For the past three years, I have been flying around the country as the Creative Consultant on a new film project by director, Ken Sons. On the west coast we interviewed Milt Levine, inventor of the Ant Farm and Eddy Goldfarb, inventor of Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth. In Chicago it was a trip through the Radio Flyer wagon headquarters and then a tour within the inner sanctum of BIG MONSTER TOYS, the nation’s premiere toy inventing firm.  Burt Meyer took us up in his private plane after sharing tales from toyland and the invention of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, Mouse Trap, Lite Brite and other childhood favorites. In New York, we had back-stage access to TOY FAIR and the Toys ‘R’ Us flagship store in Times Square. We interviewed newbie inventors, fresh out of the toy program at Otis College of Art and Design, and we even traveled to a pleasant town called Hollidaysburg and spoke to the endearing developer of Slinky, a 89

year-old kid named Betty James.

We can’t wait to show you the finished film, but until then, allow us to share a few pictures of some of the amazing people we interviewed in a place called... Toyland