Join Us This Thanksgiving Weekend at the Erin Fall Fair!

We will be hosting our annual Kid's Zone on October 11-14 inside the big white vendor's tent.

- FREE make and take crafts
- Game and toy demos
- 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!

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

Announcing our:

Annual Happy Halloween Sale!

20% OFF ALL IN-STOCK DRESS-UP SETS, PRINCESS DRESSES, CAPES & ACCESSORIES

Sale ends October 31st

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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 5th and Saturday October 19th

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

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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

20% Off on All Regularly Priced* In-Stock Playmobil Toys

LIMITED TIME ONLY Aug 9th – Sept 1st, 2024

*Clearance/reduced/discontinued items excluded

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

Piece your way to victory at the SECOND 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 20, 2024

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.

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🚀 Calling all young explorers! 🌠 4M STEAM Camp is officially open for registration at Brighten Up Toys & Games! 🎉

How to Register? 🌟 Sign up for FREE in-store and secure your child’s spot for these mind-blowing activities awaiting your curious kiddos!🌟

*Parent/guardian supervision and participation is required*

Magnet Science: Explore magnetism and build cool projects.

• Fergus:  Aug 13 @ 4pm, Aug 22 @ 2pm
• Erin: Aug 29, drop-in 3-5pm

Tin Can Robot: Transform a soft drink can into a walking robot.

• Fergus: Aug 9 @ 2pm, Aug 19 @ 4pm

Buzz Wire: Learn about electric circuits with a twisty wire game.

• Fergus: Aug 13 @ 2pm, Aug 16 @ 4pm
• Erin: Aug 8, drop-in 3-5pm

Dig a T-Rex: Excavate and assemble a T-Rex skeleton from the past.

• Fergus: Aug 9 @ 4pm, Aug 19 @ 2pm
• Erin: Aug 15, drop-in 3-5pm

Potato Clock: Build a real, working digital clock powered by potatoes.

• Fergus: Aug 16 @ 2pm, Aug 22 @ 4pm
• Erin: Aug 22, drop-in 3-5pm

Don’t miss out on this adventure.
#4MSTEAMCamp

STEAM means...

Science: 🔬Understand the natural world.
Technology: 🌐 Innovate for practical purposes.
Engineering: 🔧 Solve problems through design.
Arts: 🎨 Express creativity and aesthetics.
Math: ➗ Apply logic to numbers and shapes.

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JOIN US FOR FAMILY FUN AND FUNDRAISING!

The Rotary Club of Erin will be hosting their annual Summerfest event THIS SUNDAY July 14th. 

Brighten Up will be there with FREE Face Painting by Makin' Faces, giant bubble fun, interactive kids' activities, and more! There will be live music and lots of other fun, so be sure to join us there.

Sunday, July 14, 2024
Noon to 5:00pm
McMillan Park, 109 Main St., Erin
FREE ADMISSION

• Live Music by The Campfire Poets (1:00-4:00pm)
• Beer, Wine & Coolers Garden
• BBQ with the Optimist Club of Erin
• Fun Activities for Kids and Families (Noon-4pm) including face painting, fire truck, photo booth, bubble zone, arts & hands-on activities, and much more!

Full event details at: www.erinrotary.com/summerfest

A portion of the 2024 Erin Summerfest proceeds will support Youth in our Community through the High School Breakfast Program and The Grove-Main Place Youth Centre.

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Our friends from Makin' Faces are BACK!

Tania and the crew are ready to wow you with their incredible free-hand face painting. If you can imagine it, they can (almost certainly) paint it!

Off-the-face painting is still a great option, too! Many kids - and adults - prefer a fun arm or leg 'tattoo'.

Visit Brighten Up in July & August for FREE FACE PAINTING
by Makin’ Faces
Thursdays in Erin
& Fridays in Fergus
3pm to 6pm

It’s our way of saying THANK YOU! for supporting your Local Toy Store!

https://www.instagram.com/makinfacesinc/

https://www.facebook.com/makinfacesfacepainting

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Summer is heating up in the Village of Erin, and there’s no better time to take in the styles, treats and giftware than at the annual Summer Jam!

Brighten Up will have fabulous finds at our Sidewalk Sale ALL DAY! We will also be featuring FREE face painting by Makin' Faces from 11am-3pm. See you there!

Erin’s Main Street will come alive during ‘Summer Jam’. You can expect the street to be buzzing with music, a free BBQ, bouncy castle, a huge multi-store street sale and tons of local businesses showcasing their offerings.

SATURDAY JUNE 8
11:00am-3:00pm
MAIN STREET, VILLAGE OF ERIN

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Brighten Up is BACK with our Kids' Zone at the Fergus Home Show!!!

May 28, 29 and 30 from 5:30-9:30pm

https://ferguslionsclub.org/fergus-home-leisure-show/

• FREE face painting by Makin' Faces
• Games demos
• Toys, construction and STEM play activities
• & more!

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