K’NEX Congratulates Sesame Street on 40 Years of Groundbreaking Children’s Programming

K’NEX Brands, one of the world’s leading construction toy manufacturers congratulates Sesame Street on 40 years of broadcasting, 122 Emmy Awards, and programming reaching more than 140 countries. Sesame Street is the longest-running program in the history of children’s television Since 2007 K’NEX has been a proud partner of Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street.

Hatfield, PA (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 6, 2009 -- K’NEX Brands, one of the world’s leading construction toy manufacturers, congratulates Sesame Street on 40 years of broadcasting, 122 Emmy Awards, and programming reaching more than 140 countries. Sesame Street is the longest-running program in the history of children’s television.

Since 2007 K’NEX has been a proud partner of Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street. The K’NEX/Sesame Workshop partnership resulted in the first collection of Sesame Street-themed building sets for preschoolers.

The toys specially designed for children ages two years and older let little builders create their favorite Sesame Street characters. In keeping with Sesame Street’s educational mission each set includes engaging and interactive educational content and many building ideas.

About K’NEX Brands
Founded in 1992, K’NEX Brands was established to make and sell what has become one of the world’s leading integrated construction systems for children. Winner of over 200 international awards and recognitions, K’NEX seeks to build young minds with its exciting product line and critically acclaimed K’NEX Education program. For more information, please visit www.knex.com.

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