Happy 45 Years, Sesame Street!
The Sesame Street neighborhood is celebrating the 45th anniversary of the television show today. Sesame Street is the longest running children’s television show in history and has won 159 Emmy Awards. Domestic and international versions of the show reach 156 million children worldwide in 150 countries.
Multiple celebrities have visited the show, including Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, and Ellen DeGeneres. First Lady Michelle Obama and One Direction are two of many guests to appear throughout Season 45.
Macy’s BalloonFest Shows Off Giant Inflated Versions of Popular Toys
On Saturday, kids product luminaries such as Eruptor from Activision’s Skylanders, Mattel’s Thomas the Tank Engine, the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, and Pokemon International’s Pikachu crossed paths—though not literally—at Macy’s BalloonFest in Queens, N.Y. The event, which took place at Citi Field, featured a test flight of the newest giant character balloons that will premiere at the 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A total of six new character balloons took flight for the first time, directed by Macy’s flight management team and handled by hundreds of volunteers. The newest balloons include Thomas the Tank Engine, the largest and heaviest balloon ever to be featured in the parade; the Weinstein Company’s Paddington, which at 77.5 feet is the longest balloon to date; and Eruptor, which features a paint job requiring more than 40 gallons of fluorescent paint and five barrels of glitter.
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Macy’s BalloonFest Shows Off Giant Inflated Versions of Popular Toys
November 10, 2014 By Guest Blogger Leave a Comment
On Saturday, kids product luminaries such as Eruptor from Activision’s Skylanders, Mattel’s Thomas the Tank Engine, the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, and Pokemon International’s Pikachu crossed paths—though not literally—at Macy’s BalloonFest in Queens, N.Y. The event, which took place at Citi Field, featured a test flight of the newest giant character balloons that will [...]
Nintendo Partners with Loot Crate to Deliver amiibo to Fans
November 10, 2014 By Phil Guie Leave a Comment
The online delivery service Loot Crate is helping fans receive select Nintendo amiibo figures after they launch on November 21. By signing up for the limited-time amiibo subscription service, subscribers will receive 10 pre-selected amiibo—including Mario, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Fox, and Yoshi—separated into three special Loot Crate shipments throughout the holiday season. By joining the [...]
Happy 45 Years, Sesame Street!
November 10, 2014 By Magdalene Michalik Leave a Comment
The Sesame Street neighborhood is celebrating the 45th anniversary of the television show today. Sesame Street is the longest running children’s television show in history and has won 159 Emmy Awards. Domestic and international versions of the show reach 156 million children worldwide in 150 countries. Multiple celebrities have visited the show, including Michael Jackson, [...]
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Neighborhood Toy Store Day Lets Independent Retailers Shine!
November 7, 2014 By Guest Blogger Leave a Comment
by Phil Guie and Deanna Atkins Playtime will definitely be on at mom-and-pop toy stores located throughout the U.S. This Saturday marks the fifth annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day (NTSD), an event started by the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association to support locally owned toy retailers. Community members are encouraged to visit the independent toy [...]
Sesame Workshop Celebrates 45 Years of Sesame Street with New Apps, Games, and More
November 5, 2014 By Phil Guie Leave a Comment
Sesame Street turns 45 this year, and this past Tuesday, Sesame Workshop hosted a digital playground event in New York City to show off new apps, e-books, and other multimedia offerings for children age 5 and younger. During the morning-long event, several dozen little ones got to play test the latest in Sesame Street-branded games, [...]
COMMENTARY: Games, and Game-Players, Are Getting More Mobile All the Time
November 3, 2014 By Alexis Willey Leave a Comment
Nowadays, everything seems to be changing, from communicating to ordering dinner to dating. The same goes with the way we’re playing games. We’ve known for years that games were becoming social. People (ahem, Gen X-ers) still send out Candy Crush and Farmville requests on the ever-dissolving Facebook. However, instead of these communally competitive games, new [...]
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