references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message it has been suggested that kinetic sand be merged into this article . discuss proposed since september 2015 . this article is about the children s entertainment company . for the arcade game see spinmaster . spin master corp. type public company traded as tsx toy industry toys television series genre children s entertainment founded 1994 founder ronnen harary anton rabie ben varadi headquarters toronto ontario canada area served global number of employees over 900 2015 1 divisions spin master games spin master entertainment website spinmaster.com spin master is a canadian global toy and entertainment company that has been designing developing manufacturing and marketing consumer products for children around the world since 1994 . its brands include bakugan air hogs paw patrol aquadoodle tgr tech deck and 2015 toy of the year zoomer dino . spin master employs over 1000 people globally with offices in canada united states mexico france italy united kingdom slovakia germany sweden the netherlands china hong kong japan and australia . company overview since 2005 spin master has received 63 tia toy of the year toty nominations with 16 wins across a variety of product categories . spin master has been recognized with 12 toty nominations for innovative toy of the year . in 2007 the company launched spin master entertainment a media division that develops and produces global entertainment properties characters and content . spin master entertainment has produced five television series including bakugan battle brawlers little charmers and its current hit paw patrol which is broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally . in 2014 spin master entertainment launched a news broadcast named tgr . in 2016 the ohio art company announced that they sold its etch a sketch and doodle sketch brands to spin master . 2 3 contents 1 history 1.1 current brands 2 spin master entertainment 3 air hogs 4 zoomer 5 meccano 6 paw patrol and tgr 7 spin master games 8 sick bricks 9 spy gear 10 liv dolls 10.1 lines waves 10.1.1 2009 10.1.2 2010 10.1.3 2011 10.1.4 2012 11 nascar toys 11.1 2011 11.2 2012 11.3 2013 11.4 2014 11.5 2015 11.6 nascar collectible 1 64 2 packs 11.7 2014 11.8 2015 11.9 nascar collectible haulers 11.10 2011 11.11 2012 11.12 2013 11.13 2014 11.14 2015 11.15 nascar collectible pullback racers 11.16 2011 11.17 2012 12 la dee da 12.1 characters 12.2 editrice giochi 13 external links 14 references history edit three college friends from western ivey business school ronnen harary anton rabie and ben varadi founded spin master with 10 000 in toronto in 1994 . 4 the company s first product earth buddies was a small head made out of kmart pantyhoses and grass seeds which grew hair when watered . the earth buddy went on to sell over 26 000 units . spin master s first major success came in 1998 with the launch of the air hogs brand and its first item the sky shark . developed from the prototype provided by inventors john dixon and peter manning the sky shark was a foam plane that used compressed air to enable outdoor flight . product development took over two years and more than 500 000 5 but ended up generating 103 million in revenue over the next few years . however spin master s largest property to date was bakugan a card game developed around plastic marbles which popped open to reveal anime style characters . developed in conjunction with sega toys sega corp and marketed through the bakugan tv show tms entertainment nelvana inc. bakugan reached almost 1 billion in yearly sales . 6 current brands edit air hogs aquadoodle kinetic sand paw patrol little charmers meccano sick bricks flutterbye fairy spin master games spy gear tech deck zoomer cool brands bunchems etch a sketch editrice giochi spin master entertainment edit in 2008 spin master partnered with cartoon network to create multi category consumer products programs for spin master s portfolio of brands . they won the 2009 toy of the year award for bakugan . 7 spin master is also the co producer of an animated tv series called redakai conquer the kairu . 8 spin master entertainment has produced five television series including bakugan battle brawlers little charmers and its current hit paw patrol which is broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally . air hogs edit air hogs was launched in 1999 with the sky shark . specializing in low price simple to fly airplanes and helicopters the air hogs line has evolved to include air and ground vehicles . air hogs products are sold and distributed in over 50 countries worldwide . citation needed zoomer edit introduced in 2014 zoomer is a robotic dog that won innovative toy of the year at the toy industry association s toty awards in 2014 . citation needed zoomer dino won the 2015 toty for boy toy of the year and overall toy of the year . 