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See the world of toys from our buyers’ perspectives as they give you an insider’s look at what makes our manufacturers’ toys perfect for kids. This “sneak peek” into the toy world will provide insight into why we think our products are great and what makes them special. Come play with us!

Twilight Turtle Toy

Curious Kids Discover Space with Curiosity!

By on August 24, 2012 in Why We Love It

Tweet Have you been keeping up with Curiosity, the Mars Rover? My household was awake at about 1am when it successfully touched down, and it was neat to see the NASA employees celebrate with the first photos. Since August 16, more photos and now, even HD videos have been released and they are amazing! Here [...]

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Browse Toys by Age Group for Simple Holiday Shopping

By on November 22, 2011 in Why We Love It

Tweet Hello! It’s sure been a busy few months for us and we bet it has been for you too! It’s hard to believe another holiday season is upon us. We’ll be back with more on this blog soon, but for now we wanted to provide some ideas on how to use our website to [...]

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Tuba Tunes for Holiday Fun!

By on December 3, 2010 in Why We Love It

Tweet While you start hearing Christmas music in the stores earlier and earlier each year, to me, the holiday season isn’t truly here until I hear Christmas music played entirely by tubas. That’s right: tubas! When I lived out West I took part in the annual TubaFest for several years. Literally hundreds of tuba players [...]

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Classic Game Night

Looking For An Easy School Fundraiser? Consider A Gamewright GameNight!

By on August 18, 2010 in Why We Love It

Tweet I loved Ratatat Cat from Gamewright when I was in elementary school. It’s a game that combines memory and strategy with anthropomorphic rats and cats. If I couldn’t convince anyone to play it with me, sometimes I just looked at the illustrations on the cards and imagined things about the characters. Gamewright makes awesome [...]

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Saddle Scooter

A Need for Special Needs Toys – Why We Love Fun and Function!

By on August 5, 2010 in Why We Love It

Tweet This week in our hometown of State College, Penn State is hosting the National Autism Conference – a conference that provides “comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators, other professionals, and families in developing effective educational programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders.” For 5 days, family members, physicians, educators and more attend various [...]

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Harness the Power of Solar Energy

By on July 7, 2010 in Why We Love It

Tweet No better time than the hottest weeks of summer so far to test the 6-in-1 Educational Solar Kit! One of our more popular gifts this summer, I’ve had my eye on it for a while. Just like all Elenco Toys, the kit has everything you need for many hours of learning and fun. The [...]

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