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May 01 2017

Fake News / Real News: The Game of Fake News and Alternative Facts Debuts to Commemorate Administration's 100th Day

License-2-Play, LLC today announced the release of Fake News / Real News, a fast-paced card game of fake news and alternative facts to commemorate the 100th day of the Trump administration. Utilizing hundreds of real quotes from key players in the Trump presidential campaign and the early weeks of his administration, the game mixes in "fake quotes" and challenges players to decipher the real statements from the fake ones.

Apr 07 2017

Introducing The Boss Baby Assorted Plush

Have you ever felt like your baby knew what you were thinking? Or purposely manipulated you? How about a baby who has a job of his own, wears a suit, and carries a briefcase? That’s the hilarious premise behind the new DreamWorks film, “The Boss Baby.” The film follows the baby as he uses his brother to help him enact a secret mission to take down Puppy Co., and win more love for babies and less for their biggest rivals, adorable puppies.

Apr 01 2017

Top 5 Wholesale Toys for 2017

Though the year has barely started, wholesale toys are as popular as ever. With plenty of new movies aimed at children, along with old favorites, there are many top toys that are on kids’ wish lists this year. Check out the most favorite five wholesale toys so far, and keep up with 2017 trends by adding these to your toy inventory.

Mar 18 2017

A Recap of Toyfair 2017

Toyfair 2017 is a place where some of the world's largest toy manufacturers and retailers come together to show off new toys, games and to network with others from the industry. License 2 Play attends every year, where we meet our customers, source new toys, make connections and have a lot of fun checking out the new toys and games.

Mar 01 2017

Blind Package Toys – The Hot Collector's Items

From sticker and gumball machines to blind wrapped surprises at the bottom of cereal boxes, we've always loved getting toy surprises and collecting them. No matter what generation you're from, you probably remember some of the magic of collecting toys from arcades, food boxes and even surprise packaging. Blind package toys recreate this magic, with collectible toys in blind packaging (you don't know what it is), to keep collectors coming back for more.

Feb 12 2017

Toy Fair 2017: Visit License 2 Play at Booth #2561

Toy Fair 2017 is one of the largest toy fairs in the United States (and the world) with over 415,000 square feet dedicated to toys and games. The Toy Fair Association hosts this extravaganza of toys to introduce new products, help buyers to find toys, and to connect retailers with wholesale toy distributors and manufacturers. As one of the largest toy fairs in the world,

Jan 30 2017

Small Business Inventory Management Tips for Gift and Toy Stores

Inventory management is a skill that most small business owners develop over time, but it is one that is crucial to the short and long-term success of a business. While often overlooked as a business cost, inventory management can greatly affect costs through warehousing, storage, logistics, organization, and through overstocking.

Jan 11 2017

Great Resource for Toy and Gift Stores: Why Attend the Atlanta Gift Show 2017

e Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, often called the Atlanta Gift Show, is one of the largest wholesale home and gift shows in the world, with hundreds of thousands of buyers and sellers attending every year. The market attracts international as well as local retailers, wholesalers, and direct manufacturer representatives, allowing toy and gift stores to invest in the latest and best toys and gifts.

Dec 01 2016

How to Compete with Large Retail Stores for Toy Sales

From Toys R Us to Walmart, Target and even Amazon, the toy niche is filled with big names and bigger budgets, and small toy stores and gift shops often struggle to compete. Surviving when you're competing with companies hudnreds of times larger than your own might seem daunting, but small business

Nov 08 2016

An Easy Guide to Using Facebook to Sell More Toys

Facebook is the most popular social media network on the planet, and with over 1.71 billion active users, it's also one of the only websites that can boast a regular audience that totals more than a quarter of the total world population.

Oct 31 2016

A History of Stuffed Toys

Stuffed toys are known by many names including plush toys, plushies, snuggies, stuffies, snuggley animals and stuffed animals, but whatever you call them, chances are you've owned one, or many, throughout your life. Plushies are the holy grail of toys given to young children as presents, used as security and comfort devices, and are beloved much more than almost any other type of toy.

Oct 05 2016

License 2 Play FAQ

If you're considering ordering any of our licensed wholesale toys for your toy store, gift store, or other retail outlet, it's understandable that you might have questions. While you can feel free to contact us for more information, check out this list of our most frequently asked questions.

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