Dan Klitsner is the founder and creative director of toy inventing and licensing firm KID Group LLC.[1]
Klitsner has invented and licensed several number one hit toys, including Bop It,[2][3][4] Perplexus and Hyper Dash.[5] His inventions have been the recipients of over two dozen awards nominations, 2 gold IDEA Awards and 4 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards. He also co-founded QiGo Inc., which utilized USB Key technology to support child-safe internet connection for toys.[6]
Klitsner has served as a judge in a number of design and innovation competitions, including the IDSA international design competition, the Consumer Electronics Show, and the Toy of the Year Awards.[6]
In 2022, Klitsner honored the 25th-anniversary of Bop It! with its latest iteration, “Bop It! Button” where a single-button version of the toy calls players to “Bop It,” “Don’t Bop It,” “Do Bop It,” “Do Not Bop It.” [7]
Awards
2021 Toy and Game International Excellence Awards, Innovative Art and Design Visuals of the Year, Perplexus Snitch[8]
2015 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Game of the Year, Simon Swipe[9]
2013 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Game of the Year, Perplexus Epic[10]
2009 Creative Child Creative Toy Awards, Top Toy of the Year, Hyper Dash
2008 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Electronic Entertainment Toy of the Year, Power Tour Guitar[11]
2003 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Vehicle of the Year, Air Hogs Regenerator RC[12]
References
- Lou Fancher. Bop It: Dan Klitsner Johnson & Fancher, Inc., retrieved 2018-01-28^
- Espacenet Bibliographic data worldwide.espacenet.com, retrieved 2018-01-28^
- Graeme Virtue. How we made Bop It!