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Lego Brickmania Strikes at the 2013 Arrowhead Home and Builder's Show [VIDEO]

Nick Cooper — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:54:11 +0000

One of the many features of this year’s Arrowhead Home and Builder’s Show at the DECC is a business that specializes in Lego building. Brickmania, based in Minneapolis, made the trip north to show off a couple of amazing Lego creations and offer you the opportunity to build your own. Brickmania focuses on creating specialized military Lego [...]

Two Year Old Picks His Sisters Bedroom Door Lock [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:37:48 +0000

This little boy shows that If you want something bad enough, even at 2 years old, you will figure out a way to get it! Hat’s off to this little one who apparently was envious of his sisters pillow pet. So much so that he picked her lock on her bedroom door, went in her [...]

Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86

Donald Deane — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000

Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France. According to the Ohio Art Co., the toy’s manufacturer, Cassagnes died in a Paris suburb on Jan. 16 due to undisclosed causes. “Etch [...]

Ohio Pre-School Teacher Replaces All the Toys With Cardboard Boxes

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:22:17 +0000

People say kids have no imagination nowadays and I have to say that I totally agree. How could they, with the types of toys on the market now they don’t feel compelled to pretend. Hats off to Pete Kaser, a teacher in Ohio who is doing something about it at an age when kids have [...]

UMD ROTC Collecting Toys Friday November 23rd at UMD Men's Hockey Game

Jeanne Ryan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:39:51 +0000

If you are planning on heading out to the UMD Men’s Hockey Game this Friday night, please bring an unwrapped toy to help out kids in need in the Northland. The UMD ROTC along with volunteers from the 148th Fighter Wing will be collecting toys at all the entrances before the game this Friday night. [...]

The Top 15 Toys for the Upcoming Holiday Season: The New Wii, One Direction Dolls and … Furby Again?

Ben Worcester — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:09:42 +0000

We know, we know—it's only September. When it comes to toys, though, it's never too early to start thinking about the holiday season, especially for retailers. It is big business. Huge business. The buying frenzy of the holidays can comprise 40 percent of the total annual profit for a toy store. With this in mind, Toys R Us has released their 2012 Holiday Hot Toy List to get a head start on the hottest items this year.

So what's on it this year?

5 Sweet Things That I Collected as a Kid Growing up in the 80′s

Tony Hart — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:24 +0000

I was reading this blog by a colleague of mine about those awesome fast food "collectible" glasses that were given away in the 80's, this was big at McDonald's for instance, and it spawned a flurry of memories of all the things I collected in the 80's from these glasses to other things you'd only collect in the coolest decade in history!

Adorable Little Girl Explains Gender Marketing [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:26:18 +0000

I want to pick this little girl up and put her in my pocket! At a very young age, she’s already grasping the concept of toy makers marketing toward gender. I came from an era when little brothers were forced to play Barbies by their big sisters. (Sorry Nolan.) The same generation when girls (myself [...]

Can't Afford to Buy Alot of Toys for Christmas This Year? Rent Them Instead! [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:35:21 +0000

Christmas often adds stress to families who are not able to afford to put multiple gifts under the tree, thankfully there is a new service that provides an option for parents.

Similar to Netflix, Toygaroo will deliver a certain number of toys each month that you preselected, when you're done with the toy simply send it back and they will send the next toy in your cue.

Shark Attack! Check Out The New Radio Controlled Flying Shark [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:09:51 +0000

I love strange, one of a kind products that are an absolute waste of money, and this fits that description perfectly. Introducing the new 'Air Swimmers' radio controlled shark and fish, they are basically big inflatable Mylar balloons that use the tail to propel them forward and a weight on the bottom that controls the up/down movement. Check them out in action after the jump.

Record Time Breaking A New Present

Jeanne Ryan — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:17 +0000

Our son Cody turns 12 today…HAPPY BIRTHDAY CODY! We celebrated his birthday last night and he got a smaller present…his big presnt was a new cell phone. Anyway, Cody loves to swim and said he wanted some scuba gear….flippers mask and snorkel. He made it very clear he wanted a good one. Not like the [...]