Worst Toys of the Year 2009
by Reilley on Feb 18, 2009 with 64 Comments
As selected by the Campaign For a Commercial Free Childhood.
The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood is a watchdog organization comprised of health care professional, educators, parents, and advocate groups that seeks to limit the impact of commercialism on our children. Located in Boston, MA , the CCF works to reclaim childhood from marketers and media.
Recently, they held open ballots for the 2009 TOADY Award (Toy Oppressive And Destructive to Young children). Toys were included on the basis of promoting violence and/or overt sexuality to young children. The field of hundreds of toys was narrowed down to the five worst:
5. Baby Alive Learns to Potty – by Hasbro $69.99
Recommended for kids from 36 months to five years, Baby alive is the latest addition to Hasbro’s ‘Baby alive’ line of dolls. Thanks to advances in animatronics, this doll does EVERYTHING, including eating and excreting. Unfortunately, the diapers that come with the doll are not re-usable, nor is the food that your child is supposed to feed the doll, so you get to add the cost of food and diapers to your budget in order for your kids to play with the doll, at the cost of their imaginations!
4. Lego Batman Video Game – Warner Bros. $29.99 to $49.99
Rated E for everyone 10+ and eliminating even the pretense of creative play, this video game is little more than a Happy Meal tie-in disguised to market junk food, video games and the age-inappropriate movie The Dark Knight to preschoolers. So which of the various weapons will your child choose to smash and crush the digital opponents onscreen?
3. Power Wheels Cadillac Escalade – Fisher-Price $349.99
Recommended Age: 36 months – 5 years. In these uncertain economic times, any parent purchasing a $350 dollar toy car that a child does not even get to pedal is conspicuous consumption at its worst. Teaching our children to love gas-guzzling automotive behemoths is hardly the message we should be sending.
2. Smart Cycle – Fisher Price $109.99
Recommended for children from 36 months – 6 years. Whoever thought the concept of a stationary tricycle in front of a video game was a good idea? Why not put your child on an actual tricycle and take them to the park? Fisher Price claims the games are educational, so parents feel les guilty about plopping their child down in front of this electronic babysitter.
And winner of the 2009 TOADY award is:
1. Barbie Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Doll – Mattel $79.99
Recommended Age: 5+. OK, let me get this straight, $80 to teach my girls that stick-thin and half dressed is the model of womanhood they should aspire to? Isn’t that a bit much to impress upon their developing minds how important it is not to be in the game, but to be on the sidelines, cheering on the boys?
Dr. Susan Linn, author of The Case For Make Believe, and director of the CFCC says. “The toys we give children reflect our values. And no one who cares about children’s wellbeing could produce a toy like the Barbie Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader doll. It embodies a host of harmful expectations about what girls are supposed to be like.”
The toys that we purchase for our children are a reflection of the values that we are trying to impart to them. Playtime is practice for adulthood, and if we, as parents, do not choose carefully the tools of their childhood, we are preparing them for misaligned attitudes as adults.
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Angie0000023 | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
Great article!!!! I liked it!!!!!! && I agree with that cowboys cheerleader doll. As if girls these days arent having enough trouble living in society where girls are supposed to weigh 100 lbs and look like a model with out this over skinny doll that looks like a prostitute!!!!!with the long blonde hair and big blue eyes!!!!!!! discusting!!!! and $80!!!!!! thats ridiculous!!!!!!
but great article! nice read for me!
lh | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
good stuff yeah
LBA | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
great article. The baby looks kind of scary lol
Liane Schmidt | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
Interesting article – - I’ve never even heard of some of these toys!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
CutestPrincess | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
good stuff, i heard a lot about worst toys, all of them are made from china, which is poisonous!
Ruby Hawk | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
I hope nobody buys these atrocious toys. These companies should be ashamed of themselves. Knowing parents though many will buy them.
Yovita Siswati | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
I have a little daughter, this article is very useful!
Troy | Mar 27, 2009 | Reply
Really, Lego Batman? The point of the game is to construct things out of lego and solve simple puzzles whilest adding a pretty child friendly Batman story into the loop. How awful. Your children must hate how boring you are.
