Pop Culture Nod of the Week

The Hungry Hungry Hippos game is 40 years old, and toy manufacturer Kid Trax has partnered with Hasbro to release the Hungry Hungry Hippos Activity Ride-On.

The PlayStation Icons Light offers fans of Sony’s iconic gaming console the opportunity to infuse their home décor with some video gaming-themed style.

To celebrate the Power Ranger franchise’s 25th anniversary, Build-A-Bear Workshop has released a Green Ranger bear.

With their recently released Smart Tech Engine Set with Action Tunnels, BRIO has added a new high-tech wrinkle to an old classic.

Every kid has been admonished to not play with their food, but the new JELL-O Play line from Kraft-Heinz encourages it! 

The Harry Potter Coding Kit, a new STEM product from Kano, lets kids program a magic wand with signature spells from the Wizarding World. 

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fans can colour their own fantasy scenes with the Adventures Outlined colouring book from game publisher, Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

The Force is strong in the Star Wars TIE Fighter Desk from Rooms to Go.

The Nerf Sports Dude Perfect HoverKup game combines the essence of beer pong (sans alcohol), air hockey, and the zany trick shots of American sports entertainment group Dude Perfect.

Set your phasers on fun with the IncrediBuilds: Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Book and 3D Wood Model Kit.

With their Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Can Chess Set, online retailer Kidrobot allows iconic pop art to be added to any game room.

Mattel has unveiled the Zoom In, a limited-edition toy car under its Hot Wheels brand, featuring an integrated GoPro camera mount.

Clothing apparel company Uniqlo has teamed up with New York-based artist Kaws to produce the Kaws x Sesame Street t-shirt collection.

American retailer, Hammacher Schlemmer, has created a super-sized, inflatable version of Twister that stands a whopping 15’ x 15’.

New York-based furniture design studio Regal Robot has produced a replica of Kenner’s classic Star Wars mini-action figure case as a stylish 38”w x 28”l x 18”h coffee table.

Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to introduce the kids to 1960s counter-culture, with the officially licensed Volkswagen T1 Camper Van from Wonderlanes.

It’s Morphin Time! Fans of the iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers had two reasons to celebrate this week.

It’s a pinball machine that fits on a shelf – and provides a dose of STEM education, too! PinBox 3000 from Vermont-based Cardboard Teck Instantute is a fully customizable pinball machine made entirely of high-quality, corrugated cardboard.