toys

10 Ridiculously Expensive Gifts For The Rich Kids In Your Life

Don't let your kid be the only one without her own $30,000 Superplexus, WHATEVER THAT IS.
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Fun, Toys, kids, parenting, christmas, consumerism, rich people stuff, stuff that's expensive, ridiculous

Dec 19, 2012 at 2:30pm | 97 comments

toys

Today in Gender Neutral Toys: The Easy Bake Oven

And how awesome is this 13-year-old girl who petitioned Hasbro to make this change?
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Family Drama, Toys, kids, parenting, gender neutrality, why is everything pink

Dec 18, 2012 at 2:30pm | 41 comments

toys

I LOVE TOYS But All This Gender-Specific Lego Stuff is Bumming Me Out (ALSO: What Were Your Favorite Toys as a Kid?)

This is probably a big reason I don’t have children of my own: I don’t want to have to share.
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Issues, Toys, fun, feminism, gender roles, lego

Nov 29, 2012 at 3:00pm | 129 comments

gender issues

Pink Tinkertoys! For Girls! And Harrods' Gender Neutral Toy Department

My vagina is confused. Thank God for pink toys!
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Issues, gender issues, gender neutrality, Harrods, kids, miniature food, Toys

Aug 8, 2012 at 6:00pm | 45 comments

kids

Can Childhood Toys Determine Your Career Path?

Women in the Silicon Valley have developed a toy that will allegedly get girls back into the science and math professions. But will it be enough?
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Fun, kids, math, math is hard, science, Toys, weirdo dollhouse fantasies

Jun 13, 2012 at 5:00pm | 69 comments

all my things are awesome

I LIKE THINGS! Or: The Stuff I Collect

Only keeping the things I need to live seems awfully boring.
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Fun, all my things are AWESOME, dr martens, hello kitty, obsessions, Toys

Jan 10, 2012 at 1:00pm | 0 comments

christmas shopping

TOYS TOYS TOYS! (What I Really Want for Christmas)

This year I asked for a sweaterdress for Christmas. What I wish I had said was “I’d like a six-foot-long remote control shark balloon.”
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Fun, christmas shopping, Toys

Dec 19, 2011 at 6:00pm | 0 comments