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You only have until Friday, August 31st to book tickets to next month’s Toy and Game Design Conference, sponsored by Hasbro, Alpha Group and Wynne-Jones IP.

New report also shows that playtime is being squeezed, with nearly a third of families spending less than five hours playing together every week.

“This is our first Board Game Club take-over and it is definitely the right time with such a fantastic range of games launching this autumn,” said Spin Master’s Dharaa Patel.

The closing date for entries is November 23rd 2018 and entries can be registered at www.toyaward.com from next month.

Mexico, Brazil and the US enjoyed the highest growth.

Peterson leaves to focus on “family, health, and the pursuit of other interests.”

The move is part of programme launched in February at Toy Fair 2018 called Target’s Open Innovation Project.

“I am convinced that the strong toy industry growth so far this year has been at least partially supported by the empathy that people felt towards losing a store like Toys R Us,” said NPD’s Juli Lennett.

Making Things’ innovation services include implementing strategic design-led thinking for businesses as well as hosting workshops for companies looking to ignite creativity within their teams.

Nominations close on Wednesday, August 15th, with winners announced during this year’s ChiTAG week, at a special ceremony held on Friday, November 16th.