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Articles Turning Packaging From Trash to Toys Matadog Design, a Greek design firm, have created innovative food packaging that converts boxes into collectible toys.Adele Peters18 Dec, 2012
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Articles A Bald Barbie to Comfort Kids with Cancer After a popular Facebook campaign, Mattel's decided to produce a hairless Barbie doll to distribute to children in hospitals.Jillian Anthony20 Apr, 2012
Articles If Schools Kill Creativity, Can Toys Bring It Back to Life? A new generation of companies are finding ways to emulate Lego and encourage creativity through play.Nathaniel Whittemore02 Mar, 2012
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Articles Intermission: A Little Girl Calls Out Sexist Marketing As we nurse our holiday shopping hangovers, some wisdom from little Riley on girl toys and boy toys.Nona Willis Aronowitz28 Dec, 2011
Articles Girl Toys, Boy Toys: Unpacking the Gender Issues of 2011's Hot Gifts Behind the extreme gender polarization of this year's bestselling children's toys.Christopher Mims17 Dec, 2011
Articles Disney and Others Rush to Cash in on SEAL Team Six Sure it's outrageous that Disney wants to cash in on the Osama bin Laden killing, but there's a long history of trademarking war heroes.Alex Goldmark21 May, 2011
Articles Architecture Is Tough! Will Architect Barbie Help More Women Become Designers? Forget her non-black dress, or the fact that her hard hat doesn't match her shoes. Can a doll really change the way girls think about their future?Alissa Walker04 Mar, 2011