Color Monsters Full of Personality Make Awesome Collectible Figures

BELOIT, Wis. (January 28, 2019) — PlayMonster LLC has joined forces with Wind Sun Sky, in partnership with Skybound Entertainment and Big Blue Bubble, as master toy license in North America for the top-grossing mobile game My Singing Monsters. PlayMonster plans a multi-year program for figures, playsets, games and accessories. The first wave of this program, a line of collectible harmonizing figures and accessories, will be unveiled during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

In My Singing Monsters, players young and old add monsters to their islands to create songs. Each monster has its own personality and part in the song, so the song changes as more monsters are added. Along the way, players feed and breed their monsters, and add structures for hours of fun. The game has 80+ million players worldwide, with one million players added monthly, plus 410+ million YouTube views. Fans are ready to see the game and its characters come to life, and PlayMonster agrees:

“Partnering with Wind Sun Sky is an ideal collaboration for us,” said Scott Flynn, VP of Sales & Marketing at PlayMonster. “My Singing Monsters is all about the unique personalities of the monsters, creative islands and scenery, and fun music. Players are very engaged when they play the game, and all of this will translate really well into toys. It’s definitely an exciting opportunity for PlayMonster!”

For 2019, PlayMonster will launch the My Singing Monster Harmonizing Collectibles in July. The popular Plant Island monsters Entbrat, Furcorn, Toe Jammer, Mammott, Noggin and Maw will be articulate 3D figures that sing on their own, and harmonize together when multiple are collected. Each monster is sold separately, and comes with one of its favorite accessories from the mobile game. More monsters are planned to follow in early 2020.

Also debuting in 2019 will be the My Singing Monster Babies, which are baby versions of the popular monsters. Each baby monster comes inside its unique and colorful egg and make adorable collectibles. PlayMonster plans to release eight babies per year.

 

 About My Singing Monsters:

My Singing Monsters is a beloved and critically acclaimed top-grossing game on the App Store and Google Play, with more than 80 million players worldwide. The free-to-play family-friendly title explores rich intriguing worlds as players are engaged in discovery, creativity, and delight by breeding and feeding Singing Monsters to build unique melodies. Each monster has its own unique sound, so players can mix and match monsters to create different melodies.

 

About Wind Sun Sky:

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment is a Vancouver-based and Canadian controlled multimedia entertainment company. The studio is led and controlled by former LucasFilm executive, Catherine Winder (The Angry Birds Movie, Star Wars; The Clone Wars). Based in Vancouver, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment is a full-service producer of creator driven mulit-platform content with a focus on developing Canadian content for the domestic, U.S. and international marketplace. The film-makers behind such notable projects as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Outcast, Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, are minority partners in the venture along with entrepreneur Jon Goldman (Greycroft Partners LLC).

 

About Skybound Entertainment:

Founded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company managed by partners Robert Kirkman, David Alpert and Jon Goldman. Skybound houses projects ranging from television, film, emerging platforms, comics, interactive gaming, live events, and more. In 2016, the company expanded to Vancouver with the opening of their Skybound North office, working to expand Skybound’s footprint into the animation and children’s space with top Canadian talent. In 2018, Skybound opened GammaRay, a video-content brand focused on pop culture, and expanded Skybound Games into a venture focused on publishing independently developed games.

 

Skybound Entertainment is responsible for television hits including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Outcast, Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and currently holds a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. On the film side, Skybound has a first-look deal with Universal. Robert Kirkman’s second-longest running comic series Invincible will be developed for film at Universal and as an animated series for Amazon. The interactive gaming slate includes partnerships with Telltale, Starbreeze, Skydance, Scopely, and more. Skybound is currently publishing comic book titles The Walking Dead, Oblivion Song, Die!Die!Die!, Outcast, Redneck, Gasolina, Crude, and more.

 

About Big Blue Bubble:

Big Blue Bubble is an established mobile gaming company with more than a decade of experience creating fun, innovative, and accessible titles. They develop mobile games that inspire creativity and encourage people of all ages to embrace their playful side. Big Blue Bubble is a pioneer in the mobile gaming industry and has developed more than 100 video game titles since 2004. Having entered the field long before the days of smartphones, they maintain a proven track record of being the first to market with a variety of innovations in technology and game design, including original gameplay mechanics and revolutionary cross-platform game engines. These milestones have solidified Big Blue Bubble as a long-standing industry veteran. Big Blue Bubble’s commitment to producing fun, engaging games has earned the studio recognition from prestigious organizations around the world, including awards from Deloitte, BAFTA, and IGN for economic growth, people’s choice and editor’s choice, respectively. Big Blue Bubble continues to produce award-winning titles that stand the test of time, including our top-grossing flagship franchise, My Singing Monsters.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

Young Inventor Challenge Winners with Great Game Concepts will See Their Hard Work Pay Off and Bring Fun to Other Kids and Families!

