For the longest time, Barbie dolls have stood out as a cultural icon as a children’s companion and a means of imagination.

Inspired by elements of Nordic folklore, Labubu was created in 2015 by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung as a part of his ...

Amirah Kambe’s research reinforces the idea that representation impacts children’s confidence, mental health and well-being.

Toy maker Mattel is combining its film and television units to form Mattel Studios, it said on Monday, as the company seeks ...

Former Boston academics Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith explore American Girl’s lingering impact on history, ...

A reader from Boca Raton challenges President Trump’s dismissive view about imposing tariffs on such family-friendly imports ...

President Donald Trump thinks kids can get by without 30 dolls this Christmas. He has a point. Heck, even three dolls would have been a luxury in the 1930s, when Marlys Burgess was growing up in ...

President Trump’s trade war rhetoric has found a new target: children’s toys. In recent remarks, the president suggested that children would be content with fewer toys if tariffs increase prices, ...

Nearly 80% of toys sold in the U.S. are ... Dolls are not perfect (see "Barbie the Movie"), but dolls open up the doors of imagination for girls − and boys (action figures are dolls).

President Trump has said he will put a '100 percent' tariff on Mattel to prevent them from selling toys if they manufacture ...