Toys
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At an exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood, a collection of doll’s houses offers an insight into the families who created and played with them. Below, children’s author Lauren Child talks about her lifelong fascination with doll’s houses
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Toymaker has won the international licence to sell Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products ahead of the release of Spectre next year
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With the demise of Clip Art, what other staples of 90s technology do we miss so much we want to use the cry-face emoji?
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News: Parents beware: the ultimate piece of Frozen merchandise has hit the shelves – a calendar made of pure platinum
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Ollie is a little smartphone-controlled rolling robot cylinder that can race, jump and pull mid-air tricks like a spherical Tony Hawk
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Future classic or throwaway junk? Oliver Wainwright gives his verdict on the UK’s must-have toys this Christmas
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It’s 40 years old and worth billions. But what is it that drives people so crazy for the little Japanese toy? Tamara Hinson joins Hello Kitty anniversary celebrations
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Photographer Barry J Holmes takes in the sights at the Los Angeles Hello Kitty Convention
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Toy retailer considers stores in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as small outlets in at least 20 US airports
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700,000 bricks make up the sleigh, reindeer, presents and Father Christmas designed by Lego builder Duncan Titmarsh
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Mysterious toy-unboxer DC Toys Collector – formerly DisneyCollector – was the most popular YouTube channel in October with 400m views
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Review Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham review – enjoyable run-out for familiar platform format
3 / 5 starsA host of DC Comics superheroes provide great fun for kids, but otherwise this is little more than another retread, writes Andy Robertson -
Little hovering menaces are going to be this year’s must-have Christmas present for men of a certain age, like Alex Renton. But, he asks, should we worry?
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Over the past two years, the V&A Museum of Childhood has been bringing together dolls’ houses dating from 1712 to 2001 for an exhibition, writes Kathryn Bromwich
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Lionel Shriver: A doll with acne like an ‘average’ teenager is being launched to rival Barbie. What wishful claptrap
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Maker of model trains, Airfix kits and Corgi cars has moved its warehouse to an industrial estate near Canterbury - and may move its visitor centre
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Jessica Valenti column Programmer Barbie isn't about girls in science – it's just more fake plastic femininity
Jessica Valenti: This pink, blonde, nipple-free package of womanhood is dangerous for girls -
Crowdfunder launches doll based on proportions of average 19-year-old woman’s body, with optional extra ‘physical flaws’
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‘I’ll need Steven and Brian’s help to turn this into a real game!’ laughs computer programmer Barbie in new book
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Entertainment One, which owns the rights to pre-school cartoon character, strikes deal with US distributor with Wal-Mart links
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Abandon hope: the Frozen juggernaut is inescapable this Christmas. So give in, and get some quiet time with these toys chosen by a panel of mini-Elsa, Annas and Kristofs
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Advent calendars don’t have to be stuffed with chocolate to keep kids happy. Get creative and fill one with your own ideas, or buy a playset where each day brings a new figure or part. Here is Kate Carter’s top 10
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Hasbro, the second-largest toy company in the US, is set for a merger with DreamWorks’ animation arm, potentially leading to a deluge of cash-in movie hybrids, from Bop It! to Jenga
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What do you get the girl who has everything? A giant model of the ethanol molecule
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News: Lego will manufacture Big Bang Theory sets designed by fans, while it is considering a pair of Doctor Who designs – and could approve X-Men and Ghostbusters in the coming months
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The Do Something guide to collecting Why collect dolls? I grew out of stamps, says Sophie Ellis-Bextor
They can be cute, odd or terrifying – what is it about dolls that attracts the singer to collecting them? -
Now is the time to act to grab a bargain – or in the case of the most popular toys, to ensure you get anything at all
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Toy industry comes together for annual curtain-raiser to the festive season and predicts the items you will be forced to buy
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Dream Toys list also predicts strong showing for film tie-ins, including Benny’s Spaceship from Lego Movie
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As sales of replica costumes in the US passes 3 million, expect a Frozen Christmas merchandising bonanza, with everything from yogurts to plasters on sale
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Timed to celebrate the brand’s 40th birthday, a conference and exhibition has brought fans of the self-consciously cute brand out in their thousands
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Far from making his fortune from the classic board game, creator John Spinello got paid very little. Now he needs expensive surgery himself, he hopes fans will help him to raise money for it
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Kate Carter: They’re the timeless playthings that mix classic designs with everlasting appeal. And now they are being celebrated with their own awards
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The eight winners of this year’s Slow Toy awards, revealed today at John Lewis
Larissa Waters' gendered toys stance made her daughter fair game? No – that's just scorn and ridicule