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Swedish Toy Company Defies Gender Stereotypes for Unique Christmas Catalog

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:45:36 +0000

In a pleasantly surprising move, a Swedish toy company called Top Toy has made a giant leap for gender equality amongst children. Top Toy's Christmas catalog features an interesting twist: the boys are the ones who are playing with dollhouses and the girls are happily playing with the Nerf guns.

National Toy Hall of Fame Nominees Announced, Let the Games Begin!

Donald Deane — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:40 +0000

In a move that will delight toy lovers everywhere, the National Toy Hall of Fame announced 12 nominees for induction this year, including some of our personal faves, like the Magic 8 Ball, little green army men and 'Star Wars' action figures.

Own Your Own 'Success Kid'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:45:50 +0000

This is a timelapse video of the process involved in taking the “Success Kid” meme and turning it into a tiny sandstone statue. Don’t you want a tiny “success kid” you can keep in your pocket like a lucky rabbit foot? The tiny figurine is made by Shapeways, the same company who brought the F [...]

Little Girl Has a Lot of Opinions on Toy Store Gender Politics [VIDEO]

alex staub — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:07:52 +0000

Riley, the clever little girl in this video, has an epiphany in a toy store that turns into a mini-rant about the way that companies “try to trick the girls into buying the pink stuff instead of the stuff that boys want to buy.” Looks like toy companies ought to give the youngsters they market their products to a little more credit.