Barbie Expo: A Magical Exhibition of Haute Couture, Montreal, Canada
Montreal, Canada is the new home of Barbie Expo, a toy exhibition where haute couture, world-renowned designers, and Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll co-mingle.
Places to Visit
Plan your next vacation to include a visit to a play-related store, museum, or private collection.
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Moving far beyond the “items in glass cases” format of many museums, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh offers visitors an opportunity to design, make, and play within the realms of art and science.
Austin Toy Museum – Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas is already known as a hotbed of unique and interesting things to see and do; Austin Toy Museum adds another layer of fun to this dynamic city.
8 Things You Need to Know about Ottawa Comiccon 2016
Ottawa Comiccon 2016 is just around the corner (May 13-15, 2016) at the EY Centre. Here are 8 things you need to know.
Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum – Wheeling, West Virginia
Located in a restored Victorian school, the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum houses a large collection of toys & trains and includes speciality rooms focused on miniatures, games, and transportation.
Lunch Box Museum – Columbus, Georgia
A stop at the Lunch Box Museum in Columbus, Georgia will let you relive that feeling of childhood wonderment of standing in front of a department store shelf trying to decide which lunch box should accompany you to school.
The Toy and Action Figure Museum – Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Action-figure enthusiasts will get their fill at the Toy and Action Figure Museum. Opened in 2000, it houses more than 13,000 action figures as well as hundreds of original drawings from some of the state’s noted cartoonists.
Brickmania – Minneapolis, Minnesota
The brainchild of independent designer, Daniel Siskind, the Brickmania Toys company is focused on creating LEGO kits that fall outside of LEGO’s official product lines.
Level One Game Pub
With Level One Game Pub on the scene, Ottawa-area gamers have one more reason to love the city.
The Gilbert House Children’s Museum – Salem, Oregon
A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village is a children’s museum named after the Salem-born toy inventor and creator of the Erector Set.
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures – Kansas City, Missouri
With 33,000 square feet of exhibit space and over 72,000 items in its collection, The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures features an impressive array of vintage objects.
8 Things You Need to Know about Ottawa Comiccon 2015
Ottawa Comiccon 2015 is just around the corner – taking place the weekend of May 8-10, 2015 in Ottawa. Here are 8 things you need to know about this year’s show.
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day!
This Saturday, May 2, is Free Comic Book Day in North America. A quick scan of the comics on the list reveals a variety of genres that should appeal to a wide-range of age groups.
Board Games & The National Capital Region
The National Capital Region’s board game cafés/lounges/shops are proof positive that board gaming is an integral part of the social scene.