When Marcella Johnson’s son passed away shortly after childbirth more than twenty years ago, she was overcome with a host of emotions that she didn’t know how to control. From grief to anger to ...

Toys are loaded with emotion. These playthings reveal something about society; Barbie, for example, may pass on an unrealistic bodily ideal to a young child. A soft bear, on the other hand, may begin ...

Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ...

You know them. You love them. You begged your parents to buy the latest plastic house advertised in the shiny pages of the catalogue. That's right, they're Calico Critters, and they're being snatched ...

Gen Z and millennials keep buying plushies, or stuffed animals in a boost for the toy market. A Mintel analyst said plushies are "kind of hot right now." Adults spent more than $1.5 billion on toys ...

When one mom came across her son playing with his favorite toy animals, she initially thought little of it. However, when she took a closer look at what he was doing, she quickly realized there was ...