Archive for the 'Mattel' Category

Grab Some Sick Air with Hot Wheels this Christmas

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Mattel is all over it for the Christmas season – they are not playing around.  Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the Hot Wheels R/C Extreme Moto-Cross Cycle 27MHz.  The commercials for this cycle are plastered all over the TV already, and I can only imagine the number of boys – and girls, because this [...]

Barbie’s Dream House: The Next Generation

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Hey all you parents out there – if your daughters are anything like I was when I was younger, the highlight of Christmas morning was seeing how many new Barbie goodies would be waiting for me.  Back then, the height of Barbie-rama meant getting a big, beautiful house for all my dolls.  Barbie’s Dream House [...]

Best Children Toys: 2008 Holiday Barbie!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

The 2008 Holiday Barbie is out!  Repeat — the 2008 Holiday Barbie is out!  And she is absolutely gorgeous!
This is the 20th anniversary of the collectible Barbie, whose official title has gone through several evolutions.  Back in the day, however, she was the Happy Holidays Barbie.  Yours truly, in fact, is only missing 1988 and [...]

Best Children Toys: Barbie & Elmo, Sittin’ in a Tree.

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

I really think that this may be a sign of the apocalypse. It’s cute enough to make your teeth rot right out of your head. Barbie and Elmo, and both of them unbelievably adorable. Look at that – she’s even got a little Elmo tee shirt. That is too cute for words. As you can [...]

Best Children Toys: Go, Speed Racer, Go!

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

It’s official – Speed Racer is taking over the world. From cult cartoon to big budget movie, and finally on to toys which are sure to become collector’s items. All manner of Speed Racer toys are out there, and as more kids see the movie, they are all selling like hot cakes. There’s a whole [...]