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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA James Cavicchia, right, with his son Joseph, 12, checks out Christmas gifts he bought at Toys et Cetera store in Hyde Park in Chicago on Nov. 18, 2020. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune /TNS) Parents feeling guilty about Covid-19 ignites boom in toy sales Celebrating the holidays might be pretty ho-hum, but one area that’s booming is toys. After a terrible year of remote school, canceled birthday parties and little vacationing, parents and grandparents ridden with so-called “Covid guilt” are spending a lot more on puzzles, crafts and games. And this is setting...

Celebrating the holidays might be pretty ho-hum, but one area that’s booming is toys. After a terrible year of remote school, canceled birthday parties and little vacationing, parents and grandparents ridden with so-called “Covid guilt” are spending a lot more on puzzles, crafts and games. And this is setting up the U.S. industry for its best Christmas in years—and maybe ever. “I’ve been in the toy industry for 30 years, and sales are just about as good as I’ve ever seen them,” said Jay Foreman, chief executive officer of closely held toymaker Basic Fun. Retail purchases of hi...

‘COVID guilt’ is setting up toy industry for its best Christmas in years As families cancel plans to get together, toys are a safe way to make kids feel better. A toy display at Nebraska Furniture Mart on Dec. 4 in The Colony.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) Celebrating the holidays might be pretty ho-hum, but one area that’s booming is toys. After a terrible year of remote school, canceled birthday parties and little vacationing, parents and grandparents ridden with so-called “COVID guilt” are spending a lot more on puzzles, crafts and games. And this is setting up the U.S. ind...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you're scrambling to figure out what to get your kids for the holidays you are in luck. Consumer Reporter Samantha Chatman is opening the toy box she has the hottest toys of 2020. Toy expert Laurie Schact has spent several months trying out thousands of toys to come up with a list. Blockaroo Windmill (Blue Marble) -Blockaroos were developed by teachers and are the easiest construction toy for preschoolers ever developed! -Blockaroo Blocks are a new way to build. These soft foam magnetic blocks click together like magic, rotate 360-degrees, and always attract each other, cr...