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Kids and adults worldwide collect small cars made by companies like Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Matchbox cars are taking a page from the green manuals of real automakers and is going green. Matchbox says it is moving to use either recycled or recyclable materials in its toys and packaging by 2030. Just like real automakers, Matchbox also says that it’s … Continue reading
This October, Hasbro will release Galactic Snackin’ Grogu, a new take on the adorable young alien from The Mandalorian, featuring cute sounds, animated motions, and interactive accessories.
Play-Doh has a new product line created with adults in mind. In fact it’s called Play-Doh for Grown Ups. There are six “adult-themed” scents: Overpriced Latte (coffee); Mom Jeans (clean denim); Grill King (smoked meats); Dad Sneakers (rubber); Spa Day (floral); and Lord of the Lawn (fresh cut grass). — Read the rest
If you needed just one reason to subscribe to Disney+, then The Mandalorian has to be it. And sure, the name of the show suggests the Mandalorian is the star of the show, but we all know it’s actually Baby Yoda The Child. But what if you could bring The Child home? Soon you can, in LEGO form. The $79.99 LEGO Star Wars The Child is available for preorder today.
As our period of social distancing and quarantine isolation drags on, we’ll be bringing you a series of sex toy reviews to help you make the best buying decisions to keep your solo sex life buzzing along, or to spice things up for couples (or thruples or etc, etc, etc.) who may be experiencing some boredom in the…
She’s a lab, boxer, pit bull mix who likes cuddles, sleeping in, saying “hello” to strangers, and, probably more than anything else, chew toys. (And if you were wondering, yes, she’s named after Stevie Nicks.)
To some, picking out a toy for a dog is a pretty low-effort task. And I get it — who would want to scrutinize this kind of stuff? Most people would pick something off the wall at Petco that squeaks and move on with their life.
GoDog Dragons are unexpectedly tough for a fabric-based chew toy — after an entire month, it’s still going strong, and my dog has pretty much adopted it as her new favorite-for-life.
Swimming dogs will love the Ruffwear HydroPlane’s ability to float on water, but it also works perfectly as a land-based frisbee, and its tear-resistant fabric lasted impressively long.
The Kong Extreme is definitely extreme when it comes to durability — it’ll last well beyond a few months, and being able to stuff treats inside makes playtime way more enjoyable.
The Dogwood Stick will most likely fall apart early on, but that’s to be expected. The true value is its safetuy, with less harmful shedding for your dog’s digestive system.
The Nylabone DuraChew didn’t work as well as I thought it would — the nylon started shedding early into playtime, and I had to take the toy away before we could judge its dental care features.
Nylon-based toys ended up not being a great match for my dog, but if they happen to work for yours, the Oneisall is slightly better than the Nylanbone Dino.
While it doesn’t succeed as a *frisbee* per se, the Monster K9 disc is a great extra-strength chew toy that has the potential to last your dog for months at a time.
Material: Rubber
First signs of wear: Some slight scratching after two weeks
If you want a Tesla Cybertruck but can’t wait for Elon Musk to get started on production, never fear: Mattel is launching two Hot Wheels Cybertruck remote control cars. The limited-edition pickup toys are being offered in two different sizes, one scaled to take on your existing Hot Wheels cars, while the other is a whole lot larger and more … Continue reading
Star Wars toys are all about getting the characters we love in playable plastic format, but really, from Kenner Troop Transports to Micro Machines, some of our fondest memories are of getting those glorious vehicles to shove said characters into. And that’s what Hasbro’s latest Star Wars toy line is all about, in very…
Esteemed toy collector Joel Magee of Pawn Stars fame has acquired a prototype of an original Hot Wheels Camaro that was part of the 1968 “Sweet 16” series of the first Hot Wheels cars. Magee says the Camaro is valued at US$100,000 although, in reality, it is only worth whatever someone will pay for it. Apparently the white enamel paint indicates that it was a prototype. From Carscoops:
Only a “few” prototypes are known to have been mistakenly sent to retailers and most buyers would have been clueless. That appears to be what happened to the Camaro as it was found among a set of several other Hot Wheels cars. Joel examined the collection and consulted a Hot Wheels expert to determine that the “lone white Camaro was, in fact, the rarest of rare.”
Magee says the Camaro is the third rarest Hot Wheels car and the only one of its kind believed to exist. That puts it in rare company as “The Beach Bomb and the Olds 442 are the only other rare Hot Wheels on the level of the white enamel Hong Kong Camaro.”
So far, 2020 hasn’t exactly gotten off to a great start, what with a terrifying virus quickly spreading across the planet. It’s not all doomsday news, however, this year also promises to bring us mountains of Baby Yoda merchandise, and Sideshow Collectibles is leading the charge with this life-size and staggeringly…
Got my daughter a broken Teddy Ruxpin “little bopper” off eBay, fixed it up and wired in a speaker. Unfortunately the only radio station I get good signal on is NPR so my testing just involves teddy ruxpin convulsing to the impeachment testimony pic.twitter.com/FTbwEGJEgX
Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children’s toy in the form of a talking Illiop, which looks like a bear. The creature’s mouth and eyes move while “reading” stories played on an audio tape cassette deck built into its back. It was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies,and the first version of the toy was designed by the firm RKS Design. Later versions used a digital cartridge in place of a cassette. At the peak of its popularity, Teddy Ruxpin became the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986, and the 2006 version was awarded the 2006 Animated Interactive Plush Toy of the Year award by Creative Child Magazine. A cartoon based on the characters debuted in 1986.
Little Boppers were a line of toys made by Worlds of Wonder in 1987. The toys were sound-activated plush dolls that would “dance” to music. The toys featured plush covered plastic “feet” which were articulated at the “hips” and propelled the toys forward and side to side.
Versions of Baby Piggy and Baby Kermit were produced, along with a line of Disney figures (Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy), comical versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man, and Worlds of Wonder’s own Teddy Ruxpin.
In the 60 years since Ruth Handler introduced her to the world, Barbie has carried a massive amount of symbolic weight on her tiny shoulders. She’s been embraced and reviled. Andy Warhol painted her, women’s rights activists have protested her, and the Louvre even devoted an entire exhibit to her. She’s not just a plastic doll — she’s a global icon
Between 2015 and 2019, Barbie’s icon status took a new turn. For a doll historically white, busty, and thin, the second half of the decade saw the most radical overhaul to Barbie’s physical image to date. Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie, majorly ramped up inclusivity efforts in the latter half of the 2010s, releasing dolls with a wider variety of body sizes, skin tones, hair textures, and ability status. Read more…
Kids and adults worldwide collect small cars made by companies like Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Matchbox cars are taking a page from the green manuals of real automakers and is going green. Matchbox says it is moving to use either recycled or recyclable materials in its toys and packaging by 2030. Just like real automakers, Matchbox also says that it’s … 
If you want a Tesla Cybertruck but can’t wait for Elon Musk to get started on production, never fear: Mattel is launching two Hot Wheels Cybertruck remote control cars. The limited-edition pickup toys are being offered in two different sizes, one scaled to take on your existing Hot Wheels cars, while the other is a whole lot larger and more … 
