Activision and Blip Toys, the company behind the 2011 Girl Toy of the Year Winner Squinkies, today announced that Squinkies for Nintendo DS will come packaged with four ultra-rare Squinkies. Fans will ...

Beginning March 30, Blip Toys' mini-collectable Squinkies will be the featured toy during a four-week release in the new McDonald's Happy Meals. Squinkies are 1-inch squishy collectible toys that come ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) -- When you think of the hot selling toys these days you may guess electronics or some type of computer game. But the hottest toy this holiday season could not be more low ...

In the past we've seen people literally fighting in stores over the last Cabbage Patch Kid, Tickle Me Elmo, and Zhu Zhu Pet. Parents are known to do anything for their kids, especially when it comes ...

Do gumball and other vending machines have invisible fingers that pull children to the wares trapped inside? Or maybe it's just the mystery, the thrill of not knowing what flavor or toy will come out ...

Bill Nichols is making cheap, squishy, collectible animal toys that come in plastic bubbles -- just like what you'd find in a vending machine. He seems to be on to something because his toys, ...

"Every girl I know wants this doll," said Lindsey Tindall describing the Disney Princess & Me phenomenon. Her almost 3-year-old daughter, Penny, is among them. The 18-inch Disney Princess & Me is $50 ...

I've been collecting Squinkies for a few years. I have all of the different species; I even have objects. I don't have every single one, but I have at least one of almost every different type of ...

Parents take note: Silver calls this toy the standout toy of the year and possible successor to last year's Zhu Zhu pets craze. "This toy came out of nowhere and it's [selling] out in stores. It's ...

Bill Nichols is making cheap, squishy, collectible animal toys that come in plastic bubbles — just like what you’d find in a vending machine. He seems to be on to something because his toys, Squinkies ...

Midway through last year, as analysts tried to predict where the economy was going, the toy maker Bill Nichols decided he had the answer. He bet that the economy would still be so shaky this holiday ...