KMHK: The Classic Rock Station » Toys http://kmhk.com Classic Rock That Really Rocks Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:35:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86 http://kmhk.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/ http://kmhk.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000 Donald Deane http://thefw.com/?p=184003 Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France.

]]> http://kmhk.com/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/feed/ 0 Mark Hirsch/Getty Images Hasbro Introduces Easy-Bake Oven for Boys http://kmhk.com/easy-bake-oven-for-boys/ http://kmhk.com/easy-bake-oven-for-boys/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:21:54 +0000 Donald Deane http://thefw.com/?p=173177 Ever since it was introduced in 1963, the Easy-Bake Oven has been marketed exclusively to girls, leaving aspiring boy chefs out in the cold. But that's about to change thanks to a campaign led by a teen girl on behalf of her four-year-old brother, who loves to cook.

]]> http://kmhk.com/easy-bake-oven-for-boys/feed/ 0 Hasbro 10 Weird Fad Toys Every Kid Had to Have for Christmas http://kmhk.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/ http://kmhk.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:22:51 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=169735 You can always spot a parent around the holiday season. Their hair is a frazzled mesh of cow licks and stray strands as if it’s been pulled by a crowd of frantic people. Their eyes dart around in all directions desperately seeking something that could suddenly appear at a moment’s notice. They break down and cry during commercials that advertise “the hottest toy of the holiday season.”

]]> http://kmhk.com/weird-christmas-fad-toys/feed/ 0 Mattel via ToplessRobot.com/YouTube/Getty Images 10 Christmas Toys For Kids That Guys Buy For Themselves http://kmhk.com/10-christmas-toys-for-kids-that-guys-buy-for-themselves/ http://kmhk.com/10-christmas-toys-for-kids-that-guys-buy-for-themselves/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:00:18 +0000 Alex Zalben http://guyspeed.com/?p=9515 Flickr / Gadget Review / Toy Wizard / Fisher Price

The greatest trick the Devil ever played? That time he bought a 'Cabbage Patch Doll' for the holidays, told the clerk it was for “his kid,” but really, it was for his collection. What guy hasn't hasn'

]]> http://kmhk.com/10-christmas-toys-for-kids-that-guys-buy-for-themselves/feed/ 0 Flickr / Gadget Review / Toy Wizard / Fisher Price Watch Yo-Yo Masters at Work at the US Yo-Yo Championships [VIDEO] http://kmhk.com/watch-yo-yo-masters-at-work-at-the-us-yo-yo-championships-video/ http://kmhk.com/watch-yo-yo-masters-at-work-at-the-us-yo-yo-championships-video/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:00:42 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=39505 The US National Yo-Yo Championships went down in Chico, CA over the weekend, and the amazing tricks displayed showed everybody what can be accomplished when you stop playing Angry Birds on your iPhone and embrace an old-school time wasting activity.

Check out videos of the winning routine in each of the competition’s five divisions below.

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