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My top three dog toys
The legs and head are attached to a soft squeaky body with velcro. I love the sound of the limbs and head being ripped from the body. I also enjoy mouthing the body to make it squeak. This is one of the rare toys that I play with often ...
Toys "R" Us Announces Lead, Phthalate Standards
Toys "R" Us has announced plans to enforce a voluntary standard for lead in toys tighter than the mandatory federal standard. According to the retailer's press release, "We have instructed all manufacturers who produce items for Toys ...
StreetLevel: Kids Clothes and Adult Toys for Bergen Street
Within the next several months both kiddie-centric Gymboree and adult-centric Toys in Babeland will be opening stores on Bergen, according to Matthew Pintchik. Pintchik is one of the owners of Pintchik Hardware, and his family has ...
Would You Like Your Toys Green?
I'm not sure whether this is a case of jumping on a trendy bandwagon, or a truly earth-conscious decision, but Swedish toymaker Playsam is debuting a new variation on its classic wooden toy cars that seeks to reassure parents of their ...
Will That Toy Make My Kid Stupid? Imagination May Be Best
For those of us with toys scattered in every room in the house (isn't that everyone?)--toys that aren't played with, touched or looked at--we might wonder why even bother with toys. Between recalled toxic toys, age inappropriate ones, ...
More on animated stuffed toys.
It just seems to me that the more animated these things are, the less a child needs to use their imagination. I think I’d much rather see my kids playing with stuffed toys having a tea party than some little robot instructing them to ...
Babysitting Costs
How often do you and your spouse get a sitter and go out for the night? What is recommended? I would be happy with once a month. How much does your babysitter charge? I am wondering what is typical these days. ...
New York Toy Fair 2008 Follow Up
I spent a few hours with Hasbro at Toy Fair. They gave me a tour of some of the new products they have coming out later this year, including the Incredible Hulk Transformer shown here. They have quite a few new cool toys coming up ...
Lawmaker Seeks Crackdown on Toys with Lead Paint
The Indiana House of Representatives has approved a bill amendment that would allow individuals made sick by toys with lead paint to sue importers and wholesalers of those toys. The provision was added today to a bill that already seeks ...
News: Toys Pop Straight Off the Pages of Devil's Due
Beginning with a package of classically retro Golden Age Sheena: Queen of the Jungle stickers, DEVIL'S DUE POP will include an array vinyl toys, personal journals, and usable artwork based on the properties that have made Devil's Due ...