Reilley | May 22, 2009 | Reply
If you knew how ridiculous that statement is, you would run and hide. But in all honesty, I did not rank these toys as the worst, child experts did, I merely report the facts.
And frankly, I prefer to take my kids outside and play with them myself.
Guest | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Settle down, -these toys are fine. …everything in moderation.
unknown | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
YOU GUYS SUCK!!!!!I HAVE A DALLAS CHEER DOLL AND I ONLY PAID $10.00 FOR MINE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FTFGHFDH | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
you SUCKKKKKKKKKK
Kristie | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I know that body image has gone “Skinny” and Barbie has never exactly been pc, but come on! I have truly seen twigs thicker than the legs on that barbie. Fashion is changing and while women are still pretty skinny we have some women out there that actually have arms and legs. This cheerleader doll is disgusting. If the real cheerleaders had legs like that they wouldn’t be able to jump without breaking something! (Sorry, it just irritates me that they were going to “fix” Barbie and then came out with this!)
Jason | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I was expecting something else – like “bag of broken glass” or “Pettie the Human Torch” – these toys are mostly just stupid, but there isn’t anthing “wrong” with them per se…if these are the worst toys then our toys are looking pretty good….
scottyq | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
i dont see how the batman lego game is so bad… they claim it is based on the Dark Knight movie but in fact it is just based on the batman series… which was a great cartoon when i grew up… i can still remember the Scooby Doo cartoon where they teamed up with Batman and robin… lol… anyways… my next beef… the escalade… i just want to say the authors of this should be ashamed to smash on a toy based on its grown up counter part… your telling us that buying this escalade toy will make them grow up to love gas chugging cars??? who cares… the money for gas isnt coming out of your wallet… so what if they want to spend 150 dollars on gas a week to drive themselves around in a huge suv… your not paying for it… so stop trying to be so eco friendy because im willing to bet your not perfect…
Roosa | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
This is absolutely rediculous. The creation of Lego Batman had absolutely nothing to do with the release of The Dark Knight, it was merely the next in an awesome line of lego video games, logically following Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The movie is a completely different offshoot of the Batman franchise. But aside from that, honestly, you would consider a Lego game violent or a cash-in? The Lego video game franchise has been widely critically acclaimed, and Lego toys are some of the highest, most creativity inspiring on the market. My younger brother is 8 years old, totally obsessed with Lego Star Wars, and at the top of his class in a private gradeschool. Seriously, your kids must be bored with you. Playing with kids outside is great and all, but that doesn’t mean that toys are evil. And the Lego videogames are toys of great quality.
On that note, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are classy and beautiful, I personally know a retired one.
D Carey | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Get a grip on reality people. Maybe we should go back to the days of sharp sticks!!
alshd79 | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
i agree with everything except the smart cycle. While i would just love to take my kid to the park everyday the weather where i live does not permit it. What other way is there except maybe the wii for my child to get some good excercise. I can’t take them to the gym because their not allowed to use the equipment. Believe me when it starts snowing or a horrific rain storm is heading my way i’ll be more than happy to plop my child right on that bike and just maybe i won’t have to fight to get my kid to take a nap on that snowday.
Joanna | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I agree with Troy. Lego Batman is not all that bad as you make it seem. Psh. Please. It’s fun and not as violent as the Dark Knight game Arkham Asylum. I agree with you on all the other toys no doubt, but c’mon get over yourself. Maybe your parents never got a cool video game you wanted and now you have to take it out on Lego Batman. Lego games rule! You drool!
david | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I agree with the aritcle on 3 of 5. However, the barbie doll and tricycle aren’t bad gifts. Barbie dolls have always been perfect little dolls and I don’t think that an inanimate object will have a psychological effect on children and there self-image. The tricycle seems like a good alternative to the real thing in winter/big city or to aimless un-active video games.
david lewis | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I agree with the aritcle on 3 of 5. However, the barbie doll and tricycle aren\’t bad gifts. Barbie dolls have always been perfect little dolls and I don\’t think that an inanimate object will have a psychological effect on children and there self-image. The tricycle seems like a good alternative to the real thing in winter/big city or to aimless un-active video games.
