Archive for the 'Baby Toys' Category



The American Girl Doll Felicity, an American Girl Doll from Colonial America

The American Girl doll named Felicity, (Compare Prices) an American Girl doll from Colonial America, will soon be moved to the American Girl Doll Archives. All of the Felicity dolls and accessories will be removed from retail stores and catalogues to make room for new American Girl products. Felicity books will still be available for sale at retail. Felicity was introduced in 1991.

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Gingerbread Shape Sorter Toddler Toy Becomes Choking Hazard - Unsafe Toddler Toy

Every week I write about toy safety and toy recalls. I recently had cocktails with the toy-safety experts at the Toy Industry Association and I have the CPSC and ASTRA on speed dial. Imagine my surprise when my 5-year-old discovered a manufacturing problem with a brand-new toddler toy, right on the floor of my office!

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Learning Curve has just released a line of new Dinosaur Train toys based on the Dinosaur Train TV series for kids. It’s one of my favorite properties because kids enjoy watching and really learn from it.

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Playmobil Furnished School Building Playset - Perfect Back-to-School Toy

I’m a huge fan of Playmobil toys. Their terrific Playmobil 123 playsets let toddlers and preschoolers play together. The new, creative Takealong Puppet Theater toy encourages children to expand their imaginations.

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Playskool Wheel Pals Animal Tracks Toddler Toy - A Toddler Toy With AnimalsToddlers love just about anything on wheels, but unfortunately the Playskool Wheel Pals Animal Tracks Rolling Acres Farm (Compare Prices) doesn’t really deliver. It is solidly made and the chicken and cow figures are easy to roll down the little chute, but the play value only lasts a few minutes.

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Wild Creations Ecoquarium - The Easiest Pets EVER!

Wild Creations Ecoquarium - A Low-Maintenance Aquarium with Frogs!This is such a crazy job! I got a box of live frogs in FedEx. The Wild Creations Classic Ecoquarium is a little four-inch-by-four-inch aquarium with a base and a lid. It comes with gravel, a plant, tiny food pellets and two African dwarf frogs. They’re cute little frogs that stay little. (We named ours Frank and Beans.)

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Weebles Musical Treehouse Toy from Playskool - The Weebles Toys are Back!When I saw the Weebles Musical Treehouse toy (Compare Prices) from Playskool last spring I was eager to review the finished product. The Weebles are back, but they have changed since we were little. They’re much bigger now because we’re much more concerned with choking hazards. (How did we survive our childhood?)

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Should We Let Our Kids Play With Toy Guns?

toy gun - toy radar gunIt was reported in the Orange County Register this week that Disneyland has resumed selling toy guns after a nine-year hiatus. Though the toy guns are green and orange to prevent confusion with real guns, some parents still don’t allow their children to play with toy guns.

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Rock-It portable Vibration Speaker - The Rock-It Turns Anything Into A SpeakerThe Rock-It Portable Vibration Speaker (Compare Prices) is unusual, and it’s not really, truly a toy, but it’s so hard to find cool gifts for teens that I had to …

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