My Top 10 Most Unattainable Toys
June 29, 2010 by Kyle Martinak
Filed under Toys
Sure the Technodrome made you Commander Cool, but what other toys couldn't I have as a kid?
Remember a Christmas or birthday when you wanted that one special toy, but no one got it for you? Now you understand…it was ridiculously expensive, or impossible to locate. You were disappointed then, because there was no such thing as ebay or Amazon, and instead you got a sweater.
The Toys Are Back In Town Yet Again: Toy Story 3 Toys
June 16, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Movie and TV Toys
These are some pretty high quality toys right here. Toy Story's still got it.
I don’t want to jinx this, but I’d really like to see Toy Story 3 receive a perfect 100% at Rotten Tomatoes, thus making the Toy Story series have a perfect score. While it’s most likely not going to happen since at least one reviewer will be jaded for no reason other than to cost it a perfect score, it’ll still be a hugely successful movie. And you know what that means? Merchandise! Toy Story has always had toys tying in, I know you’re shocked, and now that the new movie is a few days away I think we should talk about those, don’t you? So let’s go to infinity and…let’s, let’s just go. Read more
LEGO Building Blocks Are Still Solid
December 28, 2009 by Chris Whitmore
Filed under Building Toys
When I was growing up, almost every kid I knew had LEGOs. We all enjoyed building different objects, letting our imaginations do the work. There were instructions to follow, but individual creations were always more fun. And with the LEGO Ultimate Building Set, it seems that the trend is still going strong today.
Top 10 Best Selling Toys of 2009
December 17, 2009 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Hot Toys
The year is wrapping up, but there is still just enough time for you to get out and grab gifts for everyone on your list. It’s tough to create a list of the top toys of 2009 without repeating myself quite a bit, plus everyone else has the list somewhere. But you come here to read my witty banter and clever remarks (or because you’ve already read everything else on the internet).
So here we go, hold on tight, and please no food or drinks while the article is in motion.
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Build Yourself Some Fun: A Brief Lego Retrospective
October 8, 2009 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Vintage & Classic Toys
Real police stations should look like this.
There is no way I can cover the entirety of Lego in one small article. Therefore, I will limit myself to strictly non-Bionicle Lego since that just asks for a whole article unto itself. Pretty much every kid had a set of Lego.
Lego Loses Trademark of Classic Bricks
November 14, 2008 by dungan
Filed under Building Toys
Lego lost its bid to make the iconic brick shape of its products a trademarked-protected design. According to ToyNews,
Lego Builds Futures
April 29, 2008 by dungan
Filed under Building Toys
We just learned that Lego is teaming up with public schools next fall to encourage building and engineering interest.
According to Toy News , Lego and the National Schools Partnership (NSP) will work together to develop an after school program called the Lego Technic Club. The purpose of the club is to help kids have the materials to engage their creativity and interest in technology design.
