We've rounded up the best toys for two-year-olds, including educational gifts, puzzles and play sets. Shop our favourite buys ...

This content was paid for by an advertiser. It was produced by our commercial team and did not involve HuffPost editorial staff. When I was little, I used to stay up late, talking to my Barbies, ...

Pretend play will be so important as your child grows into an adult. The ability to make up a narrative and tell a story is something that is needed for your child to be successful at school and in ...

Pretend play is a charming activity. Children pretend that their living room is a restaurant where they prepare and serve food, or they imagine the tree outside is a castle. American parents serve ...

Every year, the Mattel Toy Co. produces about 90 new Barbie-related items, ranging from dolls to dresses to the latest dream house. And every year, the popular dolls — like this year’s Teacher Barbie ...

When your baby or toddler uses their imaginations in play, they’re more creative, perform better at school, and develop a strong problem-solving approach to learning. Experts also say that the ...

For this year's Great American Toy Test, about 12,000 expert toy testers in 101 daycares in 64 cities checked out toys in all sorts of categories. They played and played until they came up with these ...

Barbie, long a vehicle for delivering some of the patriarchy’s worst ideas directly into the hands of little girls, has spent the last few years trying to do better. Whether motivated by a desire to ...