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| 1. | LEGO sets landing Sept / Oct 2026
PlayStation, Downton Abbey and Holiday House reach general sale today, with the Executor, a Doomsday Quinjet and Buddy the Elf already on the official shop...
10/4/2026
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| 2. | Toys In The News 10/4/26
The New Yorker Why Adults Are Playing with Toys Diego Lasarte writes about the boom in adults buying children's toys, and whether it is related to an over-all rise in arrested development. ...
10/4/2026
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| 3. | Toys In The News 9/29/26
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9/8/2026
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| 4. | TD Hot Toys of 2026: The Holiday List 10/8/2026
Updated Oct. 24, 2026. These are the 12 toys we expect kids to ask for most this holiday season, from toddlers to tweens. Every pick comes from The Toy Holiday Guide 2026: The Honest Version, where each toy also gets a noise, setup and longevity score. Prices were checked on...
10/4/2026
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| 5. |  LEGO Advent Calendars 2026: Star Wars Tops Amazon, Marvel Sells Out
LEGO's 2026 Star Wars Advent Calendar is the No. 1 building toy on Amazon, and the Marvel calendar is sold out at LEGO.com. Here is how the Star Wars, Marvel and Disney Princess calendars compare on price, pieces, minifigures and where to find them, with pros and cons for each...
10/4/2026
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Most-Viewed Articles (last 12 months)
| 1. | The LEGO Playbook: Five Strategic Pillars for Toy Industry Dominance
In 2025, The LEGO Group achieved a record $12.2 billion in revenue, growing at 12%—more than twice the pace of the global toy industry. While rivals struggle with retail volatility, LEGO has built a "transmedia empire" that spans physical bricks, digital gaming, and adult lifestyle branding. For competing toy manufacturers,...
5/1/2026
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| 2. | Lego 2026
The LEGO Smart Play system, unveiled at CES 2026, centers on the "Smart Brick," a standard 2x4 element embedded with a 4.1mm custom ASIC chip, motion sensors, and a real-time audio synthesizer. Designed to bridge the gap between physical and digital play without using screens, the system also includes Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures that trigger specific behaviors and character dialogue via near-field magnetic communication. This "invisible technology" allows builds to respond to gestures—like "swooshing" a starship—with context-specific sounds and light effects...
1/15/2026
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| 3. | Toy Fair 2026 LEGO SMART Play
LEGO SMART Play: Responsive Brick Technology The LEGO Group unveiled "LEGO SMART Play," a platform designed to bring brick sets to life without requiring screens or external apps. At the heart of this innovation is the "LEGO SMART Brick," which utilizes a custom-made chip featuring more than 20 patented world-firsts...
2/15/2026
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| 1. |  Best Gifts for 13-Year-Olds 2026: 8 Screen-Free Picks for Builders
The best gifts for 13-year-olds give them something to build, a game the whole family will actually play, or a skill to practise on their own. Here are eight screen-free picks from $13.30 to $64.95, with age grades, prices, safety notes, and pros and cons, tied to what the AAP and CDC say about the early teen years...
11/1/2026
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| 6. |  LEGO Venice Set, Toy Safety Survey, BE@RBRICK: Toy News 11/2
Toy Safety Awareness Month opens with a parent survey on knockoff toys, LEGO's 5,682-piece Venice set reaches all shoppers Nov. 4, and PODS Play puts Bing in a pop-up play tent. Plus a Godzilla BE@RBRICK and Owala's Harry Potter bottles...
11/1/2026
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| 7. | LEGO's Biggest Set Ever, Target & Walmart Deal Dates: Toy News 11/1
LEGO's 12,060-piece Sagrada Familia is out, a LEGO Dragon Ball set lands Nov. 4, and Target and Walmart have posted their holiday deal calendars. Plus Goodyear's blimp-hangar toy drives, a new CEO at the 3Doodler maker, Ravensburger's Rolliverse dice games and a McFarlane Joker...
11/1/2026
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| 8. | LEGO sets landing Sept / Oct 2026
PlayStation, Downton Abbey and Holiday House reach general sale today, with the Executor, a Doomsday Quinjet and Buddy the Elf already on the official shop...
10/4/2026
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| 9. | Hot Toys This Week: Oct 25, 2026
Nine toys selling fast on Amazon right now, from the KPop Demon Hunters Rumi doll to the new LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, with prices, age grades and safety notes...
10/4/2026
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| 10. | What Toddlers Learn From Stacking Toys (Plus 5 Picks to Try)
When toddlers stack cups and build block towers, they practise hand control, early math, spatial thinking and new words. Here is what the CDC, NAEYC and research say, how to make block play count, and five simple stacking toys for ages 6 months to 3...
