Cameras, science sets and telescopes also made the top 30 list - all toys which those who took part said had a positive effect on their own childhood. Art sets ... for children to play with ...

Instead of playing with for expensive toys or gadgets, many children would be much happier indulging in simpler pursuits such as baking, finger painting or carving a Halloween pumpkin. Alison ...

It plans to establish interactive spaces where clerks will bust out some product and let kids play with toys they don’t ... clothing into a Jackson Pollack painting.