Making a Wiffle Ball

"Ah, summer! Give a group of kids a Wiffle Ball and bat and room to play and perfection is at hand. How did the perfect summer play accessories come to be? Well, the story is one of family and baseball and ingenuity..."

More about the summer icon is here.

Toy wars are for stores

"Forget price wars. When it comes to selling toys this holiday, it's real estate that matters.

Just look at Toys 'R' Us.

The Wayne, N.J.-based toy seller is barreling into the holiday season by adding 1 million square feet of toy-selling space from October to January under the name Holiday Express."