BELOIT, Wis. (January 28, 2019) — PlayMonster, a proud sponsor of the Chicago Toy & Game Week’s Young Inventor Challenge, is proud to be producing the fun and creative games of two of the recent years’ winners. The new games will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

PlayMonster is a proud sponsor of the annual Young Inventor’s Challenge held in Chicago during Toy & Game Week. The Young Inventor Challenge provides an opportunity for children to showcase their own original toy and game inventions to toy industry professionals, members of media and the general public and ignite their imagination, creativity and presentation skills!

Because PlayMonster believes in the importance of play, and the importance of encouraging and nurturing play and creativity, they take part in the Young Inventor Challenge event, reviewing concepts and offering mentorship and advice to young inventors. With that, they have taken the opportunity to work with young people and produce their game ideas.

Goo on My Shoe™, a board game invented by 9-year-old Edie, is a fun pathway game with 3D shoe pawns that “walk” around the board, trying to avoid the little blobs of putty-like goo that could be things such as gum, poo, slime, etc. Players can also strategically leave piles of goo for other players to encounter. The goal is to make it to the fountain and “wash” the goo off your shoe! For 2 to 4 players ages 4 and up, this game will be available Fall 2019.

Draw Into Crime™, a “sketchy” game by 11-year-old Tiggy, is a mix or mystery, deduction and drawing! A crime has been committed, and one player has seen the suspect. Other players ask questions to try and figure out what the “perp” looked like and draw a sketch of the criminal. The player who gets closest to the actual picture of the suspect wins that round! You don’t necessarily have to be a good artist, just a good detective! Perfect fun for 3 or more players, ages 6 and up, Draw Into Crime will arrive on shelves in Fall 2019.

 

About the Young Inventor Challenge

The Young Inventor Challenge provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to showcase their own original toy and game inventions to toy and game industry professionals, members of media and the general public and ignite their imagination, creativity and presentation skills. It can also provide a means of taking the inventions to even greater heights!

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

 

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

Jeff Foxworthy’s Successful Relative Insanity Game Gets a Follow up One Year Later

BELOIT, Wis. (January 28, 2019) — When PlayMonster launched comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s hilarious game Relative Insanity at last year’s Toy Fair, it was the beginning of a very successful game line. Because it’s such a hit, and fans and players are begging for more hilarious content, Foxworthy wrote more material about crazy families and PlayMonster developed a smaller stand-alone game that can also be added to the original. The game will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

Game play is the same as the original game fans love, allowing player to mix and match bits of Foxworthy’s comedy that creates wacky situations about family. Everyone has a crazy friend or family member (or two or three…) and can totally relate to this game’s hilarious situations and humor!

In Relative Insanity, one player will read a setup card, such as “When the customs agent asked my mother if she had anything to declare, she blurted out…” and the other players will decide which of their punch line cards they want to play. So maybe you’d end up with these statements:

1. Your face could stop a clock.
2. I can’t button my britches!
3. In my fantasy, I’m wearing a camouflage thong!
4. I will pay you to scratch my chigger bites.
5. I have a little condensation in my basement.
6. Girrrrrlllll, please!

 

The reader then gets to choose their favorite punch line, and the owner of that card gets a point!

This peggable game features 30 all new setup cards and 150 all new punch lines. Foxworthy originally created the game with laughter in mind, inspired by the insanity of his own family and friends. And because the insanity never ends, he keeps on writing more cards! Relative Insanity Expansion/Travel Pack is a fun game on its own, or added to the original game, and is for 4 to 12 players, ages 14 to adult, and lands on shelves in Summer 2019.

Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and best-selling author of 11 books. Widely known for his Blue Collar Comedy Tour and redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

Players Will Have a Blast with Pop Culture Trivia and Cheeky Humor!

