We’ve all seen warnings on toys saying that they may be hazardous for kids, but the Internet age may be opening the floodgates to a whole new kind of hazard. Fisher Price partnered with a tech company to create the first ever “Smart Toy.” It’s a bear that remembers children’s names, among other things. Sounds […]
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); You’ve never experienced real pain until you’ve stepped on LEGOs with your bare foot. It’s a scientific fact that this is the most painful sensation of all time. Okay, that’s not true, but it’s still pretty bad! Having spent hours babysitting my cousins and working as a substitute teacher, I’ve come […]
If you’re a follower of trends when it comes to children’s toys, then you are probably familiar with peek-a-boo teddy bears. Normally, these toys are adorable and provide young children with hours of entertainment. As is the case with most things, however, someone has found a way to corrupt these cute little playthings. In this […]
For the past 12 years, IKEA has used their Soft Toys For Education campaign to raise awareness and funds for children in need around the world. For each toy they’ve sold as part of the project, they’ve donated one dollar to UNICEF and Save The Children. This year, however, the company decided to get some […]
The LGBT community and its allies are looking to President Obama to make the next move after North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signedinto law a bill that excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from state anti-discrimination protections and bars transgender individuals from choosing which restroom to use based on their gender identities. Obama admin. is […]
When it comes to embodying all things innocuous, toys reign supreme. Whether they’re fashion-savvy Barbies or Star Wars-themed LEGOs, playthings are consistently innocent. That’s kind of the point. While we deal with the incessant onslaught of adulthood and its many harsh realities, little ones get to whittle away the hours in the company of their […]