Leah McGee told Newsweek that her kids "got a huge kick out of them." ...

Your garage could be holding hidden treasure. The 1990s were a great time for kids’ toys. Changing technology from the era, such as video games and VHS tapes, have become collectible. Also: 2 Dividend ...

For the first time, adults bought more toys than any other age group in the first quarter of 2024. Experts say much of this buying has been driven by nostalgia — people wanting to own the toys they ...

Did you ever get a toy as a child, only to stow it away after a week of play? Or maybe you got a Christmas gift and didn’t even open the box it was packaged in? You might have unknowingly set yourself ...

Time Magazine, known for its Man of the Year selection, also has another annual selection— the All-TIME 100 greatest toys. Take a break from perusing online stores because you're still nursing your ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since its launch in the late 1970s, the McDonald's Happy Meal has remained incredibly popular. But it took some tweaking before it became the ...

The festive shopping rush of the 90s was an absolute cultural phenomenon driven by the explosive growth of Saturday morning television commercials and massive retail catalogs. Stepping into a ...

Plenty of toys come with danger warnings, mainly around choking hazards, but some toys from the 1990s proved to be even more dangerous. While the decade was the perfect time for playing with toys, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. We typically think kids play with toys. In the 1990s, toys started playing back. There were already many ...

Jake Scharpen, store manager at Midwest Vintage Toys in Rochester, works behind the counter Sunday, May 25, 2025. A display cabinet of vintage Star Wars action figures is in the foreground. Scharpen ...