Toys

Bunchems are known as a modern day LEGO, and if your child has them on their wish list for Christmas, you might want to be aware of this hazard.

You could blow up a battleship. Then you could get super-soaked. Then dry off and play a little Twister. The nominees are in for the National Toy Hall of Fame.

The Oujia board — sold by Hasbro since 1967 — now comes in a hot pink. Yes, now children can enjoy all the fun trying to contact spirits.

These 'Frozen' toys are expected to be red-hot sellers this Christmas. Is Olaf, Anna, Elsa, Sven, and Kristoff on your list this year?

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.

There are a few toys, okay, several toys, that kids will want this year for Christmas. But are the parents on board with these?

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.”

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.

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.