There is no equivalent term in the toy industry to “fast fashion,” but there should be. The cost of producing toys has been on a long-term decline, making it easier than ever for parents in rich ...

An 82-year-old woman from Taylor is putting her heart and hundreds of hours of her time into making sure children across Downriver and Detroit have something special ...

A new bill aimed at curbing sex trafficking in San Diego is set to take effect in the new year on January 1.

The flutter of a kick inside the womb may mean more than just a healthy, active baby—it could be laying the foundation for a deeper emotional bond between mother and child. A new study led by ...

Walks can feel like the same old for canines — the same streets, the same sniffs, and usually the same pace — until suddenly they’re not. Now and again, an unexpected thing happens that turns the ...

The company Curio, located in Redwood city, California is bringing a new kind of toy to market: chatbots wrapped in stuffed animals. Its founders, Misha Sallee and Sam Eaton, have created plushies — ...

The Hello Kitty craze (obsession?) hit us with a bang in the late 1990s, but she was actually created in Japan in 1974. Any of us who had daughters in the late ‘90s or early 2000s is sure to remember ...

Following the birth story that basically broke the internet back in May, Baby Evie is settling in with her family and brand-new Peppa Pig Tales are dropping on YouTube through the summer. Walmart ...

For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and 2016 elections. But Donald Trump’s gains among several ...

BarkBox is offering a limited-time deal of one free extra toy in each monthly box for 6- or 12-month subscriptions. The typical BarkBox includes two toys, two bags of treats, and a chew, customized ...

To celebrate Evie's birth, Hasbro teams with the superstore to release an assortment of retailer-exclusive merchandise depicting the baby pig and the freshly minted family of five. By Erin Lassner ...