GREAT NEWS! We are having a HUGE sale on our GRAVITRAX brand products! From November 15th-30th, all GraviTrax products, including regular, stunts, vertical and junior, are 30% OFF! CLICK HERE to see what's in stock.

Experience the power of gravity! GraviTrax is the STEM track system from Ravensburger! Use your imagination to build superb tracks and set the gravity spheres rolling! This STEM system [Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths] is an ideal one to teach kids about gravity, magnetism, kinetic energy and fun. Hit a snag? Freestyle with your own track design or use the tasks and blueprints included to help you to get started in the world of GraviTrax! Are the gravity spheres stopping or flying off before reaching the end target? Time for some problem solving. Rebuild and try something different!

To help celebrate this special promotion, we will be hosting PLAY DAYS in both store locations during regular store hours on Friday November 21st, Saturday November 22nd and Sunday November 23rd.

Promotion applies to in stock, regularly-priced GraviTrax brand merchandise only. 

Hello Followers!

Just in! You can help a deserving child have a wonderful Christmas through our Angel Tree Toy Drives in both Erin and Fergus. Both Toy Drives will kick off on November 15th!

- In Erin our partner organization for this initiative is East Wellington Community Services

- In Fergus our partner organization for this initiative is Big Brothers Big Sisters Centre Wellington

Supporting these wonderful organizations and their toy drives is something that has been very meaningful for our business for the past 15 years and we love hearing about the impact donations have on families in need.

To participate, visit one of our stores to purchase or drop off a new, unwrapped toy donation or make a gift card or financial donation.

Brighten Up will be donating 10% of all gift cards purchased to help meet the increased need in our community!

EXCITING NEWS — we are running Pictures with Santa this year on November 30th to support our Toy Drives. Keep watching our website and social media for more info. Don’t forget to subscribe to our e-mail list to keep up to date on all we are doing!

As our regulars know, toy drives are very close to our hearts at Brighten Up. We are so pleased to be able to continue with, and expand upon, this important giving program in our communities this year.

One of our favourite parts of our toy drives are our annual Pictures with Santa! 

Gather your friends, choose your drink, and settle in for an evening of laughter, strategy, and friendly competition.

Join Chris from Brighten Up Games, your Games Master for the night, as he introduces you to a world of fun, clever, and delightfully unique board games. From quick, quirky favourites to epic adventures, Chris will have an impressive library of games ready for you to explore. He’ll be there every step of the way — teaching, guiding, and keeping the fun rolling.

Your free ticket includes:

• Unlimited access to an exciting selection of games supplied by Brighten Up Games
• Hands-on instruction and assistance from Chris, the Games Master
• Cozy indoor seating with beautiful views of the orchard and vineyard

The Extras:

• Alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase
• Wood-fired pizza available (until 8 pm)
• Delicious Charcuterie Boards available
• Family-friendly — recommended for ages 10+

Link to register:
https://www.exploretock.com/cox-creek-cellars-guelph/event/539646

Brighten Up presents our CreArt Paint Party, just in time for Christmas!

Join us to paint the CreArt 'Christmas Deer' (https://brightenuptoysandgames.ca/products/christmas-deer-creart-painting-by-number)

Thursday November 13, 2025
6:30-8:00pm at 735 Tower Street South, Fergus

Spaces Limited – Registration Required!

Your $30 per person Registration Fee includes your 'Christmas Deer' CreArt for painting at the Party PLUS a $30 credit towards another CreArt to take home!

You are welcome to bring your own non-alcoholic beverage and snacks.

GREAT NEWS! We are having a HUGE sale on our BRIO brand products during OctoBRIO! For the entire month of October, all BRIO products, including railway and builder, are 30% OFF! CLICK HERE to see what's in stock.

• BRIO Railway Toys: train sets, battery-powered trains, train tracks, railway accessories - we have them all. BRIO's iconic railway toys all work with each other to create an entirely customisable world that’s fuelled by children’s imaginations.
• BRIO Builder Construction Toys: Design a new toy every day of the week with BRIO Builder - the open-ended construction toy from BRIO. Your next favourite toy is only a build away!

