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"I'm not pregnant," I explained throughout the day, as vendors at the New York Baby Show glanced toward my mid-section, searching intently for a baby bump.
Art Spiegelman, the man behind the graphic novel Maus, was a member of the team that made the cards. So he was a natural to write the introduction for a new book, called simply Garbage Pail Kids.
In my own defense, let me say that my kids have developed earplugs that allow them to completely tune me out. Words like work, chore and NOW fall on deaf ears.
Toy Fair -- the game and toy industry's annual expo -- is here once again, so I thought I'd take another look at what businesses can learn from classic toys.
When LEGO announced that after four years of marketing research, the best they could come up with was a thinner, pinker version of their product, I laughed. My first reaction wasn't outrage, but incredulity. A billion dollars of marketing research bought you... LEGO Barbie?
Strange though they may be, these picks allow kids to explore a culture through its toys, bringing the sense of discovery that comes with traveling right into your living room.
Every year, public safety experts comb the nation's malls and toy stores in search of potentially hazardous toys. Here's 2011's list of playthings you might want to cross off your child's wish list.
With high tech gadgets all around us, it is tempting to rush out and buy the latest electronic games. This holiday season I am making a plea to go back to the basics.
Gone are the days where a cute little outfit from Baby Gap or a Monopoly game would suffice. Nope. Now we've got iPads, 3S and dolls so pretty it just...
You've had it with the holidays. It's run, run, run, spend, spend, spend. You are actually happy when they are over. So how can you get through the holidays, and maybe actually enjoy them?
Marketers have transformed the holiday season into a materialistic feeding frenzy, teaching kids that it's all about demanding -- and getting -- 'must-have' toys.
Want to scare the pants off your six-year-old? Mattel's Monster High Ghoul Spirit Fearleading Doll 3-Pack will do the trick. And they're guaranteed to frighten the heck of you, too.
With that most wonderful and most American holiday of all just about upon us, it seems right to show appreciation for the stores who can help supply or enhance our feast.
"It's more fun to play the Colorforms way," and kids and adults have been playing with those vinyl geometric shapes for six decades.
In the vast world of things that were not on my radar before becoming a parent, I'm going to put garbage trucks on top. Not only did I give no thought to garbage trucks; I gave even less to garbage truck toys.
