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5 Awesome Beach Toys for Adults

Meredith Chambers — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:56:46 +0000

Spice up your summer with some of these great beach toys and games for adults!

Top 20 Totally Awesome Toys from the 80s

Meredith Chambers — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:55 +0000

Whether you were a toddler, teen, or parent, reminiscing about these years is always fun. What better way to celebrate the 80s than to go back down memory lane with a list of the 20 Most Popular Toys from the 80s!

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Call Grows For Gender-Neutral Easy-Bake Ovens

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:56:40 +0000

Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven.

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What Was Your Favorite Toy as a Kid?

Joe Votruba — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:36:32 +0000

Did you know there is a Toy Hall of Fame? Well, there is, and this year's inductees were announced late last month.

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10 Weird Fad Toys Every Kid Had to Have for Christmas

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:50:44 +0000

You can always spot a parent around the holiday season. Their hair is a frazzled mesh of cow licks and stray strands as if it’s been pulled by a crowd of frantic people. Their eyes dart around in all directions desperately seeking something that could suddenly appear at a moment’s notice. They break down and cry during commercials that advertise “the hottest toy of the holiday season.”

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Did Toys Shape You as a Kid?

Jim Gearhart Show — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:19:01 +0000

Jim posed the question this morning (11/28) regarding toys you played with as a kid.

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Dangerous Toys On NJ Store Shelves, Report Finds [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:00:12 +0000

A warning for parents as you head out Black Friday shopping. Toxic and dangerous toys are sitting on New Jersey store shelves, according to New Jersey Public Interest Research Group's 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report.

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5 of the Greatest Things Created in the 80s

Matt Ryan — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:35:52 +0000

There were many cool inventions that came out of the 80s. From pop culture to technology, music to toys. While my list of 5 may not have shaped the world, they are some awesome flashbacks that brought back a lot of memories.

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Would You Rent Your Kids' Toys?

Jeff Deminski — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:01:07 +0000

We parents have all been there. Christmas morning toy explosion takes over the whole house. Children are insanely happy. Everything is their favorite. "Open this, open this one." Fast forward 6 weeks. At least half of what you've spent way too much on to begin with sits abandoned like some compromised freak on the Island Of Misfit Toys.

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Dangerous Toys Kids Can No Longer Play With

Dennis and Judi Show — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:22:39 +0000

On the show today we talked about old toys that we used to play with when we were young that would never be made available to kids now-a-days. You don't see toys such as Clackers, Lawn Darts, and Creepy Crawlers anymore.

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