toys

This is the last weekend before Halloween (which is next Wednesday). There are a lot of Halloween themed activities. We also have activities for the dogs this weekend. We have comedy, food, toys, birds of prey, Paula Adbul, and a chance to get rid of any old prescriptions you might have.

Where the heck can a kid be a kid now?!

Get an early start before the hot toys are gone!

In Battle Creek, there's a man who's on the Sex Offender list who wants to open up a Food Auction store to "help the community". But people in the neighborhood are a bit upset, and don't want him to be able to. Because his store would be right next door to a toy store, and only a few blocks from a school.

It's the hottest toy on the market right now but now parents are stepping forward warning other parents to be careful because it could lead to a choking hazard. WXYZ Detroit reports that a 3-year-old boy from Dearborn was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after he swallowed a piece of the fidget spinner...

I know what you're thinking ... what in the world? How can you have slinky skills? This guy is proclaimed as a 'slinky master' I'm somewhat sad to say he does not send a slinky down a stairwell, instead he does some weird (and hypnotic) techno-dance with the children's toy.

Remember Madballs and Popples? If you, like us, managed to successfully block out most of your childhood, the answer is a resounding "no"!

It's that time of year...the most wonderful time of the year! Time for the holidays and toys and kids. Of course these days, the toys are different from when WE were kids. All electronic and video and new. When I was a kid, we had toys, not little computers. Here's a look at some classic toys and their current counterparts.

A good toy provides hours of endless entertainment. But, as we all know from our childhoods, sometimes expectations don't live up to reality.