Seven-year-old Noemi and 8-year-old Solana sat in front of a computer screen in their dining room in Roxbury — transfixed by a pair of hands opening toy eggs in a YouTube video. The video didn't show ...

Sabine Wren finally found Ezra Bridger living with a tribe of turtle creatures dressed like Hobbits, and it reminded me of the kid I knew growing up who would invite us over to his house, but not let ...

The fascination of seeing what toy's in the box Source: Shutterstock Unboxing videos are exactly what they sound like: Watching someone open a box while they tell you all about it on YouTube. They are ...

Jason Robert Keef clutches a baby doll, contorting his face into a series of expressions: shock, then excitement and finally bemusement. He pauses for a second before grinning widely into the camera ...

Back in olden times — like 10 years ago — children wanted what they saw on TV commercials for holiday gifts. But thanks to YouTube, they have fallen in love with "unboxing" videos. This very unsexy ...

In 1912, the Cracker Jack company made a fateful change to its business strategy. Starting in 1910, every box of the caramel-corn snack had contained a coupon, perhaps for a household appliance, or ...

If there was any doubt about YouTube’s power to influence children, look no further than this year’s list of the hottest holiday toys, based on Google shopping search data. According to the search ...

When I was growing up, I wanted nothing more than a Barbie Jeep Wrangler. And the Lego set that could be built into a castle, complete with a drawbridge and tiny Lego knights. And a pair of Super ...

The global social media phenomenon of toy unboxing is causing concern for parents and other child welfare advocates. Now new research recommends regulation to address it. New research examining the ...

One of your favorite, child YouTubers is celebrating their birthday today, and continuing to grow their wild online presence at the same time. Maya Maxwell, one of the children from Tic Tac Toy, turns ...

The fascination of seeing what toy's in the box Source: Shutterstock Unboxing videos are exactly what they sound like: Watching someone open a box while they tell you all about it on YouTube. They are ...