It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure in the acclaimed movie “Hidden Figures.” NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson,… Read More
The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another e-commerce bet. The online retailer launched a STEM toy subscription… Read More
Funko, a novelty toy maker out of Everett, Wash., is acquiring London-based Underground Toys Limited (UTL) for an undisclosed sum. You might recognize Funko for some of its geekier products, like… Read More
Because little geeks are the future big geeks who will make more cool stuff for all of us, it’s nice to see some CES news that is aimed at kids.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Kids love their screen time, a period to tune out from rest of the world. But for those parents — like me — who feel guilty every… Read More
Like most things that are well made and won’t kill you if you chew on them, quality toys can be expensive. Any parent who has looked longingly in the shop… Read More
“Alexa, tell me where my hammer is.” No, not to whack the guy who made this thing, but to whack the thing itself. The thing being a Big Mouth Billy… Read More
Most young children don’t say “CEO,” when asked what they want to be when they grow up. Leslie Feinzaig wants to change that. To get kids excited about entrepreneurship, she… Read More
Fans of The Beatles and LEGO may have just died and gone to toy heaven. A new LEGO Ideas set features The Beatles Yellow Submarine from the iconic 1968 animated movie.… Read More
A small, domesticated Superman action figure who vacuums, cleans the bathroom, watches movies with his wife and goes bowling with the gay couple from next door is just the kind… Read More
This might be the best answer yet to getting your kids’ LEGO bricks off the ground so you don’t step on them with bare feet. A startup called Flybrix has started… Read More
We’re still a few months from the release of the spinoff film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” but Star Wars is hardly ever out of season, and Amazon is… Read More
Star Wars films have come a long way since 1977, and for that matter, so have the fan-made movies that have always been a huge part of the collective universe… Read More
Over time you’ve probably come to realize that giving away your collection of original Star Wars toys, or letting the dog chew on some of the them, probably wasn’t the… Read More
“Can I press it now?” Moments after setup, my 5-year-old was fully on board with the concept of our new Amazon Dash Button, which we configured to purchase a 24-pack of Play-Doh… Read More
Since donning a Chewbacca mask and laughing way, way past her 15 minutes of fame, Texas mom Candace Payne has visited the headquarters of Facebook, Lucasfilm and now Hasbro, makers of… Read More
Gear we couldn’t live without 10 or 20 or many more years ago may seem ridiculously outdated in the face of modern technology, but Time magazine’s new list of the 50 Most… Read More
Barbie is kicking off her high heels and taking flight on a futuristic hoverboard that makes her days aboard this thing look way out of style. Mattel showed off the… Read More
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 One continued success. But the physical representation of Master Chief and… Read More
Two humans programmed a robot to solve a Rubik’s Cube in just over one second and in 40 years or so we haven’t been able to solve the puzzle without popping the pieces… Read More
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 code. So you already know what not to get the young… Read More
Toy maker Mattel has worked hard in recent years to try to change the image of Barbie. The latest fiasco certainly is not helping with that mission. A day after… Read More
GoldieBlox, the toy designed to get girls interested in engineering, has made it to Toys ‘R Us. A cross between Erector set and story book, the toy comes with instructions… Read More
A favorite tech industry truism is that Microsoft got where it is today by copying others. Now, it’s finally copying itself. With the type of fanfare usually reserved for the… Read More
Quidsi, the folks who revolutionized the way moms and dads buy diapers online, now have a new category in mind: toys. The unit of Amazon.com today is rolling out a… Read More