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McFarlane Toys Brings the Show to the Playroom with MLB PlayMakers

We’re still three months away from the 2010 MLB All-Star Game, but with McFarlane Toys’ new MLB PlayMakers figures in the dugout, you and the kids can build your own big-league dream teams today. Housed in somewhat brighter and more kid-alluring...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Apr 9th, 2010, 12:10 pm
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Big Deal: 10% off + Free Toys at StarWarsShop.com!

No one likes an angry Asajj Ventress — not least of all your young Jedi, so keep the evil warrior at bay by finishing up your holiday shopping at the “10% off everything” sale going on now at StarWarsShop.com. As you might expect,...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Dec 18th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 Toys: Going, Going…

If you aren’t familiar with Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 toys, odds are you don’t have a Cartoon Network-watching little boy in the house. If you know whereof we speak, you’re probably scrambling to pick up the latest in Hot Wheels vehicles,...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Dec 7th, 2009, 10:30 am
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Transformers 6-in-1 Devastator Lives Up to Its Name

Averaging somewhere between 48 and 100 feet tall, depending on which version of the series you’re into, Transformers Constructicon Devastator is quite literally the biggest and baddest of the bad-guy Decepticons. This 6-in-1 Constructicon Devastator...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:00 am
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Max-Size Max from Where the Wild Things Are

Four-hundred times the size of an ordinary Kubrick figure, this Where the Wild Things Are Max would look right at home on any collector’s shelf — but if your kids are still riding the Wild Things wave into the holidays, you might want to...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 26th, 2009, 2:35 pm
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Stocking Stuffers: Skeleflex Warriors and Micro Dinos

Handsome, ain’t he? Part of the new Skeleflex Warriors series, ol’ Centoro ($14.95) here snaps together from 20-plus bone pieces and joints that are easily interchanged with parts from other Skeleflex creatures. Unlike some previous-generation...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 20th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Loving the Fisher-Price Batcave

My oldest just turned five yesterday and his big present was the Fisher-Price Super Friends Batcave. I love this toy! If you’re looking for something special for your toddler and/or preschooler, I recommend it! There are lots of cool moving components...
Continue reading » Posted by Cathy Hale on Nov 6th, 2009, 1:00 pm
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Up Figures: Not Just for Collectors Anymore

Yeah, Kubrick and Be@rbrick figures are typically the domain of toy collectors, but with Disney/Pixar’s Up arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download in a few weeks, your kids may find themselves longing for a Carl Fredricksen of their very...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 30th, 2009, 9:30 am
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Astro Boy Blasts Off From the Toy Box

What’s a kid movie without some good movie tie in toys? The new sci-fi animated flick that’s getting kids doing the 2009 version of the robot is being ushered into your house with a new line of toys from Jazwares. We’re suckers for...
Continue reading » Posted by jeannesager on Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:25 pm
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Ghostbusters Minimates Action Figure Sets

Remember the old Real Ghostbusters action figures from the late ’80s? Yeah, neither do my kids, but that’s OK: These hyper-articulated Ghostbusters Minimates will make a fine facsimile. Looking like a sort of Playmobil/LEGO mash-up, each...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 6th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Where The Wild Things Are Kubricks

Kubrick figures are usually the domain of serious toy collectors, but considering the relative lack of Where the Wild Things Are action figures that you can actually play with, this Kubrick 6-pack inspired by the Maurice Sendak book and upcoming Spike...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 2nd, 2009, 8:30 am
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G.I. Joe Assault on Cobra Island Exclusive 2-Pack

Considering what you’d pay for 14 old(er)-school G.I. Joe action figures in separate packaging, these G.I. Joe Assault on Cobra Island sets — in which you get both seven Joes and seven Cobras to fight ‘em — are quite the deal...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 24th, 2009, 9:00 am

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