"With the doll," says Amy Jandrisevits, "a child sees, 'I am not the only one who looks this way...and beautiful enough to be a doll.'" Amy Jandrisevits has always liked to make kids smile. One day in ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After 12 years of Brave Barbie being the solo star of Mattel's heartwarming initiative to create toys specifically for kids undergoing medical treatment, Ken is stepping up to ...

NEW YORK — Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3. Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched ...

Leave it to a child to articulate a need just perfectly. Nine-year-old Hannah Feda was flipping through a girls' magazine when she spotted a doll that looked just like her little sister, but couldn’t ...

Mattel's move comes during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Tens of thousands of children will get to see a part of themselves reflected in new Barbie and Ken dolls. Mattel announced Wednesday that ...

Barbie is launching a new line of dolls without hair in honor of children with hair loss, including its first Ken without hair. The new dolls are part of the brand's existing Brave Barbie line, which ...

There’s something SEW sweet about 9-year-old entrepreneur Charlotte Gould. — -- There’s something SEW sweet about 9-year-old entrepreneur and philanthropist Charlotte Gould. Charlotte is the ...

CASA of northeast Oklahoma is working with community members to raise awareness for kids in the foster care system. Throughout the month of April, you will find paper dolls dressed in kids clothing in ...

RONKONKOMA, N.Y.-- Hundreds of volunteers are turning out elaborate handmade dolls for children in crisis situations on Long Island. They're on a mission to make a difference in young lives. Busy ...

Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3. The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy ...