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The King Jumps into the Action and Joins Forces with Marvel for New “Iron Man 2″-Themed Promotions
MIAMI, Apr 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Burger King Corporation catapults customers into the thrilling world of “Iron Man 2,” opening in theaters everywhere May 7, with an action-packed national promotion featuring the WHIPLASH WHOPPER(R) sandwich. This limited-time [...]

from BarbieCollectors
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This is the first Barbie commercial that first aired during Mickey Mouse Club!
Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children’s toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, [...]

Andy Barth
FOX 5 Reporter
myfoxdc.com
The Marine Corps Toys For Tots holiday gift giveaway has brought Christmas cheer to area children for many years, but on Monday it left hundreds of families frustrated; many even went home empty-handed.
The drive gives toys to disadvantaged kids but it drew such a large crowd outside the Northeast Police Boys and [...]

By Katey Rich
from cinemablend.com

You know you’re getting old when The Hollywood Reporter describes something as a “toy craze,” and you have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. Apparently kids these days are into something called “Bakugan Battle Brawlers,” and like everything else, it’s a toy, a TVshow, and soon to be a movie.
THR is [...]

 
from scrippsnews.com
By JOYZELLE DAVIS, Scripps Howard News Service
Amid one of the grimmest holiday sales seasons in decades, a startup in Fort Collins, Colo., has a hit with its eco-friendly, battery- free toys.

Sprig Toys debuted its first line of toys in the fall, and in a matter of months snagged mentions on NBC’s “Today” show, three [...]

By NICK CHURCHOUSE – The Dominion Post
 Wednesday, 17 December 2008
from www.stuff.co.nz
WISHBONE Design Studio has had the year every business dreams of.
 
Last December co-founder Richard Latham had just started selling his patented wooden running bike and was working overtime to turn out 25 bikes a week for New Zealand outlets.
By next month, Wishbone will be delivering [...]

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from marketwatch.com
ELKHORN, Neb., Dec 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Metropolitan Museum shows appreciation for Fat Brain Toys with 3rd toy chosen for 3rd year in a row. 

By Jon Waterhouse
For the Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
www.ajc.com
Toy store aisles tend to bombard with sensory overload. Family members, especially youngsters, can easily be overwhelmed by an avalanche of holiday toy options. But like baggers at the grocery store, there’s an art to stuffing Santa’s sack of goodies. And we’ve hijacked the big red one’s checklist [...]

 from marketwatch.com
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SUSSEX, Wis., Dec 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Toobee International announced today it will give away up to 30,000 of its popular product, Toobee(R) the Amazing Flying Can. The toy is free to all who request it through the company’s website at http://www.toobee.com. A nominal shipping charge is collected.
So. Why would someone [...]

Good Housekeeping
Updated: 12/04/2008 10:19:57 AM MST from sltrib.com
Selecting the winners of Good Housekeeping’s Best Toy Awards was serious fun. The Research Institute looked at hundreds of playthings for ages 3 to 14, evaluated 51 favorites and then let dozens of children loose to play and choose their top picks.
Best toys for ages 3-7
The Disney-Pixar U-Command Wall-E [...]