The latest incarnation of Elmo is now meant to not just laugh but to teach your kids things. Love to Learn Elmo comes with sensors in the nose, stomach, and hands that can be used to interact. Of course you can tickle his stomach to make him laugh. You can have Elmo tap his stomachs to make music or clap his hands together to help you go through letters and numbers.

For those who love Paw Patrol this years Zoomer Marshall is a hit. Zoomer Marshall has large wheels that let it spin, dance, and follow you around. His large wheels lets him work even on carpet or grass (I did not try it on grass myself though). He comes with over 150 sounds and phrases from the show which will keep kids entertained and (hopefully) keep parents sanity by hearing a little variety!

On the top of many kids wish list will be FurReal Friends Torch and Bootsie. These anamatronic and interactive toys are looking to be one of the most popular toys this year. 

So many toys have become household names; Crayola, Tonka, Lego for example. While they may be common now do you know where they came from? Let us dig into these names came into being.

There were lots of great toys for kids Christmas holiday wish lists in the 1980s that we could not narrow down to just one year. Many of these products live on in pop culture today and may hold a special place to some parents today.

Nintendo has given us their first look at the Nintendo Switch. A console that doubles as a portable. Is this the must have gift this year? Unfortunately it will not be on sale until March

While the snow has not fallen yet, the weather is certainly cooling. The holidays will be on us in no time. In fact it is fewer than 3 months until Christmas is here. In order to avoid some of the holiday stresses here are a few things you can do now to make things easier come December.

With the release of the 1980 release of The Empire Strikes Back, a new line of Star Wars toys was introduced. This was one of the first times that a multipart launch occurred. Coinciding with the launch of the movie was the line of toys as well as TV spots advertising the toy. Something that is commonplace now.

One of the most iconic toys (and sources of frustration for many) is the. The Rubik's cube did not have its origins as a toy but was created by Ernő Rubik to solve the structural issues of moving parts without the object falling apart. He did not realize it was a puzzle until he scrambled the pieces and then took more than a month to restore it.

Thanks to the great feedback from our testers last year, our site has launched for this years holiday season