Virtual Press Office Exhibitor Profiles: North American International Toy Fair 2015 Part 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following event roundup from Virtual Press Office is a list of featured exhibitors for North American International Toy Fair 2015, the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, which takes place from February 14-17 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, New York.

North American International Toy Fair 2015 press kits, news releases and photos are available on the Official Online Press Office, managed by Virtual Press Office/PR Newswire: http://topics.vpoinc.com/events/ToyFair15.html  

North American International Toy Fair 2015 press kits (Companies Beginning with A – M) on Virtual Press Office

ALEX BRANDS
Booth # 2131/2231
The ALEX BRANDS® family includes some of the most highly recognized brands in the toy industry. The family of brands includes classic, timeless toys and games to creative crafts and developmental activities. The brands include ALEX TOYS®, POOF®, SLINKY®, IDEAL®, BACKYARD SAFARI®, ZOOB®, ZILLIONZ®, CITIBLOCS®, SHRINKY DINKS® and SCIENTIFIC EXPLORER®.

B4 Adventure (formerly Brand 44) – Slackers
Booth # 5163
For more information, visit b4adventure.com

Bachmann Trains
Booth # 1241
The world's best-selling model train company, Bachmann Trains has everything needed to enjoy this fun hobby in all the popular scales. We offer ready-to-run electric train sets and separate-sale items in partnership with Thomas & Friends™, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™ and Chuggington™.

Bearington Collection - Whiffer Sniffers
Booth # 6069
Bearington Collection is an established family-owned company. Long known for producing award winning designs while offering affordable pricing, Bearington is a trusted leader in the plush industry. Bearington's new Whiffer Sniffer line continues the company's tradition of producing original product that meets the needs of today's market.

BeginAgain
Booth # 5763
Created by toymakers David Bowen and Chris Clemmer–two of the founders of Sprig Toys–BeginAgain is focused on thoughtful product design and imaginative storytelling for today's kids. BeginAgain toys teach through play and nurture the development of the whole child. The company is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

BigMouth Inc.
Booth # 4863
BigMouth Inc. is the go-to brand in hilarious novelty toys, pool floats, masks and garden gnomes! From giant donuts to German Shepherd and Cat Masks and popular licensed brands (Star Trek, Smarties, Tootsie, Dots, Junior Mints, Warheads & Pac-Man) - we've got it all! As seen on TMZ, MTV, CNN, E! and more!

Bizainy, LLC
Booth # 4869-V
Bizainy Toys enhance play to empower kids with business, money management and philanthropy skills to thrive. Featuring bold design, ease-of-use and a playful tone, Bizainy emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, family dialogue – and real-world FUN. Award-Winning Bizainy Activity Kits include essentials for running your Lemonade Stand, Charity Bake Sale, Kids's Cafe, Babysitting, Dog Walking & Pet Sitting and Concession Stand. Make timeless fun more entertaining and educational than ever with Bizainy!

Blue Orange Games   
Booth # 103
Blue Orange Games has been creating award-winning games that excite and challenge all ages. Since 2000, their collection of over 70 games has earned a reputation for high play value, skill development, and continuous fun. The eco-conscious company focuses on high quality designs using durable materials and plants two trees for each tree used in game construction.

Box Creations LLC
Box Creations makes a line of U.S.A. made, recycled cardboard play lands, accessories, role-play, and themed cardboard concepts.

Its highly original Pirate Ship, Medieval Castle, Country Cottage, Princess Carriage and Space Shuttle are clubhouse styles that accommodate three children and come with detailed line artwork and markers for Do-It-Yourself personalization.

Buffalo Games Inc.
Booth # 261
Buffalo Games is a leading manufacturer of high-quality jigsaw puzzles and games. The company's portfolio includes popular licenses such as Urban Dictionary, Star Wars, DC Super Friends, Charles Wysocki, Josephine Wall, Kim Norlien, Darrell Bush and Hautman Brothers. Founded almost 30 years ago, Buffalo Games manufactures products in the USA.

Calliope Games
Booth # 6419
Calliope Games publishes quality board games that are fun, affordable, and meet the time demands of our busy lifestyles. But, that's not what Calliope does… we facilitate experiences people will remember for a lifetime; it's the relationships we build, it's the imaginations we ignite and the facilitating of the laughter that's Calliope!