Tanya | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
You know I dont agree with any of the toys noted. The baby alive doll, learn to potty explains that diapers and food are to be purchased extra. My son has the batman game and it is puzzle solving , more research should have been done before someone posted their personal opinion. The ride-on toy, how is it any different than any other ride on toy? Is it because it is a Esclade? Ridiculous reason, I bet it would have been fine if it had been a Toyota Prius, My friend has the ride on trike, it is educational and they also play with it when they cannot ride their bikes outside. AND the Barbie Dallas Cowboy cheerleader doll is for Barbie Doll Collectors, not meant for children, I have yet to see it advertised on television. I am sure if you look hard enough you could have found better examples than these. Shame on the people that call this research, sounds to me like a quick pick of toys without researching them to do a article a COMPLETE was of my time reading it.
mich cast | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Dont quit know how lego batman made this list! Every kid I know loves it.
Alisia | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
All the Lego games are cool. Lego Batman isn’t as violent as Arkham Asylum. I agree with all the other toys though.
Fun Dad | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
These are all fun things for little kids. Get a clue liberals.
Katherine | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
i agree with most of what you said the only problem i had with this article is the Lego Batman comment. I like the two lego games i have purchased for my nephew, most of the time i play them with him, Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Batman help him with his problem solving, while keeping him entertained and like some one else said everything is fine in moderation and i found no correspndance to The Dark Knight and Lego Batman. Catwoman isn’t even in The Dark Knight and she is in the game itself as well as some other characters. I mean playing video games for like an hour or so (meaning less) after homework and chores have been done isn’t a bad thing.
jaganar | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
5, when i was working in a toystore for the past 5 years , i sold that toy but TOLD MY CUSTOMERS to think outside of the box for material then again i would never spend 70 hard earned dollars on a motorized baby , a parent should know THEMSELVES that a child does not need a 70 dollar doll .
when one for 10 dollars is just as effective , MEANING use of the child’s imagination !
4, if you really going to critique anything with LEGO in the title you really have a problem with imagination . even in STARWARS the game makes you break and rebuild things .
3, honestly WHAT child CAN DRIVE Oo , huh
A TOY IS JUST A TOY , there is no ultirior motive
so what if its an escalade ? back in the day we had KNIGHTRIDER / AIRWOLF tricycles or have you forgotten those ?
2. the babysitter ? , look you really need to be specific when you use that term , all the parents i know make thier kids use this when they are around and only sparingly after school for 45- 1 hour .
so its only a babysitter if the parents dont care about their children .
1. common sense is screaming DONT EVER MAKE A CHEERLEADER doll. because only one type of person will purchase it for their child if there is a child in the house.
same goes for adult action figures ( yeah i said it … a cheerleader doll is to barbie what porn star is to a model )
JAGanar
david | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I really don’t know if you can seriously consider anything the 5 worst toys. It really is how you use it, I believe that a kid shouldn’t be spoiled with a bunch of toys to encourage creativity, but almost every toy could be good if used in moderation. As long as your not letting your kid play with handguns and dynamite(at least wait til 10). When I was a kid my favorite toys were GI-Joes, match box cars and rubber bands.
GI-Joes- this author would say that a GI Joe teaches little boys to blow things up and be unrealistically fit.
match box cars- I loved the biggest baddest gas guzzling cars I could get and I drive an economy car.
rubber bands- we tied them all together and made one huge rubber band and played chicken-not safe but fun/scary
My point is that it’s not the toys that are going to diminish a kids potential, it’s the parenting.
Jenna | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I think the comment about the escalade toy was more than ridiculous. I mean if you have the money and can afford something like that for your children then by all means purchase it if you want too but saying that it costs to much and teaches kids to love gas guzzling cars is a stupid concept altogether. The kind of cars you like is a personal choice not a choice that was forced on you during childhood, my father is an eighteen wheeler transporter of Jet fuel and likes trucks, I on the other hand would rather had a honda civic, Its a preference! That crack about the Lego Batman game was also unresearched and ludacris…it is not based on the Dark Knight and teaches problem solving skills as well as how to work together…have you ever even played the game? Because i have and all of what you said about it was untrue.
Cheri | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Lego Batman is fun. My little boy loves it. You just limit the amount of play time. I guess my house is more fun than yours.
Bill | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
This article is moronic! Let’s just pick some toys and let some self identified genius lecture us on how to raise our kids. The writer needs to spend more time hugging trees and less time trying to pigeon hole kids into their view of acceptability.
