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Build-A-Bear is relaunching its Bearemy plush and starting a yearlong anniversary campaign, with $3 per Bearemy sold donated through Dec. 31.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 28, 2026

Paladone WeCool hired former LEGO, KidKraft and Elenco executive Karyn Colomonico to lead U.S. retail relationships and grow distribution.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 28, 2026

NASA’s Oct. 26 Astronomy Picture of the Day features M42, a star-forming nebula about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Orion.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 27, 2026

West Virginia public schools lost more than 8,200 students. Officials cite population decline and education alternatives, including the Hope Scholarship.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 27, 2026

A MadeForMums report offers five ways to choose Christmas toys that invite creativity, interaction and repeat play, with research on electronic toys and conversation.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 27, 2026

Ray-Ban’s Marvel collection features kids’ and adult frames inspired by Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool and Doctor Doom, priced at $108–$319.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 27, 2026

The CPSC says CIYTI light-up princess costumes pose a battery-ingestion hazard and violate a mandatory toy standard. Recall remedies are not specified.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 26, 2026

Oklahoma downgraded 59 districts, including its three largest, after test scores triggered a new academic accreditation rule.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 26, 2026

Amazon is marketing new tablets for children as young as 3. A report and pediatric researchers raise questions about screen use, AI and child development.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 26, 2026

The Toy Insider reviews Moose Toys’ $149.99 Heeler House, a five-story Bluey playset with four figures, 12 play areas and light-and-sound features.

• Campus Ready Guide Team
• October 26, 2026