The team at building block toy company Click-A-Brick is praising the new platform, Fitzroy Toys, as a tool that can potentially benefit both independent toy companies and toy retailers alike. Fitzroy Toys is essentially an online marketplace where independent toy companies can register and give information about their products and their available inventory and toy retailers can register and browse through the toys to help them decide which ones they would be interested in carrying in their stores. This eliminates much of the in-person visiting and pitching that has to...

With the newest installment of the Jurassic Park franchise -- Jurassic World -- having broken global opening weekend records, the team at Click-A-Brick is excited about the movie’s potentially positive effect on its upcoming dinosaur-themed Dino Pals set. While the company has no licensing deal with the movie, it is largely responsible for the dinosaur trend in toys this year, something the Click-A-Brick team is happy to take full advantage of. According to a Fortune magazine article, the Jurassic World movie brought in about $512 million worldwide during its opening...

The famous toy store F.A.O. Schwarz closed its doors for the last time on Wednesday July 14, 2015. For over a hundred years, the toy bazaar drew kids of all ages to witness its impressive array of toys. At its heyday, the toy emporium had 40 locations around the world and its Fifth Avenue store was a prime tourist destination in New York City. It was forced to shut down due to increasing rents and competition from online retailers. Click-A-Brick Toys Co-Founder Jason Smith expresses dismay at the news of...

The release of its newest building block set, Mighty Machines, can be used to teach children about the construction trade, Click-A-Brick Co-Founders Jason Smith and Georg de Gorostiza say. This, in turn, could help get more people interested in construction work and help with the well-documented shortage of construction workers in the United States, the entrepreneurs say. The construction industry is estimated to have lost 2 million workers when the last big recession ravaged the economy in 2008. And with parents pushing teens towards college and older workers opting to...

The team at educational building toy company Click-A-Brick applauds the introduction of adult play sessions at libraries, saying unstructured playtime for adults can be just as important as unstructured playtime for children. In a column for the San Jose Mercury News, reporter Angela Hill outlined her own play experience at a ‘Legos for Grown-Ups’ play session held at lunchtime every third Thursday of the month at the Mountain View Public Library. Basically, it is just a chance for adults to spend their lunch hour playing with building blocks in a...

Click-A-Brick Co-Founder Jason Smith has come up with tips for parents to help turn the Feather Friends set into a learning toy to teach their children about the avian world. The businessman says he wants parents to be able to use the Feather Friends set to teach their children about the various birds the set makes, as well as learning about birds in general. Much like the Animal Kingdom Safari set can foster an interest in animals at an early age, the avian set can be used to help children...

Click-A-Brick sets can help children with special needs develop their fine motor skills, the team at the building block company says. With their larger size compared to other building block sets, Click-A-Brick blocks are easy to manipulate and can be a helpful Special Education Needs (SEN) toy for children who may require additional guidance with motor skills development and tactile awareness. SEN toys are not only more inclusive, they are good for business, The Good Toy Guide’s Dr. Amanda Gummer said in a recent Toy News column. Gummer called play...

Building block toy company Click-A-Brick has launched the Toy Chest Giveaway via Facebook. Entrants get a chance to win a prize pack that includes all four of Click-A-Brick’s currently available sets: Animal Kingdom Safari, Army Defenders and the just-launched Feather Friends and Mighty Machines. To enter the giveaway, participants can visit the Click-A-Brick Toy Chest Giveaway page, fill out the entry form and submit their information. Each participant is only allowed one entry, but will receive an additional 10 entries for each friend they refer. If someone that a person...

Click-A-Brick's latest building toy sets, released last month, are already selling well, capitalizing on the success of the company's original two sets. Sales numbers for Feather Friends and Mighty Machines are in line with the company's more ambitious sales goals. After the success of its first two sets -- Animal Kingdom Safari and Army Defenders -- Click-A-Brick Co-Founders Jason Smith and Georg de Gorostiza decided to increase their sales goals to more accurately reflect what they expect from their new sets. The pair of businessmen say the strong showing of...

Click-A-Brick is anticipating a lucrative third quarter for 2015 after its first two educational learning toy sets have seen sales increase throughout the year. Both its Animal Kingdom Safari and Army Defenders sets have settled into a steady pace after initial surges upon release this past December and April, respectively.Co-founders Georg de Gorostiza and Jason Smith say they are pleased with how well Click-A-Brick has been received by the public. The pair has reached and surpassed all the goals they’ve set for the company and they expect this year’s third...