Category: Toys

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Limerick and Rhyme – Chapter II: He-Man, Masters of the Universe

‘By the Power of Grayskull! I! Have! The Power!’

There once was a time when this exclamation of self-assurance could be heard ringing from every boy and girl’s bedroom. He-Man and the Master’s of The Universe was, at a point in time, the most popular animated children’s show aired on TV. Originally dubbed ‘Masters of the Universe (MOTU)’, the line of toys – created by Mattel – informed the direction of the animated TV series.

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Health, Wealth and PVC Toys

Toys vs Touchscreens

Growing concerns amongst parents over their child’s playing habits have recently opened dialogue over which toys and devices kids prioritise as a pastime. And new research has discovered that children are spending more time on touchscreens over a traditional choice of toy.

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Limerick and Rhyme, Of Timeless Design – My Little Pony

Hola, fellow jinglers! Here at Silent Media we like to remember the legends, of thematic song crafting, that graced the art before our time.

In our latest series we will be highlighting and critiquing the jingles that accompanied the most influential toys and cartoon characters of all time! Taking a brief look at history and analysing the composers behind the genius we’ll gain insight of what went into cooking these jingles.

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Our Spielwarenmesse 2017 top ten

Just a month ago we were on the cobbled streets of Nuremberg in search of new musical adventures.

We closed the snack bar for a few days and traveled 2400 km to find out what is cooking at the largest toy industry fair in the world.

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music for toys

Do not play music, play toys.

Our motto “Let’s play!” is an invitation to play music in a playful way. And precisely about this we will talk today: music made with toys.

It may sound naive, but there is nothing amateur about it.

There have been many musicians, who in search of new sounds, used toys as musical instruments in their productions. And in Silent Media we like these two things too much: music and toys.

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