Pop Culture Nod of the Week

The Disney Junior channel’s Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends animated series has inspired Dynacraft’s new ride-on Spider-Man 6V Super Car.

The runaway success of the Disney+ television show The Mandalorian has inspired Potato Head versions of two fan-favourite Star Wars characters from the series.

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Since they first hit toy shelves in 1982, the Care Bears have been dispensing their unique brand of cheer and kindness to generations of children. The Op! has channeled this positivity into a line of Care Bears-inspired games and accessories.

Wackystuff has a new maker craft for the creatively curious: the FlipBooKit, an all-in-one kit that invites people to create their own moving pictures.

Just in time for the gifting season, The LEGO Group and big-box retailer, Target, have teamed up to produce a new line of products inspired by the Danish toymaker’s iconic plastic building block, including clothing, home accessories, toys, and pet accessories.

Hasbro has released a second set of Play-Doh exclusively for kidults. Grown Up Scents – 90s Edition is a follow-up to the company’s first Grown Up Scents released last December.

The Micro Toy Box series from Super Impulse features tiny plastic reproductions of classic objects of play.

Publisher, Insight Editions, has partnered with Hasbro to develop a series of “interactive board books” that re-imagine some of the toy company’s classic games.

Japanese specialty manufacturer, X-Plus, is once again amplifying the work of stop-motion animator, Ray Harryhausen, with its Bubo the Owl statue honouring the 1981 cult classic, Clash of the Titans.

Just in time for the holidays, The Op has released a new series of nine Rubik’s Cubes featuring pop culture designs.

NBA superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has teamed up with Nike to help celebrate UNO’s 50th anniversary.

To celebrate Chatter Telephone’s 60th anniversary, Mattel has released a special edition of the iconic toy that includes some grown-up functionality: the ability to make and receive real phone calls.

Super7 has a new 2001: A Space Odyssey collection of figures that lets fans of the iconic Stanley Kubrick film proudly express their fondness for the film.

Jiggy Puzzles provides jigsaw-ists with the ability to solve beautiful puzzles that are also designed to be displayed.

With the Goldfinger Edition of the iconic Aston Martin DB5 from Playmobil, James Bond fans can be shaken and stirred.

In Star Trek: Missions, tabletop game publisher, WizKids, allows fans of the iconic sci-fi universe to explore the galaxy, one card at a time.

PlayMonster’s Spirograph Animator puts a whole new spin on Spiromania with integrated light and motion.