You've Been Sentenced! Word Game Ink International Representation Agreement with Richard Gill and NH Contract Management

McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, creators of the award-winning word game You've been Sentenced!, recently announced that the firm will be represented internationally by NH Contract Management LLC. The deal will cover the entire line of McNeill Designs’ educational games, toys and other children’s products. - May 04, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Think-a-lot Toys “Think-ets” Listed as Imagination Best Practice

Think-ets, the award-winning game of imaginative play from Think-a-lot Toys, has just been included as one of three winning practices for developing the imagination, in the book Imagination First: Unlocking the Power of Possibility, now out in paperback. - May 01, 2011 - Think-a-lot Toys

All Natural Interactive Dog Chew, Quado, Gets New Pumpkin Flavor and Two Additional Sizes

NPIC releases new packaging for Quado, a new wheat-free, corn-free and soy-free pumpkin flavored Quado and two new sizes to add to it's current mint flavored Ginormous-sized Quado. - April 29, 2011 - Natural Polymer International Corporation

5th Graders Compete at McNeill Designs' You've Been Sentenced! Word Game for a Possible Role in Endeavor's Final Launch

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School students have teamed up with Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF) in a unique competition, where the most creative student will play a role in the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Endeavor. Using the popular You’ve been Sentenced! word game with special space-themed words from the game’s new NASA Space Terminology add-on deck, the students’ most creative sentence will be used as part of the webcast of the shuttle’s final launch. - April 12, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

NASA Adds Donald McNeill of McNeill Designs to Webcast of Space Shuttle Endeavor’s Final Launch

Toy and game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced that game inventor and lifelong space enthusiast Donald McNeill has been added to the NASA DLN webcast for the final launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor. - March 26, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Action Figure Xpresss Announces CoolRain Kobe Bryant Urban Vinyl Figure a Slam Dunk at Wondercon

MINDstyle has collaborated with Korean toy designer CoolRain on the NBA mini figure series to launch at WonderCon San Francisco 2011, Action Figure Xpress Booth 729. - March 25, 2011 - Action Figure Xpress

Chess Set Internet Store Opens for Business on the Web

This company is featuring and presenting themed chess sets, both unique and different in nature. - March 12, 2011 - Mountain Ash Enterprise LLC

Gary Games Brings Ascension to the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Gary Games alongside Incinerator Studios, announces their partnership to bring the innovative deck-building game, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer to the digital world as an app on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. - March 10, 2011 - Gary Games

Horse Racing Simulation LLC Announces Record Growth for 2010

Horse Racing Simulation LLC, the world’s largest developer and operator of horse racing games, announced today its third consecutive year of over 100% growth fueled by strong player referral programs, industry-partner programs and a continued demand for social gaming applications. - March 09, 2011 - Horse Racing Simulations LLC

McNeill Designs Increases Its’ Store Roster, Surpassing the 1,000 Mark

Toy and game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced that it has surpassed the 1,000 store mark, by adding a slew of new, independent toy and game retailers to its’ store roster. - March 03, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

HuaXu Announces Overall Update and Lite Version Release for Their Games

HuaXu Culture Creative has released lite versions for Crystal Soul, Crystal Dash and Crystal Dash HD, and an overall update for all their games. - February 27, 2011 - HuaXu Culture Creative

HuaXu Announced a Whole Month Sale for iOS Games - HuaXu Culture Creative

HuaXu Culture Creative announced a whole month sale for three of their most popular iOS games - Crystal Soul, Castles Conqueror, Crystal Dash HD. The sale will begin on February 21th and concludes on March 27th. - February 25, 2011 - HuaXu Culture Creative

Game Development Firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds Adds Michael Chaney as Sales Manager

Toy and game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced the addition of Michael Chaney to the team. Chaney will head up the Sales Department as Sales Manager. - February 20, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Mcneill Designs’ Games You’ve Been Sentenced! and Twisted Fish Included in Top 101 Board Games

Game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced that two of its games, the word game You’ve been Sentenced! and the memory game Twisted Fish have both recently been included in the Top 101 Board Games at Best101BoardGames.com. Best 101 Board Games recognizes... - February 16, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Brain Busters Expansion Pack to the You’ve Been Sentenced! Game Adds Fun, Hilarity and Seriously Challenging Words

