Last week, the Toy Association’s Toy Fair took over the Javits Center for its massive industry trade show and I attended the event as one of the accredited media as I’ve been doing since first taking the plunge back in 2011. For years I’ve done this for the PiercingMetal outlet based on my focus on all of the Kidult collectibles and assorted offerings. Now it’s time to expand the findings with some posts for “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken”.
While I’ve been posting over on PiercingMetal for the better part of a week, there are aspects of the Toy Fair that don’t really fit into the context of a Heavy Metal and Geek Culture website. There’s a ribbon cutting and statements and even a fun character parade with a live band. All of that is perfect content for “The Chronicles” so let’s begin with some of the parade and the ribbon cutting.
Continue reading Piercing Ken’s Scenes from Toy Fair 2025: Part One →
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As documented here on the website and the Official Instagram, I was recently a member of the media in attendance at the Toy Insider’s annual “Holiday Of Play” event. At the close of the fun-filled affair, everyone got a hefty goodie bag and with unboxings or unveilings of “what’s in the box” sort of clips and narratives being hot – I decided to show you all what we went home with right here on The Chronicles. This year, the tote bag was in white and had the corporate branding and slogan across it. In addition to being available to attendees they were also used to dole out the takeaways. Let’s open this baby up.
The Magnaflex product is the first ever magnetic building strips. It seems like a fun concept for younger kids and comes care of the folks at Wowee.
Continue reading Looking Inside The “Holiday Of Play” Goodie Bag →
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