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Make sure you give your child a safe toy The Springfield News-Leader
For many parents, the Holy Grail of this holiday season will be the Nintendo Wii, the market's newest video game console.
ILLINOIS STYLE: Travel Channel show visits telescope maker Journal Gazette & Times Courier
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. - Actor John Ratzenberger has lent his voice to a slew of animated characters, such as Hamm the Piggy Bank in the "Toy Story" franchise and the Abominable Snowman in "Monsters Inc."
High-tech tops kids' lists Akron Beacon Journal
As toy experts and retailers tout hot toys ranging from a $300 Butterscotch My Furreal Friends Pony to the impossible-to-get T.M.X. Elmo ($40), there's no doubt that many kids are expecting a high-tech Christmas this year.
TOY STORY New York Post
YOU don't have to risk life and limb to snag the hottest toys this season. Granted, getting a PS3 will score Santa some major points, but there are plenty of playthings that don't require standing on line overnight. "The 'hot toy' is only hot when
Business: Forget Barbie, kidsp ut high-tech goods at top of lists The Nashua Telegraph
The $200 Robosapien V2 robot is the must-have Christmas toy for 11-year-old Jenna Jarvis. - By HANAH CHO The Baltimore Sun
Parade of Penguins before 'Happy Feet' Chicago Tribune
Marching penguins, dancing penguins and, next year, surfing penguins. We're surroundedby the little critters,but they're not justa Hollywood creation --they've been popular culture fixtures for years. Among them:
Wonder Woman Daily Southtown
CHICAGO -- As dolls go, Barbie has had her ups and downs. She's achieved iconic status, amid multiple alterations to her figure, face and wardrobe. She's survived a very public breakup with Ken and withstood fierce competition from other dolls who've snagged some of her market share.
Nearly 50 years old, Barbie bounces back Sharewatch
Sales also have slumped in recent years, as they did at the beginning of the women\'s movement in early 1970s -- when \"girls weren\'t supposed to just go to the prom and marry Ken,\" says Chris Byrne, an independent toy consultant.
State player of the year Prosser QB Kellen Moore Seattle Times
Ten days after his record-setting career ended two wins short of the state championship he so badly wanted, Kellen Moore could have taken
Old-fashioned playthings have lots of benefits for modern kids Rapid City Journal
Parents face a tough balancing act in choosing toys for their children. On the one side, there are high-tech toys, those flashy, animated playthings highly coveted by the kids.
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