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New Products for Spring 2023

With new outdoor and backyard products debuting in spring and summer, this is always an fun time for us to see some of our products on store shelves and this year is no different. We have several exciting items out this year with our great partners: Goliath, WowWee and Buzz Bee Toys! Even better, two of our items are 2023 Toy Insider Top Summer Toy Winners! Click on the toy name to find out where you can buy these great items!

ADVENTURE FORCE AQUABULLET by Buzz Bee Toy

Enter the future of water blasters with the all-new Adventure Force Aqua Bullet! With each pump you can drench your opponents with up to “5” water bursts. This futuristic blaster comes with a clear window behind the nozzle, allowing you access to the inner workings of how the water bursts are formed! The Adventure Force Aqua Bullet holds 45 ounces of water and blasts up to 35 feet making it an impressive toy for all children and adults!

Aqua Bullet by Buzz Bee Toys 2023

The Adventure Force AquaBullet is a Toy Insider’s 2023 Top Toy of Summer. You can read the article here.

Nerf Super Soaker – Soaker Blast Slider by WowWee

UNLEASH THE ULTIMATE SOAK! Slide and get soaked with this interactive, 16ft water slide! Kids ages 5-12 can take turns sliding on the Soaker Blast Slider or soaking their friends with the built-in water blaster. ACTIVE OUTDOOR FUN! To play, sit at the top of the Soaker Blast Slider and let the water whisk you into the splash zone! When you’ve reached it, get off, stand up, and walk back to the start. LET IT RAIN! Powered by your hose, the included blaster can drench your friends from 16ft away. Pull the trigger and release a blast of water at your friends while they slide! INCLUDES: 1 32” extra wide slide with padded splash pool, 1 18ft soft jet blaster, and an instruction manual.

The Nerf Super Soaker Soaker Blast Slider is a Toy Insider’s 2023 Top Toy of Summer. You can read the article here.

FLOAT CONNEX by Goliath

These floats connect in various configurations via a unique universal connector. Stay connected in the sun!

Great things are happening that we are privileged to be a part of! We are grateful to our partners, clients, and friends for supporting our business in all the ways they do. Best of all? Stay tuned—there is more fun things to come from the Gigglicious studio!

The Toy Insider’s Review of Wubble Rumblers

WWE Wubble Rumblers | Source: NSI International

We loved reading about Wubble Rumblers in The Toy Insider today! The great review tells you all you need to know about this fun line of products. Check out the link to the full article below:

Get Ready to Rumble with New Wubble Rumblers Featuring Marvel Heroes and WWE Wrestlers

Wubble Rumblers available in Marvel and WWE licenses!

Whack ’em! Smack ’em! Bash ’em! Smash ’em! Wubble Rumblers are available in WWE and Marvel characters! Check them out in action here: MARVEL RUMBLERS and here: WWE RUMBLERS

Get yours today at Target, Meijer, some select Walmarts and online HERE!

NYTF 2020 Wrap-Up

New York Toy Fair 2020 is now in the Gigglicious history book! 

Javitz Center made from lots and lots of Legos

Here’s a snapshot of how it all went down last month:

23 meetings, give or take. Yes, a couple of useless ones, but the rest were productive.

1 microscopic hotel room. Sorry, I meant a “normal” sized room in NYC.

2 pairs of tennis shoes (I’ve deemed this is the only way to survive)

0 winter coats (a first for us)

2 backpacks full of prototypes (this is an improvement on the full-sized luggage a few years back)

Annie and the Scooby Gang. (The only gang I ever wanted to be part of. I just wished they’d have let me in the car.)

NYTF Highlights:

A very New York picture

Any and every view of the Empire State Building at night, seriously.

Having someone say “This is the most exciting thing I’ve seen in two days!” Another one said, “Fast Track this directly to my email. Skip the portal.” Those were great moments where we secretly high-fived under the table.

Seeing a small horse, wearing a coat, standing on the sidewalk waiting for the walk light. Only in New York.

Expecting 0 licenses from a meeting, but getting a request for a proposal for 4.

Getting to hear Ben Veradi from Spin Master play the piano with his jazz combo at the Spin Master party at Stage 48. A lovely little treat.

Perfectly poured, delicious pints of Guinness at the ChiTag event at Connelly’s Pub. 

Our pals, Mary Jo Reutter (inventor extraordinaire) & Brian Turtle (Endless Games) at the ChiTag Inventor Event
Our required, yearly, Times Square selfie. (We are up to about 10 of this same picture.)
He’s just a colorful dude.

The hype and endless work before we Toy Fair is exhausting. I’ll admit it–I gripe about it every year. I usually say I don’t want to go back the next year, but, you know what? I always do. Beyond the sales and networking opportunities (which are huge), its the sense of community, the feeling that we are all striving toward the same goal. It’s our chance to see old colleagues, even better than that, friends.

“The NBA is never just a business. It’s always business. It’s always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.” ~Mark Cuban

Reactorz Launch and just a spot of Summer Madness 2016

Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind.

School is out and it’s a sort of a buzz

but back then I didn’t really know what it was

But now I see what happened is it’s

The way that people respond to summer madness…

There’s an air of love and of happiness 

And this is the Fresh Prince’s new definition of summer madness.

