NEW YORK (WABC) -- Fidget spinners, the small plastic toys the provide a quick, soothing rotation, are the newest sensation that is flying off shelves and into schools across the country. The gadgets ...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an entertaining novelty toy to alleviate boredom and nervous energy," said an inventor, from Hampton, Va., "so I invented the HOCKEY PUCK ...

There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll. The new doll was developed in collaboration with the Autism Self Advocacy Network, a grassroots organization that focuses on disability rights and ...

Mattel, one of the most popular US toy manufacturers, unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie on January 11, 2026. The doll hit the shelves on January 12th and ever since, the internet has been in ...