Unboxing videos are all the rage — and so are the toys that inspired them. Toys like L.O.L. Surprise! dolls or Ryan's World Super Surprise Safe are likely to top many kids' holiday wish lists this ...

Kids like weird things: Yellow sponge-boys, talking doe-eyed ponies, ruddy-cheeked rodents that say only “pika pika,” and, especially in the past few years, unboxing videos. Kids’ unboxing videos are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clips of tech-fiends unwrapping new models of cell phones first began turning up on the Internet about a decade ago. Since then, an entire world has blossomed around the unboxing video, with whole ...

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 ...