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  • Simplay3 Presents a Modern Variation of the Classic Teeter Totter Toy

    Simplay3 Presents a Modern Variation of the Classic Teeter Totter Toy

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    updated: May 8, 2019

    ​The Simplay3 Company has created a modern take on the classic teeter totter with a Simplay3 twist! Two children can use it as a seesaw, but flip it upside down and any number of kids can use it as a tunnel!

    “The Rock & Roll Teeter was designed to entertain multiple children and provide more than one way to play,” explains Simplay3 product designer, Keary Knerem. “I have three young children and a small home, so my intent was to pack in as much play value as possible. Two kids can seesaw, as any other teeter does, and we also discovered they love to spin around together and get dizzy. We found that the younger ones like to crawl through a center tunnel created when the teeter is upside down, as well as race toy cars across and down the ramp surface or through the smaller tunnel-like openings.”

    The teeter is kid-friendly with its rounded edges, easy grip handles and end stops to prevent it from rocking too far. Every child will love this curvy seesaw with its wide contoured seats and high backrests. The durable, double-wall plastic construction is perfect for indoor or outdoor use, and it wipes clean easily. No assembly is required.

    Simplay3 products for kids and grown-ups can be purchased on the company website and on Amazon Marketplace. For more information, please visit www.simplay3.com.

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    About Simplay3

    The Simplay3 Company was founded in 2016 in Streetsboro, Ohio. The company is a veteran-owned, American manufacturer of children’s products as well as an extensive line of mailboxes and home and garden products. Simplay3 is comprised of a diversified, experienced management and design team that built The Little Tikes Company and The Step2 Company.

    Source: The Simplay3 Company

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  • Ollyball Wins a ‘Toy of the Year’ at TOTY Awards

    Ollyball Wins a ‘Toy of the Year’ at TOTY Awards

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    Parents who dared to “play ball in the house” recognized as rookie of the year.

    The Ollyball, made by VICTURY Sports, was awarded a “Toy of the Year” at the 19th annual Toy Association Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards, in the Rookie of the Year category.

    The annual award ceremony, known as the “Oscars” of the toy industry, was held on Feb. 15, 2019, on the eve of the 116th North American International Toy Fair. More than 700 nominees from over 250 companies were nominated for the awards. Winners were selected based on votes from major and specialty toy retailers, media, Toy Association members and consumers. The criteria used was based on a product’s creativity, design, play value, and marketing.

    The Ollyball, dubbed the “Ultimate Indoor Play Ball,” was invented and patented by Joseph Burke, a former creative at Disney Store and Goodwill Industries. In their acceptance speech, Burke and his wife Ellen praised the Toy Association and credited their children as the spark to solve parents’ age-old complaint, “don’t play ball in the house!”

    The Ollyball was a ball designed for full-speed, full-force indoor play. The ball weighs less than an ounce, absorbs shock through patented KrunchCOR® construction and is re-inflatable. The outer shell of the Ollyball features cartoon drawings that can be colored with crayons and most markers. (Ages 4+ MSRP: $14.99)

    VICTURY Sports will be showing at the Jacob J. Javitz Center from Feb. 16-18, 2019. The company is holding live demonstrations of three new toys including their VICTURY Soccer ball, already recognized as a “2018 Toy Fair Top 12 Best Toy” by Fatherly.com. 

    About VICTURY Sports 
    VICTURY Sports introduces a new category of indoor sports and play products. VICTURY was founded by Joseph Burke, his wife Ellen Burke, an educator in Special Education, and John Burke, a 2X NSCAA National Soccer Coach of the Year. Learn more at VICTURY.com.

    Media Contact:
    Chantell Sturt
    Email: csturt@eucalyptusmediagroup.com

    Source: VICTURY

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  • Ollyball Selected as 2019 Toy of the Year Awards Finalist

    Ollyball Selected as 2019 Toy of the Year Awards Finalist

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    A family who dared to play ball in the house is now a finalist at the ‘Oscars of the Toy Industry’

    VICTURY Sports, a startup in full-force indoor play for children and athletes, announces that their  Ollyball has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards from The Toy Association. The winners will be announced in New York City at the “Oscars of the Toy Industry” held on Feb. 15, 2019.

    “This all started five years ago when our kids were playing ball in the house and broke things,” said Joseph G. Burke, founder/CEO of VICTURY Sports, who invented the Ollyball. “We went on a quest to create a ball that kids could play with in the house.” After five years of prototypes sewn on their kitchen table, the Ollyball is now a finalist for Toy of the Year.

    After five years of prototypes sewn on our kitchen table, the Ollyball is now a finalist for Toy of the Year.

    Joseph Burke, Founder/CEO, VICTURY Sports

    “One of the best surprises was seeing a parent in Austria post a video on Instagram,” Burke said, “His son was kicking the Ollyball in their house and performing seated soccer juggling indoors. Shortly afterward, they ordered two more Ollyballs.” The Ollyball has also been very popular with Scouts; hundreds have been sold as prizes for BSA events. Ellen Burke, VICTURY’s customer experience director, said, “We are honored to be a finalist. We love what The Toy Association stands for, especially how they support charities through bringing joy to kids and parents.” Ellen sewed the original prototypes on their kitchen table and is an instructor in special education.

    The Ollyball was a ball designed for full-speed, full-force indoor play. The ball weighs less than an ounce, absorbs shock through patented KrunchCOR® construction and is re-inflatable. Ollyball also has imaginative cartoons, based on a book written by Joseph Burke, that can be colored in with crayons. (Ages 1+ MSRP: $14.99)

    With all purchases of the Ollyball at ollyball.com, VICTURY Sports will make a donation to U.S. TOPSoccer, a community-based program for young athletes with physical or mental disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. The Ollyball was recently featured on a “Toys your kids will love” segment on Fox 29 hosted by toy expert Cassie Slain and previewed by YouTube toy personality “Hey that’s Mike.”

    About VICTURY Sports

    VICTURY Sports introduces a new category of indoor sports and play products. VICTURY is founded by Joseph Burke, a former Disney Store brand director, his wife Ellen Burke, an educator in special education, and John Burke, a two-time National NSCAA Soccer Coach of the Year. 

    Learn more about Ollyball at ollyball.com

    Source: VICTURY Sports

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