Game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced that the Brain Busters add-on deck is now available. The add-on deck features challenging words (A-L) and is designed for use with the popular language game You’ve been Sentenced! - February 14, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

McNeill Designs’ You’ve Been Sentenced! Game "Submit Your Sentence" Contest Now Underway

McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, creators of the multi-award winning word game You’ve been Sentenced! recently announced the “Submit Your Sentence” contest for 2011. The contest will award game enthusiast with monthly prizes for the submission of sentences using the You’ve been Sentenced! word game. - February 10, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

George Sergio Takes the Financial Helm at McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Toy and game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced the addition of George Sergio to the team. Sergio will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer for the firm. - February 02, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

BabyStuffGifts.com Web Site Featuring Personalized Baby Gift Baskets for Girl and Boy

Online boutique specializes in custom baby gifts for the sophisticated gift-giver - January 27, 2011 - Baby Stuff Gifts

NASA and McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds Team Up to "Launch" New Space Exploration Game

Game development firm McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds recently announced the launch of the new NASA Space Terminology Deck, an add-on deck designed for use with the popular language game You’ve been Sentenced! - January 27, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Educational game inventor Donald McNeill of McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds on BlogTalkRadio Monday, January 24

Ever had an idea for an educational product, but didn’t know what to do with it? Find out from educational game inventor Donald McNeill of McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds on BlogTalkRadio Monday, January 24. - January 20, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds

Bring Out the Creativity and Imagination in Your Child

When giving kids a box helps them think “out of the box.” - January 01, 2011 - CraftyKidsUSA

BabyStuffGifts.com Announces New Rush Order Shipping Service for Christmas

Personalized Baby Stuff is now available to ship within twenty-four hours. - December 10, 2010 - Baby Stuff Gifts

BabyStuffGifts.com Delivers Hand-Painted Personalized Plates and Ornaments This Holiday Season

Online boutique includes new specialty baby gifts and children’s gifts for the holidays. - November 29, 2010 - Baby Stuff Gifts

SlideZilla, Monster Inflatable Water Slide Ready to Attack

The US Travel Association (USTA) predict a rebound of the travel market over the next three years. The travel dam is breaking so Resort Hotels are allowing the water to flow by adding water slides and water park equipment to their properties to keep guests entertained and coming back. SlideZilla, a Portable Inflatable Water Slide Solution, plans to march in and take care of this new flood of travelers. - November 27, 2010 - Inflated Game System

Crafty Baby Launches the Ultimate Art Smock

Today, Crafty Baby® launches their newest product in their fun and functional line of children’s accessories. The Ultimate Art Smock joins the established line of handcrafted in the USA products including best sellers, the Nap Pack (www.craftybaby.com/napmat.html) and clutch ball... - November 26, 2010 - Crafty Baby (R)

Ha’Tell Again Offers Beautiful Photo Hanukkah Holiday Books that Teach and Enchant

Aaron Ha’Tell announced today that the striking hardcover color classic “Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel” and the new poetic softcover black and white “A Celebration of Light: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel” are now both in print and available everywhere. - November 24, 2010 - Hanukkiot.Com

Think-a-Lot Toys Introduces Top 10 Tips for Buying Good Toys and Games

Buying good toys and games for kids can be difficult given all the options out there. Think-a-lot Toys offers 10 tips for buying good toys and getting the best value and educational experience out of the hundreds of toys and games available. - November 19, 2010 - Think-a-lot Toys

Think-a-lot Toys' StoryPlay Cards Included in Hyatt Resort's Toy Box

Think-a-lot Toys is proud to be a part of the Hyatt Resort's Toy Box, powered by TOY TIPS program, where guests of all ages can enjoy Toy Tips tested toys from an extensive lending library. Think-a-lot Toys' StoryPlay Cards is one of the games included in this exclusive program. Each toy in the... - November 18, 2010 - Think-a-lot Toys

Jaloop Corporation Launches PeePuck - Takes Toilet Humour to a New Level

Jaloop Corporation announces the launch of PeePuck, the newest prank product on the market. PeePuck is a specially designed puck that’s placed in the toilet reservoir, making the toilet flush yellow for days. Imagine flushing your toilet, then coming back two minutes later and the water is... - November 17, 2010 - Jaloop Enterprises Corp

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