Celestial Buddies, LLC
Booth # 5936
Celestial Buddies is a line of nine educational Plush Planetary Pals (with more coming soon), each of which personifies an object in our solar system. Designed for ages 3 and up, these cuddly creations come with informative hang tags containing useful fun facts about the celestial bodies they represent. Each of our Celestial Buddies . . . Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a Comet . . . will both delight and enlighten you and the children in your life!

Cepia LLC
Booth # 4A/BTerrace, 4A02, 4A3
A family-owned company, Cepia LLC are the makers behind innovative toys ZhuZhu Pets®, DaGeDar™, Xia-Xia™, and Glo-E™. At Cepia, we strongly believe in producing toys that combine advanced technology, creativity, and passion to give children a magical experience. Proudly presenting our latest lines, we invite you to visit us in meeting rooms 4A3 and 4A02.

Crayola
Booth # 1677
Crayola is a leader in children's creative expression products. Known for the iconic Crayola crayon first introduced in 1903, the Crayola brand has grown into a portfolio of innovative art tools, crafting activities and creativity toys that offer children innovative new ways to use color to create everything imaginable.

DEMDACO - Nat & Jules
Booth # 5469, 1869
Nat & Jules® by DEMDACO products will bring a smile to a child's face or help a special family moment be treasured. Our irresistible and precious keepsakes spread love and friendship every time a gift is exchanged or a plush companion is snuggled. Capture their hearts and make them smile with Nat & Jules® by DEMDACO.

Elope Inc.
Booth # 5405
For more information, visit elope.com

Evollve, Inc.
Booth # 3119
Evollve Inc. is a company built around an idea that blends physical and digital technologies to provide social, educational and competitive applications with a core foundation of instilling valuable life skills. Through game based applications and creative curriculum, our focus is on designing interactive robots to entertain in the family room and educate in the classroom.

Faber-Castell / Creativity for Kids
Booth # 479
Faber-Castell® is the leading provider of best quality creative experiences for a lifetime. The children's brands include Creativity for Kids® (CreativityforKids.com) and Faber-Castell Premium Children's Art Products (GreatArtStartsHere.com). Faber-Castell USA is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Faber-Castell was founded 254 years ago as a pencil manufacturer and today is known for its high-quality, professional art supplies and fine writing instruments and accessories.

Folkmanis, Inc.
Booth # 2751
FOLKMANIS – the leader in specialty puppets. Original, high quality, award-winning hand, glove and finger puppets, featuring 250 top-selling animals and characters inspired by nature and literature. Folkmanis has been making the most innovative and engaging specialty puppets in the world since 1976, delighting imaginations of children and adults everywhere.

FoxMind Games
Booth # 6109
FoxMind publishes original, smart, fun games and puzzles. Favourite among parents, teachers and games lovers, FoxMind games build reasoning skills, develop verbal expression, creativity and strategic thinking. Our games have won numerous awards in North America and around the world. FoxMind is The Smarter Fun Company.

GIANTmicrobes
Booth # 4963
Giantmicrobes, Inc. is a fast-growing global brand that is inspired by the huge impact tiny microbes have on our world! GIANTmicrobes® novelty educational science products are sold in toy stores, gift shops, bookstores, museums, science centers, drug stores, hospital gift shops, educational catalogs, as well as the company's website, giantmicrobes.com.

Goldbrick Games, LLC
Booth # 6238
At Goldbrick Games, our goal is to deliver games that are challenging, exciting to play, and most of all ... fun! Our line includes the award-winning Rumble Pie. Check out our new release, Skosh, the team-play trivia game for people who have more fun figuring it out than knowing it all!

Greenpoint Brands
Booth # 5742
Greenpoint Brands provides safer, healthier and cuddlier products for our loved ones. Our eco-friendly playthings are made in a responsible manner that honors our commitment to our loved ones and the environment.

New for 2014, the MyNatural™ collection features our popular blankies and a soon to be favorite, Sensory Eco Teethers.

