Christmas 2025 will bring new toys to houses all over the world, from games consoles and phones, to tablets and TVs, but we ...

In 1957, the classic Christmas book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” was published on Oct. 12 in Redbook magazine as an illustrated poem. Geisel, with help from his wife Helen, released a full-length ...

Every year, there's a must-have holiday toy that parents hope to surprise their children with. Some wait in lines, scour stores and cross their fingers in hopes of snagging the hottest toy before it ...

Each year, there's an "it" toy — the thing every kid sees in a TV commercial and then wants to see under the Christmas tree.This whole phenomenon may have started ...

If you had kids in the 1990s you may remember the Tickle Me Elmo craze. Take a look at this report from our archives.

Hoptown Chronicle's annual holiday quiz comes from editor Jennifer P. Brown, who has been writing a Christmas quiz for ...

Traditions around the holidays are meant to be passed down for generations: songs, ornaments, recipes. So creating a new ...

With only a week to go until Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and the rest of Sesame Street return for the long-running children's series's 56th season to their new home at Netflix, we're getting ...

Years ago, I had a bad falling out with a former friend from high school. At a recent reunion, I found out that she’s been telling almost everyone our personal business while leaving out key details, ...

Sesame Workshop is attending MIPCOM with its new animated series Tales from 123, taking viewers inside the famous brownstone from Sesame Street. “For over 50 years, Sesame Street has brought joy to ...

An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, ...

The 2025 nominees for the National Toy Hall of Fame are full of playful matchups: Slime versus snow. Furby's chirps against Tickle-Me-Elmo's laugh. Seaside battles or sunny lawn games. The Strong ...