As a new Century was preparing to begin, with huge advances in just about everything, including artificial intelligence, two of the most popular toys of the 90s were cardboard discs and water guns! Japan gave us a couple of our favorites and of course, most of the rest were highly advanced and revolutionary in nature. ...
The holidays are coming up, which means it will be time to once again go Christmas shopping. If you have a fan of the popular Beanie Babies toy to shop for, then it can never hurt to add to the collection. You may also know someone who wants to start a Beanie Babies collection, or ...
In the mid-1990s, there were places in the United States where you could use Beanie Babies as currency. By 2000, you were hard pressed to give Beanie Babies away for free. What happened to this Sarah Palin of the toy collectable world? Seller’s Market At the beginning of the Beanie Baby craze in 1993, not ...
If you’re the parent of at least one child, then you undoubtedly have some stuffed plush toys at your house. Or, maybe you don’t have any children, or, you’re an “Empty Nester”, but you can’t resist collecting some of these cute, soft toys. Whatever the case may be, children and adults alike love stuffed plush ...
Webkinz and Beanie Babies 2.0 are now in competition with each other for the online gaming and stuffed animal market. Can Beanie Babies catch the online wave that Webkinz started? Will they be able to appeal to the mass of Webkins collectors, or will they find an additional market of their own? Webkinz brought out ...
Ask many children, “What would you like for your birthday?” Many times the answer will be, “A Webkinz!” The Webkinz by Ganz line of toys is extremely popular, and seems to be holding it’s own in the children’s toy market. On occasion (I believe once a year) Ganz “retires” a few of the Webkinz, which ...
I would like to share with you, my solution to keeping track of your Beanie Baby Collection. I developed the solution for tracking your Beanies. This Beanie Baby Collection Program had a debut on my web site http://thebeanienews.com where I wrote all about it. I now have the opportunity to share my enthusiasm and knowledge ...
Are your preschoolers captivated by the heroic antics of Ming-Ming, Linny and Tuck? Do they long to join them in the Flyboat for a day of rescuing animals? If so, you may want to think about planning a “Wonder Pets” themed party this year. Should you do decide to go that route, here’s a quick ...