Dan Klitsner Explained

Dan Klitsner is the founder and creative director of toy inventing and licensing firm KID Group LLC.^[1]

Dan 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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fancher . Lou . Bop It: Dan Klitsner . 2018-01-28 . Johnson & Fancher, Inc. . en.
2. Web site: Espacenet Bibliographic data. worldwide.espacenet.com. en. 2018-01-28.
3. Web site: How we made Bop It!. Virtue. Graeme. 2016-06-13. the Guardian. en. 2018-01-28.
4. Web site: 2022-09-27 . Talkin' Toys: Celebrating 25 Years of Bop It with Creator Dan Klitsner • The Toy Book . 2022-10-03 . The Toy Book . en-US.
5. News: Buckleitner . Warren . 2007-07-19 . Electronically Enhancing the Backyard Running Games of Childhood . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-09-18 . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Dan Klitsner, Co-founder, KID Group LLC Digital Kids Conference - April 25–26, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA. engage2012.engagedigital.com. en-US. 2018-01-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004358/http://engage2012.engagedigital.com/speakers-info/dan-klitsner-co-founder-kid-group-llc/. 29 January 2018.
7. Web site: 2022-09-29 . Bop It! Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With the "Bop It! Button" . 2022-12-02 . Hypebeast.
8. Web site: People of Play Announces 2021 TAGIE Winners . 2022-09-18 . icv2.com . en.
9. Web site: 2015 TOTY Winners . 2022-09-18 . The Toy Association.
10. Web site: 2013 TOTY Winners . 2022-09-18 . The Toy Association.
11. Web site: 2008 TOTY Winners . 2022-09-18 . The Toy Association.
12. Web site: 2003 TOTY Winners . 2022-09-18 . The Toy Association.