toys /tags/toys toys en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMT Move over, Mouse ears: For Disney adults, there’s a new obsession /arts-culture/2025-08-25/move-over-mouse-ears-for-disney-adults-theres-a-new-obsession Tiny stuffed animals that use magnets to stay perched on your shoulder have become a must-have accessory for some theme park superfans. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-08-25/move-over-mouse-ears-for-disney-adults-theres-a-new-obsession Brooks Barnes | The New York Times Exotic Car Toy Rally collects over 4,000 toys to benefit South Florida children /arts-culture/2024-12-30/exotic-car-toy-rally-children-charity Throughout the past 19 years, the South Florida Exotic Car Toy Rally has collected more than 57,000 toys and raised more than $900,000 that were donated to the  Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:28:32 GMT /arts-culture/2024-12-30/exotic-car-toy-rally-children-charity Ammy Galeano, Sergio R. Bustos Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys in American history /news/2022-12-16/why-hot-wheels-are-one-of-the-most-inflation-proof-toys-in-american-history Inflation, the curse of our pocketbooks and the Federal Reserve, has hit almost every good in the U.S. But the price of a beloved toy has managed to hover around $1 — for more than 50 years. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-16/why-hot-wheels-are-one-of-the-most-inflation-proof-toys-in-american-history Fernando Alfonso III Toys R Us is making another comeback — this time in Macy's stores /news/2022-07-20/toys-r-us-is-making-another-comeback-this-time-in-macys-stores Macy's is making room for Toys R Us shops within its own stores ahead of the holiday season. After struggling financially, the longtime toy chain shuttered its stores in 2018. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:38:00 GMT /news/2022-07-20/toys-r-us-is-making-another-comeback-this-time-in-macys-stores Wynne Davis Review: Playdate console offers pocket-sized gaming, a hand crank and nostalgia /npr-breaking-news/2022-04-18/review-playdate-console-offers-pocket-sized-gaming-a-hand-crank-and-nostalgia A new handheld console doesn't have the appeal of the Nintendo Switch or the power of the Steam Deck, but it's got nostalgia and novelty galore. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:37:22 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2022-04-18/review-playdate-console-offers-pocket-sized-gaming-a-hand-crank-and-nostalgia Keller Gordon Fisher-Price Ignored Safety Warnings Even After Infants Started Dying, Report Finds /news/2021-06-08/fisher-price-ignored-safety-warnings-even-after-infants-started-dying-report-finds At least 50 infants died in the Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper over a decade before Fisher-Price recalled it in 2019. Company officials said they believed the product was safe when used correctly. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:48:22 GMT /news/2021-06-08/fisher-price-ignored-safety-warnings-even-after-infants-started-dying-report-finds Joe Hernandez New Toys For The Holidays? Make Sure Kids Stay Safe During Playtime /news/2019-12-24/new-toys-for-the-holidays-make-sure-kids-stay-safe-during-playtime Children across Florida will be opening and playing with new toys this week.According to federal data, 17 children under the age of 13 died from… Tue, 24 Dec 2019 17:45:15 GMT /news/2019-12-24/new-toys-for-the-holidays-make-sure-kids-stay-safe-during-playtime Danielle Prieur Barbie Just Turned 60! A South Florida Art Gallery Throws Her An Eclectic Birthday Bash /culture/2019-03-27/barbie-just-turned-60-a-south-florida-art-gallery-throws-her-an-eclectic-birthday-bash An American icon just turned 60 years old.On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll went on display at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 23:28:48 GMT /culture/2019-03-27/barbie-just-turned-60-a-south-florida-art-gallery-throws-her-an-eclectic-birthday-bash Christine DiMattei Maker Of Bratz And Little Tikes Seeks To Save Toys R Us /2018-04-10/maker-of-bratz-and-little-tikes-seeks-to-save-toys-r-us Toy mogul Isaac Larian — whose L.O.L. Surprise was a huge hit in 2017 — has launched a $1 billion GoFundMe campaign to save the bankrupt retailer. "I will make Toys R Us a fun place again," he vows. Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:04:00 GMT /2018-04-10/maker-of-bratz-and-little-tikes-seeks-to-save-toys-r-us Heidi Glenn Game Over For Toys R Us: Chain Going Out Of Business /2018-03-14/game-over-for-toys-r-us-chain-going-out-of-business Toys R Us plans to close or sell all U.S. stores. The chain has struggled through a bankruptcy process, facing heavy debt inherited from a 2005 buyout and intense competition from Walmart and Amazon. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:17:00 GMT /2018-03-14/game-over-for-toys-r-us-chain-going-out-of-business Alina Selyukh