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As a person who has spent his entire life in the toy business, Christmas is my favorite time of year. Heck, I will listen to Christmas music year-round.There is only one part of the Christmas season … read more

Some of the most exciting moments in parenthood are all of those "firsts" -- baby's first breath, first bath, first smile, first giggle, first time rolling over, first time sleeping through the night … read more

“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” -William Arthur Ward, WriterHe stacks one block after another, meticulously checking the alignment after every block. He lays the horizontal pieces … read more

Almost every specialty toy store in America has a display table down low with wooden tracks glued to the board and a variety of vehicles, hills, curves, and maybe a building or two. And every child … read more

My grandmother was ushered into a small room inside the Mattel Showroom at the 1959 New York Toy Fair. The people at Mattel wanted to get her opinion separate from my grandfather about a new doll th … read more