Wal-Mart Holiday Toy Program: 100 Toys For $10

Although Halloween is still around the corner, retailers cannot wait to gear up for the crazy year-end shopping season. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced on Wednesday that it will launch its holiday toy program again this year, offering more than...

Little Tikes Recalls 1.6 Million Toys

Little Tikes Co. is recalling about 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks, after an 11-month-old boy choked on a plastic nail was hospitalized, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The boy made a full recovery. In a statement prepared by Tom Richmond,...

Historic Precedent - Youngest Boy to Ride the River...in a Truck!

     I imagine most parents have a pretty good idea about how to watch out for their children, and some states tend to have some pretty strong ideas about how parents ought to be doing so,...

Toy Recalls 2009 - Important Toy Recalls You Need to Know About

"As a parent you want to make sure that you only allow your children to have toys that are safe. For this reason it is important that you keep up with the recent toy recalls, and already in 2009 there have been quite a few."

Toy trains 'Star Wars' fans to use The Force

"Could The Force be with you? A toy due in stores this fall will let you test and hone your Jedi-like abilities. The Force Trainer (expected to be priced at $90 to $100) comes with a headset that uses brain waves to allow players to manipulate a sphere within a clear...

In Bratz spat, a small ray of hope for Mattel rival MGA Entert...

Riverside, California - The judge that ordered MGA Entertainment Inc.'s Bratz dolls be removed from store shelves by February 11th has extended the deadline through to the end of 2009, due to "the clear importance...

FurReal Friends Biscuit My Lovin' Robot Pup Toy Review

Well Christmas has come once again, and with it the joy of new and exciting robotic toys! For as long as I can remember, the robot toys have always been a big winner, even back in the early 70's when I was a young...

Barbie dolls celebrates 50th anniversary and toy world dominance

When Toy company Mattel's launched Barbie Dolls half century ago, they would have never thought that this product will become a legend. Barbie Dolls, continues to be played with and collected by many children and...

China's toy makers shut factories: a bleak Christmas ahead

Thousands of China's toy makers have shut down their factories in the busiest time of year, the run up to Christmas, because of the world economic crisis.Summer and autumn are usually the busiest times of year for...

National toy tests show dangerous decibel levels

Test conducted shows that a significant amount of sound-emitting toys exceeds the 100-decibel limit which was set in to protect children's hearing.   " A "significant" number of sound-emitting toys...

8 Year Old Girl Swallows 30 Magnets, Steel Balls

I find this story is very strange.  Why would an 8 year old swallow 30 steel balls thinking they were candy?  Does she have some disability that would make her think this?  I can't imagine why any 8...

Indian children burn toy guns in protest

A large group of women and children in eastern Indian state of Assam have protested against the violence and gun culture in their area. The children, all younger than 13, held their protest today carrying placards...

Toy Recalls 2008 - Another year, more recalls…

"How many more poisonous toys will parents have to endure before quality is improved and recalls are stopped? At this point, we have no idea. "With 2 kids of my own this is a very personal issue for me. I can't believe we are still seeing toys being recalled due to lead paint...

Reporter carries knife and toy gun on to plane unchallenged

" JUST 24 hours after two pilots were stabbed in their cockpit over Christchurch, I boarded a plane at our largest airport with a knife and a fake revolver Nervously arriving at Auckland Airport yesterday for the 10.30am Air New Zealand flight to Napier, I expected to...

XMAS: China's billion-dollar toy story

The age old Christmas song all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, may be a children's wish come true as toxic toys from China are taken off the market.  With all the toxins found in chinese...

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