To help celebrate this special promotion, we will be hosting PLAY DAYS featuring both BRIO Railway and BRIO Builder. These play days will be held in both store locations during regular store hours on Saturday October 11th* and Saturday October 18th

*Saturday October 11th play day in Erin will be held at our Kids' Zone at the Erin Fall Fair

Promotion applies to in stock, regularly-priced BRIO brand merchandise only. 

Join Us This Thanksgiving Weekend at the Erin Fall Fair!

We will be hosting our annual Kid's Zone on October 10-13 inside the big white vendor's tent.

- Play and try Kids' Zone activities: BRIO Rail, Gravitrax Junior, Pretend play fun, and more surprises!
- FREE make and take crafts
- Special promotions at the fair only!
- Face painting by Makin' Faces (pay per face)
- Launch of our new holiday flyer

Don't miss out on the fun!

For information about the Fair visit https://www.erinfair.com/

Who's excited to get dressed up for Halloween??!! We sure are!

Announcing our:

Annual Happy Halloween Sale!

25% OFF ALL IN-STOCK GREAT PRETENDERS DRESS-UP SETS, PRINCESS DRESSES, CAPES & ACCESSORIES 

Sale ends October 31st

It's a GREAT time to start shopping for the holidays, with this amazing sale on one of our most popular toy lines!!!

PLAYMOBIL EARLY BUY SALE

25% Off on All Regularly Priced* In-Stock Playmobil Toys

LIMITED TIME ONLY September 6-28, 2025

*Clearance/reduced/discontinued items excluded

Full details below, to purchase your team's ticket CLICK HERE.

Piece your way to victory at the THIRD ANNUAL Brighten Up Puzzle Competition! Assemble your puzzle team, choose your challenge, register at Brighten Up Toys and Games in either Fergus or Erin, practice and PUZZLE!

Sunday October 26, 2025

Registration Time: 12:30pm
Competition Start Time: 1:00pm

Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex

550 Belsyde Ave E, Fergus

Sponsored by: Cobble Hill Puzzles and Ravensburger Puzzles

Your team registration fee includes: 

• Participation in this exciting competition as teams race to finish their puzzle first!
• Take home the puzzle your team completes (one per team)
• Light refreshments catered by Fergies Fine Foods, Fergus
• BONUS: There will be special “Some Assembly Required” Puzzle Deals on Select Images for Cash and Carry available at the Puzzle Challenge only!

Chose your challenge from four options:

1. Ravensburger 1000 piece puzzle (up to 4 team members, $30+HST per team)
2. Ravensburger standard 500 piece puzzle (2 team members, $25+HST per team)
3. Cobble Hill 1000 piece puzzle (up to 4 team members, $30+HST per team)
4. Cobble Hill Family pieces puzzles (1 Adult and up to 2 Children, $25+HST per team)

Prizes:

• The WINNER in each 500 piece and 1000 piece challenge category will receive a voucher for one free 1000 piece puzzle in their chosen brand for each team member
• The RUNNER UP in each 500 piece and 1000 piece challenge category will receive a voucher for one free 500 piece puzzle in their chosen brand for each team member
• The TOP THREE teams in the Family Pieces challenge category will receive a voucher for one free Cobble Hill Family Pieces puzzle for their team
• BONUS PRIZES for best dressed, team spirit and puzzle cheer!

Register Your Team:

• In store in Erin or Fergus
• By phone 519.843.8887 (Fergus) or 519.833.9258 (Erin)
• By e-mail ask@brightenuptoysandgames.ca
• Your registration fee must be paid in store, online or by e-transfer for your registration to be finalized. Your team’s spot will NOT be secured until payment is received.

Rules, Tips and More!

• Practice with your team! The images which you will compete with are a secret but you can practice on a variety of images to get your puzzling strategy pieced together.
• Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to register and get yourself settled.
• Brighten Up will provide the puzzle, tables and chairs, but anything else you want for your puzzling and comfort you must supply.
• You may use any puzzle sorting methods you would like but you MUST remain contained to your allocated table space (no putting extra sorters on the floor, chairs, etc.