LOS ANGELES -- June 3, 2004 -- Amazing Kids!(R) has kicked off its Second Annual Plush Toy Design Contest for kids and teens. The contest is once again being sponsored by Ty Inc., (http://www.ty.com), creator of the wildly popular Beanie Babies(R) and the leader in plush toys.
Budding young toy designers, ages 6-17, must create an original plush toy design and submit one to two drawings of the toy, a written description and a name for the toy to Amazing Kids! at: 1158 26th Street, PMB 485, Santa Monica, California 90403. Complete contest rules are on the Amazing Kids! website at: http://www.amazing-kids.org/toycontest04.htm#top1. Contest deadline is October 22, 2004.
The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a chance to work with a professional toy designer as their mentor for a year. Other winners will receive a box of Beanie toys from Ty. The winning designs will be featured on the Amazing Kids! website in mid-November, 2004.
For more information about the Amazing Kids! Plush Toy Design Contest, or the Amazing Kids! organization and educational programs, visit the Amazing Kids! website at: http://www.amazing-kids.org or call: 1-310-514-9203, or email: [email protected].
Founded in 1986 by Ty Warner, creator of the wildly popular Beanie Babies(R), Ty (http://www.ty.com) is the leader in plush toys. In addition to Punkies(TM), Pluffies(TM), Teenie Beanie Boppers(TM) and Beanie Babies(R), the company's product line includes: Beanie Kids(TM), Beanie Buddies(TM), Attic Treasures(TM), Classic(TM), Baby Ty(TM) and Beanie Boppers(TM). The red Ty heart logo(R), recognized around the world, can be found on all Ty products available at finer specialty gift retailers. You can visit Ty on the Internet at http://www.ty.com.
Amazing Kids! (http://www.amazing-kids.org) is a children's educational non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California. Their mission is to inspire excellence in children and help them realize their own potential. The Amazing Kids! website is the number one website for "kids contests" and for stories about "amazing kids," based on its Google rankings. The website is also a highly regarded educational resource for educators and educational publishers from around the globe, and is frequented by journalists and other media professionals interested in covering the amazing achievements of children and teens.
Amazing Kids! and Ty Inc. are trademarks of their respective organizations.
