toys

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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Ever since it was introduced in 1963, the Easy-Bake Oven has been marketed exclusively to girls, leaving aspiring boy chefs out in the cold. But that's about to change thanks to a campaign led by a teen girl on behalf of her four-year-old brother, who loves to cook.

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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.

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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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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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In a move that will delight toy lovers everywhere, the National Toy Hall of Fame announced 12 nominees for induction this year, including some of our personal faves, like the Magic 8 Ball, little green army men and 'Star Wars' action figures.

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Here are 11 awesome toys from the 1990's we wish we could play with right now.

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At some time in our life we have played with a Lego brick, or at least stepped on one. Most of us never stopped to think of how they came to be. Pixar did  a great job in telling the Lego story with this animated short in celebration of Lego's 80th birthday.

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Now this is fun! I love Sciport and this is one of the reasons why! Cool stuff to do with the kids. They are having a Toy Making Workshop where you can , make a toy that you can take home with you! And if the kids aren't careful they might even learn some really cool science along the way!

Here is a list of some of the toys you can make:

Cartesian Divers: make a toy where you can see your underwater diver go from the top to the bottom of your water bottle "ocean" and learn about buoyancy and Pascal's Law.

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Now I think I have heard it all. You're familiar with Netflix...you rent all the movies you want for a monthly fee. Now you can rent toys.

It can actually be a good deal. Your kids get to play with the

This time of year, it seems like everyone is getting in the "giving" Christmas Spirit!

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With Black Friday and Christmas shopping just around the corner, parents are trying to figure out which toys will be hot... And which ones to stay away from.

One toy that's been getting a lot of press lately is the "You & Me Interactive Play & Giggle Triplet Dolls" from Toys R Us.

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