I agree with Jenna. If you have the money to buy the Escalade, then so be it. Personally, we used to drive small cars. After some close calls on the road, we now drive SUV’s. They may only get 16 mpg., but should one of the new coffin cars hit us, we will likely come out okay. I can’t say the same for the other guy.
Next time they want to do a story on lousy toys, let it be on the basis of safety issues or perhaps that they break upon installing batteries. Not on the basis of the writer’s social mores.
Best regards.
James | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Hmm. So you mean to say that driving around in a plastic Cadillac escalade will inspire children to fall in love with “gas-guzzling behemoths”, and that it is one of the years worst toys because of this? Interesting point. No, I’m actually lying. This is possibly the stupidest thing i have ever read, and will forever be dumber for doing so. How credible is someone who can’t even spell the word “less” correctly? Did you seriously become so infuriated with these gratuitously “atrocious” toys that you didn’t bother proofreading? If you’re going to bitch and moan about how awful toys are now adays, at least spend some time in making yourself not sound like a total jackass. Now, to my point. The only toy out of that list i would partially agree with you on would be that Live Baby toy, but mainly because it looks creepy as sin. The Barbie doll, I’m pretty sure, is a collector’s edition, and probably wouldn’t be played with by a child. The plastic cadillac – So what, it’s an SUV. Of course it’s going to require more gasoline, unless you’re implying that we all drive around in Geo Metros? The lego batman video game – Yes, it’s rated E 10+ . This means it’s rated for everyone over the age of ten. By ten, I’m quite sure your child has seen violence already, or even been involved in it. But honestly, there isn’t much violence in that game at all. The smart cycle – Sure, why not let your children ride around outside, but maybe they just want to be inside, maybe they live in a rough neighborhood or somewhere where it’s icy. Nevermind, you’re completely correct. Children shouldn’t understand how technology works in their surroundings, they should be biking around outside and getting sunlight. You’re absolutely correct.
Don’t let your children have any fun, and perhaps they will grow up to be as closed minded as you.
SHEILA R | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO STRING AND A BALL
Fielding | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Lego Batman is a great game! Fun and educational. Your depiction is way off base and totally unfair to the manufacturer.
Gregg | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Whoever wrote this must of had a bad childhood, don’t be mad at the world. Loosen up and enjoy life. LIFE is short, very short. Everyone is different, if you have kids you know that they are different and like different things, just like us as adults, all have different thoughts and likes and ideas. STOP trying to socialize us. Hey here’s an idea use that brain of yours and try to find a cure for cancer or diabetes of something!
nathan | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
i think the smart cycle is a good idea because i live in ohio and in the winter time how you going to expect a 2 and 4 year old to get out in the cold snowy weather it is exercize for them when they cant go outside and going to an indoor facility cost money.
hammer | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
they are freain toys, get over it
tammy | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
one thing i have a six and a two the play with toys for fun not once has my six year old say that she wants to be like the barbies instead she is always saying she wants to be like me it is not what they play with it is what we as parents teach them
Esteban | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I have issues with #3 and #2 in your list. They don’t really belong. I won’t comment on the others, although I agree some of them are pretty bad.
Regarding teaching our kids to like gas guzzling SUV’s…THEY’RE KIDS. IT’S A TOY. Seriously. Do you really think this has anything to do with what makes a good children’s toy? What WOULD you consider a good kids toy? Would it somehow be better if you spent $350 on a toy Prius for your kids to ride around in? Kids 36 months – 5 years old have no concept of fuel economy. When I was a kid, I loved to play with Tonka Dumptrucks and loved semi-trailers. You don’t see me driving around today in a dumptruck or a semi.
Regarding #3, Did you ever think that some kids live in the city or live in places where going outside to ride a tricycle isn’t always an option? I think this is a GREAT toy because, while not a substitute for real out-door exercies, it allows kids to do more than just sit and press buttons! Imagine a mom who has to cook dinner for her family…Without the video bike, your options are 1) Kid does something that involves sitting around. 2) Kid goes outside and gets kidnapped while playing unattended. Now imagine WITH the video bike, the kid can play, inside, safely, and not just sit around.
