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Hasbro Replaces One Monopoly Piece, You Pick

CJ — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:41:25 +0000

Hasbro is replacing one Monopoly piece and you get to help decide which one goes.Hasbro is replacing one of the existing Monopoly tokens and it’s asking Facebook fans to choose. Starting tomorrow, you may cast your vote on which piece should get the boot (the battleship, the iron, the racecar, the dog, the thimble, the [...]

Teen Launches Campaign for Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:23:35 +0000

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

Tom Blunt — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:44 +0000

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. For many decades the tide has slowly been turning on forcing kids to play with toys and games considered fitting for their [...]

Drummer for Blake Shelton, Tracy Broussard, Coming Home for Toys for Tots

Debbie Ray — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:41:58 +0000

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

CJ — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:11:17 +0000

Walmart, Target and Toys R Us will take their employees from their families this Thanksgiving by opening Thanksgiving evening. Target is one of several retail chains planning to start Black Friday shopping festivities earlier than ever, with stores opening at 9 pm on Thanksgiving Day. Many people aren’t happy about the decision. Americans are protesting [...]

The Top 15 Toys for the Upcoming Holiday Season: The New Wii, One Direction Dolls and … Furby Again?

Ben Worcester — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:23:33 +0000

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

Carl Pettit — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:54:03 +0000

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. Sometimes it isn’t a bid deal, but sometimes it can be life threatening, and calls for [...]

Michael Phelps Wins the 200 IM – Brick by Brick [VIDEO]

Debbie Ray — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:00:39 +0000

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

Debbie Ray — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:03:01 +0000

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. Here’s another interesting basketball toy. And my favorite: Cockatiel Dunks Basketball.

Win Your Choice of Prizes Worth $1500 in Our Father's Day Giveaway

Debbie Ray — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:35:19 +0000

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

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:33:41 +0000

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. Forty-five percent of gift-buying adults say they will be buying someone under 18 a book, while 33 percent will spring for [...]

Finalists Announced For National Toy Hall Of Fame

CJ — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:33:41 +0000

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. But if I had to name my favorite “toy” as a kid, it would probably be my Aurora [...]

Happy 47th Birthday G.I. Joe!

shelley — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:06:02 +0000

G.I. Joe is from a line of 12 inch action figures produced by the Hasbro Toy Company. America’s movable fighting man was made from 1964 – 1969. The initial product offered dolls in four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: A U.S. Army Soldier, a U.S. Navy Sailor, a Pilot from the U.S. Air [...]