Griddly Games
Booth # 6137
Griddly Games are games that get you going. The company creates award-winning party and board games that deliver innovative, engaging fun that brings people together. Founded in 2007 by Reisa Schwartzman, a mom from Vancouver, British Columbia, who took it upon herself to fill the void for products that deliver wholesome family fun that all ages could enjoy at once, Griddly Games creates products that inspire laughter and fun, while promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. As a former educator, Schwartzman instills a strict company philosophy to offer games that encourage social interaction, learning, strategy and challenges that anyone (from across the grid) can enjoy. To discover more about Griddly Games, visit griddlygames.com

GUND
Booth # 2107, 4B1
GUND®, a division of Enesco, LLC, is known worldwide for its top quality, soft and huggable plush designs and gift products. Award-winning GUND® products appeal to all ages, from infants up, and are perfect for both play and collecting. The 116-year old company is based in Edison, New Jersey, and distributes throughout the United States and Canada as well as in Europe, Japan, Australia and South America. GUND® products may be found in gift, specialty, toy, book, museum and department stores and many other retail outlets. To find your nearest retailer or to purchase please visit gund.com.

Hydro Toys, LLC
Booth # 6269
ZORBZ® Self-Sealing Water Balloons creates a new standard for the water balloon and the water toy industry and has already made a splash with major retailers. This unique innovation platform will serve as the baseline for the new Combat Toy line, and all of Hydro Toys' future product developments.

ImagAbility
Booth # 5523
For more information, visit wedgits.com

International Playthings
Booth # 2251
Since 1967, International Playthings LLC has excelled in the delivery of innovative and entertaining products with integrity, superior play value and child developmental qualities to consumers. Over its 45-year existence, International Playthings has become one of the largest and most respected suppliers of quality products in North America.

Intertek
Booth # 1751
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. As the largest player in the toy, game, and premium testing industry, Intertek offers its customers a complete range of product safety testing, evaluation and quality assurance services. Intertek's state-of-the-art laboratory facilities are accredited to test to national and international standards such as CPSIA, GB and the EU Toy Directive. Intertek helps customers protect their brands and build their competitive advantage in the marketplace.

JAKKS Pacific
Booth # 1C02
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading designer and marketer of toys and consumer products, with a wide range of products that feature some of the most popular brands and children's toy licenses in the world. Major licenses include Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Warner Bros.®, and Sanrio®.

Jazwares   
Booth # 2719
With its focus on creativity, innovation and function, Jazwares has established itself as a well-respected leader in the licensed products industry. Delivering diverse lines of toys and consumer electronics, their products feature some of the best entertainment properties in the world including Minecraft™, Adventure Time™, Regular Show, One Direction, Plants vs. Zombies™, Star Wars™, Yo Gabba Gabba!™, WWE™, Sonic the Hedgehog™ and Teen Titans Go!™, among others.

KIKKERLAND DESIGN
Booth # 5772
For more information, visit KIKKERLAND.COM

Klutz
Booth # 159
Founded in 1977, Klutz has been engaging kids for more than 35 years with more than 110 million activity products in print, including such popular and award winning products as Cat's Cradle®, Face Painting, Friendship Bracelets, Juggling for the Complete Klutz, and The Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes. Today, more than 175 Klutz® products are sold in book, toy and gift stores worldwide, and the company has helped kids launch more than 42 million paper airplanes, knot 48 million friendship bracelets, and drop more than 8 million juggling cubes. Klutz is an imprint of Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. For more information, please visit klutz.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com/klutz. Follow Klutz on Twitter @KlutzBooks and on Facebook (facebook.com/KlutzBooks).

K'NEX Brands
Booth # 4872
Founded in 1992, K'NEX Brands, the world's most innovative construction toy company, was established to make and sell what has become one of the world's leading integrated construction systems for children, and is America's STEM building solution. Winner of over 250 international awards and recognitions, K'NEX is focused on Building Worlds Kids Love® and encourages youngsters to "imagine, build and play." From the living room to the classroom, K'NEX has building toys specially designed for every age group and skill level. The K'NEX family of brands includes K'NEX Building Sets, K'NEX Thrill Rides, K'NEX Education®, Lincoln Logs®, Tinkertoy®, K-FORCE Build and Blast™, Mighty Makers™, Mario Kart Wii™, Mario Kart 7™, Mario Kart 8™, Super Mario™, PacMan™, Titanfall™, Family Guy™, Plants vs. Zombies™, and more. Since 1992, The Rodon Group®, a subsidiary of K'NEX Brands, L.P., has manufactured over 34 billion parts for the K'NEX building toy system. Join us as we help build the leaders of tomorrow. For more information, please visit knex.com or odongroup.com.

