Location: Pryor, Okla.
Owners: Lisa and Heath Rickman
History: Little Buster Toys was founded in 2008 in Southwest Missouri, with the idea that kids want realistic farm toys. The founders of Little Buster Toys got busy designing the most realistic and durable toys in the marketplace that replicate the true agriculture lifestyle.
On May 31, 2017, Heath and Lisa Rickman had the privilege of purchasing the company with the intent to continue to produce high quality toys while expanding the business. Their deep-rooted love of the rodeo, ranch and livestock show world has allowed them to continue to create and deliver exciting new toys that their customers seek and deserve.
Under Lisa’s direction, the company has developed and launched new livestock show toys focusing on show heifers, pigs and goats while expanding upon the ranch and rodeo toys.
“We pride ourselves in manufacturing high quality premium toys that are both realistic and durable.” Lisa stated. “Little Buster Toys is primarily known for the heavy-duty steel construction in the equipment line that has become a legacy item. We hope that the toys we sell will provide hours of quality play for your children as they replicate the daily activities they watch their parents, grandparents, or siblings do daily.”
Services: Little Buster Toys offers the best ranch, rodeo and livestock show toys on the market. The toys encompass heavy duty metal equipment and plastic animals that are durable, collectible, and can be passed on for generations to come. Their goal is to produce a very high-quality toy that is enjoyed for years.
Future Plans: “We want to continue to grow and expand with unique innovation targeted at our three niche markets: Ranch, Rodeo and Stock Show Toys. It’s extremely exhilarating to develop new plastic toys that possess the quality and eye appeal that we look for in our livestock for the show ring or the arena.” Lisa continued, “We have an amazing customer base where many of them own almost every piece therefore we need to keep developing great new toys for those consumers to add to their collection.”
“Now that my children are older and don’t play with toys anymore,” Lisa stated, “I must rely on our friends and families to test our products. My oldest brother, Levi Douglas, his children are obsessed with the Livestock and Ranch line, so they are very beneficial to get feedback from.”
“Now that my girls have aged out of the photo shoots, they recruit many of their replacement models for our photo shoots. I like the call these my Little Buster kids. Each of them is extremely close friends that look up to and admire my girls, they possess very admirable traits and are a pleasure to include in the videos and photography. These kids are huge fans of Little Buster Toys too and will put the products to the test as well.”
“In addition to that, our customers are great at providing very positive or negative feedback.” Lisa continued, “Both are very beneficial to ensure we are producing quality products that meet the standard our consumers expect.”
