For each ADL, people can vary from needing just a little help (such as a reminder or âstand-by assistâ) to full dependency, which requires others to do the task for them. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
In 2009, Fisher-Price bought all toy rights to Thomas & Friends except for the Learning Curve Wooden products. Through Mattel's 2012 acquisition of HIT Entertainment, which subsequently became a division of Fisher-Price, Mattel now owns the property outright
In 2013, following a template now used by Fisher-Price for Thomas products, a new Little Friends packaging was designed with a country scene background placed on one side of the previous packaging and with the logo side repositioned above the engine.homas TrackMaster is a battery-operated system that was manufactured by Fisher-Price, Mattel from late 2009 after picking up the license from the HiT Toy Company.