Two weeks ago I was a vendor at the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival in Almonte, Ontario. It was a sunny Saturday, a perfect family day, and so thousands of parents, children and grandparents strolled the streets of this quaint Ontario village. When I watch the crowd at a large public event, I usually look [...]

When I set out to sell 3 Bags Full Finger Puppet Pouches, I knew I was selling a children’s product. What I didn’t know was that the world of children’s products is a highly regulated one.  In Canada the standards are set by Health Canada. In the United States, the laws are different, but… …this [...]

Several Americans have asked me why I don’t sell 3 Bags Full Finger Puppet Pouches in stores across the boarder (that is, south of Canada). Developing a strategy for wholesaling to the right retail stores has required a lot of study and observation.  This process began last January when I went to the Canadian Toy Fair [...]