I confess – when I was a little girl, I had nearly as many My Little Pony toys as I did Barbie, friends of Barbie, and accessories. I even had the very special My Little Pony hair salon, complete with heart shaped sink. I’m much too old to do anything more than feel nostalgic; nevertheless, [...]
Nobody really expected the newest Incredible Hulk movie to do nearly as well as it’s doing, especially after that Ang Lee debacle. Personally, I think Edward Norton is the reason behind its success, but that’s hardly an appropriate topic. Besides, the important point is that it’s also really popular among kids, and it’s also promoting [...]
Play-Doh – it’s been delighting kids since its inception in 1956. For over fifty years, it has been a kindergarten staple and a rainy day favorite. What isn’t great about Play-Doh? When I was a kid, I was crazy about the smell – I’m still crazy about the smell. Heck, I’ve got a couple of [...]
How many of you remember Gloworms from your childhood? I loved my Gloworm – it was both a night light and a soft, warm toy I could snuggle with as I went off to sleep. All my friends had a Gloworm too and many of us kept them even after we were much too old [...]
It’s summer, it’s hot, it’s only getting hotter – it’s definitely time to bring out the water based toys. Super Soaker has been the name in water guns ever since they first came out, way back in 1989 (when our parents still mostly let us aim a shockingly cold squirt of icy water right at [...]
Iron Man is just about the most popular toy right now and we all know what happens when a super hero movie does well – toys are next in line. With Marvel’s blessing, Hasbro started marketing Iron Man toys long before the movie came out, of course, but with the widespread popularity of the film, [...]