Remember Kick the Can? This version, crafted by a toymaker with Utah roots, has been nominated for a 'Toy of the Year' award.
Being nominated, and possibly winning the award, would help put Starlux Games on the map in a bigger way, King said, and could open doors to big retailers and international markets.If you need a refresher: Kick the Can is an outdoor game, traditionally played with tin or soda cans, outside in yards or on residential streets. One person in a group of kids is “it,” while the rest of the group hides. The goal is to sneak up on the “it” kid and kick the can before being tagged.
Cosmic Kick the Can lets kids play the classic yard game with an illuminated "spaceship." The game has been nominated for a Toy of the Year award. Most of Starlux’s glowing products, illuminated by LED lights, are manufactured overseas. Games that don’t require plastic mold injection or LED lighting, like the company’sKing moved to Los Angeles after high school with dreams of becoming a filmmaker. He worked in film and taught middle school and high school theater for nine years. When burnout hit, King said he “started brainstorming things I really used to love.
The goal of all of them, King said, is to encourage kids to get outside, move their bodies and have fun in each other’s company. King doesn’t have kids himself, but most of his employees do. He has product testers and idea generators in colleagues, their kids, regional Boy Scout troops and King’s niece and nephew.
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