Little Tikes is an American manufacturer of children's toys, with headquarters and manufacturing located in Hudson, Ohio. The company also has other manufacturing and distribution facilities in Asia and Europe. Little Tikes' products are mostly low-tech molded plastic toys aimed primarily at infants and young children, for indoor and outdoor use, including its party kitchen and turtle sandbox.
History
The company was established by Tom G. Murdough Jr. and Jack E. Hill in Aurora, Ohio in 1967;[1] Murdough purchased Hill's share of the company in 1969.[2][3] The company was acquired by Rubbermaid in 1984.[4] Murdough signed an employment agreement with Rubbermaid under which he would stay with the new parent company for a five-year period as president and general manager through 1989.[3]