JUST PLAYING: Make48 Challenge with Design Edge  The relationship between Matt Nuccio and Make48 is rooted in years of shared history. From his seat on the Advisory Board to mentoring teams at Nationals in Season 5, Matt has been a good comrade in the Make48 ecosystem.    Now, he is stepping into a new role as the challenger and mentor for the Classroom Experience, tasking students with navigating one of the industry’s most complex categories: MESH (Mental, Emotional, Social, and Health)...

All 4 Fun Toys has partnered with bestselling children’s author Diane Alber , creator of the beloved A Little SPOT  series, to launch new toys designed to help children explore emotions through play.   The products debuted in January at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair, the largest toy fair in the world, and are now available globally through online retailers including Amazon.   Inspired by Alber’s popular books, over 5MM books sold, the new toys bring the A Little SPOT  characters into...

Leslie Scott (creator of Jenga) announces the launch of BOUNDLESS PLAY, the Substack. Using this newsletter publishing platform, she will be presenting - in serial form - all the material she has gathered over the past two years (and is gathering still), which she had intended to publish as BOUNDLESS PLAY, the book.