Konami Digital Entertainment
Booth # 4834
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 25 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about KONAMI can be found on the Web at konami.com. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. KONAMI CORPORATION is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by KONAMI can be found at konami.com.

LA SIESTA Inc.
Booth # 5183
LA SIESTA – The World of Hammocks.  LA SIESTA is a leading brand of hammocks and hammock chairs for adults, kids and babies.  Established in 1993, LA SIESTA is known for quality, variety, design, and responsibility.  The premier hammock brand in Europe, LA SIESTA opened corporate office in Miami in 2014.

Lenmark Toys
Booth # 4506
LENMARK Toys, manufacturer of the MyBeltz™ play and display accessory system, allows girls & boys to play, display & travel with fashion dolls such as Barbie®. MyBeltz™ is patented. Visit us @ Toy Fair NY2015, booth #4506.

Lounge N Learn
Booth # 4507
For more information, visit loungenlearn.com

Madame Alexander Doll Company
Booth # 2451
The Madame Alexander Doll Company encourages girls of all ages to enjoy a lifetime of doll fun, play, gifting, and collecting with Madame Alexander branded Play, Baby, Fashion, and Collection dolls that are beautifully designed and age-appropriate products of quality and craftsmanship.

Mattel, Inc.
Booth # 1323, 1E04, 1E05, G100
Boasting Barbie®, the #1 fashion doll, Monster High®, the #2 fashion doll, Hot Wheels®, the #1 vehicle property and Fisher Price®, the #1 infant manufacturer; Mattel® is a proven leader in building multidimensional brands. Dedicated to developing` new and core brands, Mattel works with best-in-class partners to grow beyond the toy box.

Mayfair Games
Booth # 6205
Mayfair Games makes great board games, card games and dice games for families and gamers, including one of the world's best-selling game brands of all-time, The Settlers of Catan®. The Mayfair catalog of over 150 products offers fun, intrigue, interaction, and provides outstanding replay value.

MerryMakers, Inc.
Booth # 6023
MerryMakers is the preeminent designer and manufacturer of dolls based on bestselling and classic children's books. Our dolls are careful renderings of favorite characters, made of the highest quality with meticulous attention to detail. The latest additions for 2015 include brand new Pete the Cat plush and accessories!

Mezco Toyz
Booth # 4849
Mezco Toyz LLC, specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toys and collectibles for all ages. A design-driven company that continuously thinks outside the box, Mezco is a leader in collectible action figures, doll manufacturing and marketing. Creators of brands such as Living Dead Dolls, Texty Bears, Mez-Itz and more, Mezco also produces many of today's most popular collector-friendly licensed products including: DC Universe, Sons Of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, and Thundercats to name a few. With a consumer outreach that is comprised of wholesale, distribution and direct to consumer networks; Mezco's product placement abilities span worldwide. The award-winning company has offices in the United States as well as in Hong Kong, overseeing all aspects of design, marketing and manufacturing.

MGA Entertainment
Booth # 2807
MGA Entertainment, a consumer entertainment products company headquartered in Van Nuys, California, manufactures innovative lines of proprietary and licensed products including toys and games, dolls, consumer electronics, home décor, stationery and sporting goods. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as Lalaloopsy™, Little Tikes®, Bratz®, Moxie Girlz™, BFC, Ink. ™, and Zapf Creation®.

Moff Inc.   
Booth # 3162
Moff Inc. (moff.mobi) is a tech toy company and creator of the Moff™ Band, a wearable smart toy that turns a child's every movement into realistic sounds.

Moose Toys
Booth # 1527, 1555
Moose Toys made a huge splash with its wildly successful launches of Shopkins™, Little Live Pets™ and Beados™ in 2014. This year, Moose is taking its brands to the next level with new collectible characters, additional furry friends and even more activity toys that encourage creativity in both boys and girls.

Munch Mitt
Booth # 5584
Munch Baby Inc., is North America's first teething mitten company, providing a teething solution for babies aged three to 12 months. For more information about the Munch Mitt™ and to find retailers, please visit munchmitt.com. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/munchmitt, find us on Twitter at @MunchMitt and follow us on Google+ at plus.google.com/+MunchmittBabyTeethingToy/posts

The above press kits will continue to be updated throughout the show. Please check back during North American International Toy Fair 2015 for the latest news.

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