Toys

Toys

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  Toys R Us appeals $20M award in Mass. slide death

  On a warm summer day in July 2006, Robin Aleo climbed to the top of a 6-foot inflatable pool slide and slid down head first. As she neared the bottom, ... 

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  Inventor of Etch A Sketch dies in France at 86

  Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France, the toy's ... 

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  Parents struggle to find gender-neutral toys

  A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh ... 

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  "Sandy Claus" delivers toys to storm-stricken kids

  From his toy-cluttered Brooklyn apartment, the man in the red suit was making his list and checking it twice. But he made no distinction between ... 

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  PIRG warns of toy dangers but finds fewer of them

  Toys are safer than ever before, consumer advocates say, but parents should remain vigilant in keeping their little ones away from powerful magnets ...