Dear Amy: My dad built a toy kitchen for use in our basement playroom. ALL of us played with it extensively, and ALL of us, including my brother, are excellent cooks and enjoy cooking.

Teenage versions of comic-book icons star in the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, a new initiative launching today from Warner Bros., DC Entertainment and the toy company Mattel to reach girls 6-12 ...

Updated 12:09 PM EST, Thu December 6, 2012 Link ... thought the packaging would make him feel like he was playing with a “girl’s toy” he wouldn ... have access to the kitchen.

In Sweden, a toy company recently revamped the way it advertises toys to boys and girls. The company, Top Toy, was told by a Swedish regulator to stop advertising using stereotypes, toy analyst ...

In recent weeks, The Ultimate Kitchen Playset — a must-have Barbie accessory from Mattel in, yes, you’ve guessed it, bright pink — has become one of the bestsellers this Christmas, after being listed ...

Other popular toys for girls include video games, Leap Frog, Dora the Explorer, Care Bears, and Cabbage Patch Kids. Nearly one in five people (19.9%) purchasing a gift for a boy this year will be ...

Updated 12:09 PM EST, Thu December 6, 2012 Link ... that selling pink LEGO or science kits packaged in purple attracts girls to toys that they might shy ... have access to the kitchen.