Tag: toys
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Lego Funeral Set Created To Help Children Learn About Life
Death is an awkward topic, one that most of us try to avoid talking and thinking about at all costs, even though we are all certain to be confronted by it at least a few times in our lives. This lack of communication, acceptance and preparedness can make the grieving process even harder than it…
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Company Makes Slippers That Look Just Like Your Pets And They’re So Realistic Your Pets May Get Jealous
Are you searching high and low for that perfect present for the pampered pet owner who has everything? WE HAVE THE ANSWER FOR YOU! Cuddle Clones, has introduced a new product to their line called 'Plush Slippers', which are custom made to resemble your pet from head to… paw? Although the handmade product is pricey…
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LEGO Launches Its First Ever Sustainable Collection of LEGOS Made From Sugarcane
Plants from plants: that’s LEGO’s description for its first sustainable bricks which it rolled out on August 1, 2018. The company rolled out botanical elements like trees, leaves, and bushes manufactured with plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane. The move is part of LEGO’s goal to utilize only sustainable materials in their packaging and core products…
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Rainbow Joes Are Tiny Army Men Toy Soldiers In Rainbow Colors
If you’re like us and liked toy soldiers as a kid, you’ll love Rainbow Joes which come in all colors. Concepted and designed by Dan Abramson, each Rainbow Joe is made up of 9 practitioners striking yoga poses. Unlike classic Yoga Joes, each set features a cast of many colors, “with the end pieces in…
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LEGO Launches Fully Functioning Wind Turbine With Bricks Made From Plants
LEGO has launched a new set that comprises a fully functioning wind turbine. The kit contains 826 pieces used to create the model that reaches 3-foot off the ground, towering out of a small landscape including trees. called vestas wind turbine, the creator expert set features bricks made from plant-based plastic that is sustainably sourced.…
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Epic 150,000 LEGO Brick LORD OF THE RINGS Helm’s Deep Battle Scene
You’ve got to check out this impressive LEGO build of the Helm’s Deep battle scene from Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings! This massive piece of LEGO art was created by Flickr user goelkim2011. This monstrosity contains 150,000 bricks and more than 1700 mini-figures. It weight about 160 pounds and is about ping-pong table…
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Barbie Unveils 17 New Dolls Based On Inspiring Women Like Frida Kahlo
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), Barbie has done something a little different. The toy brand is honoring female role models by giving them their own “Shero” and “Inspirational Women” dolls. The “Shero” collection already has dolls modeled after ballerina Misty Copeland, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, model Ashley Graham, and gymnast Gabby Douglas. But…
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LEGO Creates Slippers to End 66 Years of Stepping on LEGO Pain!
Let’s face it, unless you’ve lived under a rock all your life, you are well aware of the searing pain associated with standing on a piece of LEGO. Fortunately, there is now a way to protect yourself from these domestic minefields: LEGO, working together with French advertising agency Brand Station, has invented anti-LEGO slippers! It…
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Artist Creates a “Normal” Barbie With Acne, Bruises and Stretch Marks
The iconic Barbie doll has received a lot of criticism for teaching kids to aspire to unrealistic body types, so digital artist and design Nickolay Lamm decided to create a “normal barbie” named Lammily. This doll has the realistic body proportions of a 19-year-old girl, and can have tattoos, warts, acne, stretchmarks, and other realistic…
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A Mother Documents the Unusual Objects Found in Her Baby Son’s Mouth
As anyone who’s ever watched over a toddler for more than ten minutes knows, babies will pick up just about anything and put it in their mouths. British conceptual artist and full-time mother Lenka Clayton explores this adorable yet exasperating behavior in 63 Objects Taken From My Son’s Mouth, a project documenting all the miscellaneous objects…