Marcia Borucki

Emerald City Theatre's sassy, wisecracking "Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" is loads of fun. The new musical production of Jon Scieska's classic book gets a staging even...

Time for Kids Almanac 2007 (Time Inc., $12.99) is loaded with fun facts and useful features, such as the FactMonster Internet Research Guide. The book also has plenty of great...

Want a look at how a junk-food diet might affect a kid long-term? Check out TLC's new reality series, "Honey, We're Killing the Kids," which starts Monday at 8 p.m....

Didn't get to see the "Incredibles on Ice" last week at the Allstate Arena? Chill--you still can see the super family, plus Frozone, Syndrome and a cast of Disney characters...

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi World Tour Fashion Dolls (Mattel, $19.99) sing, talk and are dressed just like the trendy rockers. Each doll speaks English and Japanese phrases, and when they...

Remember Furby? You may have gotten one for Christmas in 1998, when the first bird-beaked, big-eared creatures were introduced. They were cute in a creepy way, and became a big...

Seemingly a whole galaxy of new toys by Hasbro hit store shelves recently in anticipation of the release of "Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith." There's an interactive Yoda...

The Tengamo van is rolling around town this week, and SpinMaster toys is betting Chicago-area kids are ready to get stuck on a new collectible game. Tenwho? Rolling where? You...

OK, we're down to the home stretch. Your parents probably have most of your gifts already, hidden in the garage or tucked away at grandma's. But there's still time to...

Halloween is only three days away, and the racks at Target, Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us are a wreck. The Disney Store is down to Cruella and the dogs, and...