BELOIT, Wis. (February 6, 2019) — Keep the party going strong with all new PlayMonster games! Game night fun just gets better with The Logo Game’s® trivia about America’s favorite brands, and the hilarious attitude of Kiss My Bass™–Pucker up, buttercup! The new games will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

The Logo Game joins PlayMonster’s award-winning party game line for 2019. The game was a top-seller for years, and PlayMonster recently gained the license and is excited to release a new version of the game. The Logo Game will have all new content featuring new and nostalgic brands, and players will have fun with trivia about popular logos, commercials, facts and more! Plus, the new version features 3D pewter pawns of fun items and characters! For 2 to 6 players ages 12 to adult, this game is available Fall 2019.

On the other end of the spectrum comes a sarcastic fish that’ll tell you to “Kiss My Bass!” This game, which could also be an amusing novelty gift, features a 3D electronic talking fish that dares/tells players to touch him in certain areas (touch points) and responds whether the player does it correctly or not—he’s not happy if you don’t do as he says! Players take turns touching his fin, back, etc. or kissing his lips or his…ahem…”bass.” If he farts on a player during a smooch, that player is out! A hilarious game for two or more players, ages 10 to adult, Kiss My Bass will land on shelves in Fall 2019.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

 

Mirari Remains an Innovative Brand with Great Play Value, Now with a New Look

BELOIT, Wis. (January 28, 2019)  — PlayMonster has grown its Mirari® brand to meet the needs and desires of today’s parents, who are looking for premium toys made with different materials, such as wood. With that in mind, PlayMonster redesigned some of Mirari’s most popular toys, and created a new one, all with brand new closed packaging as well. The new Mirari line will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

Mirari’s new mission and promise that can be found on every package, and fulfilled through every toy: “Mirari means wonder, and our collection inspires classic play and new discoveries, encouraging children to learn and grow. Mirari promises wonderful experiences, opening a world of possibilities!” For 2019, the new Mirari line consists of five toys that will launch in Fall 2019.

Pop! Pop! Piano®, a best-seller in the Mirari line, maintains its fun musical play with two sound modes: classic piano and silly sounds (with all new sounds). The balls pop up with each key that is pressed for fun visual stimulation. When children press the soft and squishy center Mirari button, they will hear the new signature Mirari giggle! The top of the keyboard area is made using sustainable wood for a rich look and feel. For ages 12 months and up.

myPhone®, another Mirari favorite, allows for parents and other loved ones to record personalized messages for baby to hear! Adults use the remote to activate the phone, like magic! Children press the colorful buttons to hear fun sounds and phrases for engaging playtime. The toy phone and remote feature sustainable wood fronts for a beautiful look. For ages 6 months and up.

myStorymaker™ is an innovative new Mirari toy that has the familiar shape and size of a child’s tablet, but features stimulation for imagination! Pressing a colorful button from each section as it lights up allows children to create a story! As prompted, they choose a hero, adventure and happy ending that plays for them using adorable sounds and voices! Pressing the Mirari button activates a giggle and the narrator. Parents can also record the child’s name so that the story playback will announce who made the story! The front panel is made of sustainable wood. For ages 12 months and up.

myKeys™ feautures a smooth wood ring that holds three fun keys that look like a kitty, a piggy and a froggy! When children press the coordinating buttons on the wood-accented fob, they’ll hear sweet phrases that tell them what that animal says! Each key also has a different texture for a sensory experience. As with the other Mirari toys, the Mirari button activates the signature giggle. For ages 6 months and up.

Comeback Koala™ is a fun, rolling, tumbling toy for children! Play in two ways: roll the cylinder for babies to chase after, or press the Mirari button to activate the comeback feature so it rolls back when rolled! No matter how children play with it, the adorable koala stays upright inside and the contained balls roll and rumble inside! The sides are made with sustainable wood. No batteries required. For ages 6 months and up.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

 

Children Can Grow Their Fairy World with New Fairy Friends and a New Fairy Garden Home!

BELOIT, Wis. (February 6, 2019) — PlayMonster LLC is excited to extend its popular My Fairy Garden® Line in 2019, adding a new play pattern and price point, and a new cottage with intricate details and features to intrigue fans! The new items will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

My Fairy Garden is the first of its kind: A toy that’s also a real, live garden! Children love kits that allow them to grow plants at home because it gives them a connection to nature and a sense of satisfaction at having nurtured a living thing. My Fairy Garden takes it to a new, exciting level by allowing children to interact with it as part of an entertaining play set!

