The Pitch

Where to send an idea, company by company

How to sell a toy idea to Learning Resources

Has a submission portal

Learning Resources often works with outside inventors and product developers on new products and asks them to write through its contact page. It pays nothing for submissions it uses. It bought Educational Insights.

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Spielwarenmesse, the Nuremberg toy fair
Where pitches like these are made: Spielwarenmesse, the Nuremberg toy fair · Spielwarenmesse eG, CC BY-SA 3.0

What it says

“We frequently work with product developers and inventors like yourself on new products.”

“Please contact us regarding your inquiry.”

What you agree to by sending something

“No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein.”

What it has bought from outside

  1. 2006

    Educational Insights from Educational Insights, Inc. $24.2 million

    “CHICAGO – October 18, 2006 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as the financial advisor to Learning Resources, Inc. in the acquisition of Educational Insights, Inc.” dresnerpartners.com

  2. 2006

    Safe-T Products and Extra Measures from Safe-T Products and Extra Measures

    ““We believe that the addition of Educational Insights to our corporate family, following our recent acquisition of the Safe-T Products and Extra Measures companies, offers our dealers and consumers access to the most extensive hands-on learning product line in the world.”” dresnerpartners.com

Other companies that take a toy idea

All of them, open doors first