There's something about toy shopping at Christmas that carries an extra little frisson of madness. On a recent day, the Fargo Wal-Mart already is swarmed with shoppers 90 minutes after opening. Every ...

Hottest Holiday Toy and Most Realistic Elmo Toy Ever Debuts at Toys“R”Us Times Square NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fisher-Price® officially kicked off the holiday shopping season today with the ...

The first batch of one of this season’s hot toys “sold out” before kids even had a chance to write Santa a letter. Whether generated by manufacturer’s hype — the toy is packaged in a windowless box ...

Today the New York Times business section features a very enjoyable read for anyone who has been annoyed by the relentlessly cheerful Sesame Street character, Elmo. Mattel, the maker of a Dancing Elmo ...

Which Elmo toy is best? Elmo from “Sesame Street” has been well-known by kids in hundreds of countries for many years. Perhaps reaching peak popularity as a toy during the 1996 Christmas season, Elmo ...

OK, the Dear Santa letters have gone out. It’s now time for parents to start scrambling for this season’s hot toys. So which toys do the experts predict will generate the most buzz this year? Many of ...

Which Elmo toy is best? Elmo from “Sesame Street” has been well-known by kids in hundreds of countries for many years. Perhaps reaching peak popularity as a toy during the 1996 Christmas season, Elmo ...