toys

Life isn't all fun and games, but maybe it should be.

Charlotte, who is seven, wrote a letter to the Lego company over the way girl characters and boy characters are handled in its toys.

As the days go by we get closer and closer to Christmas. Many kids have already made their list and checked them many times over before sending them off to the North Pole.

Kids today might think they have great options to choose from when it comes to Christmas presents. But any adult knows that the Christmas presents we got as kids were way cooler. And according to this list, we're right.

Last month, the National Toy Hall of Fame announced the 12 finalists for their 2013 class.  And on Thursday, they announced which two of those 12 got enough votes to be inducted.

Remember Madballs and Popples? If you, like us, managed to successfully block out most of your childhood, the answer is a resounding "no"!

Etch-A-Sketches are one of those childhood toys that never go out of style. If you're like most people, a few hours' worth of entertainment usually produced some pretty bad art, although it never really mattered. But there are the select few who are really good at Etch-A-Sketching. Like, really really good.

There's a retro commercial for a laughing doll that's been floating around for a while, but if you haven't seen it . . . it's terrifying!

After the Great Beanie Baby Bubble Burst of 1999, Beanie investors were left with nothing.

A recent study has shown that the faces of Lego characters are expressing a wider array of emotions than they used to, you know, since they used to only be happy. Anger, confusion, deceptively neutral -- all are making appearances.

Thanks, LEGO! This is way better than a lame-o Father's Day greeting card. Just email this video to your dad and call it done. Maybe buy him a big piece of meat or something. The end. So much easier than Mother's Day. Happy Father's Day!!

'Star Wars' figures are as much of a childhood staple as Mr. Potato Head and View Master reels. So with a seemingly endless array of new 'Star Wars' products in our immediate future thanks to the upcoming movies, the time seems right to reflect upon the saga’s impact on toy aisles everywhere...