You sang a little bit of that in your head, didn’t you?  How could you resist? DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s 1991’s summer hit, Summertime is a requirement for any summer playlist cause it’s so dang catchy.

Ahhh, summer.  The easy routine of this season has set in: we are overdoing it on episodes of Dr. Who and the Walking Dead, alarms have been boycotted, and impromptu neighborhood gatherings are happening nearly every other day to watch the UEFA Euro Soccer.  (Go Wales!)

Studio G is officially completed and is the permanent address for Ryan’s new digs now.  He’s excited about his new office.  He’s already designing and creating amazeballs ideas out there.

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In more Giggliciousy news, we are pleased to officially announce the release of the REACTORZ line of light up sports balls in partnership with Coop Sports.  We have spent well over a year working on this line.  Check them out here: Coop Sports Reactorz

Reactorz at Academy Sports

For now, they are available at Academy Sports and ToysRUs.  Here are the handy links for you to check them out online: Academy Sports and ToysRUs.  (Oh, and while you’re looking at them, you might even want to go ahead and buy one.  Tell your friends about them too.)  We hear that sales are growing and we are  gaining traction at these stores.  We are expecting them to be stocked at Amazon soon and other stores are getting on board.  They feel amazing and are absolutely incredible at night.

As always, thanks to our best cheerleaders for their unending support and encouragement for all our creative endeavors.  A kind word, a vote of support, or even a “Wow, that’s cool” always goes a  long way in motivating us to continue to do what we do.  Thank you from all of us.

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Well, with all that said, I believe a summertime nap is overdue . . .

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~Henry James

United States Patent issued to Gigglicious

We are pleased to announce that United States Patent number  8,794,486 B2 has been issued to Gigglicious on August 5th, 2014.  The patent is for a pump and valve system Ryan Wolfinbarger designed that is used in a toy water gun.  Although Ryan has been issued patents, this is the first one that is issued under the Gigglicious name.

Lil Snoopy Tippin’ Treats Game

We are always feel priveledged to be a part of the design process for fun & smart toys and games.   We were happy to work with TCG and assist them in developing their preschool game, Fisher Price’s Lil Snoopy Tippin Treats.  If you are needing a Christmas gift for a little person in your life, this is one you should consider!

Lil Snoopy Tippin Treats

It’s getting great consumer reviews.  Here is what one mom said:

“SMALL, COMPACT AND FULL OF LAUGHS!! Definitely still one of my 2Y son’s favorite. He walks to the dog to add the bones in the bowl and then when the dog tips the bowl and bones fall, he laughs and start over; chasing him around the room a little. Not that this little dog moves fast, but it does move in different directions. You never know when he’ll tip his bowl or when he’ll change direction. Which brings a little challenge to this game. And I’ll say it again: The snap on lid is genius! You play and store it away all-in-one! What a great idea!!”

Here is a link to find it on Amazon.com:  Lil Snoopy Tippin Treats

 

“No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”  ~H.E. Luccock

The snow is flying and Shredz are here!

Our first snowfall arrived last night!  Just in time for the snow, our Gigglicious item,                    SHREDZ, is available at Target!

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These Swimways snowboarder figures actually go down mountains that kids build with Track Maker!  It’s a whole new way to play in the snow.  They are also available online at Amazon and at the Swimways website.  Click on the Swimways link to learn more about Shredz!  It’s a great Christmas gift for your favorite snow bunnies!

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“Gotta use your brain, it’s the most important part of your equipment.”  ~Kevin Andrews and Warren Miller, Extreme Skiing

Get inspired to build your mountains by watching a Warren Miller video!

Snow Shredz on Kelly & Michael’s “Hottest Toys of the Season!”

Live with Kelly & Michael had guest, Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy from TimeToPlayMag.com, on Wednesday to share the season’s hottest holiday toys. (Click here to see the segment) The episode aired November 29th, 2012.

Our toy, SNOW SHREDZ, was featured!  Coop Sports sells the entire line: snowboarders, track builders, jumps, etc. at their website.  (Click here to see the whole line!) It can also be purchased through amazon.com.  Hurry, they are going fast!!

Shredz is a complete line of poseable snowboarding action figures that actually RIDE the mountain that you build out of snow with the Track Maker.  There are seven characters that ride and jump on the terrain park that you build for them.

The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius.  ~Rebecca Pepper Sinkler

 

 

The Toy Insider’s 2012 Top Summer Toys Award

We just got terrific news this week that we are yippee-skippee super excited about!

Swimways received the 2012 Top Summer Toys Award from The Toy Insider for the Flood Force Water Cannon. (Check out our portfolio page to see this water gun!)

It was humbling when we read what the award stands for:  “filling children’s lives with toys that are creative, fun, and will provide hours of happiness.”  It’s what we make an effort to do at Gigglicious with every sketch, scribble and prototype. This award feels like the happiest cherry on top for our studio!

This seems like a good time for an extra big thanks to Swimways for having confidence in Gigglicious & our concepts, too!

The Toy Insider 2012 Award for Top Summer Toys - Flood Force Water Cannon

 

 

Children need the freedom and time to play.  Play is not a luxury.  Play is a necessity.  ~Kay Redfield Jamison