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=Zing= Zing was founded in 2006 and is best known for its Zing brand that stimulates imagination, physical and mental creativity, and active play for kids and young adults and also owner of one of successful sub brand Wet Head.

History
Zing was founded in 2006 with Zeebees, small plastic semi-circles that can be inverted and popped into the air. Zing steadily built a foothold in the toy market over the years and currently boasts a line of over 70 products in a range of categories.

In 2014 the company launched the Firetek Bow followed by its Air Storm line, which expanded the company’s foothold in outdoor archery-themed products.

In summer 2015 Zing launched Stikbot, an easy-to-pose figurine optimal for use in stop-motion animation. The toy was launched alongside an app which allowed users to create their own stop-motion videos to post social media.

In 2016 Zing launched the game Wet Head. The ‘water roulette’ action game encouraged users to take on the #WetHeadChallenge and post content of themselves playing the game with friends.

In 2017 Zing released its #EveryDayPlay line which featured various fidget toys. This included Thumb Chucks, Spinzipz, Spinbladez, Spincircuitz, Spinmax, Klixx, Tumblstix, and the Zing Dama. In 2018 the company launched its Glove-A-Bubbles line which won a Toy of the Year award from The Toy Association in their outdoor toy category.

In 2018 Zing expanded its bubble category with the launch of Wave-A-Bubbles and Big-A-Bubbles. It also added to its archery themed category with the HyperStrike bow and arrow. Zing also launched the Zax, a foam throwing ‘ax’ that is able to stick to various surfaces.

Zing acquired the Marshmallow Fun brand from the Marshmallow Fun company in 2019. This line of blasters has several different designs that have the ability to launch marshmallows of different sizes.

In 2020, Zing introducedacquired Go Go Bird, an advanced R/C toy. The Go Go Bird mimics the movement and look of a real bird and uses infra-red sensing and obstacle-avoidance technology during its flight.

Zing toys have been featured in publications such as The Toy Insider, TTPM , NAPPA , Parents Magazine , Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Good Housekeeping, Associated Press, The TODAY Show , USA Today , Associated Press and The New York Times.



#Stikbot
Launched in the summer of 2015, the Stikbot toy was partnered with the Stikbot Studio app. These easy-to-pose figures, built with suction cup hands and feet, can stick to almost any flat surface and allow kids to create their own stop motion animation films. The #Stikbot YouTube channel Stikbot Central has over 1 million subscribers. Zing has released several extensions of the Stikbot brand including #Stikbot Monsters, Stikbot Pets and Stikbot Dinos.

Marshmallow Fun
Zing acquired the Marshmallow Fun brand in 2019. Featuring a Marshmallow Blaster Double Barrel Blaster, Marshmallow Blaster Extreme Blaster and Marshmallow Blaster Bow & Mallow, the products shoot marshmallows up to 30 feet.

Outdoor
Products include HyperStrike, a brand of high-performance bows and arrows which represented Zing’s entrance into the 14+ blaster market; Air Storm Z-Tek Bow and Arrow, and the Firetek Bow and Arrow with light-up Zonic Whistle Arrows with Fire Glow LED. In 2019 the company capitalized on the ax-throwing trend with the launch of the Zax soft foam ax.

Bubbles
The Glove-A-Bubbles line, a new twist on the traditional play of bubbles, was awarded a Toy of the Year (TOTY) from The Toy Association in the outdoor toys category for 2018. The company capitalized on that success with the launch of Wing-A-Bubbles in 2020. In April 2020, toymaker ZURU acquired the award-winning brand from Zing.

Games
Zing entered the games business in 2016 with the launch of Wet Head, a water-roulette action game. Other games in the line include Blast Box, a balloon explosion game and the Shock Box reaction challenge game.



EDP™
In 2017, Zing launched the EDP™ brand which featured fidget and spinner toys. Included in the line was Spinmax, Spinzipz, Zeebeez, Walking Stick, Thumb Chucks, Spinbladez, Spin Circuits, Metal Chucks, Klixx and Zing Ring products.