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Sprig toys designed for the active preschool child

Playing in sand and dirt is good clean fun with the affordable Eco-Trucks line that includes an Excavator, Loader and Dump Truck. These friendly play sets, vehicles and sweet, buggy characters explore anywhere from gardens to the bedroom. Sprig toys harness the natural kinetic energy of push- and pump-action play to generate lights and sounds – all without batteries. Designed for the active preschool child, the trucks are molded using Sprigwoo... [more]

Green and eco friendly gifts for kids and teens

Christmas shopping for kids and teens doesn't have to be bad for the environment and by buying your eco friendly gifts online - it doesn't have to cost the earth too. Christmas shopping can be trying at the best of times but trying to buy green or shop for eco-friendly products can make it almost impossible, especially when it comes to looking for gifts for kids. But even buying green gifts for children and teenagers can be easy if you know w... [more]

Norton and Company compiles list of must-have toys for Christmas

Norton and Company has compiled a list of must have toys for Christmas FLEECED Designed by Nick Park himself, Fleeced is a fun and frantic new game of sheep rustling based on the infamous Wallace & Gromit characters. The game includes highly detailed, fully-painted playing pieces of Wallace, Gromit, Shaun, Wendolene, Preston and Feathers McGraw, along with 40 sheep! (Esdevium Games) £29.99 LEGO® IS GAME FOR ANYTHING! Enter the world o... [more]

Post a Present offer a wide range of gifts for all occasions

Why pay petrol to the shops, parking fees, eat lunch on the go and get hot and bothered while being jostled in queues, when you can choose from hundreds of gift ideas for Him, for Her and for Kids at Post a Present. Post a Present offer a wide range of gifts for all occasions, not just for Christmas and are always adding new products to their range. Their gifts are personally sourced with gift giving in mind ranging from the traditional, but d... [more]

Original gift ideas for little people

Want some inspired Christmas present ideas for little people? Pea Green Things that has a great range of new play and learning toys designed to stimulate imaginative family play and give you all a break from the TV or computer. And they are all good for the planet too. The site has plenty of funky, original gift ideas starting from under £5 that are planet-friendly and sourced from fair trade producers and suppliers helping communities in deve... [more]

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From garbage to toys to art (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
These kids are making toys out of garbage, just as they did in the refugee camps and streets of the countries they came from.

ATV and motocross sports: High velocity toys merit caution, experts say (Science Daily)
Over the years, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motocross motorcycles have gained popularity and marketed as toys to consumers. These high-velocity machines can weigh between 300 and 600 pounds, and run on average between 25 and 60 miles per hour, while some even reach maximum speeds of 75 miles per hour. In 2008, nearly 28 percent of all ATV-related injuries were to children younger than 16 ...

ATV and motocross sports -- high velocity toys merit caution (PhysOrg)
Over the years, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motocross motorcycles have gained popularity and marketed as toys to consumers. These high-velocity machines can weigh between 300 and 600 pounds, and run on average between 25 and 60 miles per hour, while some even reach maximum speeds of 75 miles per hour.

More Kovel: Scrimshaw, Tykie Toys, Sabin Plates And More On Antiques (Hartford Courant)
Q: We have a piece that we think is ivory or bone that has a drawing of two big ships, some canoes and other things on the front. On the back it says, "The Whaler Indian off Tahiti." It is about 7 3/4 inches long. Can you tell us anything at all about it?

The toys Santa wouldn't bring me (Skidmore News)
For the past three months, we should have been living our lives like every moment could be our last. And now we no longer need to. Physicists in Europe this week announced plans to turn off the Large Hadron Collider for a year, saying the machine is too dangerous to continue operating.

Cellufun announces a mobile game "Ty" up with the world's largest maker of Plush Toys, "Beanie Babies"! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO----Game Developer’s Conference : In a further boost to the mobile gaming industry, leading mobile entertainment company New York-based Cellufun, the world’s 8th largest mobile website has signed an agreement with Chicago-based Ty Inc, the world's largest maker of plush toys, outlining the development of a mobile game that will allow people to take care of their favorite Ty plush ...

ATV and motocross sports -- high velocity toys merit caution (EurekAlert!)
( American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ) Over the years, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motocross motorcycles have gained popularity and marketed as toys to consumers.

Five Great Apple iPhone and Mac Accessories (PC World)
Cool iPhone accessories aren't just for Apple fanboys. Herea re five cool new toys -- from crazy cases to a gizmo that turns an iPhone into a point-of-sale system.

Library offers free toys to families, child care centers (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Mississippi State University's extension service has twelve Child Care Resource and Referral Centers across the state. One of those is in Harrison County, tucked away at the Jefferson Davis campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Bratz doll maker considers public stock offering (Los Angeles Times)
The CEO of Van Nuys' MGA Entertainment says such a move will happen 'eventually.' One analyst believes investors will be interested. MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of Bratz dolls and other toys, may sell shares in an initial public offering, Chief Executive Isaac Larian said Thursday.