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]
1999 IDEA Award Keytop Toys
1997 Duracell Toy Award, Bop It
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! the Guardian, 2016-06-13, retrieved 2018-01-28^
- Talkin' Toys: Celebrating 25 Years of Bop It with Creator Dan Klitsner • The Toy Book The Toy Book, 2022-09-27, retrieved 2022-10-03^
- Warren Buckleitner. Electronically Enhancing the Backyard Running Games of Childhood The New York Times, 2007-07-19, retrieved 2022-09-18^
- Dan Klitsner, Co-founder, KID Group LLC engage2012.engagedigital.com, retrieved 2018-01-28^
- Bop It! Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With the "Bop It! Button" Hypebeast, 2022-09-29, retrieved 2022-12-02^
- People of Play Announces 2021 TAGIE Winners icv2.com, retrieved 2022-09-18^
- 2015 TOTY Winners The Toy Association, retrieved 2022-09-18^
- 2013 TOTY Winners The Toy Association, retrieved 2022-09-18^
- 2008 TOTY Winners The Toy Association, retrieved 2022-09-18^
- 2003 TOTY Winners The Toy Association, retrieved 2022-09-18^