Think outside the box a little.
Carmen | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I bought my childern the fisher price bike and we like it. My children only use is when it is raining or snowing out so that they get the exersice they need and also learn at the same time
Gini | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Actually, The Smart Cycle, is a Great Idea. It Helps Young Kids learn how to ride a bike.
onewhocares | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
You know the only reason kids think badly over toys is because of what we as parents teach them. We instill OUR values in them. We want our kids to pretty much grow up as we did. But if you pay attention to psycology books it says that they should learn on thier own. Otherwise how else will thier brains devolop? These toys are nothing more than a few boring toys. they cant be the worst because ive seen worse.
As for the bike… what do your kids do when its raining outside?? Stare out the window? These toys are ment to keep children busy. If there was no toys out there then everyone would be a robot and sitting around doing nothing all day.
Try thinking about things outside your life. Not everyone is privy to your life. Everyones life is diffrent and trying to conform people to your life is wrong. Let kids be kids because once they hit adulthood they dont have the same luxuries.
k. bishop | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Hey David – the reason you don’t think that the stick doll will have a bad effect on children is that that toy isn’t aimed at your gender. Images of females as objects and sidelines to males are very negative stereotypes and have long since been proven to undermine confidence in girls who grow up to be women with low self esteem – self esteem that is all too often based on her appearance rather than on who she is.
Shelley Kresan | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I like the Smart Cycle idea. I would have loved to play with it. By the same logic, what are all you idiots doing going to the gym? Why don’t you just go outside and exercise?
grandmamma | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
My grandson has a Smart Cycle. He plays with it for a while, gets bored, goes outside, gets tired, comes back in, plays with something else. Don\\\’t worry. It isn\\\’t addictive.
cortez | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
k.bishop….have you seen male action figures? they are all kinds of built, huge biceps, toned triceps, and a core ripped more than vintage Arnold Schwartzanagger? doesnt that present a unrealistic image of what a man should be? yeah it does! i competively box and i dont look half as good as the action figures! yeah i got six pack and im toner than the average joe but im not thinkin for a minute that i have to look like GI Joe thats just stupid! or the incredible hulk, or wolverine of the Xmen its not that they arent there its just that we dont let it bother us…..its called CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY things that should be taught by the parents! if your letting toys teach your an idiot!
Riefpirate | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
all made in china ? I think so were these tested for led paint? It’s time we either started making american named toys here or don’t buy them at all.Growing up I didn’t have all this junk and I was happy so if you want children that only know a materialistic lifestyle go ahead endulge my kids will give them some spare changee on their way to work 10 years from now!
ahsely | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
they could of added more. also, i would have to agree with that the barbie was just way too grow up and that she super skinny and if baribe is going to make a doll that is suposed to inspire little girls to be successful women, then i thnk they sould create a doll that looks like a real woman not a wannna be [no offence to blondes with blue eyes] dumb blonde with blue eyes.
love ya- mimiartsy48
Selena | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
At first, I didn’t see how Lego Batman was all that bad. But then again, the newest Batman movie WAS kind of dark in a way that my dad almost didn’t let me go see it the first day it came out.
Little kids might want to watch the movie because of the game and it most likely WILL make then pee their pants
jessica | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
i honstley dont like the way they make barbie. barbie is always a skinny girl not every girl in the world is skinny
Jennnna | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I think those are the worst 2009 toys
COO COO | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
I can’t belive they call this research. The barbie doll might be skinny, but honestly don’t buy it if you don’t like it. The tricycle is a very good toy. It is educational, and it is a good idea for bad weather. The lego batman is a very good toy, also. You should be ashamed if you call this research!!!!!!!!!
Kerri | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
Lighten up! These are the worst toys you could come up with? I could do better than this in 10 minutes walking down the Wal-mart toy aisles. This doesn’t seem very credible at all – seems like there are certain brands that you are targeting against for whatever reason.
T-Roy | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
#5. Give this doll to a teenager who thinks having a baby would be a great idea, then when they have to get a job and buy the diapers and food for it they will think twice about it.