9 also part of the zoomer line are zoomer zuppies and zoomer chomplingz smaller low price point versions of their large counterparts . these smaller zoomer items feature much of the same technology and interactivity as their larger counterparts . meccano edit acquired by spin master in 2013 meccano known as erector set in the usa is a european construction brand with over 100 years of history . spin master has continued to manufacture and operate meccano out of their european headquarters . sets range from multi build sets architectural builds and a build your own r c car set . in 2015 the company introduced meccanoid a robotic building platform that allows children to build a four foot tall robot that can speak move and interact using a number of technologies . paw patrol and tgr edit paw patrol is an original series produced by spin master entertainment now airing in over 50 countries worldwide citation needed and up to 14 times per week in the united states . paw patrol is a tv series for preschoolers in north america . while tgr is a news broadcast program produced by spin master entertainment . this news broadcast presents paw patrol . spin master games edit spin master games is the board game division of the company and includes titles such as boom boom balloon winner of 2014 game of the year from the toy industry association 10 push sticks from an outside frame into a balloon until it pops . the loser is determined by who pops the balloon . 11 pop stream a movie trivia game integrating hundreds of movie clips . it is unlike scene it because there is a head to head team aspect with wagering points and a game show like feel to it . played with an smart tablet . 12 rapidoodle a fast drawing imagination game where players doodle 4 images on pre selected shapes trying not to match anyone else playing under 1 minute . 13 quick cups a fast paced pattern game . a card is flipped over ; the player s job is to match the colored pattern with 5 colored cups as quickly as possible . 14 hedbanz an interactive game where players try to guess the gard on their head by asking yes no questions . variations include act up charades style play disney hedbanz licensed disney characters included and hedbanz for adults a more difficult version of hedbanz . 15 the logo board game a family board game that tests players knowledge of logos in various ways . 16 paw patrol adventure game a preschool game that sends players on an adventure playing as licensed paw patrol characters 17 perplexus a one player challenging 3d labyrinth inside a clear sphere . twist the sphere in all directions to maneuver the small metal ball through the many obstacles . versions include rookie original epic twist warp and star wars death star . 18 moustache smash a fast paced interactive game where players hold a plastic moustache up to their face until a card appears showing their shape or color . when that happens the first to smash their moustache on the card wins it . 19 beat the parents a kids v. parents trivia game in which teams answer generation defining questions about the opposite generation . available in board game and card game versions . 20 quelf a completely random game where players pick cards and follow them to move ahead . the cards range from answering crazy questions to performing ridiculous stunts . 21 family challenge a family game where players compete in 4 categories of challenges vision agility smarts and luck in order to see which team is the ultimate winners . over 100 challenges included . 22 battle of the sexes a male v. female trivia game in which teams answer gender defining questions about the opposite sex . 23 heads up a fast paced party game where players try to guess as many words on their heads as they can before a minute runs out . other players assist by shouting clues to help the player score as many cards as possible . featured on ellen . 24 shark mania a fast paced race to the end where players compete against oppornents to collect the most treasure while avoiding the shark perpetually destroying the path behind them . 25 sick bricks edit sick bricks is a free to play video game and integrated line of collectible mini figures and construction sets . it won one of techlicious 2015 best of toy fair awards . 26 the core of sick bricks exists as an action rpg title available on android and ios which encourages players to beam physical figurines into the digital game 27 using the camera on their mobile device . players can create new versions of existing figurines by physically combining different parts e.g. arms legs head and then scanning the resulting character into the game . spy gear edit acquired in november 2012 from wild planet 28 spy gear is a line of spy themed toys and role play items that aim to empower and inspire kids to become spies themselves . products are categorized as either surveillance communication security and spy essentials . in 2013 spy gear was a mcdonalds happy meal partner winner of an oppenheimer toy portfolio platinum award and winner of the national parenting center s seal of approval . liv dolls edit spin master was once a boy toy market . they had action figures like bakugan but lacked a fashion doll . in 2006 they tried a fashion robot that could move by itself but this had poor results . they almost gave up until they finally came up with a new line that was launched in fall 2009 a girl toy line liv world 29 the characters are sophie katie alexis daniela hayden and more . lines waves edit 2009 edit liv originals 2010 edit liv dogs school s out after school cool introduced hayden it s my nature outdoor fashion moonlight dance target exclusive 2011 edit liv in wonderland target exclusive twist n dance making waves introduced jake spa makeover styling head liv hayden and house toys r us exclusive 2012 edit liv for color liv brites target exclusive sleepover party nascar toys edit in late 2011 spin master released a bunch of nascar toys including replica cars haulers and pull back race cars . this marks the return of nascar in the toys isles since late 2010 when action pulled the plug . in late 2015 it was seen in stores that lionel had taken over nascar authentics ending spin master s 5 year run nascar collectible 1 64 cars available 2011 edit 11 denny hamlin fedex express 14 tony stewart mobil 1 14 tony stewart office depot 18