Your Best Guide to Selecting the Proper Toys for Your Kids
Whether you have toddlers, babies, or older children, you undoubtedly understand how playing with various toys can aid in your child’s agility, development, creativity, and more. But the toys you choose for More...
New York border patrol seizes $28K in unsafe toys
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Champlain Port of Entry seized a shipment of toys valued at approximately $28,747 for violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act. A commercial More...
Tampa area Sam’s Club announces ‘Toy Joy Event’ for Saturday: unboxing of toys, food samples
Christmas is just 35 days away – and if you’re still looking for that perfect gift, then don’t miss the Sam’s Club Toy Joy Event this Saturday. Wash-up Kitchen Sink Did you know Sam’s Club is providing More...
Minnesota: Toys with high lead levels and counterfeit dolls seized at International Falls Port
In two separate incidents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted a pair of rail containers prior to their arrival in Ranier More...
Operation Christmas Child volunteers making a global impact year-round
U.S. families are making a difference around the world by volunteering with the largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child. This Samaritan’s Purse project is a year-round effort that More...
Why Toys Are Essential For Kids Growth
We all had a favorite toy growing up. If not a toy, then you must have had a favorite game growing up. Toys are essential for any kid’s growth. Research has shown that kids who grow up being exposed to toys and More...
GIANTmicrobes® introduces first new product of 2014: Candida albicans
The Stamford, Connecticut toy company that specializes in designer plush toys resembling microorganisms, GIANTmicrobes, INC has announced their first release for the year- the Candida plush doll. Image/GIANTmicrobes According More...
Toy Safety Advice for Children During the Holidays
PRESS RELEASE With the excitement of the holidays, parents and relatives eagerly purchase the hottest toys and latest items for their children. But it’s during the hustle and bustle of the season that many fail More...
GIANTmicrobes founder Drew Oliver talks about the origins of the company, new items for Christmas
Looking for a really unique, educational and adorable gift for your family, friends or co-workers this Christmas season? One company provides collectible toys that fit all those descriptions, and that’s GIANTmicrobes®. Image/GIANTmicrobes More...
Ashley Trimmer, Pennsylvania woman, arrested for assaulting boyfriend with Furby and PlayStation controller
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested this week after allegedly striking her boyfriend in the face with a Furby toy during an argument in their home, police report. Ashley Trimmer Ashley Trimmer, 27, is facing a misdemeanor More...
10-year-old arrested and charged after bringing a plastic gun to Virginia school
A 10-year-old Virginia boy was arrested after police said he brought a toy handgun to school on Tuesday, a day after he showed it to others on a school bus. The boy, a fifth-grader at Douglas MacArthur Elementary More...
Skeet-shooting Obama action figure goes on sale
If you follow politics at all, you have likely heard about the now-famous photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting at the presidential retreat, Camp David. The New Republic asked Obama if he’d ever shot More...
Farting baby doll, Kong Suni is all the rage in South Korea
Toy crazes. Here in the US going back some years, we’ve had the Cabbage Patch dolls and Tickle Me Elmo to the more recent Silly Bandz as the “must haves” for every child and a challenge for More...
