Ben Drury is the CEO and co-founder of Yoto, an audio platform created specifically for children. In this edition of The Friday Five, Drury talks about the role of storytelling in the lives of children and the company’s new partnership with Disney and Pixar.
“Yeah, but his sneaker size is bigger than his IQ.”
National Cartoonists Day on May 5 was established in 1990 by the National Cartoonists Society.
I never try to please a certain audience. I think that’s disastrous. There’s no way in the world you can anticipate what your reader is going to like or dislike.
To coincide with the latest Star Wars Day on May the 4th, Citizen released the first two watches in its new line of retro Ani-Digi Temp watches.
In this installment from his YouTube series, Where’s the Fun From?, Guest Contributor Tim Walsh tells the origin story of how Crayola crayons came to be and how their maker, Binney & Smith, grew to make 12 million crayons a day!
Released in 1974 by the Ideal Toy Company, The Hollywood Squares TV Game is modeled after the game show of the same name, which originally aired on NBC from 1966-1981.
Located in Flower Mound, Texas, Galactic Gallery exhibits and sells original works and fine art prints created by a who’s who of pop culture artists.
A Flintstones sequel is in the works at Fox and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.
When Tyco’s Dino-Riders toy line launched in December 1987, a miniature comic was included with each of the dinosaur toys.
Released in 1962 by Hubley, Golferino was a 9-hole tabletop miniature golf course molded in high-impact plastic.
Mattel has unveiled the Tesla Roadster, its first die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials and certified carbon neutral.
The Electronic Plastic website pays tribute to the consumer electronics video game craze of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Released in 1971 by Mattel, The Rock Flowers were Barbie-like fashion dolls that appealed to a generation of children fascinated by flower power, rock music, and the lively fashion styles of the times.
Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum puts discovery in the hands of children through exhibits and special events designed to ignite curiosity in young minds.
The world’s largest Rubik’s Cube is currently on display in Hong Kong and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.
Click the Subscribe button! These five time-honoured toy brands have ingeniously adapted to capture attention on YouTube.
“Mr. Kelly’s automatic car wash — what a toy!”