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Smart Teddy Lets Moms Vent with ‘Smart Teddy Mom Challenge’

What is your biggest parenting challenge? Is it getting kids to brush their teeth? Getting them to sleep? Learn their ABCs? Whatever it is, Smart Teddy, the interactive talking teddy bear, wants to know. In advance of National Teddy Bear Day, September 9th, Smart Teddy is calling on moms to share their biggest parenting challenge in the Smart Teddy Mom Challenge for a chance to win a $500 spa gift card and a connected plush toy Smart Teddy, while nine runner ups will win their own Smart Teddy.

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Back to School with the Squirrels as Hey Duggee Returns for Fourth Season

Multi award-winning hit animation Hey Duggee will begin its fourth season on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on 5 September as we learn all about the Squirrels’ first days at the Clubhouse. Five special episodes released daily on CBeebies will reveal what happened when each Squirrel visited Duggee for the very first time as children in England and Wales prepare for their first days at school.

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Firefly Brand Management Takes Bob Ross Painting Beyond the Canvas

Leading brand management and licensing agency Firefly Brand Management has signed with GDB International, Incorporated, the global leader in the paint recycling industry, to produce a new line of Bob Ross latex interior paints and wood deck paint stain. GBD is introduced the line of Bob Ross branded latex and deck paint at this year’s ASD Marketweek consumer merchandise show in Las Vegas.

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Jeff Staple and Mighty Jaxx Collaborate on Exclusive Figures

Award-winning future culture company Mighty Jaxx and renowned designer Jeff Staple and his STAPLE brand are bringing to life a new exclusive streetwear-inspired collectible, Pigeon in Flight. This limited edition figure is inspired by Jeff’s signature pigeon and features texture-inspired patterns used in some of the most popular shoes in the world. Each sneaker-inspired element of the pigeon has been lovingly crafted as a homage to a streetwear essential: fresh kicks.

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Mattel Partners with Save the Children to Help Improve the Lives of Kids in Rural America

Mattel, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MAT) and Mattel Children’s Foundation have announced that they are partnering with Save the Children to invest in the next generation. From August 28 through October 1, when shoppers purchase select Barbie, Matchbox, and Little People items at Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com, a portion of the retail price from each sale, up to a certain amount, will be donated by Mattel to Save the Children’s U.S. rural education programs which help children build the language, literacy, numeracy, social and emotional skills they need to succeed.

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Top Pokémon Competitors Crowned at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships for the TCG and Video Game

The 2022 Pokémon World Championships came to a close yesterday following four days of intense matches and friendly competition in London, UK. The best Trainers from around the world attended the annual event to take part in the premier tournament for Pokémon video games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG). This year’s event featured the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, the Pokémon TCG, Pokémon GO, Pokkén Tournament DX and Pokémon UNITE. Winners of each division can be found here.

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Moonbug Entertainment Announces First Deal Across EMEA with the Walt Disney Company for Go Buster and Lellobee City Farm

 Moonbug Entertainment Limited, a Candle Media Company, has announced its first distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, expanding Moonbug’s partnership with Disney in multiple territories. Go Buster and Lellobee City Farm, both spin-off series of the world-renowned Little Baby Bum, will now be available on Disney+.

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Pebble Gear Supports the Children of Ukraine with Licensed Disney Tablet Bag and New Partnership with Hope and Homes for Children

Pebble Gear, a ground-breaking international children’s technology company, announced the release of a special edition Disney-licensed Mickey & Friends Forever & Always tablet carry bag. The bag is being launched to support the charity, Hope and Homes for Children, and their urgent appeal to support children in Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop Launching Pumpkin Spice Bear

Pumpkin Spice season is here, and Build-A-Bear Workshop is getting in on the fun with the release of their very own Pumpkin Spice Bear!  If you know someone who can’t get enough pumpkin spice lattes this fall, the Pumpkin Spice Bear is the perfect festive gift for them to fall in love with. Its pumpkin orange fur and sparkly gold paw pads create an unbearably cute solution for any caffeine fix! And just in time for sweater weather, this cuddly companion launches alongside Build-A-Bear Workshop’s new fall fashion capsule collection.