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Teen Launches Campaign for Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven
Thirteen year-old McKenna Pope is fighting mad at Hasbro, and this little activist wants some positive changes now. The eighth grader, who hails from Garfield, New Jersey, has started a petition on Change.org asking Hasbro to make their Easy Bake Ovens more gender-neutral.
Toy Company Debuts New Gender-Blind Catalog
Scandinavian Toys"R"Us licensee Top-Toy has taken a new approach to making sure kids get what they really want for Christmas: a fully gender-blind catalog that erases the line between boys' and girls' toys.
Drummer for Blake Shelton, Tracy Broussard, Coming Home for Toys for Tots
Sixteen years ago, Tracy Broussard packed up his truck and a U-Haul trailer with drums and dreams of becoming a successful touring musician.
Walmart, Target And Toys R Us Taking Employees Away From Their Families
Walmart, Target and Toys R Us will take their employees from their families this Thanksgiving by opening Thanksgiving evening.
The Top 15 Toys for the Upcoming Holiday Season: The New Wii, One Direction Dolls and … Furby Again?
We know, we know—it's only September. When it comes to toys, though, it's never too early to start thinking about the holiday season, especially for retailers. It is big business. Huge business. The buying frenzy of the holidays can comprise 40 percent of the total annual profit for a toy store. With this in mind, Toys R Us has released their 2012 Holiday Hot Toy List to get a head start on the hottest items this year.
So what's on it this year?
Boy Had Toy Lodged Up Nose for Three Years
Little kids like to stick things inside their mouths, ears and noses. From toy soldiers and toy cars, to carrot sticks, pencils, crayons and more, some curious toddler somewhere has jammed it down his gullet or into his nose.
Michael Phelps Wins the 200 IM – Brick by Brick [VIDEO]
As if winning the most Olympic medals ever isn't enough- imagine your life recreated in toy bricks!
Check out the women's gymnastics gold-medal-winning vault sequence, and make plans to attend the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions 2012 at the Cajundome!
JayCee’s New Toy
JayCee was helping a friend move this weekend and persuaded the guy to let him have his 'Return of the Jedi' glassware, a 1983 t-shirt and this weird toy.
Win Your Choice of Prizes Worth $1500 in Our Father’s Day Giveaway
Enter to win our Father’s Day Giveaway! Our winner can choose one of the following prizes worth $1,500:
What’s the Most Popular Children’s Gift This Year? — Survey of the Day
According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children’s presents this holiday season, the most popular kid’s gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.
Finalists Announced For National Toy Hall Of Fame
As a kid my favorite toy was always my record player. My parents gave me my first at age 2. Then came the 8-track player/recorders and later cassette players/recorders. And I have always been entertained by radio.


