I'm a mom with 15+ years of experience covering health and science. The North American International Toy Fair—or just Toy Fair to those in the business—is the largest U.S. trade show for the toy ...

A newer, flashier toy posing a threat to the established order has been a running theme of the “Toy Story” franchise from the very beginning. But the peril has never been greater for the former ...

The fifth Pixar film in its Tom Hanks-and-Tim-Allen-voiced franchise flies into theaters June 19. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor On Thursday, Pixar released a trailer for Toy Story 5, which follows ...

The new system introduces Easy Connect track, refreshed engines, and authentic train play designed to help kids build stories, confidence and connection Mattel unveiled, for the first time, an all-new ...

AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals. So Thacker ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested people should stop giving kids toys for birthdays and holidays. The president’s top economic adviser, worth more than $500 million, said instead they should ...

Toys for grown-ups are among this year’s predicted big sellers amid an ongoing “kidult” phenomenon. Firms such as industry giant Lego have seen booming sales of products with one eye firmly on adults.

Wooden toys have earned something of a lopsided reputation. Conventional wisdom holds that adults adore them for their timeless appeal, but children, if given a choice, will gravitate to the plastic ...

From the Nee-Doh Nice Cube to the Magic Arggh Ball to the Mochi Squishy, there’s a surprisingly large and colorful range of squishy gel toys for kids on the market today. They’re often touted as more ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

The CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive has been making a difference in the lives of SoCal kids for more than 25 years. Every year CBS LA and the California Highway Patrol collect tens of thousands of toys for ...