Christmas Toys

Kids Opening Christmas Presents: From a Store, But Definitely More

Network Awesome | Posted 02.19.2012

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Network Awesome

My sister was talking with a Korean exchange student in her class last week and he observed, "Christmas here is very... how do you say it? ... from a store." Talk about the harsh glow of an outsider's perspective.

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The Best Toys For Young Minds

Maria Rodale | Posted 02.18.2012

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Maria Rodale

This Christmas, it's hard to think of what to get my 5-year-old that she doesn't already have (after all, she has two older sisters' toys and my old o...

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Multinational Toy Mogul Resists Outsourcing

Curtis Ellis | Posted 02.05.2012

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Curtis Ellis

In this exclusive interview, the CEO of the largest multinational toy distributor says his world famous workshop will never outsource a single job. The American Jobs Alliance asked Mr. Claus why he doesn't outsource.

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Green U.S. Businesses Get A Boost From Toxic Toy Epidemic

LiveScience | Jeanette Mulvey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The epidemic of foreign-made toxic toys making its way onto retail shelves might be best described as something out of a science fiction movie rather ...

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One Woman Turns Holiday Grief Into A Mission To Help

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Jessica Bachus' daughter was stillborn over the holiday season four years ago, the young mother was crushed. Bachus told CBS News, "Since I coul...

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Zhu Zhu Pets Unsafe: Hamster Toys Have Unsafe Levels Of Antimony, Consumer Group Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. LOUIS — A consumer group contends one of the holiday season's must-have toys is unsafe. But the maker of the robotic Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters ...

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15 Toys NOT To Buy Your Kids This Christmas (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

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There are so many options out there, please do not buy your children these boring, inappropriate, or crazypants toys. Please. ...

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The Shape of Toys to Come

Timothy Bay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Bay

Facing the challenge of current economic conditions, Santa retooled his product line this season to create new toys incorporating space-age science and the economic spirit of the times.

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