For parents, finding the right holiday toy isn’t all fun and games. After a robotic hamster became the breakout hit last Christmas, the race is on to snag this year’s hot toy. But what is it? No front ...

Do gumball and other vending machines have invisible fingers that pull children to the wares trapped inside? Or maybe it's just the mystery, the thrill of not knowing what flavor or toy will come out ...

Midway through last year, as analysts tried to predict where the economy was going, the toy maker Bill Nichols decided he had the answer. He bet that the economy would still be so shaky this holiday ...

MINNETONKA, MN (NBC) - One of the holiday's hottest toys is also one of the most affordable. Stores nationwide are selling out of Squinkies, the colorful, squishy pencil-topper toys enclosed in ...