Giant Chewbacca, Harry Potter, Batgirl and more Funko figurines added to new HQ building If you ever want to pop on by the new headquarters and flagship store for Funko in Everett, Wash., giant… Read More
Researchers run the numbers on cutting the cost of toys by 3-D printing them at home “The Lego Movie” had parents and kids singing “Everything Is Awesome” all the way to the toy stores, which boosted… Read More
Pop culture powerhouse Funko to open giant flagship store in new Everett headquarters building Funko, makers of pop culture figurines and much more, is growing so rapidly that it needs more space for its… Read More
From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure… Read More
Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More
Geeky toy companies collide as Seattle-area’s Funko acquires London’s Underground Toys Unlimited Funko, a novelty toy maker out of Everett, Wash., is acquiring London-based Underground Toys Limited (UTL) for an undisclosed sum. You… Read More
LEGO gives playtime a Boost with robotics kit that will let kids bring their toys to life Because little geeks are the future big geeks who will make more cool stuff for all of us, it’s nice… Read More
Guilty parents will feel good about this $149 exercise bike from Fisher-Price that keeps your preschooler active during screen time LAS VEGAS — Kids love their screen time, a period to tune out from rest of the world. But for… Read More
Seattle mom hopes new toy-rental startup will change how you find toys for your kids Like most things that are well made and won’t kill you if you chew on them, quality toys can be… Read More
Something’s fishy about this Alexa: Big Mouth Billy Bass takes on voice of Amazon’s AI “Alexa, tell me where my hammer is.” No, not to whack the guy who made this thing, but to whack… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Venture Kits helps expose kids to entrepreneurship with ‘business in a box’ toy Most young children don’t say “CEO,” when asked what they want to be when they grow up. Leslie Feinzaig wants… Read More
We all live in … LEGO dreamland! New set features The Beatles Yellow Submarine, plus mini pop stars Fans of The Beatles and LEGO may have just died and gone to toy heaven. A new LEGO Ideas set features… Read More
This is the hero Instagram needed: Man does a super job chronicling the life of an action figure A small, domesticated Superman action figure who vacuums, cleans the bathroom, watches movies with his wife and goes bowling with… Read More
LEGO liftoff: Startup Flybrix takes popular bricks to new heights with easy-to-build drone kits This might be the best answer yet to getting your kids’ LEGO bricks off the ground so you don’t step… Read More
Amazon wants Star Wars fans to go ‘Rogue,’ shop its store for new toys and exclusive deals all month We’re still a few months from the release of the spinoff film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but Star… Read More
New Star Wars toys showcased in stop-motion film as part of contest to attract fan-made content Star Wars films have come a long way since 1977, and for that matter, so have the fan-made movies that… Read More
Star Wars toy auction features ‘Holy Grail’ pieces in collection valued at more than $500,000 Over time you’ve probably come to realize that giving away your collection of original Star Wars toys, or letting the… Read More
We’ll never run out of Play-Doh again: Trying the new Amazon Dash Button “Can I press it now?” Moments after setup, my 5-year-old was fully on board with the concept of our new Amazon… Read More
Chewbacca Mom’s Facebook fame continues as she visits Hasbro, makers of the mask Since donning a Chewbacca mask and laughing way, way past her 15 minutes of fame, Texas mom Candace Payne has… Read More
VCR, pager, Walkman, iPod and more: Time lists the 50 most influential tech gadgets of all time Gear we couldn’t live without 10 or 20 or many more years ago may seem ridiculously outdated in the face of… Read More
Back to the future, Barbie! Iconic doll will now take flight on a hoverboard Barbie is kicking off her high heels and taking flight on a futuristic hoverboard that makes her days aboard this… Read More
Halo meets Barbie: Microsoft’s 343 Industries signs master licensing agreement with Mattel Halo’s digital presence is well established. The franchise helped lead the growth of multiplayer gaming and is a key factor in Microsoft’s Xbox… Read More
Watch a robot solve a Rubik’s Cube in just over 1 second Two humans programmed a robot to solve a Rubik’s Cube in just over one second and in 40 years or so… Read More
Take that, Barbie! Check out this holiday gift guide for ‘little makers’ Mattel faced a huge backlash recently for a passage in its Barbie book, “I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” which implied that girls can’t… Read More
Mattel apologizes for horrific Barbie book ‘I Can Be a Computer Engineer’ that implies girls can’t code Toy maker Mattel has worked hard in recent years to try to change the image of Barbie. The latest fiasco… Read More
GoldieBlox is ‘disrupting the pink aisle’ at Toys ‘R Us GoldieBlox, the toy designed to get girls interested in engineering, has made it to Toys ‘R Us. A cross between… Read More
Practical Nerd: Microsoft toys with itself, again A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying… Read More
Amazon’s Quidsi unit spins out new toy site YoYo.com Quidsi, the folks who revolutionized the way moms and dads buy diapers online, now have a new category in mind:… Read More
