Pop Culture Nod of the Week

Workman Publishing’s Paint by Sticker book series applies low-poly art to the paint-by-numbers concept.

Move over Little Tikes Cozy Coupe; there’s a new ride in town! The Jurassic Park Jeep will be officially unveiled at New York Toy Fair in February.

Each copy of Jenga Ocean is fabricated from over 25 square feet of discarded netting, allowing gamers to hone their block-stacking strategies while doing good for ocean animals.

With Giant Magic 8 Ball, Cardinal Games has super-sized one’s ability to unlock the answers to life’s most profound questions.

Retro gaming gets decidedly low-tech in a 1000-piece puzzle by New York City-based New York Puzzle Company.

LEGO will be 60 years old in 2018. To commemorate its anniversary, the company is releasing the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick set (#40290).

Moonlite combines the Viewmaster concept with storybooks, projection, and mobile phones to create an immersive storytime for children ages 2 to 7 years old.

With Playful and Precious, a collection of LEGO-compatible jewelry from Hint Lab, AFOLs can wear their favourite toy bricks in stylish ways.

Pop-culture purveyor Funko has teamed up with The Jim Henson Company on a series of Pop! Vinyl renditions of the Fraggles.

Three new model kits from Lee Valley bring together the traditional and futuristic in play: wooden toys and classic Star Wars spaceships.

The Zette System is an all-in-one portable video gaming system created by Swedish industrial designer Love Hultén.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope, Walt Disney Records is reissuing a special vinyl edition of the film’s soundtrack.

This year marks the 48th season of the beloved preschool educational television program, Sesame Street, which first aired on November 10, 1969. Online retailer Dark Hall Mansion is marking the occasion with the release of a limited-edition set of Sesame Street screen prints illustrated by designer Tom Whalen.

Here’s a fantastic gift idea for pop-culture buffs with a rustic aesthetic, from the Rustic Pop Culture Etsy store.

The Droid Inventor Kit from littleBits enables STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) learning inspired by R2-D2, everyone’s favorite astromech droid from the Star Wars Universe.

Fans of the Adult Swim animated comedy series Rick and Morty can now add a life-size portal gun to their cosplay arsenal.

Retro-gamers can now pay homage to the 8-bit era by decorating with custom video game art from the UK-based 8 Bit Boutique.

DK Publishing’s LEGO Build Your Own Adventure (BYOA) series turns the classic best-selling LEGO building blocks into building books.