10/4/2026
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| 11. | Best Toys for 5-Year-Olds 2026: 9 Screen-Free Picks for Games, Play
The best toys for a 5-year-old let them follow game rules, build, count, hop and make art, ideally with you playing along. Here are nine screen-free picks from $14.99 to $46.97, each tied to a CDC milestone or play tip, with prices, age grades, safety warnings and pros and cons...
10/4/2026
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| 13. | Hot Toys: LEGO Marvel Advent Calendar, Monster High, Godziburst
LEGO's 2026 Marvel advent calendar is No. 2 on Amazon's new-release toy chart, a 42-can Play-Doh pack is a top trick-or-treat handout, and two LEGO sets under $12 lead the building chart. Here are eight hot toys from $7.19 to $44.99, checked Oct. 30...
10/4/2026
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| 14. | Hot Toys: Teenie NeeDoh, LEGO Day of the Dead Altar, Pokemon 30th
A color-changing NeeDoh four-pack is No. 1 on Amazon's toy Best Sellers, a LEGO Day of the Dead altar tops New Releases, and LEGO Minecraft, LEGO Pokemon and a sold-out Pokemon 30th Celebration bundle are climbing. Here are ranks, prices, ratings, pros and cons...
10/4/2026
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| 15. | Best Toys Under $25 (2026)
Ten in-stock toys under $25 for every age, from the classic Oball to a LEGO Ferrari F1 car, with prices checked Oct. 25, 2026...
10/4/2026
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| 16. | Mattel Investor Pressure, JAKKS Up 20%, LEGO: Toy News 10/23
Mattel added a director from its largest shareholder as a report said another investor is weighing a proxy fight, JAKKS Pacific grew third-quarter sales 20%, and LEGO signed Daft Punk and a new Ducati Technic motorcycle. Plus Domino's Minecraft pizza boxes, new data on the squishy and kidult booms, Blokees' 900-product showing in Shanghai and a 10th-anniversary Mechs vs. Minions...
10/4/2026
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| 17. | LEGO Advent Calendars 2026: Star Wars Tops Amazon, Marvel Sells Out
LEGO's 2026 Star Wars Advent Calendar is the No. 1 building toy on Amazon, and the Marvel calendar is sold out at LEGO.com. Here is how the Star Wars, Marvel and Disney Princess calendars compare on price, pieces, minifigures and where to find them, with pros and cons for each...
10/4/2026
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| 18. | TD Hot Toys of 2026: The Holiday List 10/8/2026
Updated Oct. 24, 2026. These are the 12 toys we expect kids to ask for most this holiday season, from toddlers to tweens. Every pick comes from The Toy Holiday Guide 2026: The Honest Version, where each toy also gets a noise, setup and longevity score. Prices were checked on...
10/4/2026
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| 19. | Toys In The News 10/4/26
The New Yorker Why Adults Are Playing with Toys Diego Lasarte writes about the boom in adults buying children's toys, and whether it is related to an over-all rise in arrested development. ...
10/4/2026
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| 20. | Toys In The News 9/29/26
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9/8/2026
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| 21. | Lego 5/15/2026
IGN The LEGO Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler Is an Incredible Build for Adult Fans of the Movie The iconic Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler gets a worthy LEGO set, complete with a Dennis Nedry minifigure. ...
5/1/2026
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| 22. | The LEGO Playbook: Five Strategic Pillars for Toy Industry Dominance
In 2025, The LEGO Group achieved a record $12.2 billion in revenue, growing at 12%—more than twice the pace of the global toy industry. While rivals struggle with retail volatility, LEGO has built a "transmedia empire" that spans physical bricks, digital gaming, and adult lifestyle branding. For competing toy manufacturers,...
5/1/2026
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| 23. | Toy Fair 2026 LEGO SMART Play
LEGO SMART Play: Responsive Brick Technology The LEGO Group unveiled "LEGO SMART Play," a platform designed to bring brick sets to life without requiring screens or external apps. At the heart of this innovation is the "LEGO SMART Brick," which utilizes a custom-made chip featuring more than 20 patented world-firsts...
2/15/2026
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| 24. | Lego 2026
The LEGO Smart Play system, unveiled at CES 2026, centers on the "Smart Brick," a standard 2x4 element embedded with a 4.1mm custom ASIC chip, motion sensors, and a real-time audio synthesizer. Designed to bridge the gap between physical and digital play without using screens, the system also includes Smart Tags and Smart Minifigures that trigger specific behaviors and character dialogue via near-field magnetic communication. This "invisible technology" allows builds to respond to gestures—like "swooshing" a starship—with context-specific sounds and light effects...
1/15/2026
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