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William's Fun Smart Toys in Macon.

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Macon toy shop owner 'frustrated' over lack of clarity on tariffs

GPB's Peter Biello speaks with a small business owner in Macon about how she's planning for the uncertain future created by tariffs.

May 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
Ken Bianco Sr. and son Ken Bianco Jr., owners of TrainLand in Lynbrook, New York are the largest retailers of Lionel trains in the nation.

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Trains, tracks, and tradition: Lionel celebrates 125 years of Christmas fun

Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and collectors alike.

December 18, 2024
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  • Jeff Lunden
Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande arrive at the premiere of <em>Wicked</em> in Los Angeles on Saturday. Mattel is among the many brands that have collaborated on <em>Wicked</em>-themed products ahead of the movie's release.

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A 'Wicked' mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging

Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.

November 11, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
 Stem Kiddos is a plush human anatomy toy (above), created by Dr. Maxine Owusu, that aims to be a fun, visual aid for children to learn the names, locations, sizes, and shapes of the main body organs. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

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Dr. Maxine Owusu hopes to diversify medicine through creative toys

Black women comprise less than 3% of active physicians in the United States, but Atlanta-based ER physician Dr. Maxine Owusu is on a mission to change that.

September 26, 2024
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  • Laura Nwogu
An attendee tries the Meta Quest 3 in a demonstration room at a tech conference in September 2023. The headset is among the products listed on ParentsTogether's 2023 tech toys "Naughty List."

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  • Arts & Life

Parent and consumer groups warn against 'naughty tech toys'

The smart toy sector is worth close to $17 billion. But some parent and consumer support groups say these tech-driven toys are not safe for play.

December 13, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
The 12 finalists for this year's induction to the National Toy Hall of Fame: bingo, Breyer Horses, Catan, Lite-Brite, Masters of the Universe, Nerf toys, piñatas, Phase 10, Pound Puppies, Rack-O, Spirograph and the spinning top.

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  • Arts & Life

Nerf, Catan and bingo are among the new finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame

The 12 nominees for the collection at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., run the gamut from Breyer horses and Phase 10 to toys with centuries of history, like spinning tops and piñatas.

September 15, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
When you check one of the watches made by Kevin Bertolero, you'll find tiny magnetic ducks instead of the time.

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  • Arts & Life

Rubber ducky watches that don't tell time clock in TikTok views

"How many times do you look at a clock, or look at time, and are happy?" says Kevin Bertolero, the maker of watches that feature tiny rubber duckies instead of numbers.

July 05, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
A wall of Lego minifigures is encased inside the lobby of the Legoland Hotel in Goshen, N.Y. on Aug. 6. The Danish company is pledging to remove harmful stereotypes from its products and marketing.

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Lego says it will work to rid its toys of harmful gender bias

The toy company says it will work to make its products and marketing more inclusive, citing new research into how kids and parents see creativity through a gendered lens.

October 13, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
An employee organizes an aisle at Mary Arnold Toys, New York City's oldest toy store, on Aug. 2.

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  • Business

Santa's sleigh is looking emptier. Fewer toys, higher prices loom for holiday season

Toy-makers are warning of emptier shelves and pricier toys this holiday season. Their supplies are ensnarled in floating traffic jams of container ships wallowing near key U.S. ports.

October 01, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh
Vader's Vault

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  • Arts & Life

Georgia Business Strives To Make Best Lightsaber In Galaxy

Not so far, far away, in an unassuming warehouse in Cumming, local Georgia business Vader's Vault has gone to extraordinary measures to create some of the best replica lightsabers — the laser sword weapon made popular by the Star Wars franchise — in the galaxy.

March 10, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
<strong>G.I. Woe:</strong> Mattel's Flushin' Frenzy sends a brown plastic poop flying into the air. It's pictured above at Toy Fair in New York in February 2018.

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Who Cares About The No. 1 Toy When You Could Have No. 2?

The market remains flush with toys that poop: Gotta Go Flamingo, Poopsie Slime Surprise, Doggie Doo, Fishin' For Floaters. "It's a very light taboo," says Mary Higbe of Goliath Games.

November 29, 2020
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  • Neda Ulaby
Dr. Lonnie Johnson pictured with his prototype for the Super Soaker.

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  • Research News

Meet Lonnie Johnson: Scientist And Inventor Of The Super Soaker

The Super Soaker toy gun was on the top of nearly every kid's wish list in the '90s, and it made summer heat a literal blast. The game-changing toy has...

February 21, 2019
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