#4. This is not a bad game at all, for a childs brain to grow it needs some form of interaction of smashing something and then having to put it back together
#3. You are so far off on this one, u stated to Teach our kids to love Gas Guzzling Vehicles, are you retarded? This is just a toy to a kid that they have fun in, they are not thinking about how much gas this thing uses or how much pollution it puts out
#2. Another one you are a Dumb A@* on, are you planning on taking your kids outside when the temperature outside is so cold that you won’t even go out in or there is showers and thunderstorms going on, I don’t think so! Besides them getting education from it they also get excercise
#1. Now this Toy (if that’s what u want to call it) is not only targeted towards kids but collectors as well, i am pretty sure that you have a collection of some sort going on, and i am also pretty sure you have spent a large amount of money to get that one item
Quit thinking as an adult and think as a child would, Hell give a kid a Big carboard box and they will have a blast with that, ohh thats probably something you wouldn’t do because they might get a paper cut, and then you will be back on here protesting agianst giving one of these to a kid,
dg | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
My son is 5 and LOVES the Lego Batman game. It definitely a better alternative to all the other very realistic violent video games that kids are playing.
Jim | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
Sorry, but I think this list is horrible. Four of the choices were politically motivated, which I don’t see as being related to toys at all (especially for people who don’t hold those views).
The one no-brainer was the Baby Alive doll… guess they were trying to remake the “razor and blades” business model into a “diapers and food” one.
Bob | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
Way to irresponsibly slag a game without really knowing ANYthing about it, ‘Reilley’. Lego Batman is a tie-in with the Lego Batman TOY line. Not the Batman Begins/Dark Knight series. This is ‘classic’ comic book Batman-related. Look at imaged of The Joker from the game and tell me how much it looks like Heath Ledger’s portrayal. Or The Batmobile, as another good example. The game and line of toys tie-in more with the older comics and the previous series of films from the 90’s. On top of that, the game offers not only cartoony action but problem resolution challenges as well.
Here’s a little tip for you – try to KNOW a little bit about what you’re talking about before you trash it. This reeks of snap judgement. Plus, there’s much more out there that is of far less educational value or of any kind of substance at all to be using this as an example of a bad video game. Above and beyond that, the game came out in 2008! Poor form – I sincerely hope you don’t get paid for this.
Bob | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
Another thing: the Smart Cycle?? Really?? This is an even better example of how bad at your job, off-base, and uninformed you are. The Fisher-Price Smart Cycle won the award for 2008 ‘Most Innovative and Educational Toy of the Year from the Toy Industry Association, which is a not-for-profit organization. Above and beyond that, it’s education, provides exercise, and is entertaining! And you have a problem with this. Amazing. I can understand the point regarding bringing a child outside to ride a real trike, but do you realize that not everyone has the ability to do that, or that it’s not always bright and sunny,etc., etc.? Your reasoning with the Smart Cycle is even worse than the Lego game.
Oh – I almost forgot! I meant to add that I felt that the fact that all of these people who just jumped on board, taking you at your word is a shame. They’re reading that you say X,Y, and Z are the worst toys of the year and taking it at face value, and that’s sad.
Bob - AGAIN | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
Okay – just wanted to point out an oversight on my part: This was published in February, so me pointing out that the Lego game came out in 2008 is more or less moot.
+65484798465498 | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
you give a child a string and more than likely when you are not looking they are going to put it in their moths GROW UP
Mz. Plenty Money | Oct 23, 2009 | Reply
That Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader made me mad because im in the middle of being fat and skinny, if anyone buy it they should throw it in the trash because that’s insulting.
Tom G | Oct 24, 2009 | Reply
Omg Lego batman come on. Lego batman you build items and then break them up. There are worst video games especially the ones that have blood. Then indiana jones lego must considered bad too, What a joke
hfjkjklazsdfhjkhdja | Nov 19, 2009 | Reply
The lego batman was a horrible choice, I myself have not yet played it but I\’ve played enough of the Lego video game franchise to know that they are violent or harmful to any child\’s mind. I\’d like to see some sort of dart gun or Bow and arrow, that would make some sense! Anyway the Lego batman is just building and destroying bricks! What\’s wrong with that for children?!
Reilley | Nov 19, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the mail, one and all.
I would remind everyone that I DID NOT SELECT THESE TOYS, I merely reported on the choices made by the Campaign For a Commercial Free Childhood.