Waiting in a check-out line a few days ago, my children started begging for toys and trinkets hanging on the impulse-buy racks. Rather than replying with the usual “Not today” euphemism, I found ...

The next ploy in fast-food chains’ efforts to seem environmentally-friendly is here, as Burger King UK has announced plans to stop giving away plastic toys in kids’ meals. Per the New York Times, the ...

When Jess Castaneda was a kid, she got her toys when her abuela took her to garage sales. It turned her into a lifetime thrift shopper. As an adult, she became a customer at the Green Bean, a kids ...

Animal Planet announced a collaboration with Burger King on a collection of paper-based King Jr. meal toys and activities in an effort to inspire young animal lovers around the world as well as reduce ...

Kids will get paper games, trading cards, and bio-based toys instead. For forty years, fast food chain McDonald's has been serving Happy Meals to kids. These special boxed meals are known for the toys ...

LOL Surprise! It might sound like a text you’d get before receiving shocking news, but it’s actually the name of one of the hottest toys. The intricate kits filled with tiny plastic pieces are topping ...

Denmark, the home of Lego, once pioneered the plastic toy. Now one of the country’s biggest toy retailers wants to ditch plastic and go back to wood and other natural materials. Flying Tiger ...

After nearly a decade, Bakugan are back! Bakugan: Battle Planet takes the tiny plastic spheres that dominated school yards and detention halls from 2008 to 2011 and adapts the game for a modern, ...

Burger King UK is removing plastic toys from kids’ meals in a bid to reduce its environmental impact. The company was spurred to action after two young sisters in the country launched a petition ...