The new Garden Fairies come with a scented fairy, scented flower and a butterfly clip that can become a hair clip! There are three different fairies/scents available: Rosie, Jasmine and Sweet Pea. Children can play with the new fairies alone, or add them to their My Fairy Garden playsets! These fairies should glide onto shelves in Spring 2019.

My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage, the newest set in the line, features an adorable flowerpot fairy home, complete with a balcony, moat and wind chime. With a focus on the importance of conservation, Nature Cottage has a mushroom drain spout that trickles water into a charming barrel, along with a friendly bug house! For added play value, the back of the cottage swings open to easily play inside! As with all My Fairy Garden sets, Nature Cottage has large areas to hold the included soil and grow the included seeds! A new fairy, woodland friend and accessories are also included. Nature Cottage is set to hit shelves Fall 2019.

My Fair Garden is fun for ages 4 and up!

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

The Marbleocity Large Kits are a Fan Favorite of the Marble Machine Line, and Will Get First Addition Since Initial Launch

BELOIT, Wis. (February 5, 2019) — PlayMonster LLC will introduce the third large model kit of the Marbleocity® line, which joins Skate Park and Dragon Coaster models. The new kit will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

Marbleocity is a line of laser-cut wooden STEM kits, and the intricate and beautiful designs of each module fit together to form a weaving and winding marble machine. Marbleocity was designed to be a satisfying building experience, and the included graphic novel teaches each kit’s STEM lesson through a cast of characters called the Tinkineers, who help children and parents understand the concepts and feel connected to the lessons.

New for 2019 will be Maelstrom Race in the large model series, featuring fun funnels that marbles will travel through, to demonstrate how a vortex works. The marbles will queue up and then race to the bottom through two votices! Like all other Marbleocity kits, this one also includes a full color comic story, to teach important STEM lessons and relate physics and engineering principles to real life.

Maelstrom Race can be easily connected to Skate Park (sold separately), which also connects to Dragon Coaster (sold separately) so marbles run through all models, and motors can also be attached for power (motors sold separately—one is needed per model). The new marble machine kit will be available in Fall of 2019. For ages 12 and up.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com

The Entry-Level Price Point STEM Models, Triple Play, Will Now Have a Third Kit to Teach More Engineering Principles

BELOIT, Wis. (February 6, 2019) — PlayMonster LLC will introduce its third Triple Play kit of the Marbleocity® line, which features smaller marble machines at an entry-level price. The new kit will be revealed during North American International Toy Fair in New York, February 16 – 19 at booth #435.

Marbleocity is a line of laser-cut wooden STEM kits, and the intricate and beautiful designs of each module fit together to form a weaving and winding marble machine. Marbleocity was designed to be a satisfying building experience, and the included graphic novel teaches each kit’s STEM lesson through a cast of characters called the Tinkineers, who help children and parents understand the concepts and feel connected to the lessons.

New for 2019 will be 4-Bar Link™ in  the Triple Play™ series, featuring smaller models that will attract new builders (Tinkineers) with a lower price point and satisfy existing fans with new models to build and collect! Triple Play also features added plastic components that give the wood model a pop of color! Like all other Marbleocity kits, 4-Bar Link also includes a full color comic story, to teach important STEM lessons and relate physics and engineering principles to real life.

4-Bar Link can be easily connected to existing models Chaos Mountain™ and Archimedes Screw™ so marbles run through all models, and motors can also be attached for power (motors sold separately—one is needed per model). The new Triple Play set will be available in summer of 2019. For ages 9 and up.

 

About PlayMonster LLC

Beloit, WI-based PlayMonster is a toy and game company that believes in the power of play to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Delivering great play value by designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, fun products such as “TOTY Game of the Year” Yeti in My Spaghetti® and “TOTY Doll of the Year” Wonder Crew®, along with other award-winning toys and games like The Game of THINGS…®, 5 Second Rule®, Relative Insanity®, Mirari®, Farkle, OK to Wake!®, My Fairy Garden®, Automoblox®, Marbleocity®, Kid O® and Super Spinner® is how PlayMonster helps keep play alive for all ages.

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Contact                                 

Lisa Wuennemann                              Janis Van Tine / Sarah Gumina
PlayMonster LLC                                 GennComm for PlayMonster LLC
(800) 524-4263, ext. 1275                    (818) 839-1461
lisaw@playmonster.com                    Janis@genncomm.com / sarah@genncomm.com