Mommy's little helper.
Sometimes it's not the lil ones who become bored with a playroom's contents, it's their mamas! Infants are too young to express their dissatisfaction with the contents of their toy chest, so it's up to mom to switch up the mix. Simply adding one new toy can shake things up enough to end the monotony of daily play time. When we visited Toy Fair last month, several toys for younger tots caught our Read more
More than 100,000 new toys were on display at the annual Toy Fair in NYC this week, some of which are destined to become the it toys of the holiday season, and some of which may never make it to store shelves. After roaming the convention center's massive halls, we were able to spot a few trends for the coming year. Take a look at our slideshow to see the top 5 toy trends for 2009. Source Read more
I don't remember aliens making an appearance in my own childhood sessions with Battleship, but I suppose when you try to make a toy into a feature-length film, you're afforded a few liberties. Unfortunately, the producers of Battleship may have spent too much time finding creative ways to explode things and not enough time on a plot, ending up with underutilized actors, in a wishy-washy Read more
Alicia Silverstone is joining Amy Heckerling's vampire comedy Vamps — News Briefs A new, longer trailer for Toy Story 3 — Vulture Calling all Hogwarts fanatics: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter website is live — MTV Movies Blog The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is being remade. Bring back Dolly! — Cinematical The Griswold Vacation reboot is going to Wally World again — /Film Alex Read more
Honk, honk, beep, beep, hey buddy, move it! For kids that love things that go, the garage is equivalent of a dollhouse to lil doll lovers. Available at almost every price level and made from a variety of materials, wooden versions can stand the test of time and be handed down to future generations. The tall structures — full of ramps and elevators — can take the traditional route (like the Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! We've tested and picked 15 Web sites we think are easy to use and will help you save money all year. Even if you don't end up buying online, it never hurts to find the best deals on the Web before you hit the stores. Then you can comparison shop and make better choices. We also list three smart-phone applications that will help Read more
And the winner of least shocking news in award season history: Twilight has dominated the MTV Movie Award nominations once again, this time scoring eight nominations for the 2011 show, including best movie, plus double nominations for best male performance and best kiss (we're already predicting a three-peat for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart). Other major contenders this year are Harry Read more
Ahoy mate! Fans of Disney Junior's new Jake and the Neverland Pirates know that Captain Hook and Smitty are often up to no good, and this week is no different. On Earth Day (April 22), the animated series is offering up a show designed to teach tots about our endangered coral reefs, featuring a frequent guest voice on the show, Ariel Winter (better known as Alex Dunphy on our favorite parenting Read more
