26 1928 headquarters pawtucket rhode island parent hasbro website http www.playskool.com playskool is an american company that produces educational toys and games for children . it is a subsidiary of hasbro inc. and is headquartered in pawtucket rhode island . contents 1 history 2 products 3 brands 4 slogans 5 references 6 external links history edit the playskool institute was established by lucille king in 1928 as a division of the john schroeder lumber company in milwaukee wisconsin . 1 king an employee at the company developed wooden toys to use as teaching aids for children in the classroom . in 1935 the playskool institute became a division of thorncraft inc. and established offices in chicago illinois . in 1938 playskool was purchased by the joseph lumber company where manuel fink was placed in charge of operations . in 1940 fink along with robert meythaler bought playskool and established the playskool manufacturing company . 2 in 1943 playskool bought the j.l. wright company the manufacturer of lincoln logs . in 1958 playskool merged with holgate toys inc. a wood product manufacturer based in kane pennsylvania and in 1962 they purchased the halsam company a producer of wooden blocks checkers dominoes and construction sets . in 1968 playskool became a subsidiary of milton bradley ; both companies were acquired by hasbro inc. in 1984 . 2 after the acquisition playskool began operating out of pawtucket rhode island as a division of hasbro . 3 in 1985 4 playskool released a line of infant products under the tommee tippee brand name including bibs and bottles . many hasbro products targeted at preschoolers were rebranded with the playskool name including play doh and tonka . playskool also began licensing toys from other designers creating licensing agreements to manufacture teddy ruxpin barney arthur teletubbies and nickelodeon branded products . 3 hasbro also began licensing the playskool brand name to other vendors manufacturing a number of products under the playskool name including books baby care supplies video games and children s apparel . 3 5 6 7 8 products edit playskool produces many lines of educational toys and games for children . 9 some of playskool s signature brands and toys include mr. potato head tonka alphie weebles elefun sesame street toys and gloworm . playskool creates products for newborn to preschool aged children ; products like the kick start gym step start walk n ride and the tummy time line are aimed at developing the motor skills of babies . 10 11 12 several toys like playskool s pipeworks go go gears and busy basics lines were created to allow children to express creativity . 13 14 playskool also produces several dolls and action figures including dolly surprise and kota the triceratops . 15 brands edit playskool brands include boohbah bob the builder baby einstein clipo chuck and friends cool crew definitely dinosaurs the furchester hotel glo friends jurassic park junior jurassic world dino tracker marvel super hero adventures mister frosty mr. potato head pbs kids bookworm bunch pipeworks poppin park sesame street speedstars star wars jedi force talk n play transformers rescue bots teletubbies go bots videonow jr. weebles wheel pals bragnam slogans edit slogan years used our toys make good friends 1970 s feeling good about the playskool years 1985 1992 what will they think of next 1992 1997 wan na play with us 1997 1999 come and discover 2000 2001 here i come world 2001 2002 playskool plays kool 2002 2004 let s play 2004 2007 believe in play 2007 2009 more than play 2009 2011 p.s. it s playskool 2011 present references edit http www.hasbro.com playskool en us about.cfm a b liz slade ; jennifer moore ; nora brennan morrison ; jeff cronin . playskool manufacturing company . lehman brothers collection guide . president and fellows of harvard college . retrieved 2009 10 22 . a b c woodward a 1999 . playskool inc. . international directory of company histories . encyclopedia.com . retrieved 2009 11 30 . playskool inc. history on fundinguniverse.com ashdown simon 10 01 1999 hasbro does that synergy thing kidscreen pp . pg .18 check date values in date help colman gregory 02 01 1991 what s playskool s name doing on a pair of sneakers ; playskool inc. and other toy companies license their name children s business pp . pg . p61 5 vol . v6 no . n2 check date values in date help retailers up ante with exclusive lines chain drug review pp . pg . 31 2 vol . 28 no. 19 2006 11 06 retrieved 2009 11 30 hasbro requires digital gaming rights infogames for 65 million hasbro press release 9 june 2005 . ogata amy 2004 . creative playthings . winterthur portfolio . 39 2 3 . doi 10.1086 433197 . tramontana lisa 2009 12 10 . new toys old tricks hot and unusual toys with familiar themes amuse kids and adults . the advocate . baton rouge louisiana capital city press . pp . pg . 18 fun . bernstein margaret 2003 04 20 . high tech toys to amuse baby . times picayune . new orleans louisiana the times picayune publishing company . pp . pg . 20 . chang irene august september 2008 playtime time out working mother pp . pg . 116 vol . 31 no. 6 retrieved 2009 11 30 preschool construction workers design and build press release . pr newswire . 1988 11 29 . retrieved 2009 11 30 . want a safe lasting gift here s help . grand rapid press . michigan grand rapids press . 2002 11 28 . pp . pg . a22 . evertz mary 2009 12 09 . oh boy toys let the shopping begin but be forewarned this year s hot toys are selling fast . st. petersburg times . florida times publishing company . pp . pg . 1d . external links edit official website v t e hasbro intellectual properties currently managed by hasbro toys action man baby alive blythe easy bake oven furby g.i. joe glo worm jem koosh kre o lite brite littlest pet shop mighty muggs mr. potato head my little pony nerf play doh pound puppies rubik s cube sit n spin spirograph stickle bricks super soaker tinkertoy tonka transformers weeble games aggravation axis & allies barrel of monkeys battleship boggle bop it buckaroo candy land catch phrase chutes & ladders cluedo clue connect 4 cootie cranium crocodile dentist designer s world duel masters dungeons & dragons elefun gator golf girl talk guess who hi ho cherry o hungry hungry hippos jenga lazer tag magic the gathering mall madness milton monopoly mouse trap mystery date nerf blaster operation ouija parcheesi perfection pictionary pit risk rook scattergories scrabble u.s. and canada simon sorry stratego taboo the game of life trivial pursuit trouble twister upwords yahtzee distributed worldwide by hasbro beyblade except japan and parts of asia cirkis except u.s. uk france and germany furreal friends except japan idog except japan yo kai watch except asia licensed products are you smarter than a 5th grader disney disney princess elena of avalor frozen indiana jones marvel legends marvel super hero squad marvel universe spider man classics star wars idaten jump jurassic park nickelodeon strawberry shortcake sid the science kid the simpsons wolverine and the x men x men origins wolverine subsidiaries hasbro studios boulder media discovery family 40 % wizards of the coast avalon hill divisions and brands milton bradley company nerf parker brothers playskool tiger electronics tonka retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title playskool & oldid 732597258 categories hasbro productshasbro subsidiarieshasbro brandscompanies based in rhode islandcompanies established in 19281928 establishments in wisconsinhidden categories cs1 errors datespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 2 august 2016 at 00 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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