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Color in style with Cool Crayations
From bugs, to rockets, to unicorns, you can now color with fun-shaped crayons from Cool Crayations.
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Inspiring young girls with Black to the Lab
Learn how Black to the Lab is inspiring young girls to consider a future in STEM with their activity kits
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Rare gold Lego piece found at Pennsylvania Goodwill store sells for more than $18,000 at auction
A rare 14-karat gold Lego mask sold for more than $18,000 at auction after being donated with box of random jewelry at a Pennsylvania Goodwill store.
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The Rubik's Cube turns 50: How a 3-by-3 grid captured hearts and market share
The cube claims 42% market share in the brain teaser category, and in 2022 brought in $75.3 million in global retail sales.
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Family warns of dangers of high-power magnets
Before you let your children open their holiday presents, a warning tonight from a North Texas mother about the hidden dangers of some toys. Her young daughter is lucky to be okay after swallowing 13 high-powered magnets! NBC 5’s Health Reporter Bianca Castro has the story.
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Family warns of dangers of high-power magnets
Before you let your children open their holiday presents, a warning from a North Texas family about the hidden dangers of some toys.
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Toys stolen from Carrollton nonprofit days before giveaway
A local non-profit preparing for its big Christmas toy giveaway this weekend faces an urgent hardship. Overnight, someone broke into a truck storing the toys. NBC 5’s Vince Sims spoke with those involved about what they will do now.
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Toys stolen from nonprofit Single Parent Advocate just days before Christmas giveaway event
Single Parent Advocate estimates well over 150 toys were stolen. Fortunately, some donated coats were not taken.
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Dallas Stars' Jason Robertson holds toy drive in support of Children's Health patients
Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson is hosting a toy drive to help brighten the holiday for sick children at Children’s Health.
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Barbie's Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids and Fisher-Price Corn Popper make Toy Hall of Fame
Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame alongside baseball cards, NERF and Cabbage Patch Kids.
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Toy Hall of Fame announces 2023 finalists
The National Toy Hall of Fame announced this year’s finalists and a special winner to celebrate the Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary.
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These toys are always Hall of Fame finalists, but never get in. Now fans can vote one in
A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — have regularly approached toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile. But for one of them, this is the year they make it in.
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Lego scraps efforts to make bricks out of recycled bottles, but doesn't ditch sustainability plans
Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark colorful bricks from recycled plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, known as PET, and after more than two years of testing “found the material didn’t reduce carbon emissions.”
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Consumer Reports investigation reveals real danger in water beads toys
An important safety warning about a popular children’s toy called water beads. They start out tiny but grow in water and can be dangerous if ingested or inhaled.
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‘Just Ken' no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced the 12 finalists being considered for induction this year.
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Beanie Babies' new ‘Aloha' bear will raise money for Hawaii wildfire victims
Beanie Baby creator Ty Warner said the plush is a “gold-colored bear offering a symbol of love and hope to Hawaiians.”
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Furby is coming back: Hasbro announces the toy's return
A new generation will have their own version of the Furby.
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Build-A-Bear's Adult Collection Releases RuPaul-Inspired Stuffed Animal
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. collaborated with RuPaul, the host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” to create RuPaul Bear.
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Barney Is Back: Mattel Gives Its Nostalgic Purple Dinosaur an Animated Makeover
Mattel is relaunching its Barney franchise through a series of television, film and YouTube videos to be followed by toys, books, clothing and accessories.
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Your Kid's Favorite Rubber Ball May Be Filthier Than a Toilet Seat: 8 Toys You Should Clean Regularly — Or Just Toss
Do you clean your child’s toys? If not, you probably should. Certain toys may contain more germs than your toilet seat. Here are 8 you should clean or toss.