Needle-felt these mini zombie dolls
— and make them yelp!

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For a fun look back at 1950's San Francisco watch the film noir classic '"The Lineup." It was a 1958 movie based on the TV series of the same name. "Too hot…too big…for TV!"

What the mostly daytime, sunny-skies crime flick lacks in true "film noir" visuals, is made made up by being a real time capsule. — Read the rest

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The nationwide group of specialty toy retailers have spoken: sure, Dinosaurs are still number one, but there is new popular theme for toys on the top ten with a bullet: Capybaras!

According to Edplay magazine, the trade mag dedicated to the specialty toy industry, unicorns, princesses, cats, and even axolotls have a new contender for favorite toy theme with kids. — Read the rest

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Make this pocket-sized prognosticator and let cute emojis guide your future!

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Re-create this trick postage stamp
to make pop-up toys and cards.

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Re-create this trick postage stamp
to make pop-up toys and cards.

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