Toys News
|
By AFP
Wellington -
Lego products are becoming increasingly violent as toymakers engage in an "arms race" to retain children's attention in the digital age, New Zealand researchers said Monday.
|
|
By AFP
Copenhagen -
Lego billionaire Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen has admitted that the Danish toymaker's refusal to sell bricks to dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was a "mistake".
|
|
By AFP
New York -
Barbie, long the stereotypical blue-eyed blonde bombshell, has been given a makeover. The iconic doll will now be available in three new body types -- tall, petite and curvy.
|
|
By AFP
Berlin -
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Monday his plan to create a Lego artwork can go ahead as donations of the toy poured in from fans after the Danish company refused his bulk order on political grounds.
|
|
By AFP
Kabul -
Afghanistan banned the sale of imitation Kalashnikovs and other toy guns Tuesday after they caused injuries to more than 100 people during Eid celebrations, as it seeks to curb a culture of violence.
|
|
A consumer group has triggered an alert after asbestos was found in children's crayons and a toy lab kit. The products were imported into the U.S. from China and not checked by a range of major retail outlets.
|
|
The Online retail giant Amazon, has decided to remove the labels 'boys' 'toys' and 'girls' 'toys' from its search filters.
|
|
Khloe Kardashian recently shared pictures of the personalized dolls she bought for her niece, North West. The dolls are miniature versions of North’s parents, Kanye and Kim.
|
|
Two Argentine artists Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini have modeled Ken and Barbie dolls as 33 major figures from major religions including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
|
|
A three-year-old boy crawled up into a claw machine and enjoyed playing with the toys inside while his mother searched for him.
|
|
A Polish priest has a dire warning for parents: Lego's new line of Monster Fighters and Zombies figures are tools of Satan that can destroy your children's souls.
|
|
By AFP
Billund -
Toy maker Lego posted rising annual profits and revenue on Thursday and said it would set up global management hubs to attract more foreign talent to the group's management."I'm very excited that it's the ninth consecutive year of organic growth," chie...
|
|
By AFP
London -
The big players in the traditional toy market have come out fighting in Britain as little fingers are increasingly occupied by iPad-type devices at playtime.
|
|
Two common bacteria that cause colds, ear infections, strep throat and more serious infections have been found to survive for long periods on children's toys and books, according to a new study.
|
|
The new releases include a number of films from the ‘90s; a rich and seductive vampire picture; and a lesson in scaring.
|
|
An interrogation over his toy cap gun led the child to wet himself but his suspension is now being reversed and will not appear on his record.
|
|
Toronto -
A performance art installation at Toronto's Brookfield Place returns us to those carnival days where you'd try to fish out a toy from a glass box using a mechanical claw. This time, though, you can control a human instead of a robotic claw.
|
|
While lead in paint has been banned in Europe and the US for years, certain companies still produce lead paint and sell it abroad. There, yet also at home, young children still suffer the consequences: lower IQ, slowed body growth, failure at school.
|
|
The parents of a two-year-old may have reasons to be worried about their little boy after they captured his night time burgling activities on camera.
|
|
Seeking to make a social statement on the nature of toys marketed to young girls, UK-based artist Darren Cullen has created 'Baby's First Baby' - a pregnant baby doll.
|
|
Hollywood – Kids have loved it for more than sixty years, and its popularity has inspired theme parks, video games and more. So it shouldn't be a shock that there's a feature film in development about everybody's favourite Danish toy: LEGO.
|
|
Transport Security Officials (TSA) at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, say a man traveling with his 4-year-old son claims he did not know that the boy''s stuffed toys contained parts that could be assembled into a loaded gun.
|
Health Canada's latest announcement has parents on high alert: two children's playset toys manufactured in China are said to contain dangerously high levels of lead.
|
|
Occupy Wall Steet toys. Could they help the movement or hurt the movement? Prankster Sucklord is making these toys avaliable for one night only.
|
|
The retail market indicates that generations hardly remain separated by leisure through technology. Luxurious gadgets are being designed for an unbelievably young demographic, yet they model the same gadgets that serve purpose to millions of elders.
|
|
The recent release of a new baby doll that encourages young children to simulate the act of breast-feeding has stirred a controversy across the U.S. and has some adults branding the manufacturers as perverts and pedophiles.
|
|
Bulwell -
Thieves made off with a large metal container filled with toys and other equipment belonging to a playgroup in the UK on Tuesday.
|
|
An article in the New York Times this past Sunday called the iPhone "the most effective tool in human history to mollify a fussy toddler."
|
|
Fisher Price is recalling several toys, including trikes, that could pose a risk of injury to children. All of the products were made in Mexico.
|
|
Santa Clara -
A lot of sad kids will soon be seen in Santa Clara County's McDonald's restaurants. So, why are Happy Meals to blame for all the long faces?
|
apis-306685 apis-304609 apis-296254 apis-287534 apis-278489 apis-277391 apis-272308 apis-253641 apis-252845 apis-237294 apis-235144 apis-229368 apis-223429 apis-221030 apis-217187 apis-208816 apis-207954 apis-203268 apis-201217 apis-188344 apis-184591 apis-176625 apis-166450 apis-157878 apis-154589 apis-152040 apis-147168 apis-146302 apis-138669
Toys Image
Toys are just one of the many products subject to recalls every year in the U.S. Terence Ong
LEGO models of Prince William and Katharine Middleton share a romantic kiss in front of their loyal subjects as part of the new Miniland Royal Wedding scene at LEGOLAND Windsor which has been unveiled to celebrate the park opening on 1st April Courtesy LEGO
Bin Laden action figure "Devil Eyes" Youtube
A young girl looks up at a toy sales display in a JC Penney store during Black Friday sales in New York With permission by Reuters / Lucas Jackson
|
|
.jpg)
_1.jpg)
