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What’s Up With Pixar’s UP Movie Toys?
By dungan
UP, Pixar’s latest animated feature opened in theaters last week, and surprised everyone by grossing a hefty $68.2 million.
But you might be asking, where are the UP movie toys? They are almost nowhere to be seen in the marketplaces around the globe. In fact, Thinkway Toys, who manufactured a slew of great toys for Pixar’s Cars actually did not make a single toy for this movie.
Dora the Explorer...
Dora the Explorer Games and Toys
By Mary Price
Dora the Explorer is a brave and curious character who crosses age and gender-specific play lines with her show, toys and games. These are no errant Scooby Doo adventures either, as the characters explore their world by helping others and learning about new perspectives along the way.
The Twilight Board...
The Twilight Board Game - An Honest Review
By Mary Price
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer has infected vampire-lovers of all ages. The young adult trilogy about a high school girl making some tough decisions has become a movie with plenty of fans, managing to reach even more people when it hit the big screen. With more fans comes more fun and games for those who love this story. My favorite of these games is the Twilight Board Game which, in essence, is a trivia game.
Recently Recalled...
Recently Recalled Toys - How to Stay in the Know
By Mary Price
Build-a-Bear Beach Chairs have recently recalled over 250,000 folding chairs due to a laceration danger.
This is just one recall of many this year: how can you keep up? In this article I explore easy ways for concerned parents to stay on top of the news in regards to toy recalls.
The good news is that many companies are stepping up to be compliant with the CPSC toy safety regulations for 2010. The safety enforcement was set to begin in 2009, but the delay has been set to allow companies (especially smaller ones) and the CPSC to find ways to budget the necessary costs of the new required tests.
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Recently Recalled Toys - How to Stay in the Know
Build-a-Bear Beach Chairs have recently recalled over 250,000 folding chairs due to a laceration danger. This is just one recall of many this year: how can you keep up? In this article I explore easy ways for concerned parents to stay on top of the news in regards to toy recalls. The good news is that...
World’s Biggest Toystore Coming to London
The UK is upping the anty, as we say in the US, with plans to build the world’s biggest toy store in South London. Details have not been released to the public yet, but we do know that the large open-floor store will be called Grandpa Grey Goose. Kids and parents will be able to roam around the...
Are Small Toy Stores An Endangered Species?
“Going out of Business” is becoming a common sign in toy stores these days. At first it was the independent, smaller toy stores which, however disappointing, is not terribly surprising when costs are considered. The bigger stores offer very little in the way of customer service, but have prices...
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Review of Baby’s First Blocks by Fisher Price
Baby’s First Blocks from Fisher-Price is a new twist on an old favorite. Remember that shape sorter? I sure do. I remember playing with it for hours with my younger brother and, more recently, have spent countless hours doing the same thing with my daughter. Read More →
Baby Puzzles: the Original Mystery
We all love a good puzzle, whether that’s a crossword challenge in the daily paper, a mystery novel, or an old-fashioned jig-saw puzzle. This curiosity and drive to “figure it out” actually develops very early in childhood development - about six months, or when babies begin to explore...
Early learning toys from babies to preschoolers
Despite the warnings you may have heard that recommended ages listed on toys can be inaccurate, it is still possible to find the right toy as a gift if all you know is the child’s age. In particular, age categories are more consistent with younger children, from babies up to four or five years old. Read More →
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The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer has infected vampire-lovers of all ages. The young adult trilogy...
Popular board games are ones that balance risk, skill, and chance. This “magic bullet”...
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When I think about traditional toys I usually conjure up some vision of grandparents and grandchildren...
Lego lost its bid to make the iconic brick shape of its products a trademarked-protected design. According...
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The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer has infected vampire-lovers of all ages. The young adult trilogy about a high school girl making some tough decisions has become a movie with plenty of fans, managing to reach even more people when it hit the big screen. With more fans comes more fun and games for those who love this story. My favorite of these... [Read more of this review]
The LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set is a toy that manages to withstand lots of repeat play and keeps the kids occupied for a long time. As most parents know, these are both wonderful things. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Wild Planet comes up with some wonderful toys from spy gear to science kits, and this toy is no exception. Hyper Dash is a game that incorporates four different possibilities for play into one simple game. Speed, skill, memory, coordination and teamwork are challenged with the different skill level/play options available. [Read more of this review] Read More →
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