Game on! It’s National Game & Puzzle Week!
Fernando Albarran collects The Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. In this edition of Collector Spotlight, Fernando talks about how his love for the film turned into a passion for collecting and the joy within the Nightmare community.
Tabletop Games, Vintage Toys & Games
Published by Milton Bradley in 1960, the Men into Space board game put players in command of a fleet of rockets tasked with delivering supplies to the moon.
Ohio Art’s Carnival Shooting Gallery (#575-K) offered a compact, mechanical version of a midway-style shooting game, complete with moving ducks and rotating rabbits.
Cameron Smith-Rodewald collects PEZ. In this edition of Collector Spotlight, Cameron shares how a childhood curiosity became a 3,700-piece collection and lifelong passion.
B. and Candice Woodward, founders of The National Toy Museum of Canada, join us for this edition of The Friday Five to talk about what inspired the creation of the British Columbia–based museum and to share how they rebuilt and expanded the space after moving to a larger location.
The Strong National Museum of Play announced the 2025 inductees to its National Toy Hall of Fame on November 6. Battleship, slime, and Trivial Pursuit receive the honour.
In honour of The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary, Insight Editions publishes a new book exploring the making of the groundbreaking animated film, Fantasia.
“Lock blocks here; snap panels there; and BLIPPO, there’s a tower in the air!”
The Walt Disney animated feature Fantasia was released in November 1940.
Collector Jody Day offers four considerations when buying an established collection of objects.
In 1969, Hasbro updated its popular Talking Telephones line with new features, new TV shows, and new cartoon brands.
