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Prize #6 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®
Enter for your chance to win 8 tickets to Cedar Point® Amusement Park!

Hatfield, PA - April 02, 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 Eight Tickets to Cedar Point Amusement Park Sweepstakes. From April 3, 2012 at 9:00am EST through April 18, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win 8 tickets to Cedar Point Amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio for the 2012 operating season.

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/Cedar-Point.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.

Prize #5 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®
Enter for your chance to win a Space Camp Family Program Gift Certificate for Two!

Hatfield, PA - March 16, 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 U.S. Space Camp & Rocket Center Family Camp Program Gift Certificate Sweepstakes. From March 16, 2012 at 8:00am EST through April 2, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 3-day Family Program gift certificate for one child and one adult to Space Camp or Aviation Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center offers lessons in space, aviation and robotics and has been attended by more than 500,000 participants. Camp attendee hopefuls 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/USS-and-RC.php

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

Hatfield, PA - March 01, 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced its third 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.

Prize #4 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®
Enter for your chance to win 20 pounds of K'NEX!

Hatfield, PA - March 01, 2012 - K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of "Win 20 Pounds of K'NEX" Sweepstakes. From March 1, 2012 at 9:00am EST through March 15, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win 20 pounds of K'NEX product.

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/20lb-knex.php

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

K'NEX Launches "Class of '92" Promotion in Celebration of 20th Anniversary

K'NEX Fans are invited to share their building memories!

February 27, 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced a new promotion to celebrate its 20th anniversary, "Class of '92", open to adults, 18 years and older, who grew up playing with K'NEX.

Fans wishing to become part of the Class of '92 are invited to share K'NEX related stories & photos on the Class of '92 page, found on KNEX.com. K'NEX is seeking memories from adult builders' own childhoods and anecdotes on how they have shared their love of building with their children. Class of '92 also invites K'NEX fans to share their memories on the K'NEX facebook page (facebook.com/buildknex) and interact with other adult fans.

K'NEX BRANDS Unveils New Additions To Its Line Of MARIO KART™ Wii Building Sets
Officially-Licensed Toys Allow Kids to Build their Favorite Mario Kart Wii Characters

Hatfield, PA - February 09, 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce several new introductions to its line of officially licensed building sets inspired by Mario Kart™ Wii, one of the most popular titles for the Wii™ console.

The new building sets are designed for Young Nintendo® fans ages 6+, bringing the fun of Mario Kart Wii to a new generation and expanding its appeal through a rewarding, age-appropriate K'NEX building experience. In addition, over 65% of the parts used in the line, including the track system, are American made.

Standard Kart Building Set Assortment #3

K'NEX BRANDS Releases First Line Of Angry Birds Building Sets
Officially-Licensed Building Toys by K'NEX Will Allow Kids to Build & Play in the Angry Birds World

Hatfield, PA - February 09, 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to introduce its first line of officially licensed building sets inspired by Angry Birds, the #1 paid app of all time. Young Angry Birds fans will soon be able to build and play with characters from their favorite app including Red Bird, Yellow Bird and King Pig.

The new products combine the award-winning K'NEX building system with beloved characters from Angry Birds, bringing them from the smartphone to the construction aisle for the first time!

Angry Birds Intro Assortment Building Sets

Prize #3 of the 20 Big Prizes from K'NEX(R)
Enter for your chance to win a Top Gear® DVD Bundle!

Hatfield, PA - February 15, 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 Top Gear DVD Bundle Sweepstakes. From February 15, 2012 at 8:00am EST through February 29, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a Top Gear DVD Bundle, comprised of Top Gear Seasons 10-16 and the complete first season of the hit U.S. show, Top Gear. Top Gear's popularity continues to grow stateside; the original version of the program airs on BBC AMERICA and the U.S. version debuted in 2010 on the HISTORY channel, and is now in its second season.

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/topgear.php

K'NEX BRANDS And HASBRO Announce TINKERTOY® Licensing Partnership And 2012 Product

Familiar Nostalgic Play Pattern Enhanced by Stability & Durability

Hatfield, PA - February 09, 2012 - K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce their partnership with Hasbro to create a modern, revitalized line of the classic toy brand: Tinkertoy.

Specially designed for children ages 3 and up, Tinkertoy is a name that stands for wholesome, enduring fun. Created in 1913 after children were seen playing with pencils and empty spools of thread, it developed into a national phenomenon that inspired children to use their imaginations, and was nominated into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.

K'NEX® Celebrating 20 years of American Made Toys
2012 product line will be shown at NY Toy Fair.

Hatfield, PA - February 06, 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, will be celebrating 20 years of American Made toys with retailers and fans alike at the Javits Convention Center in New York during American International Toy Fair®, being held February 12th through the 15th.

"Celebrating our 20th year by sharing our new product line with the media and our valued retail partners is exciting," said Michael Araten, President and CEO of K'NEX and The Rodon Group. "K'NEX is proud to be able to offer consumers high-quality toys at a reasonable cost - 90% of which are made right here in the USA."