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Breaktime: From Screen to Stars: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Brings New Life to Monopoly

  • by Blue Bot Advertising
  • Posted on April 3, 2026

At Global Toy News, we’ve always had a soft spot for Super Mario—it’s one of…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

BreakTime: Care Bears Unite! On An All-New The Masked Singer

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 18, 2026March 19, 2026

It’s break time—so step away for a minute and treat yourself to something fun. Why…

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Breaktime: The Worldwide Tic Tac Toe Championship Invades SXSW with Week-Long Tournament Activation

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

The Worldwide Tic Tac Toe Championship hits South by Southwest March 12–18. Play live, climb…

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Break Time: Tiny Games, Big Fun: Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges & Hummingbirds

  • by Blue Bot Advertising
  • Posted on February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

Article by Miguel Ortuno | Global Toy News | Blue Bot Advertising I have to…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Flashback: Breaktime – Top 10 Bears of All Time

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Richard Gottlieb, the visionary Founder of Global Toy News, had a unique gift for storytelling…

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Flashback: Breaktime – Ancient Sippy Cups

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 29, 2025May 23, 2025

Richard Gottlieb, the visionary Founder of Global Toy News, had a unique gift for storytelling…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Flashback: Breaktime – Contemplating the Tiddlywink

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 22, 2025May 23, 2025

Richard Gottlieb, the visionary Founder of Global Toy News, had a unique gift for storytelling…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Flashback – Breaktime: Hot Toys From the Year You Were Born

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 21, 2025April 22, 2025

Richard Gottlieb, the visionary Founder of Global Toy News, had a unique gift for storytelling…

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Breaktime: The Richard Toy Entrepreneurship Grant – Empowers the Next Generation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

The Richard Gottlieb Toy Entrepreneurship Grant empowers the next generation of toy industry innovators, and…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Breaktime | MGA Presents: “The Rizzler Diss-mas”, an Anthem About What Kids Really Want for the Holidays (PR)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024

Created and produced by VIRTUE Worldwide and Pulse Films, the campaign reimagines holiday marketing with…

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Breaktime: Take a Vibrant, Imaginitive Journey Into the World of Toys in Piece by Piece

  • by Blue Bot Advertising
  • Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

Pharrell Williams’ latest cinematic masterpiece, Piece by Piece, takes viewers on a vibrant, imaginative journey…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Breaktime: Vintage Halloween Costumes

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 17, 2023October 18, 2023

With Halloween just around the corner…. we thought we’d resurrect an article from the archives!…

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Breaktime: The Fli-Back Paddle

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Original Paddle Ball Patent No. 1,529,600 This article originally appeared in 2019. I am running…

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Toy Fair 1903; What Was Happening in the World

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

1903 was the year that the American toy industry came together for its first Toy…

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Top 10 Bears of All Time

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

I wrote this article ten years ago and it has proven to be one of…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Break Time: Contemplating the Tiddlywink

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 6, 2022November 6, 2022

Break Time is a series of articles that take a playful look at the toy…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Break Time: 3,000 Year-Old Hedgehog Pull Toy

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

I came upon a Hedgehog and a Lion Pull Toy, and I wanted to share…

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Puzzles Are Hot; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2020June 4, 2020

This article ran last year. I decided to run it again due to a surge…

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