B102.7 - Sioux Falls Classic Rock » Toys http://b1027.com Classic Rock from Aerosmith, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Rolling Stones Sun, 19 May 2013 21:18:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86 http://b1027.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/ http://b1027.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000 Donald Deane http://thefw.com/?p=184003 Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France.

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]]> http://b1027.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/feed/ 0 Mark Hirsch/Getty Images These Toys for Christmas? Not! http://b1027.com/these-toys-for-christmas-not/ http://b1027.com/these-toys-for-christmas-not/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:42:33 +0000 Dan Collins http://kikn.com/?p=40260 There are a few toys, okay, several toys, that kids will want this year for Christmas. But are the parents on board with these?

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]]> http://b1027.com/these-toys-for-christmas-not/feed/ 0 Tim Whitby/Getty Images Remember The Toys You Got For Christmas? http://b1027.com/remember-the-toys-you-got-for-christmas/ http://b1027.com/remember-the-toys-you-got-for-christmas/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:29:56 +0000 Mark Tassler http://kxrb.com/?p=38467 Memory can be kind. The first thing that may pop into your mind, could be that new toy you once got. And it was a big deal. So big that you might find it in a 'Toy Hall Of Fame'.

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]]> http://b1027.com/remember-the-toys-you-got-for-christmas/feed/ 0 Scott Barbour, Getty Images 10 Weird Fad Toys Every Kid Had to Have for Christmas http://b1027.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/ http://b1027.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:22:51 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=169735 You can always spot a parent around the holiday season. Their hair is a frazzled mesh of cow licks and stray strands as if it’s been pulled by a crowd of frantic people. Their eyes dart around in all directions desperately seeking something that could suddenly appear at a moment’s notice. They break down and cry during commercials that advertise “the hottest toy of the holiday season.”

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]]> http://b1027.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/feed/ 0 Mattel via ToplessRobot.com/YouTube/Getty Images Toy Company Debuts New Gender-Blind Catalog http://b1027.com/gender-blind-toy-catalog/ http://b1027.com/gender-blind-toy-catalog/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:44 +0000 Tom Blunt http://thefw.com/?p=169346 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.

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]]> http://b1027.com/gender-blind-toy-catalog/feed/ 0 Top-Toy Swedish Toy Company Defies Gender Stereotypes http://b1027.com/swedish-toy-company-reverses-genders/ http://b1027.com/swedish-toy-company-reverses-genders/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:45:36 +0000 Amanda Ferris http://thefw.com/?p=168343 In a pleasantly surprising move, a Swedish toy company called Top Toy has made a giant leap for gender equality amongst children. Top Toy's Christmas catalog features an interesting twist: the boys are the ones who are playing with dollhouses and the girls are happily playing with the Nerf guns.

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