'Little business people': How Pokémon turned kids into dealmakers

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Pokemon Trading event
New York City's Bleecker Trading is a hot spot for Pokémon collectors of all ages looking to build portfolios. With card values on the rise, Pokémon cards have become an alternative asset class.

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NeeDoh squishies have gone viral. 'It wasn't intentional,' the CEO tells me.

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blue squishy in a hand
The Nee Doh gumdrop squishy has a very pleasant handfeel.

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3 trading card games to collect if you're looking to diversify beyond Pokémon

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Woman holding Yu-Gi-Oh! cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! has been around for just as long as Pokémon.

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A parent's guide to the Pokémon card craze

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Pokémon world championships
Most kids see Pokémon as a collectible hobby, though the game is still popular, with the World Championships drawing competitors and spectators.

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The next trendy animal for kids' toys is … the highland cow

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a highland cow plush toy
The highland cow, the next trendy animal for toys.

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Lego and Pokémon released a $650 collab, and resellers are already vying to get a bite of the market

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Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise Lego set is assembled on a wooden desk.
Lego Pokémon's Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set.

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Here's what Barbie looked like the year you were born

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Squares showing various Barbie dolls through the years.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: This combination photo shows the he toy doll Barbie in her various incarnations at Leuralla NSW toy and railway museum, as the iconic doll approaches her 50th birthhday May 18, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. First launched at the New York Toy Show in 1959, Barbie has now become the largest selling toy ever produced.

Lego's high-tech Smart Brick is dividing its adult fanbase

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The Lego Smart Brick
Lego unveiled its upcoming Smart Brick technology at this year's CES.

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I own a pet toy company, and my 3 kids work for me. I told them they needed to work somewhere else before joining.

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Mark Hirschberg headshot
Mark Hirschberg started his own pet toy company.

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I work in a research lab and have kids under 7. These are the science-based gifts that they've enjoyed most over the years.

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STEM lantern kits that the author's children built.
The author said her kids enjoy a variety of STEM-based toys they've received, including these Poraxy lantern kits.

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