Mar 25, 2009

Briarpatch Honored with Nine Oppenheim Gold!

Millburn, NJ — Was it March Madness? Spring Fever? No, it was the excellence of the games and puzzles that lead to the unprecedented nine awards presented by the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio to Briarpatch last week. The expert and kid testers gave the Briarpatch products the highest marks for being engaging and entertaining.

Marc Shinderman, Briarpatch General Manager said he was absolutely taken aback, as well as being very honored, by the nine Gold Seal Awards. “The Oppenheim awards are among the most meaningful in our industry, particularly because they are presented based on testing by families and game experts,” said Shinderman. “We always strive to produce the best games and puzzles possible, and this year, with the introduction of the new and creative game play of the Flip 5 games, along with the outstanding artwork for our preschool puzzles of Simms Taback and SAMi, we really hit the mark,” he added.

The Briarpatch games honored with the Oppenheim Gold Seal Award are: Dino Flip 5; I Spy Flip 5 and I Spy Ready, Set, Silhouette. Briarpatch is the exclusive manufacturer of I Spy games, card games and puzzles.

Six Briarpatch puzzles received the Oppenheim Gold Seal Award. Three puzzles from the artwork of Simms Taback were honored: Jumbo Animal Floor Puzzle Carrier, 4 in 1 Safari Animals Puzzles Carrier and the 7 Foot Animal Floor Puzzle. Also three based on SAMi art garnered the award: 123… 7 Foot Floor Puzzle, 4 in 1 Vehicle Shapes Puzzles Carrier and the Block Puzzle Game.

John Donofrio, Briarpatch co-founder and Product Development leader, is looking forward to creating as successful a stable of games, card games and puzzles for 2010. He said, “We are always greatly appreciative of the Oppenheim award. We are in the process now of designing our line up for 2010 which we anticipate will be as well-received as our games for 2009.”

About Briarpatch
Briarpatch has a strong legacy of stimulating children’s lives through fun and eco-friendly products. This has earned the company hundreds of industry awards. Since the founding in 1992, the company has applied environmentally conscious business practices such as using vegetable and soy-based inks and post-consumer materials. The company and Co-founder and CEO, John Donofrio have been recognized as business and environmental leaders.