Gordon Downey
Big Monster Toys’ Gordon Downey on the ‘Aha!’ moment that led to Sink N Sand
Big Monster Toys inventor Gordon Downey takes us inside the creation of Spin Master’s popular Sink N Sand game – and also reveals his most underrated invention.
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