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K'NEX® Announces Its First Ever "Roller Coaster Week" Contest

Grand Prize Winner will Receive A Son Of Serpent Coaster!

Hatfield, PA, June 11, 2012 – K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with the release of its highly anticipated K'NEX Thrill Ride: Son of Serpent Coaster™ with its first ever Roller Coaster week contest!

Starting Monday, June 11, 2012 at noon, through Friday, June 15, 2012, K'NEX fans can log on to http://knex.com, click on the link on the homepage and attempt to solve the roller coaster themed puzzle! If solved correctly, an entry form will appear. Participants may enter once per day per e-mail address. Entries will be placed into a random drawing from which 10 winners will each receive $200! From those 10 winners, one Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected to receive a Son of Serpent Coaster, a $1000 retail value! For rules and official details click here: http://www.knex.com/rollercoasterweek2012/

K'NEX Brands Kicks Off Its 2013 K'NEXpert Building Challenge

Contest Awards Three Creative Kids $5,000 Each

Hatfield, PA – June 2012 – K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is excited to announce its 2013 K'NEXpert search which launches June 4th, 2012! The annual K'NEXpert search invites young builders to design a creative, original model made entirely from K'NEX parts. Three imaginative children will win $5,000. The age groups are 5 to 6-year-olds, 7 to 8-year-olds and 9 to 12-year-olds.

The K'NEXpert Search challenges kids to build unique construction models made entirely of K'NEX pieces and are judged on creativity, uniqueness and detail.

Prize #10 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a Trip to Chicago!

Hatfield, PA – June 7, 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX "Win a trip to Chicago & tickets for the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel" Sweepstakes. From June 7, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through June 21, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 3-day, 2 night trip for 4 to Chicago, (coach airfare & hotel room included), and 4 tickets to the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel valued at approximately $2,860!

K'NEX Announces June Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20 Contest

Contests Run Monthly Through December, 20 Chances to Win Each Month!

Hatfield, PA, June 2012 – K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced its sixth in a series of twelve contests, Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20, monthly "hunts" for secret codes on various K'NEX related web pages.

Every month on the 20th day, through December 2012, K'NEX will be giving away 20 products to 20 lucky fans! On the 1st weekday of every month a prize will be revealed and a new "mission" is assigned. Missions can be found on the K'NEX website: http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/Mission20on20/ which directs participants how to find secret codes. Once a code is found, participants must return to the K'NEX site and enter the code. If correct, they are eligible to be entered for a chance to win a prize. On the 20th of each month, when the contest closes, 20 winners will be randomly chosen from those eligible entries.

K'NEX BRANDS TO LAUNCH NEW LINE OF BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE BUILDING FIGURES

Officially-Licensed Buildable Figures by K'NEX Allow Music Fans to Build Classic Yellow Submarine Band

Hatfield, PA, May, 2012 – Music lovers, young and old, will soon be able to build and play with characters from their favorite iconic rock band, The Beatles, with new licensed buildable figure packs by K'NEX®. K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with Apple Corps Ltd., brokered by Live Nation Merchandise, The Beatles North American Licensing Agent. This agreement allows K'NEX to create building toys inspired by The Beatles Yellow Submarine.

K'NEX BRANDS TO LAUNCH NEW LINE OF KISS BUILDING FIGURES

Officially-Licensed Buildable Figures by K'NEX Allow Music Fans to Build Hard Driving Rock Band

Hatfield, PA, May, 2012 – KISS collectors, rock fans and building set enthusiasts will soon be able to build and play with characters from their favorite iconic rock band with new KISS licensed buildable figure packs by K'NEX®. K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with KISS, brokered by Live Nation Merchandise, KISS' Exclusive Global Licensing Agent. This agreement allows K'NEX to create building toys inspired by the world famous KISS.

K'NEX® Announces "Cedar Point: Dinosaurs Alive!" Contest
Exhibit Attendees Have a Chance to Win a K'NEX Set Every Day!

Hatfield, PA - May 2012 - K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX Cedar Point Dinosaurs Alive! Contest. During the 2012 Cedar Point Amusement Park operating season attendees of the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit will have an opportunity to win one K'NEX 20-Model Dinosaur Building Set, a $24.99 every day retail value, simply by participating in an simulated dino dig!

K'NEX Announces May Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20 Contest
Contests Run Monthly Through December, 20 Chances to Win Each Month!

Hatfield, PA, May 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced its fifth in a series of twelve contests, Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20, monthly "hunts" for secret codes on various K'NEX related web pages.

Every month on the 20th day, through December 2012, K'NEX will be giving away 20 products to 20 lucky fans! On the 1st weekday of every month a prize will be revealed and a new "mission" is assigned. Missions can be found on the K'NEX website: http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/Mission20on20/ which directs participants how to find secret codes. Once a code is found, participants must return to the K'NEX site and enter the code. If correct, they are eligible to be entered for a chance to win a prize. On the 20th of each month, when the contest closes, 20 winners will be randomly chosen from those eligible entries.

Cedar Point, K'NEX announce winners of the Great Thrill Ride Build-Off
Winning entries of the Great Thrill Ride Build-Off, sponsored by Cedar Point and K'NEX announced

Hatfield, PA - April 23, 2012 - Students from across the country created working models of the most hair-raising, spine-tingling rides they could imagine, and, while all were impressive, five projects stood out among the rest. The winning entries of the Great Thrill Ride Build-Off, sponsored by Cedar Point and K'NEX, are from Fairbanks High School in (bleep)ord Center, Ohio; a Homeschooled student group from Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Mason High School in Erie, Michigan; Glenfield Middle School in Montclair, New Jersey; and Marshall Middle School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

Prize #7 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®
Enter for your chance to win a Nintendo 3DS™ and Mario Kart 7™ game!

Hatfield, PA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 - K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX'S Win a Nintendo 3DS and Mario Kart 7. From April 19, 2012 at 9:00am EST through May 3, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a Nintendo 3DS handheld game system and a Mario Kart 7 game, an estimated retail value of $210.

Entrants can enter once per day either through the K'NEX Facebook page (which links to the K'NEX 20th Anniversary Celebration page of the Knex.com website), or directly through KNEX.com. Contestants must be 18 years or older to enter. Please see official rules for details. http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/20BigPrizes/Nintendo-3DS.php

"We are happy to give back to our K'NEX fans who have shown such great support for us over the past twenty years," said K'NEX President and CEO Michael Araten.